RU2535295C2 - Heat-vortex power generating well - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to the sphere of electric engineering and may be used to receive water by the condensation of its steam from the atmospheric air with the complete function of power generation. The heat-vortex power generating well comprises an atmospheric air intake chamber connected to a vertical pipe by a girder having output tangential channels. A body of the atmospheric air intake chamber is covered by covers and equipped with a steam condensing unit and a tank for the condensate collection with a shield for rainwater catchment from below. The vertical pipe is equipped with an inner butt end cover with cuts; a cone directing the flow of cold air downward is mounted on it from below. Electric heaters may be mounted in the atmospheric flow path to the vertical pipe.

EFFECT: simplicity and workability of the design the invention allows water receipt from atmospheric air and production of electric energy without external sources of energy.

2 cl, 1 dwg

Description

The invention relates to power equipment intended for the extraction of water from atmospheric air by condensation.

One of the effective methods for separating the liquid phase and gas is to use the vortex tube effect, in which the air flow introduced tangentially into the tube is divided into a layer with an increased temperature near the pipe wall and a layer with a reduced temperature closer to the pipe axis.

The principle of a vortex tube has found application for using the gas flow along the inner wall of the tube and as an energy source for generating electrical energy.

On this principle, a number of designs have been created, including the “Thermal Vortex Power Station” according to patent RU 2070660.

In this design, air heated by solar energy enters the internal cavity of the vertical pipe and creates a stream that captures the blades mounted on the vertical shaft, driving the electric generator. Through an opening in the upper part of the pipe, air is vented to the atmosphere. Such a scheme of air flow movement in the theory of vortex tubes is referred to as “straight-through”.

The aim of the present invention is the modernization of the claimed operation of the design claimed by the aforementioned patent with the aim of directing the air flow from the upper zone of the pipe not to discharge, but down the axial zone of the pipe. In this case, part of the flow with increased temperature will leave through the upper hole into the atmosphere, and part of the air flow with reduced temperature will go down. This design of the vortex tube is called "countercurrent".

Below, passing through a condenser grid, water vapor condenses and enters the collection tank, and the dried air will escape into the atmosphere.

Structurally proposed by the present invention, the upgrade is as follows:

- In the upper zone of the pipe, a reverse cone is installed, which serves to direct part of the air flow down;

- a condenser grid is installed in the lower zone of the pipe;

- at the base of the entire installation is a container for collecting water.

All structural elements claimed in patent RU 2070660, as well as the function of the installation, as a power plant, is preserved.

Figure 1 shows the design of the installation with elements of modernization.

Installation design.

The main structural element is a vertical pipe 1 mounted on an atmospheric air intake chamber made of vertical partitions covered by slanted covers 2. The basis for the entire installation is a water collection tank 3 with side windows for air to enter the internal cavity after drying.

In the center of the air intake chamber, a capacitor 4 is installed, made of metal pipes and jumpers. It is designed to condense water vapor from passing chilled air. To isolate the condenser from the incoming air from the outside, it is covered with a heat-insulating layer 5.

The atmospheric air intake chamber is connected to the vertical pipe 1 by a belt having output inclined channels 6, which ensure air movement along the pipe inner surface tangentially with an inclination upward.

The upper end cover 7 has radial slots for the exit of part of the air of the vortex flow.

A short roof 8 is installed over the upper end cover at a short distance, which, together with the cover 7, creates a gap that provides reduced atmospheric pressure when the air stream (wind) passes in this gap.

From below, on the lid 7, a cone 9 is mounted, which serves to direct the swirl flow reaching the lid down.

Bearing units 10 are fixed in the cone, in which a vertical shaft 11 is installed. Below, a horizontal rod is mounted on the shaft with blades 12 in contact with the vortex air flow, and from above the shaft drives the power generating unit 13 through the coupling connection.

On the side wall of the lower tank 3, a visor 14 is provided for collecting rainwater.

In the design of the installation, adopted in the present invention as a prototype, a piping system is provided in the atmospheric air supply zone for supplying additional thermal energy from nearby technological sources (exhaust gas, hot water) in order to increase the temperature of the incoming air stream.

In the present patented design, in addition to the above, it is proposed to use electric heating devices with power supply for the additional heating of the incoming air due to the power of its generating set. This is advisable to improve the performance of the installation when receiving water on cloudy days and night time. Electric heaters are not shown in figure 1.

Installation work.

The installation is based on the effect of the swirling movement of the air flow in the pipe when the air flow introduced tangentially moves along the pipe in a spiral.

In accordance with the design of the installation, patented according to the patent RU 2070660 and adopted by us as a prototype, it is designed to generate electricity and is called a thermal eddy power plant. The present invention, due to the introduction of additional elements, while maintaining the function of the power plant, provides water by condensation from atmospheric air.

In both cases, solar energy is used as the main source of energy to create a vortex air flow in the pipe. Therefore, the proposed design can provide maximum effect in areas with a hot climate.

The workflow begins by heating the inclined lids 2 with solar energy. The atmospheric air below them heats up and rises up the inner surface of the pipe. Passing through channels 6, the air flow turns into a vortex (spiral motion). The blades 12 are captured by this air flow and transmit energy through the shaft 11 to the generator set. Thus, the function of the power plant is achieved.

The vortex effect of the gas flow in the pipe is characterized by stratification into the external, with an increased temperature near the pipe, and the internal, with a lower temperature, closer to the axis of the pipe. This effect is used in the installation for cooling gases.

In our case, the layer of gas flow with increased temperature is directed to the end cap 7 and is thrown out, and the layer with reduced temperature is directed to the cone 9 and then moves down.

Passing through the condenser, water vapor settles on its walls in the form of droplets of water that drain into the tank 3, and the dried air leaves through the windows in the wall of the tank.

The formation of a vortex flow occurs due to the reduced atmospheric pressure created between the caps 7 and 8, and additional heating of the air at the inlet (described above). In order to collect rainwater, a visor 13 is provided on the tank 3.

For periodic cleaning of the internal cavities of the installation, the inclined surfaces of the inlet cavity 2 are provided with folding, and hatches with removable covers are provided in the upper plate of the tank 2.

The performance of the installation is determined by its geometric dimensions, climatic conditions of operation, as well as the availability and capabilities of additional energy sources to enhance the heating of the incoming air.

The technical effectiveness of the invention.

The invention provides for the production of electric energy and water from atmospheric air in the field without external energy sources, through the use of solar energy.

The proposed design is easy to manufacture and does not require expensive components and materials.

Installation does not require permanent staff.

Claims (2)

1. Thermal vortex well-a power plant designed to condense water vapor from atmospheric air, including an atmospheric air intake chamber connected to a vertical pipe by a belt having tangential output channels, characterized in that the air supply housing is covered with lids and provided with a vapor condenser at the bottom and a condensate collecting tank with a visor for collecting rainwater, while the vertical pipe is provided with an upper end cap with slots on which a cone is mounted below, for example cold-governing inner layer of air flow downward. 2. The well is a power plant according to claim 1, characterized in that in order to use electric energy received from its generator to increase the efficiency of the installation when receiving water, electric heaters are installed in the path of atmospheric air into the vertical pipe.