US4291545A
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Absorption heat pump
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-01-10
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Granted: 1981-09-29
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Expires: 2000-01-10
Abstract
Abstract This disclosure documents the invention of adapting an economizer and an air heater to an absorption heat pump. The heat pump will have as its prime source of power, heat generated from burning a source of fuel. The air used in the burner will be heated above outside ambient temperatures by a source of waste heat. The warmed air will then be ducted into the furnace. After the heat from the burned fuel has been used to power the heat pump, the exhaust heat will be utilized in the economizer to provide additional heat to the heat pump system.
Inventors
- 👤 James R. Worsham, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:26
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B29/00; F25B29/006; F25B15/00; F25B15/02; F25B2315/00; F25B2315/006; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A30/00; Y02A30/27; Y02B; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
In a heat pump system for transferring heat from one site to another employing a confined volatile solute and solvent therefor, comprising a generator which causes heat to be applied to a solution comprised of said volatile solute in said solvent, thereby causing said volatile solute to separate in gaseous form from said solution which consequently emerges in hot condition containing little of said solute, a furnace which receives ambient air and combusts a fuel to form a heated air stream which is passed in heat exchange relationship through said generator and then through a flue, a condenser wherein said volatile solute is transformed from a gaseous form to a liquid form, an evaporator in which said volatile solute transforms from a liquid form to a gaseous form, and an absorber which causes said volatile solute to dissolve in said solvent with attendant generation of heat, said generator condenser, evaporator and absorber being arranged in sequential communication, the improvement comprising conduit means which obtains heat from said generator, absorber or condenser and delivers said heat to the ambient air received by said furnace, whereby the efficiency of operation of said heat pump system is improved.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
In a heat pump system for transferring heat from one site to another employing a confined volatile solute and solvent therefor, comprising a generator which causes heat to be applied to a solution comprised of said volatile solute in said solvent, thereby causing said volatile solute to separate in gaseous form from said solution which consequently emerges in hot condition containing little of said solute, a furnace which receives ambient air and combusts a fuel to form a heated air stream which is passed in heat exchange relationship through said generator and then through a flue, a condenser wherein said volatile solute is transformed from a gaseous form to a liquid form, an evaporator in which said volatile solute transforms from a liquid form to a gaseous form, and an absorber which causes said volatile solute to dissolve in said solvent with attendant generation of heat, said generator condenser, evaporator and absorber being arranged in sequential communication, the improvement comprising conduit means which obtains heat from said generator, absorber or condenser and delivers said heat to the ambient air received by said furnace, whereby the efficiency of operation of said heat pump system is improved.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
System of claim 1 wherein said conduit means for transferring heat are substantially closed loop systems confining a heat exchange fluid propelled within said conduit means by a pump.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
System of claim 2 wherein said conduit means is comprised of thin-walled tubular material, and absorbs and releases heat by thermal conduction through said walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
System of claim 3 wherein said conduit means contains a series of spiral wraps positioned adjacent the sites for heat absorption and heat delivery.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
System of claim 1 wherein said system additionally comprises a rectifier adapted to cool said volatile solute in gaseous form, and unneeded heat from said rectifier is transferred to said conduit means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the furnace of said system delivers unneeded generator heat to said evaporator such that the operating temperature of the evaporator is increased, whereby the efficiency of operation of said heat pump system is improved.
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