Generator-absorber-heat exchange heat transfer apparatus and method and use thereof in a heat pump

Patent · Tue Jul 21 04:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:871715

Phillips, Benjamin A ^[1]; Zawacki, Thomas S ^[2]

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1. Benton Harbor, MI
2. St. Joseph, MI

Numerous embodiments and related methods for generator-absorber heat exchange (GAX) are disclosed, particularly for absorption heat pump systems. Such embodiments and related methods use, as the heat transfer medium, the working fluid of the absorption system taken from the generator at a location where the working fluid has a rich liquor concentration.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN
• Assignee: Phillips Engineering Co. (St. Joseph, MI)
• Patent Number(s): US 5782097
• Application Number: 08/641,217
• OSTI ID: 871715
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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