Apparatus for chilling fluids
US5692381A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B17/08
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A chiller for chilling a quantity of fluid in a vessel comprises an adsorbent for receiving and adsorbing under pressure a quantity of gas; sealing means for sealing adsorbed gas in said adsorbent and releasing means for releasing adsorbed gas from said adsorbent in a controlled manner such that the action of desorption causes a reduction in the temperature of the adsorbent and gas which acts to chill the fluid.
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