Evaporative cooling enhanced cold storage system

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:868026

Carr, Peter ^[1]

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1. Cary, NC

The invention provides an evaporatively enhanced cold storage system wherein a warm air stream is cooled and the cooled air stream is thereafter passed into contact with a cold storage unit. Moisture is added to the cooled air stream prior to or during contact of the cooled air stream with the cold storage unit to effect enhanced cooling of the cold storage unit due to evaporation of all or a portion of the added moisture. Preferably at least a portion of the added moisture comprises water condensed during the cooling of the warm air stream.

• Research Organization: Instatherm Company (Cary, NC)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-89CE15449
• Assignee: Instatherm Company (Cary, NC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5056588
• OSTI ID: 868026
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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