Countercurrent flow absorber and desorber

Patent · 31 December 1983

OSTI ID:865202

Wilkinson, William H ^[1]

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1. Columbus, OH

Countercurrent flow absorber and desorber devices are provided for use in absorption cycle refrigeration systems and thermal boosting systems. The devices have increased residence time and surface area resulting in improved heat and mass transfer characteristics. The apparatuses may be incorporated into open cycle thermal boosting systems in which steam serves both as the refrigerant vapor which is supplied to the absorber section and as the supply of heat to drive the desorber section of the system.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• Assignee: Battelle Development Corp. (Columbus, OH)
• Patent Number(s): US 4477396
• OSTI ID: 865202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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