EP1422484A4 - Regenerator, and heat regenerative system for fluidized gas using the regenerator - Google Patents

Regenerator, and heat regenerative system for fluidized gas using the regenerator

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EP1422484A4
EP1422484A4 EP02796355A EP02796355A EP1422484A4 EP 1422484 A4 EP1422484 A4 EP 1422484A4 EP 02796355 A EP02796355 A EP 02796355A EP 02796355 A EP02796355 A EP 02796355A EP 1422484 A4 EP1422484 A4 EP 1422484A4
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regenerator
heat
resin film
resin
working gas
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1422484B1 (en
EP1422484A1 (en
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Shohzoh Tanaka
M David Berchowitz
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Sharp Corp
Global Cooling BV
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D19/00—Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which the intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is moved successively into contact with each heat-exchange medium
    • F28D19/04—Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which the intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is moved successively into contact with each heat-exchange medium using rigid bodies, e.g. mounted on a movable carrier
    • F28D19/041—Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which the intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is moved successively into contact with each heat-exchange medium using rigid bodies, e.g. mounted on a movable carrier with axial flow through the intermediate heat-transfer medium
    • F28D19/042—Rotors; Assemblies of heat absorbing masses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F02G1/053—Component parts or details
    • F02G1/057—Regenerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D17/00—Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which a stationary intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is contacted successively by each heat-exchange medium, e.g. using granular particles
    • F28D17/02—Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which a stationary intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is contacted successively by each heat-exchange medium, e.g. using granular particles using rigid bodies, e.g. of porous material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
    • F25B2309/003—Gas cycle refrigeration machines characterised by construction or composition of the regenerator
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/14—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Devices And Processes Conducted In The Presence Of Fluids And Solid Particles (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Separation Of Gases By Adsorption (AREA)

Abstract

In a regenerator 1, on the surface of a strip-shaped resin film 2, a resin layer 3 containing an ingredient having higher thermal conductivity than the resin film 2 is formed; or, over a predetermined width from an edge of the regenerator 1, a resin coating 4 is formed. Then, the resin film 2 is rolled into a cylindrical shape to produce the cylindrical regenerator 1. In a flow gas heat regeneration system having the regenerator 1 disposed in a doughnut-shaped space, when a hot working gas flows into the regenerator 1 through one end thereof, the heat of the working gas is stored in the resin film 2. Here, the resin layer 3 or resin coating 4 on the resin film 2 enhances heat conduction in the regenerator. Thus, more heat is stored in the resin film 2. When the cold working gas flows into the regenerator I through the other end thereof, the heat stored in the resin film 2 is rejected to the working gas. Here, the resin layer 3 or resin coating 4 on the resin film 2 enhances heat conduction in the regenerator 1 and increases the heat capacity thereof Thus, more heat is rejected to the working gas. In this way, it is possible to achieve high heat energy regeneration efficiency. <IMAGE>
EP02796355A 2001-08-22 2002-08-21 Regenerator, and heat regenerative system for fluidized gas using the regenerator Expired - Lifetime EP1422484B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2001250937A JP2003065620A (en) 2001-08-22 2001-08-22 Regenerator for stirling machine, and stirling refrigerator and flow gas heat regenerating system using the regenerator
JP2001250937 2001-08-22
PCT/JP2002/008442 WO2003019086A1 (en) 2001-08-22 2002-08-21 Regenerator, and heat regenerative system for fluidized gas using the regenerator

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EP1422484A1 EP1422484A1 (en) 2004-05-26
EP1422484A4 true EP1422484A4 (en) 2004-10-20
EP1422484B1 EP1422484B1 (en) 2006-01-11

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EP (1) EP1422484B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2003065620A (en)
KR (1) KR100535278B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1289881C (en)
AT (1) ATE315722T1 (en)
BR (1) BR0211908A (en)
DE (1) DE60208714T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2256581T3 (en)
TW (1) TWI227315B (en)
WO (1) WO2003019086A1 (en)

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WO2003019086A1 (en) 2003-03-06
US20050011632A1 (en) 2005-01-20
ATE315722T1 (en) 2006-02-15
ES2256581T3 (en) 2006-07-16
EP1422484B1 (en) 2006-01-11
CN1289881C (en) 2006-12-13
CN1547655A (en) 2004-11-17
DE60208714D1 (en) 2006-04-06
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BR0211908A (en) 2004-08-17
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