Combination ancillary heat pump for producing domestic hot h20 with multimodal dehumidification apparatus
US5351502A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F5/0096
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The ancillary heat pump apparatus of the present invention for producing domestic hot water generally includes a domestic hot water heat pump having refrigerant and water circuits which are operatively disposed at the proximal ends thereof into close array at the heat exchanger of tile domestic hot water heat pump. The refrigerant circuit of the domestic hot water heat pump hereof has a heat exchanger coil disposed at the distal end thereof, and the water circuit is connected at the distal end thereof to a hot water heater. In the apparatus of the present invention, the distal refrigerant circuit heat exchanger coil is disposed into operative heat exchanging position, directly or indirectly, with a return fluid stream of a heat source. In combination therewith is a multimodal dehumidification apparatus providing a valve for defining flow through a selected portion of dehumidification coils.
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