CN105102324A - Absorption cooling for aircraft trolleys and compartments - Google Patents

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CN105102324A
CN105102324A CN201380053176.7A CN201380053176A CN105102324A CN 105102324 A CN105102324 A CN 105102324A CN 201380053176 A CN201380053176 A CN 201380053176A CN 105102324 A CN105102324 A CN 105102324A
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J-P·利比斯
F·马塞特
Y·布鲁瑙克斯
A·胡格文
F·穆雨
P·托雄
J-F·福尔米格
F·布德埃纳
D·布尔东
S·科拉松
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Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives CEA
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B15/00Sorption machines, plants or systems, operating continuously, e.g. absorption type
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64DEQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/04Galleys
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64DEQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D13/00Arrangements or adaptations of air-treatment apparatus for aircraft crew or passengers, or freight space, or structural parts of the aircraft
    • B64D13/06Arrangements or adaptations of air-treatment apparatus for aircraft crew or passengers, or freight space, or structural parts of the aircraft the air being conditioned
    • B64D2013/0603Environmental Control Systems
    • B64D2013/0629Environmental Control Systems with subsystems for cooling food, catering or special loads

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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to improved cooling systems and methods for use on aircraft trolleys (12) and compartments. The systems use absorptive cooling with thermal conductive plates (18) strategically positioned in order to keep trolleys (12) and their contents cooled.

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For the absorption cooling of aircraft dining car and compartment
the cross reference of related application
This application claims the U.S.Provisional Serial No.61/712 being entitled as " the absorption cooling that the dining car compartment in kitchen uses " submitted on October 11st, 2012, the U.S.Provisional Serial No.61/712 that what on October 11st, 368 and 2012 submitted to is entitled as " the upper absorption cooling used of dining car cooling ", the preceence of 370, in these applications, the full content of each is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the improvement of cooling system for using on aircraft dining car and compartment and method.
Background technology
Aircraft dining car (trolley) is used to freeze and maintain the temperature preparing food and other article various supplied on the machine of aircraft.Dining car is generally freezed by the air-flow of the article in the sensing dining car from air refrigerator or compressor.In a lot of situation, dining car has the opening that can align with the cold-air blower causing air to flow into the F&B article comprised in dining car and around its inside at rear portion.This structure may make be difficult to mobile or exchange dining car.The improvement carried out these cooling systems will be useful.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 illustrates the side cross-sectional view of dining car cooling system.
Fig. 2 illustrates the side cross-sectional view of optional dining car cooling system.
Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic diagram of the dining car cooling system of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 illustrates the birds-eye view of optional dining car cooling system.
Fig. 5 illustrates the schematic diagram of the dining car cooling system of Fig. 4.
Detailed description of the invention
Absorption cooling uses thermal source to drive cooling system.Such as, absorbing type refrigerator is the refrigerator using thermal source (such as solar energy source, be the burning of fuel or used heat etc. from factory with kerosene) to provide the energy driven needed for cooling system.At twentieth century commitment, utilize the steam absorption of water-ammonia system to circulate and be widely used, but once when vapor-compression cycle development, it just loses its a lot of application.Absorption cooling technology is not also used to air regulation inside aircraft or refrigeration.
The present inventor determines, if can provide suitable thermal source, then the use of the absorption cooling on aircraft machine or on other vehicle can be that the feasible possibility of the cooling provided by air refrigerator or compressor is to reclaim heat and to reduce the noise from traditional cooling system.Replace electric air refrigerator with absorption chiller and can also reduce electric load.Embodiments of the invention are because herein is provided the absorption cooling system for the dining car in aircraft or other vehicle galley and other containers.In a particular embodiment, for providing the used heat of power to be provided by fuel cell to cooling system, this fuel cell produces the side production that hotwork is it.Fuel cell technology is dreamed up for providing power to increasing aircraft system, particularly various kitchen (and lavatory) system by current assignee hereof and associated companies thereof, because it is clean and efficient propulsion source.But, make the efficient main path of fuel cell technology be by being used as the fuel cell side production (water, heat and oxygen denuded air) except created energy created by fuel cell.The approach using the heat created is by heat is sent to absorptivity cooling system.It should be understood that heat can be provided by other aircraft systems, one or more etc. on such as machine in stove and accessory, aeroengine, water system, or any other suitable source provides.
In one embodiment, a kind of system of carrying aircraft dining car 12 or other compartments that the machine of the vehicle uses for absorptivity cooling for passenger is provided.As shown in Figure 1, heat-conducting plate 14 is positioned in the rear portion 16 of dining car 12, and the rear portion that another heat-conducting plate 18 is positioned in kitchen dining car compartment 20 (dining car 12 is stored the space at place) is used for thermally coupled.Can fan 22 be set inside dining car so as to produce throughout dining car and spread all over the article that its inside comprises air distribute.This is the example of " air spreading all over dining car ".The cold temperature produced by absorption chiller is passed to dining car inside by hot plate.The thermally coupled that cooling between contact between plate 14,18 creates for plate exchanges.Hot plate 14,18 is such that them and contacts (or can otherwise be adjusted to completely contact) completely or contact another hot plate substantially completely and install in the mode having maximum heat (cold) and transmit.The permeability of heat passed through in plate carries out.
Fig. 1 also illustrates thermal source 24 and is positioned in the rear of (monument) rear wall 20 between construction and is associated with absorption cooling system 10.The used heat carrying out self-heat power 24 is used to as absorption cooling system 10 provides power.In a particular embodiment, the heat produced can be the side production from the fuel cell for providing power to one or more aircraft system.
Cooling fluid circuit 26 is also provided with at the rear wall rear of dining car compartment 20.Coolant loop 26 is with the hot plate 18 of rear wall and be associated with absorption cooling unit.Along with used heat (have general between about 50 DEG C to 90 DEG C and be the temperature between 60 DEG C to 80 DEG C in some cases) by absorption chiller by property of transition, cooled fluid is sent to hot plate 18 by coolant loop 26.The contact of the hot plate 14 of this fluid and dining car is passed to dining car 12 by cold.Fan 22 helps cooled air recirculation inside dining car 12.Although accompanying drawing shows the single dining car with single kitchen wall interface, it should be understood that the fluid that coolant loop 26 can make to be cooled is delivered to any amount of galley compartment position along route, make it possible to once cool multiple dining car.
Adjustment System can be set to guarantee the contact between plate 14 and 18.Because dining car has gap and removable, so adjustment System can ensure that the correct alignment of dining car is to allow the contact between plate.
Fig. 2 shows the embodiment with pipeline 28, and pipeline 28 has and distributes or the fan 29 of recirculation for the air throughout dining car 12.Current installation also has the conduit that can be connected to air refrigerator, and this refrigerator comprises cooling-part and fan to make air (being called " air throughout the dining car ") recirculation throughout conduit and dining car.Expect to use the standard dining car relevant with the disclosure.In this case, dining car is provided with permeability of heat and crosses orifice plate 14, makes the electric power that there is no need for fan inside 22 as shown in Figure 1.In this embodiment, the rear portion of dining car exists porose, cold air will be forced to enter through this hole and throughout dining car.When making dining car cool on inner side by means of plate 14, fan can make air recirculation, creates the more stable atmosphere of the food/drink inside for dining car.This is the example of " air throughout dining car ".
The schematic diagram of Fig. 3 shows used heat and how to be transferred into the absorption chiller using heat to drive cooling system.As required, cooled fluid can be taked the first path and be transferred into compartment to be freezed.It also can be transferred into fluid coolant loop to cool kitchen wall hot plate 18.Coolant loop 26 can use any suitable cooling fluid (such as refrigerant fluid, cooled air, cooled water or any other fluid).In addition, the hot/cold conveying of any other form can be used to transmit cooling fluid between the plates.Non-limiting example comprises described permeability of heat, the use of the water back of contact, the generation of cooled air etc.
As discussed, in an aspect, the hot plate 18 between construction aligns with the hot plate 14 on the rear portion being arranged on dining car the cooling performance producing expectation.This system uses the power fewer than air refrigerator, uses used heat and therefore improve efficiency, directly in the region needed, provides cooling and provides the modularization principle that can use together with each dining car inside dining car compartment.
Another embodiment used for the absorptivity cooling technology of the dining car that freezes has been shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.This concept provides the covering (envelope) around the cooled air of dining car, instead of uses the hot plate be directly positioned on dining car.As shown in Figure 4, dining car cooling system is included in the hot cold plates 30 in the receiving area of kitchen, and they are included in top (accompanying drawing of Fig. 4 shows top view so not shown top board), rear wall 36 and the divider wall panel between dining car storage area 38.Cooling fluid from absorption chiller can be drawn through these plates 30, how to cool plate 18 between construction the spitting image of above-described cooling fluid circuit.Divider wall panel 38 arranges the side that plate 30 allow for two dining car go-carts 12 cool with single plate.Which increase the efficiency of system, because there is heat (cold) transmission on both sides.This create dining car and can locate within it cooled or by the region of refrigeration.Door or other cooled air contain the front that feature can be added into dining car compartment receiving area, but are not necessary, because generally expect cooled air in galley and area of aircraft cabins.
Dining car can comprise fan inside (as discussed above) to help to make cooled air move and recirculation throughout with the article spread all in dining car, to improve cooling effectiveness and to create uniform range of temperatures.External fan 40 also can be mounted to the rear portion of kitchen receiving space and be provided so that making air spread all over dining car circulates, to support the natural circulation of air and to keep the homogeneous temperature in dining car compartment.
These embodiments can relax for being typically arranged at rear portion between construction refrigerator air to be sent to the needs of the pipeline of dining car from air refrigerator.Even inappreciable space is provided to benefit the prime cost saving that also can change into for airline company, because several inch of space saved all may mean the additional passenger seat that can be added into aircraft.One of other benefits of above-mentioned solution are that they do not need to modify to the design of current dining car or size, also do not need to modify to current food and beverage sevice process.They also reduce electric load aboard by using the used heat from fuel cell or other sources to provide cooled air.
Structure shown in above-named and accompanying drawing and method can be made a change and be revised, add and delete when not departing from scope or the spirit of invention and claim of enclosing.

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1., for being positioned in a cooling system for the dining car in galley compartment, described galley compartment has the one or more receiving area for dining car, comprising:
(a) waste heat source;
(b) absorptivity cooling vessel:
(c) cooling fluid circuit: with
D () is positioned at least one heat-conducting plate at least one wall of the described receiving area of described galley compartment,
Used heat wherein from described waste heat source is transferred into described absorptivity cooling vessel, and described absorptivity cooling vessel uses described used heat to drive described cooling vessel,
Cooled fluid is sent at least one heat-conducting plate described by wherein said cooling fluid circuit, and
Cooling is sent to dining car by least one heat-conducting plate wherein said.
2. system according to claim 1, wherein dining car to be positioned in the described receiving area of described galley compartment and wherein said dining car comprises and is positioned in heat-conducting plate in its rear wall with at least one heat-conducting plate described on the described wall contacting described receiving area.
3. system according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said receiving area comprises roof, rear wall and divider wall panel, and wherein heat-conducting plate is positioned in described roof, described rear wall and described divider wall panel.
4. the system according to any one in aforementioned claim, wherein said cooling system is used in passenger and carries on the vehicle.
5. the system according to any one in aforementioned claim, wherein said cooling system is used on aircraft.
6. the system according to any one in aforementioned claim, wherein said waste heat source comprises fuel cell.
7., for cooling a method for kitchen dining car receiving area, comprising:
A () future, the heat of self-heat power was sent to absorptivity cooling vessel;
B cooled fluid from described absorptivity cooling vessel is sent at least one heat-conducting plate on the wall being positioned in described kitchen dining car receiving area by () by cooling fluid circuit.
8. method according to claim 7, at least one heat-conducting plate wherein said is positioned on the rear wall between the construction of kitchen.
9. method according to claim 8, comprise the described rear wall location between being built against described kitchen by dining car further, wherein said dining car comprise the heat-conducting plate be positioned in its rear wall make described heat-conducting plate contact described kitchen build between described rear wall at least one heat-conducting plate described.
10. the method according to any one in claim 7 to 9, comprises the multiple hot plates on the wall being positioned in described kitchen dining car receiving area further, makes the cooler environment of described hot plate establishment for being positioned in the dining car in described dining car receiving area.
11. methods according to claim 10, wherein said multiple hot plate is positioned in the divider wall panel on the roof between the construction of described kitchen and between the construction of described kitchen.
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