Adsorption heat pump
US4183734A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02C20/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of transferring heat from a low temperature reservoir to a high temperature reservoir in which a two bed adsorption system is used. An adsorbable component is desorbed from a first bed of a reversible adsorbent previously saturated with the adsorbable component and the heat required is transferred to the bed from a low temperature reservoir in heat-exchange relationship with the bed of adsorbent. The adsorbable component is then adsorbed on a second bed of a reversible adsorbent and the heat released is transferred to a high temperature reservoir in heat-exchange relationship with the bed. In order for the system to operate continuously the mode of operation of the first and second bed of reversible adsorbent must be periodically reversed.
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