Heating and cooling system

Patent · Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6467199

Smith, W A

A heating and cooling system utilizing solid waste for selectively heating and cooling a confined area is described. The heating and cooling system comprises a pyrolytic incinerator which is capable of combusting the solid waste in an oxygen lean atmosphere. A fan is used to supply outside air to the pyrolytic incinerator to support combustion therein. The fan is also used to exhaust the flue gases through an exhaust system. An afterburner is located in the exhaust duct of the incinerator to allow further combustion of waste gases which have become mixed with the outside air during combustion of the solid waste. A heat exchanger is located in the exhaust duct downstream of the afterburner and transfers the heat of the outside air and waste gas combustion products to heating water passing through the heat exchanger. The heating system portion of the heating and cooling system has a first closed loop piping system selectively connected to the heat exchanger for circulation of the heated water through a radiator in the confined area. Also included is a device for automatically feeding solid waste into the pyrolytic incinerator. The cooling system portion includes a second closed loop piping system which is selectively connected to the heat exchanger and which circulates water through an absorption cold generator. A third closed loop piping system is used to circulate cold water from the absorption cold generator through air conditioners in the confined area to cool air passing therethrough. The absorption cold generator uses the heated water of the second closed loop piping system to produce cooled water for the third closed loop piping system.

• Assignee: Rockwell International Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 4241783
• OSTI ID: 6467199
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 26 Jun 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
AFTERBURNERS
AIR CONDITIONERS
BLOWERS
FLUE GAS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HOT WATER
INCINERATORS
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WASTES
WATER
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