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20080277092 | Water cooling system and heat transfer system - A heat exchanger comprising: a gas transport conduit providing a channel through which a fluid mixture can flow; an outer conduit disposed around the gas transport conduit, the outer conduit having a first cap covering a first end and a second cap covering a second end, the gas transport conduit passing through the outer conduit; and a conductive tube passing through the outer conduit, providing a channel through which a circulating fluid can flow through the outer conduit, wherein a static fluid chamber is formed between the conductive tube and the gas transport conduit, the static fluid chamber configured to house a static fluid, wherein the gas transport conduit is configured to conduct heat from the fluid mixture in the gas transport conduit to the static fluid and the conductive tube is configured to conduct heat from the static fluid to the circulating fluid. | 11-13-2008 |
20080314550 | Periodic Regenerative Heat Exchanger - A regenerative heat exchanger includes a pair of heat exchangers, an inlet valve assembly and an outlet valve assembly. Each valve assembly includes two corresponding pairs of valve ports and two poppet discs each being movable between said corresponding pairs of valve ports. The poppet discs have rods extending to distal ends. Distal ends extending from the inlet valve assembly are pivotably interconnected to distal ends from the outlet valve assembly and pivotably interconnected to a crank of an eccentric mechanical drive to operate one of the inlet poppet discs and one of the outlet poppet discs in tandem. | 12-25-2008 |
20090095440 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISED OPERATION OF AN AIR PREHEATER AND AIR PREHEATER - A process is proposed for operating an air preheater ( | 04-16-2009 |
20100181043 | REGENERATIVE AIR PREHEATER WITH BRUSH SEAL - A regenerative air preheater with brush seals ( | 07-22-2010 |
20110048670 | METHOD FOR THE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SETTING OF A SEALING GAP IN A REGENERATIVE HEAT EXCHANGE, AND THE RESPECTIVE ACTUATING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for temperature-dependent setting of a sealing gap between an adjustable seal and a revolving rotor of a regenerative heat exchanger by means of at least one actuating apparatus which comprises at least one rod body which is thermally influenced in an alternating manner and whose temperature-dependent change in axial length is converted into an actuating movement for the seal. It is provided in accordance with the invention that this rod bod is arranged at least in sections in a chamber and a control medium flows through or about this chamber at least in part, which medium acts in a direct or indirect manner in a thermally alternating fashion on said rod body, with the temperature level of the control medium corresponding to a temperature level of a gas volume flow flowing through the rotor, so that a change in axial length of this rod body is produced depending on a temperature change of this gas volume flow and a respective actuating movement for the seal is brought about. | 03-03-2011 |
20110315341 | REGENERATOR FOR A THERMAL CYCLE ENGINE - A regenerator ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120080160 | Regenerative Heat Exchanger and Seal Apparatus Employing Labyrinth Seal - An improved regenerative heat exchanger and seal assembly employ a plurality of instances of a seal apparatus, with each seal apparatus including a seal member that includes a seal tab that extends from one end of the seal member and further includes a corresponding notch at the opposite end of the seal member. The seal tab is receivable in a notch of an adjacent seal apparatus, and the engagement of the seal tabs in the notches creates a labyrinth seal by providing a tortuous path that resists the flow of exhaust gases and air past the seal assembly. | 04-05-2012 |
20130087301 | THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY - A thermoelectric energy storage system includes an intercooler for intercooling a working fluid between two compression stages. The intercooling may be carried out by flashing a portion of the working fluid taken from the output of an expander in a flash intercooler and/or by heating a secondary thermal storage with a further heat exchanger. | 04-11-2013 |
20130092344 | TRANSISTION MODULE FOR AN ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILATOR UNIT - A transition module for an energy recovery ventilator unit. The module comprises a frame having two opposing major surfaces with two separate through-hole openings therein. The module also comprises a self-sealing surface on one of the major surfaces and surrounding the two through-hole openings. One of the through-hole openings is configured to separately overlap with return air openings or supply air openings located in a first target side of one an energy recovery ventilator unit or an air handling unit and in a second target side of the other one of the energy recovery ventilator unit or the air handling unit. The other of the through-hole openings is configured to separately overlap with the other of the return air openings or the supply air openings located in the first and second sides. | 04-18-2013 |
20130133853 | DEVICE FOR FLUID POWER RECUPERATION - A device for fluid power recuperation with reduced heat losses and increased efficiency of fluid power recuperation combined with better manufacturability and possibility of using off-the-shelf gas receivers (bottles). The device comprises at least one hydropneumatic accumulator, containing in its shell a fluid port communicating with the fluid reservoir of the accumulator separated from the gas reservoir of the accumulator by a movable separator. The gas reservoir of the accumulator communicates via a gas port with at least one gas receiver containing a regenerating heat exchanger made in the form of a metal porous structure. The aggregate volume of the material of the regenerating heat exchanger is in the range from 10 to 50% of the internal receiver volume and the aggregate area of the heat exchange surfaces of the regenerating heat exchanger reduced to the aggregate internal receiver volume exceeds 2000 cm | 05-30-2013 |
20130199750 | HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - A method for recovering exhaust heat for an engine is disclosed herein. The method includes reducing a volume of a circulating heat transfer fluid and discharging a heat storage device to heat an engine component. The method further includes distributing the circulating heat transfer fluid to one or more engine systems. | 08-08-2013 |
20130206354 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to an air-air heat exchanger as a regenerator, having at least one positionally fixed or movable storage mass through which alternately outside air and exhaust air flows in order to heat or cool the supply air of air-conditioned buildings and thereby save energy during the heating or cooling of interior spaces, wherein the storage mass has plastic, in particular propylene or is composed of plastic, in particular propylene. | 08-15-2013 |
20130228303 | System for Storing Thermal Energy, Heating Assembly Comprising Said System and Method of Manufacturing Said System - The present invention relates to a storage system ( | 09-05-2013 |
20140116640 | HIGH-THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ADSORBENTS FOR RAPID ABSORPTION OF HEAT PULSES AND A PRESSURE-CASCADE BURST DESORPTION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A composite adsorbent and heat burst desorption system using the same. The composite adsorbent material includes a backbone and a filler. The backbone comprises a first material having a high thermal conductivity and a plurality of pore. The filler, within the pores of the backbone, comprises a second material having a large specific surface area. | 05-01-2014 |
20140190656 | ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILATOR - An energy recovery system includes a heating or cooling system and an energy recovery ventilator operably connected to a component of the heating or cooling system. The energy recovery ventilator includes a supply port extending into the component to provide a supply of fresh airflow from the energy recovery ventilator to the component for use by the component. A return port extends into the component configured to receive a flow of stale air from the component while minimizing ingestion of the fresh air flow from the component into the return port. A method of operating an energy recovery system includes flowing a flow of fresh air from an energy recovery ventilator through a supply port into a component of a heating or cooling system. Stale air is flowed from the component through a return port into the energy recovery ventilator, preventing fresh air from recirculating through the return port. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190657 | ACCESSORY INSTALLATION TO A HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM - An energy recovery system includes a heating or cooling system and an accessory operably connected to the heating or cooling system, or a component of the heating or cooling system. One or more accessory interlocking mechanisms are located at the housing interlocked with one or more complimentary interlocking mechanisms located at the system or the component of the heating or cooling system to secure the accessory directly to the component. A method of securing an accessory to a heating or cooling system or a component of a heating or cooling system includes aligning one or more accessory interlocking mechanisms with one or more complimentary interlocking mechanisms The accessory is urged toward an installed position by moving the accessory along a length of the one or more complimentary interlocking mechanisms. The one or more accessory interlocking mechanisms are interlocked with the complimentary interlocking mechanisms to secure the accessory. | 07-10-2014 |
20140216680 | WIND TURBINE WITH TOWER CLIMATISATION SYSTEM USING OUTSIDE AIR - A wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes a tower, the tower having an upper part, a middle part and a lower part, the lower and the middle part of the tower forming the base of the tower, waste heat generating equipment located in the middle part of the tower, and a cooling device with at least one cooling device inlet formed in the tower for introducing outside air surrounding the tower into the tower, wherein the cooling device is adapted to guide the outside air from the or each cooling device inlet into the lower part of the tower such that the outside air can ascend towards the middle part and upper part of the tower while cooling the waste heat generating equipment, characterised in that the or each cooling device inlet is located in the upper part of the tower. | 08-07-2014 |