EP3685112A4 - Air-cooled heat transfer device with integrated and mechanized air pre-cool system - Google Patents

Air-cooled heat transfer device with integrated and mechanized air pre-cool system Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3685112A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: air; integrated; heat transfer; transfer device; cooled heat
Prior art date: 2017-09-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

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EP18859865.0A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3685112A2 (en

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Tom Byrne

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Evapco Inc

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Evapco Inc

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2017-09-19

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2018-09-19

Publication date

2021-06-16

2018-09-19 Application filed by Evapco Inc filed Critical Evapco Inc

2018-09-19 Priority claimed from PCT/US2018/051822 external-priority patent/WO2019060463A2/en

2020-07-29 Publication of EP3685112A2 publication Critical patent/EP3685112A2/en

2021-06-16 Publication of EP3685112A4 publication Critical patent/EP3685112A4/en

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28B—STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
- F28B1/00—Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser
- F28B1/06—Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser using air or other gas as the cooling medium
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28C—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITHOUT CHEMICAL INTERACTION
- F28C1/00—Direct-contact trickle coolers, e.g. cooling towers
- F28C1/14—Direct-contact trickle coolers, e.g. cooling towers comprising also a non-direct contact heat exchange
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D5/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, using the cooling effect of natural or forced evaporation
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F13/00—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing
- F28F13/003—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by using permeable mass, perforated or porous materials
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F25/00—Component parts of trickle coolers
- F28F25/02—Component parts of trickle coolers for distributing, circulating, and accumulating liquid
- F28F25/04—Distributing or accumulator troughs
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F25/00—Component parts of trickle coolers
- F28F25/02—Component parts of trickle coolers for distributing, circulating, and accumulating liquid
- F28F25/08—Splashing boards or grids, e.g. for converting liquid sprays into liquid films; Elements or beds for increasing the area of the contact surface
- F28F25/087—Vertical or inclined sheets; Supports or spacers
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B30/00—Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]
- Y02B30/70—Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

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Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)

EP18859865.0A 2017-09-19 2018-09-19 Air-cooled heat transfer device with integrated and mechanized air pre-cool system Pending EP3685112A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201762560294P	2017-09-19	2017-09-19
PCT/US2018/051822 WO2019060463A2 (en)	2017-09-19	2018-09-19	Air-cooled heat transfer device with integrated and mechanized air pre-cool system

Publications (2)

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EP3685112A2 EP3685112A2 (en)	2020-07-29
EP3685112A4 true EP3685112A4 (en)	2021-06-16

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CN (2)	CN115654962A (en)

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- 2018-09-19 EP EP18859865.0A patent/EP3685112A4/en active Pending
- 2018-09-19 CN CN202211265910.3A patent/CN115654962A/en active Pending
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GB1176535A (en) *	1966-02-03	1970-01-07	Du Pont	Heat Exchanger
US20100162737A1 (en) *	2007-06-14	2010-07-01	Muller Industries Australia Pty Ltd.	System and method of wetting adiabatic material
FR2982936A1 (en) *	2011-11-22	2013-05-24	Bs Gestion Conseil	Cooling device i.e. dry cooler for use in air conditioning system of e.g. building, has parallelepiped panel configured to be moved in translation and/or rotation to vary section of application surface applying gas flow on panel
US20150204626A1 (en) *	2014-01-20	2015-07-23	Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.	Adiabatic refrigerant condenser controls system

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