GB2495966A - Grill filled with frozen liquid and placed in an airflow to cool the air - Google Patents

Grill filled with frozen liquid and placed in an airflow to cool the air Download PDF

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GB2495966A
GB2495966A GB1118573.3A GB201118573A GB2495966A GB 2495966 A GB2495966 A GB 2495966A GB 201118573 A GB201118573 A GB 201118573A GB 2495966 A GB2495966 A GB 2495966A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F5/00—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater
    • F24F5/0007—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater cooling apparatus specially adapted for use in air-conditioning
    • F24F5/0017—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater cooling apparatus specially adapted for use in air-conditioning using cold storage bodies, e.g. ice
    • F24F5/0021—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater cooling apparatus specially adapted for use in air-conditioning using cold storage bodies, e.g. ice using phase change material [PCM] for storage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/58—Cooling; Heating; Diminishing heat transfer
    • F04D29/582—Cooling; Heating; Diminishing heat transfer specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/5826—Cooling at least part of the working fluid in a heat exchanger
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/082—Grilles, registers or guards
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/20—Casings or covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F5/00—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater
    • F24F5/0007—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater cooling apparatus specially adapted for use in air-conditioning
    • F24F5/0017—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater cooling apparatus specially adapted for use in air-conditioning using cold storage bodies, e.g. ice
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F7/00—Ventilation
    • F24F7/007—Ventilation with forced flow
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/14—Thermal energy storage

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Abstract

An apparatus to cool air comprises a grill (apertured container) filled with liquid that has been frozen, the grill being placed in an airflow to thereby cool the air. The apparatus is attachable to a fan and located in front of an airflow generated by the fan, wherein the airflow from the fan passes over and through the grill and is cooled. The fan may be an oscillating electric fan or a ceiling fan. The grill is made from plastics material. The grill may be scaled in size, and can be strategically placed in building or public spaces exposed to varying degrees of sunlight and shade to create a natural draught to reduce the temperature of the draught.

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Patent Specification
energy efficient air cooler This invention relates to an energy efficient means of cooling an airflow.
In hot climates or during heat waves for many people air conditioning is either too expensive or impractical and so electric fans are widely used to provide a refreshing airflow. But when the ambient temperature is high their effectiveness can be greatly reduced.
To overcome this, the present invention proposes a liquid filled plastic grill which once frozen -in also widely available freezers/iceboxes -can be placed in said airflow to chill the air by thermal conduction.
An advantage of this invention is: no extra energy other than that already in use for freezer/icebox and electric fan is consumed in providing chilled airflow.
An example of the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawings.
On drawing page 1/2: figure 1 and figure 4 show side elevation and front elevation of the device.
figure 2 and figure 3 show side elevation and front elevation of the liquid filled device. This unit is to be frozen prior to placing in airflow.
On drawing page 2/2: figure 7 shows device in place in its carrier 3 mounted on a typical electric fan allowing unit to oscillate.
figure 5 shows a horizontal version of the device I in place above a ceiling fan.
4 and 5 show views of a proposed implement to ease fitment of device designed for horizontal fans.

Claims (1)

  1. <claim-text>Claims: I A liquid filled plastic grill which once frozen can be placed in an airflow to lower the temperature of said airflow.</claim-text> <claim-text>2 A liquid filled plastic grill according to claim 1 but on a much larger scale, which when frozen can be strategically placed in buildings or public spaces which due to exposure to varying degrees of sunlight and shade create a natural draught, will further reduce temperature of draught.</claim-text>
GB1118573.3A 2011-10-27 2011-10-27 Grill filled with frozen liquid and placed in an airflow to cool the air Withdrawn GB2495966A (en)

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PCT/GB2012/000730 WO2013061014A2 (en) 2011-10-27 2012-09-11 Energy efficient air cooler

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US1874843A (en) * 1931-07-13 1932-08-30 Adler Safety Control Company Air cooling attachment for electric fans
US4751827A (en) * 1987-12-04 1988-06-21 Villarreal Moises F Fan air cooler
US4860556A (en) * 1988-08-17 1989-08-29 Hammett Rawlings H Air cooling and directing apparatus
US4879880A (en) * 1989-01-17 1989-11-14 Frank Harrison Air temperature regulator
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US702994A (en) * 1897-12-20 1902-06-24 Bay State Electric Heat & Light Company Apparatus for cooling and agitating air.
US1874843A (en) * 1931-07-13 1932-08-30 Adler Safety Control Company Air cooling attachment for electric fans
US4751827A (en) * 1987-12-04 1988-06-21 Villarreal Moises F Fan air cooler
US4860556A (en) * 1988-08-17 1989-08-29 Hammett Rawlings H Air cooling and directing apparatus
US4879880A (en) * 1989-01-17 1989-11-14 Frank Harrison Air temperature regulator
CN2323299Y (en) * 1997-12-19 1999-06-09 叶可 Ice storage electric fan

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