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US4582129A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Heat exchanging system

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1982-09-17
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Granted: 1986-04-15
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Expires: 2002-09-17
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Abstract

Abstract A heat exchanging system including a heat exchanger element formed by stacking, in predetermined spaced relation, a plurality of thermally conductive partition plates, primary and secondary air streams being allowed to alternately flow through laminar spaces between the partition plates, and heat exchange being effected between the primary and secondary air streams while the primary and secondary air streams are cyclically switched. In accordance with different embodiments, the partition plates may be impermeable to moisture and be capable of accumulating moisture, (b) be moisture transmissive and hygroscopic, or (c) be impermeable to moisture and have no capability of accumulating moisture. In addition, in accordance with different embodiments, the direction of flow of the air streams can be such that (a) the alternate flows of both of the primary and secondary air streams are in the same direction, (b) the alternate flows of at least one of the primary and secondary air streams are in opposite directions, or (c) the alternate flows of both of the air streams are in the opposite directions. In this way, a high-efficiency total heat exchanging function or a high-efficiency sensible heat exchanging function can be obtained.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuyuki Yano
  • 👤 Akira Aoki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 02:28
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F3/00; F24F3/12; F24F3/14; F24F3/147; F28; F28D; F28D9/00; F28D9/0062; F28F; F28F21/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/092; Y10S165/123

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
A heat exchanging system comprising: a heat exchanger element including a plurality of spaced, stacked, thermally conductive and adsorptive, moisture adsorptive and impermeable partition plates having alternating first and second laminar spaces therebetween for alternate passage therethrough of primary and secondary air streams; and means for alternatingly driving said primary air streams through said first laminar spaces in a first direction while driving said secondary air streams through said second laminar spaces in a second direction, and driving said primary air streams through said second laminar spaces in a third direction while driving said secondary air streams through said first laminar spaces in a fourth direction, to effect heat exchange between said primary and secondary air streams.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
A heat exchanging system comprising: a heat exchanger element including a plurality of spaced, stacked, thermally conductive and adsorptive, moisture adsorptive and impermeable partition plates having alternating first and second laminar spaces therebetween for alternate passage therethrough of primary and secondary air streams; and means for alternatingly driving said primary air streams through said first laminar spaces in a first direction while driving said secondary air streams through said second laminar spaces in a second direction, and driving said primary air streams through said second laminar spaces in a third direction while driving said secondary air streams through said first laminar spaces in a fourth direction, to effect heat exchange between said primary and secondary air streams.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
A heat exchanging system as in claim 1, wherein said first and second directions are respectively the same as said fourth and third directions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
A heat exchanging system as in claim 1, wherein said first and second directions are respectively opposite said fourth and third directions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
A heat exchanging system as in claim 1, wherein said driving means includes means for driving said primary and secondary streams in a same direction in at least one of said first laminar spaces and said second laminar spaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 39 words
A heat exchanging system as in claim 1, wherein said driving means includes means for driving said first and second air streams in opposite directions in at least one of said first laminar spaces and said second laminar spaces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A heat exchanging system as in claim 1, further comprising hygroscopic spacer plates disposed between adjacent ones of said plurality of partition plates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
A heat exchanging system as in claim 4, further comprising hygroscopic spacer plates disposed between adjacent ones of said plurality of partition plates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
A heat exchanging system as in claim 1, wherein said partition plates comprise aluminum plates coated with hygroscopic aluminum oxide layers.

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