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Title: Heat pump system

Abstract

An air heating and cooling system for a building includes an expansion type refrigeration circuit and a vapor power circuit. The refrigeration circuit includes two heat exchangers, one of which is communicated with a source of indoor air from the building and the other of which is communicated with a source of air from outside the building. The vapor power circuit includes two heat exchangers, one of which is disposed in series air flow relationship with the indoor refrigeration circuit heat exchanger and the other of which is disposed in series air flow relationship with the outdoor refrigeration circuit heat exchanger. Fans powered by electricity generated by a vapor power circuit alternator circulate indoor air through the two indoor heat exchangers and circulate outside air through the two outdoor heat exchangers. The system is assembled as a single roof top unit, with a vapor power generator and turbine and compressor thermally insulated from the heat exchangers, and with the indoor heat exchangers thermally insulated from the outdoor heat exchangers.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Cleveland, OH
  2. Fedhaven, FL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Consolidated Natural Gas Service Co., Inc., Columbus, Ohio (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
862951
Patent Number(s):
4055964
Assignee:
Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company (Cleveland, OH)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24D - DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-02-2883
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
heat; pump; air; heating; cooling; building; expansion; type; refrigeration; circuit; vapor; power; exchangers; communicated; source; indoor; outside; disposed; series; flow; relationship; exchanger; outdoor; fans; powered; electricity; generated; alternator; circulate; assembled; single; roof; top; unit; generator; turbine; compressor; thermally; insulated; power circuit; outside air; indoor air; refrigeration circuit; outdoor heat; indoor heat; heat pump; heat exchange; heat exchanger; air flow; heat exchangers; vapor power; series air; flow relationship; air heating; thermally insulated; power generator; roof top; top unit; type refrigeration; expansion type; /62/165/

Citation Formats

Swenson, Paul F, and Moore, Paul B. Heat pump system. United States: N. p., 1977. Web.
Swenson, Paul F, & Moore, Paul B. Heat pump system. United States.
Swenson, Paul F, and Moore, Paul B. Sat . "Heat pump system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862951.
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abstractNote = {An air heating and cooling system for a building includes an expansion type refrigeration circuit and a vapor power circuit. The refrigeration circuit includes two heat exchangers, one of which is communicated with a source of indoor air from the building and the other of which is communicated with a source of air from outside the building. The vapor power circuit includes two heat exchangers, one of which is disposed in series air flow relationship with the indoor refrigeration circuit heat exchanger and the other of which is disposed in series air flow relationship with the outdoor refrigeration circuit heat exchanger. Fans powered by electricity generated by a vapor power circuit alternator circulate indoor air through the two indoor heat exchangers and circulate outside air through the two outdoor heat exchangers. The system is assembled as a single roof top unit, with a vapor power generator and turbine and compressor thermally insulated from the heat exchangers, and with the indoor heat exchangers thermally insulated from the outdoor heat exchangers.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977}
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