Autogenous solar water heater

Patent · Tue Aug 26 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5293592

Sorensen, W B

A bubble-pump system comprising a heated tubular conduit disposed at a first higher elevation and extending upwardly from a lower input end to an upper output end, an vapour/liquid separator connected to the upper end, condensing means arranged to utilize a cooling medium to cool by indirect contact only vapour separated in the separator, an indirect heat transfer heat exchanger disposed at a second lower elevation, first pipe means arranged to supply both separated liquid and condensate from the vapour to the heat exchanger, second pipe means arranged to supply that separated liquid and condensate, after cooling in the heat exchanger, to the condensing means as the cooling medium, and third pipe means arranged to convey the cooling medium from the condensing means to the lower input end of the tubular conduit; wherein the vapour/liquid separator is in the form of a horizontally extending cylinder. The heated tubular conduit is arranged to discharge a mixture of liquid and vapour substantially tangentially into the cylinder at or near its upper level, the condensing means extending axially of the separator, and a splash guard is interposed between the condensing means and the cylinder and is so shaped and positioned as to prevent liquid discharged by the heated tubular conduit from contacting the condensing means.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-85-021739; EDB-86-174126
• Patent Number(s): US 4607688
• OSTI ID: 5293592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
BUBBLES
COOLANTS
CYLINDERS
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
GASES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT PIPES
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATERS
LIQUIDS
MIXTURES
OPERATION
PUMPS
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
VAPOR CONDENSATION
VAPORS
WATER HEATERS