Air conditioning system
OwnerRichard A. Burgerinventor
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Abstract
A natural and environmentally friendly cooling system is disclosed. The cooling system includes an insulating enclosure, a block of ice within the insulating enclosure, a primary coil of tubing contacting the block of ice and beneath the block of ice for transferring fluid, a return coil of tubing beneath the block of ice for transferring fluid, and a floor pan for collecting water beneath the primary coil and the return coil. The enclosure can include sloped walls to facilitate freezing of water within the enclosure. Alternatively, the block of ice can be delivered via a service.
Claims17
A cooling system, comprising:
- an insulating enclosure;
- a block of ice within the insulating enclosure;
- a primary coil of tubing contacting the block of ice and beneath the block of ice for transferring fluid;
- a return coil of tubing beneath the block of ice for transferring fluid;
- and
- a floor pan for collecting water beneath the primary coil and the return coil.
A method of air conditioning comprising:
- gradually filling an enclosure with water to be frozen, the enclosure having side walls extending outwardly and upwardly to accommodate freezing of water;
- freezing the water to form a block of ice within the enclosure;
- circulating fluid through a coil beneath the block of ice to cool the fluid;
- circulating the fluid to a radiator;
- returning the fluid from the radiator through a second coil cooled by water melted from the ice;
- and
- removing melted ice to maintain the coil adjacent the ice.
A method of air conditioning, comprising:
- providing an enclosure having an insulating layer, a primary coil, a drain connected to a bottom interior surface of the enclosure and a return coil;
- receiving a block of ice delivered to the enclosure;
- and
- cooling air within a building.
A base for a cooling system using a block of ice for cooling, comprising:
- a support for supporting the block of ice within an insulating enclosure;
- a primary coil of tubing for contacting the block of ice beneath the block of ice and for transferring fluid;
- a return coil of tubing beneath the block of ice for transferring fluid;
- and
- a floor pan for collecting water beneath the primary coil and the return coil;
- wherein the water forms as the block of ice melts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.