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Generator-absorber-heat exchange heat transfer apparatus and method and use thereof in a heat pump

US5782097A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1996
Grant dateJul 21, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/62
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Numerous embodiments and related methods for generator-absorber heat exchange (GAX) are disclosed, particularly for absorption heat pump systems. Such embodiments and related methods use, as the heat transfer medium, the working fluid of the absorption system taken from the generator at a location where the working fluid has a rich liquor concentration.

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