[2006, Jun. 20] US7063128 Drum Type Heat Exchanger

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( 5 4 ) DRUM TYPE HEAT

EXCHANGER

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N a m y a n g j u - s i

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ABSTRACT

A

rum

t y p e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

f o r e f f e c t i v e l y v e n t i l a t i n g

a n d

p u r i f y i n g room a i r of f a c t o r y , a b u i l d i n g o r a house and t h e

l i k e i s

d e s c r i b e d . The

drum

t y p e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r h a s

h e a t

t r a n s f e r means

With a

drum

shape

and

t h u s an

e n t i r e s i Z e i s

reduced a s much a s p o s s i b l e and become c o m p a c t , s u c h t h a t

a

h a n d l i n g and an i n s t a l l a t i o n

i s

e a s y ,

a t h e r m a l

e f f i c i e n c y t o

an i n s t a l l a t i o n

space of

t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

means i s ma xi

m i z e d , and o v e r a l l

maintenance

and r e p a i r s u c h a s a check

o r exchange of

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r means

a r e

e a s y .

Addition

a l l y , t h e drum t y p e

h e a t

exchanger

u s e s

a drum W i t h a s h o r t

r a d i u s o f

r o t a t i o n

s o t h a t an e n t i r e

o p e r a t i o n c y c l e

t i m e i s

s h o r t e n e d and a h e a t t r a n s f e r a r e a i s

s u f f i c i e n t l y

s e c u r e d i n

o r d e r t o

k e e p t h e

t h e r m a l

e f f i c i e n c y h i g h .

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DRUM

YPE

HEAT EXCHANGER

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1 .

F i e l d

o f

t h e

I n v e n t i o n

The p r e s en t i n v e n t i o n i s r e l a t e d t o

a

drum

t y p e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r f o r

e f f e c t i v e l y

v e n t i l a t i n g

a n d p u r i f y i n g room i r

of

a f a c t o r y , a b u i l d i n g o r a house and t h e l i k e ,

more

s p e c i ? c a l l y t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r o f Which a

h e a t t r a n s f e r

means

s

formed a s a r o t a t a b l e drum, s o t h a t a Whole volume

of

t h e h e a t

exchanger i s

s i g n i ? c a n t l y

r e d u c e d

s o

a s t o

be

e x c e l l e n t i n

a s p e c t

o f a

h a n d l i n g

and an i n s t a l l a t i o n s p a c e ,

a n d a n o p e r a t i o n c y c l e o f

t h e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r i s s h o r t e n e d

While a s u f f i c i e n t heat

t r a n s f e r

a r e a being secured s o

a s t o

i m p r o v e a n o v e r a l l

p e r f o r m a n c e

o f t h e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

i n

a s p e c t

o f e ? i c i e n c y .

2 .

Background o f t h e R e l a t e d A r t

G e n e r a l l y , most o f means f o r v e n t i l a t i n g i n n e r s p a c e s o f

a f a c t o r y , a b u i l d i n g and a house a r e a p p a r a t u s e s d i r e c t l y

d i s c h a r g i n g and i n t r o d u c i n g

a i r s u c h

a s a f a n .

Such v e n t i l a t i n g

means a r e n o t

e f f i c i e n t

i n

a s p e c t

of

t h e r m a l

e f f i c i e n c y a s

t h e y d i s c h a r g e c o o l o r Warm i r

i n

a

room

s

i t

i s

i n

summer

or

Winter.

Many

e a t e x c h a n g e r s

o f

h e a t

t r a n s f e r t y p e f o r

m a k i n g

u p

f o r t h e s e

d e f e ct s h a v e b e e n

d e v e l o p e d r e c e n t l y .

T h i s

h e a t

t r a n s f e r t y p e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r t a k e s

h e a t

a n d

m o i s t u r e

from an

i n t r o d u c e d

How of

t h e

a i r and t r a n s f e r

them

t o a d i s c h a r g e d How

of

t h e a i r s o t h a t i t

c a r r i e s

o u t

p r e f e r a b l e v e n t i l a t i o n

and

m a i n t a i n s a n a i r c o n d i t i o n . The

heat

exchanger includes a

fan

o r a

bloWer

a s means

f o r

g e n e r a t i n g p r e s s u r e n e c e s s a r y f o r o p p o s i t e ?oWs o f

a

d i s

c h a r g e d

a i r a n d

i n t r o d u c e d

a i r t o p a s s

t h r o u g h

t h e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r .

I n t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r t y p e

h e a t e x c h a n g e r , t e c h n o l o g y

f o r

a n

a p p l i c a t i o n

o f a


means i s more i m p o r t a n t t h a n

a n y t h i n g e l s e

i n

o r d e r t o r a i s e h e a t

t r a n s f e r e f ? c i e n c y

b e t W e e n t h e

o p p o s i t e

a i r

? o W s ,

a n d

much r e s e a r c h

a n d

d e v e l o p m e n t

t h e r e t o

h a v e b e e n

a c h i e v e d .

F o r

e x a m p l e ,

t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r h a v i n g a

d i s k

s h a p e d

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

means

Which i s t y p i c a l

i n c o n v e n t i o n a l h ea t

e x c h a n g e r s i s

d i s c l o s e d i n

K o r e a n U t i l i t y Model N o .

274948

( W h i c h

Was ? l e d on F e b . 7 ,

2002 by t h e a p p l i c a n t o f t h e

p r e s e n t

a p p l i c a t i o n a n d g r a n t e d l a t e

o n ) .

H o W e v e r ,

a s t h i s

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r s h o u l d

ma k e

a s i Z e o f t h e

d i s k

to b e

l a r g e

t o

ensure a s u ? i c i e n t heat t r a n s f e r r i n g a r e a , an

e n t i r e

a r e a

and

a

volume o f

t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e r become l a r g e r s u c h

t h a t t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r i s i n c o n v e n i e n t t o h a n d l e and o c c u p i e s

a

l a r g e s p a c e to

be i n s t a l l e d .

A d d i t i o n a l l y , i n

c a s e

o f t h e

d i s k

having a

diameter

of

4 5 0 mm

r more,

a s

a r a d i u s of

o t a t i o n

i s l o n g and i t

t a k e s

much

t i m e t o r o t a t e t h e d i s k , t h e

s a t i s f a c t o r y

t h e r m a l e f ? c i e n c y

c a n

n o t

b e

p r o p e r l y o b t a i n e d .

T h e r e f o r e ,

g r a d u a l l y i n c r e a s e d i s a r e q u e s t f o r

an

i m p r o v e m e n t o f

t h e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

W h i c h

i s i m p r o v e d

W i t h o u t

l i m i t a t i o n t o c o n v e n t i o n a l

d e s i g n

s u c h t h a t i t

i n c l u d e s t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

means h a v i n g t h e h i g h e f ? c i e n c y ,

and

h a s

reduced a r e a and volume

s u c h

t h a t a

h a n d l i n g

and

an i n s t a l l a t i o n

i s e a s y .

SUMMARY

OF THE INVENTION

The p r e s en t i n v e n t i o n i s

c o n t e m p l a t e d

t o s o l v e a f o r e m e n

t i o n ed p r o b l e m s , a n d h a s

a n o b j e c t t o

p r o v i d e

a

drum t y p e

h e a t exchanger i n

Which

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

means h a s a drum

s h a p e and t h u s an e n t i r e s i Z e i s reduced a s

much

a s

p o s s i b l e

and

become

c o m p a c t , s u c h t h a t

a h a n d l i n g

and

an

i n s t a l l a

t i o n i s

e a s y , a

s m a l l

s p a c e

i s

t a k e n

f o r

t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n , a

t h e r m a l e f ? c i e n c y

t o

an

n s t a l l a t i o n

s p a c e

of

h e h e a t t r a n s f e r

20

25

30

35

4 0

45

50

55

60

6 5

2

means

i s m a x i m i Z e d ,

a n d o v e r a l l

m a i n t e n a n c e

a n d

r e p a i r

such a s a checkup

o r

an exchange of h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r means

a r e

e a s y i n o r d e r f o r t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r means t o be r e c y c l e d

and t h u s a

l i f e s p a n

o f t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

i s

e x t e n d e d .

I t i s

a n o t h e r o b j e c t o f t h e

p r e s en t i n v e n t i o n t o

p r o v i d e

t h e

drum

t y p e

h e a t exchanger

Which u s e s t h e

drum W i t h

a

s h o r t

r a d i u s o f r o t a t i o n s o t h a t

an

e n t i r e o p e r a t i o n c y c l e

t i m e i s

s h o r t e n e d

and

a

h e a t

t r a n s f e r a r e a i s s u f ? c i e n t l y s e c u r e d i n

o r d e r t o k e e p t h e

t h e r m a l

e f ? c i e n c y

h i g h .

T o a c c o m p l i s h a b o v e o b j e c t s , t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n p r o

v i d e s a drum

t y p e

h e a t e x c h a n g e r

c o m p r i s i n g

a

main

body

having

an

o u t e r

a i r

o u t l e t and

an i n n e r a i r i n l e t

formed

a t

a

f r o n t p a n e l

t h e r e o f

and an o u t e r a i r i n l e t and an i n n e r a i r

o u t l e t f o r m e d a t

b o t h

s i d e p a n e l r e s p e c t i v e l y , t h e main b o d y

having

an o u t e r

a i r

chamber and an i n n e r

a i r

chamber

de?ned by d i v i d i n g a n i n n e r

s p a c e t h e r e o f W i t h

a

b l o c k i n g

p l a t e d i s p o s e d i n

a

l e n g t h d i r e c t i o n

s o

a s t o

e n a b l e

i n d o o r a i r

and

outdoor a i r

t o

How u t of

and

How

n t o

t h e room; a

h e a t

t r a n s f e r drum d i s p o s e d o v e r b o t h c h a m b e r s a l o n g

a

l e n g t h

d i r e c t i o n t h e r e o f i n t h e

main body

and

r o t a t a b l e

W i t h

b o t h

e n d s t h e r e o f b e i n g

s u p p o r t e d

b y a p l u r a l i t y o f r o l l e r s , t h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r drum

p e r f o r m i n g

h e a t e x c h a n g e b e t W e e n

t h e

i n d o o r a n d o u t d o o r

a i r

b y

t r a v e l i n g

b o t h

c h a m b e r

d u r i n g

r o t a t i o n ; and a d r i v i n g motor l o c a t e d a t one s i d e i n t h e main

b o d y

a n d

r o t a t i n g t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r drum

c o n n e c t e d t h e r e

W i t h by

a b e l t .

A r u s h

i s i n s t a l l e d betWeen t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r drum

and

h e

b l o c k i n g

p l a t e i n s e r t e d

i n

t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r drum a n d

betWeen

W a l l s

o f t h e

main body a n d

t h e


s o a s

t o

prevent

movement of

h e a t

betWeen both chambers.

The

h e a t t r a n s f e r drum c o m p r i s e s

a

drum

body h a v i n g

r o l l e r g u i d e

s u r f a c e s f o r m e d c o n t i n u o u s l y

a l o n g

a c i r c u m

f e r e n c e a t both

ends

t h e r e o f and

a p u l l e y

formed

a t a middle

p o r t i o n t h e r e o f , t h e drum body formed t o b e a

p o r o u s

meshed c y l i n d e r ; and a h e a t t r a n s f e r m edium a t t a c h e d

t o

an

e n t i r e c i r c u m f e r e n t i a l s u r f a c e o f t h e drum

body

W i t h a

?xed

t h i c k n e s s a n d

p e r f o r m i n g t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e W i t h

t h e

a i r .

The


medium

i s

f o r m e d

t o

b e

s i n g l e

body

s u r r o u n d i n g t h e

c y l i n d r i c a l h e a t t r a n s f e r

drum

a t

once

o r

a

d i v i d a b l e b o d y

c o m p r i s i n g

s e v e r a l p i e c e s

t o s u r r o u n d

t h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r d r u m .

The h e a t t r a n s f e r medium i s

made o f

one o f

p o l y e s t e r

p a r t i c l e s , g l a s s ? b e r , n o n f e r r o u s

m e t a l ,

a n d

f o a m e d

p l a s t i c .

The

r o l l e r s

g u i d i n g

a r o t a t i o n of h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum a r e

mounted

t o

be a b l e t o i d l e a t t h e f r o n t p a n e l and a r e a r p a n e l

o f t h e main b o d y , and

Wherein

f o u r

r o l l e r s

a r e

d i s p o s e d i n

a

l a t t i c e

form s o a s

t o

s u p p o r t

t h e

f o u r

p o i n t s of t h e circum

f e r e n c e

o f t h e d r u m .

The p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n m e n t i o n e d a b o v e i m p r o v e s a n

e n t i r e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e h e a t e x c h a n g e r and a

c o n v e n i e n c e

f o r u s e and m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r .

BRIEF

DESCRIPTION OF

THE

DRAWINGS

The f e a t u r e s a n d

a d v a n t a g e s

o f

t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n

W i l l

b e more d e s c r i b e d s p e c i ? c a l l y i n

t h e

f o l l o W i n g

d e s c r i p t i o n

o f

p r e f e r r e d embodiments

o f

t h e

i n v e n t i o n W i t h

r e f e r e n c e

t o

t h e a c c o m p a n y i n g d r a W i n g s W h e r e i n :

F I G . 1 i s a n e x p l o d e d p e r s p e c t i v e vieW shoWing

a

drum

t y p e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

a c c o r d i n g t o

t h e

p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n ;

F I G . 2 i s a f r o n t s e c t i o n a l vieW shoWing t h e

drum

t y p e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n ;

F I G .

3 i s a s e c t i o n a l vieW t a k e n a l o n g

i i n e

o f F I G .

2 ;

FIG. 4 i s a

s e c t i o n a l

vieW s hoWing one embodiment

of

a

h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium

n

t h e

p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n ;


8/9

US

7 , 0 6 3 , 1 2 8

B2

3

F I G . 5 i s a p e r s p e c t i v e vieW showing a c o u p l i n g

o f

a h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum

i n

t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n ;

a n d

F I G .

6

i s

a

s e c t i o n a l

vieW

t a k e n a l o n g BiB i n e o f F I G .

2 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Reference

W i l l

noW e

m a d e i n

d e t a i l t o an

embodiment

o f t h e

p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n ,

e x a m p l e s

o f

Which

a r e

i l l u s t r a t e d

i n

t h e a c c o m p a n y i n g

d r a W i n g s .

I n

e x p l a i n i n g

t h e

p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n ,

t h e same names

and

r e f e r e n c e numerals W i l l be

g i v e n to t h e same

c o m p o n e n t s ,

and

e x p l a n a t i o n s

i n t h e

same

W i l l b e o m i t t e d .

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h e a t

e x c h a n g e r a c c o r d i n g

t o

t h e p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n

i s c h a r a c t e r i Z e d by

i n c l u d i n g


means

o f

a drum s h a p e .

T h i s drum s h a p e d h e a t t r a n s f e r means t r a n s m i t s s e n s i b l e

h e a t

e n e r g y and l a t e n t

h e a t

e n e r g y t o tWo

a i r

?oWs p a s s i n g

t h e r e t h r o u g h , W i t h r o t a t i n g b y a p r e d e t e r m i n e d d r i v i n g

means.

A l s o , t h e drum s h a p e d h e a t

t r a n s f e r

means s d i s p o s e d

i n

a

main

body

o f

t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e r ,

and

s

combined

W i t h

a

b l o c k i n g p l a t e Which can p r e v e n t a m u t u a l m i x t u r e o f tWo

o p p o s i t e a i r ? o W s .

The drum

shaped h e a t t r a n s f e r

means

i n c l u d e s a

h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium Which

h a s

s u ? i c i e n t p o r o s i t y

e n a b l i n g

a

p a s s a g e

o f

t h e a i r a n d s u ? i c i e n t

d e n s i t y

f o r i n t r o d u c i n g

t u r b u l e n c e i n t o t h e air?oW and p r o v i d i n g a s u r f a c e f o r h e a t

t r a n s f e r .

F o r e x a m p l e , t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium c a n be

made

o f

p o l y e s t e r

p a r t i c l e s , g l a s s ? b e r ,

n o n f e r r o u s

m e t a l , a n d

f o a m e d

p l a s t i c .

P r e f e r a b l y , p r o p e r amount o f a d e o d o r a n t

can

be

added t o r a W

m a t e r i a l s

mentioned above t o

remove

an

o d o r ,

and Z e o l i t e

can

be added o

remove

a c t e r i a and

mold

caused

to i n h a b i t t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r

medium

d u r

t o

m o i s t u r e

i n

t h e a i r .

When h e

p a r t i c l e m a t e r i a l

s u c h a s

t h e

p o l y e s t e r , t h e g l a s s

? b e r ,

and

t h e

n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l

and

t h e

l i k e

i s

used

a s

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

medium,

a

c o n t a i n e r

i s

p r o v i d e d

t o accommo

d a t e

such

a t e r i a l and t o be

coupled

on a s u r f a c e

of

h e

drum

shaped

h e a t

t r a n s f e r means.

When h e

m a t e r i a l

such a s

t h e

f o a m e d p l a s t i c W h i c h i s

e a s i l y

f o r m e d

i s

a p p l i e d , t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium s formed a s an i n d e p e n d e n t

b o d y .

F I G .

1

i s a n e x p l o d e d p e r s p e c t i v e vieW shoWing a

drum

t y p e h e a t e x c h a n g e r

a c c o r d i n g

t o t h e p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n ,

F I G .

2 i s a f r o n t

s e c t i o n a l vieW shoWing t h e

drum t y p e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n , a n d F I G .

3

i s

a

s e c t i o n a l vieW t a k e n a l o n g i i n e o f F I G . 2 .

As s h o W n ,

a h e a t t r a n s f e r

medium

19d o r a h e a t exchange

can be con?gured t o

surround

an e n t i r e

circumference

of

a

drum

body 1 9 0 Which

s

a p o r o u s

meshed

c y l i n d e r . The h e a t

t r a n s f e r

medium

19d

s

f o r m e d

t o

b e s i n g l e

body s u r r o u n d

i n g t h e W h o l e drum body 1 9 0 o r a d i v i d a b l e body

c o m p r i s i n g


a s s i g n e d

t o

e a c h

o f s e c t i o n s

i n t o

Which

t h e

e n t i r e c i r c u m f e r e n c e o f t h e drum

body

1 9 0

i s

d i v i d e d .

The

d i v i d a b l e

b o d y i s

a d v a n t a g e o u s

f o r c h e c k i n g o r

e x c h a n g i n g t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium 1 9 d .

F o r e x a m p l e , i f t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium 19d s

formed

a s

t h e i n d e p e n d e n t b o d y u s i n g t h e f o a m e d

p l a s t i c ,

t h e c h e c k

and

t h e

exchange a r e e a s i e r . On

h e

c o n t r a ry , a s shoWn i n

F I G . 4 , i f t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

medium 19d made o f t h e p a r t i c l e

m a t e r i a l , t h e

h e a t


19d

a n b e

i n s t a l l e d i n t h e

c o n t a i n e r b y d e t a c h i n g a n d r e i n s t a l l i n g a mesh member

1 9 e

c o m p r i s i n g an o u t e r

W a l l

of

t h e

c o n t a i n e r and can be e a s i l y

c h e c k e d a n d e x c h a n g e d b y d e t a c h i n g t h e mesh

member

9 e .

A l s o ,

t h e c o n t a i n e r

c o n t a i n i n g t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r medium 19d

made o f

t h e

p a r t i c l e

m a t e r i a l

c a n b e e x c h a n g e d s e p a r a t e l y .

20

25

30

35

4 0

45

50

55

60

6 5

4

A e a t t r a n s f e r drum 1 9 h a v i n g s u c h h e a t t r a n s f e r medium

1 9 d i s d i s p o s e d i n a r e c t a n g u l a r

t u b e s h a p e d

main b o d y

1 7

a l o n g

a

l e n g t h d i r e c t i o n . T Wo i s o l a t e d s p a c e s a r e

de?ned

by

a b l o c k i n g p l a t e 1 4 Which e x t e n d s i n a l e n g t h d i r e c t i o n a l o n g

a c e n t e r a x i s

o f

t h e

main body

1 7 ,

a n d

t h e

drum 1 9 p e r f o r m s

t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e

o p e r a t i o n

W i t h b e i n g l a i d o v e r b o t h o f t h e

i s o l a t e d s p a c e s .

For such

h e a t

e x c h a n g e , an o u t e r a i r o u t l e t 10

and

an n n e r

a i r i n l e t 1 1

Which

a r e

o r i e n t e d

i n d i f f e r e n t d i r e c t i o n s i s

formed

t a f r o n t p a n e l

o f

t h e main body 1 7 ,

and

an o u t e r

a i r

i n l e t 12

and

an i n n e r a i r

o u t l e t

13 a r e formed a t both s i d e

p a n e l s r e s p e c t i v e l y . T h e b l o c k i n g

p l a t e

1 4 i s i n s t a l l e d

t o

e x t e n d

a l o n g

t h e l e n g t h d i r e c t i o n

o f

t h e main b o d y 1 7 W i t h

r e f e r e n c e

t o a

c e n t e r p o r t i o n

betWeen t h e i n l e t

and

t h e o u t l e t

i n

t h e

f r o n t p a n e l ,

s o

t h a t i t

de?nes

tWo i s o l a t e d s p a c e s ,

i . e .

an

o u t e r a i r chamber 15

and

an i n n e r a i r chamber 1 6 .

A c c o r d i n g l y ,

?oWs

i n o p p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n s o f a n o u t e r a i r

and an n n e r a i r a r e formed n t h e

main

body 1 7 , and t h e h e a t

e x c h a n g e

i s

p e r f o r m e d

i n

t h e c h a m b e r s b y t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r

drum e x t e n d i n g o v e r

b o t h

o f t h e c h a m b e r s .

F o r

e x a m p l e ,

t h e o u t e r a i r

i s i n t r o d u c e d t h r o u g h

t h e

o u t e r

a i r i n l e t 1 2 and t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r medium 19d

l o c a t e d

i n

t h e

o u t e r

a i r

chamber

1 5 ,

and

t h e n

i s

p r o v i d e d

i n

a

room

though

t h e o u t e r a i r o u t l e t 1 0 . The i n n e r a i r i s

i n t r o d u c e d

i n t o t h e

i n n e r a i r chamber 1 6

t h r o u g h

t h e i n n e r a i r i n l e t

1 1 ,

a n d t h e n

i s d i s c h a r g e d

o u t s i d e

s e q u e n t i a l l y p a s s i n g t h r o u g h t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium 19d

l o c a t e d i n

t h e

i n n e r a i r

chamber 1 5 and

t h e

i n n e r a i r

o u t l e t 1 3 .

The i n n e r a i r and

t h e

o u t e r a i r

e x c h a n g e s e n s i b l e h e a t a n d l a t e n t h e a t t h e r e o f

u s i n g

t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r medium 19d e x t en d i n g o v e r b o t h c h a m b e r s d u r i n g

s t a y i n g i n e a c h c h a m b e r . T h a t i s ,

W i t h o u t

d i s c h a r g i n g

i n n e r

h e a t t o t h e

o u t s i d e ,

f r e s h a i r i s i n t r o d u c e d f r o m t h e o u t s i d e

a n d o n l y o d o r i s g o n e

o u t s i d e .

A

l o W i n g

means i s

s e l e c t i v e l y

i n s t a l l e d d i r e c t t o e a c h

i n l e t

and

o u t l e t t o g e t h e r

With

a g r i l l , o r a

d u c t

o r a hose

e x t e n d i n g

from an e x t e r n a l

bloWing

means

i s

c o n n e c t e d

t o

s o

a s t o

induce t h e a i r How.

A

r u s h

22

i s

p r o v i d e

a s

means

f o r c u t t i n g o f f

h e a t

movement betWeen

t h e

c h a m b e r s W h i l e

t h e h e a t e x c h a n g e

i s

p e r f o r m e d i n b o t h

c h a m b e r by

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum 1 9 .

The b r u s h 2 2 i s

i n s t a l l e d

b e t W e e n t h e

b l o c k i n g

p l a t e 1 4

de?ning

b o t h

chamber

and

an i n n e r c i r c u m f e r e n t i a l s u r f a c e

o f

t h e

drum 1 9

and

betWeen

u p p e r

and l o W e r

p l a t e s

o f

t h e

main body 17 and an o u t e r c i r c u m f e r e n t i a l s u r f a c e o f t h e

drum 1 9

r e s p e c t i v e l y .

The

b r u s h

2 2

i n t e r c e p t s

h e a t move

ment betWeen

t h e

o u t e r

a i r chamber

15 and

t h e

i n n e r

a i r

chamber 1 6 ,

s o

t h a t

i t s e r v e s

t o

reduce h e a t

l o s s

a s much s

p o s s i b l e a n d t o

k e e p

h i g h

t h e r m a l

e ? i c i e n c y o f t h e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r .

The h e a t t r a n s f e r drum

19

can r o t a t e

With

a predetermined

s p e e d b e t W e e n c h a m b e r s i n

o r d e r t o

p e r f o r m t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e t o

t h e

a i r .

As shoWn

F I G . 5 , t h e drum body 1 9 0 o f t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r

drum

1 9

h a s r o l l e r g u i d e

s u r f a c e s

1 9 a

c o n t i n u o u s l y f o r m e d

a l o n g t h e

c i r c u m f e r e n c e s

o f

b o t h e n d s t h e r e o f a n d a p u l l e y

1 9 b

f o r m e d

i n

a m i d d l e p o r t i o n o f t h e body 1 9 ,

a n d

i s

c o n c e n t r i c a l l y p o s i t i o n e d i n t h e m a i n b o d y 1 7 . T h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

medium

19d s c o u p l e d b e t W e e n b o t h r o l l e r

g u i d e

s u r f a c e s

1 9 a a n d

t h e p u l l e y 1 9 b . Each

r o l l e r g u i d e

s u r f a c e

1 9 a

i s

s t a b l y s u p p o r t e d

by f o u r r o l l e r s

1 8

Which

c a n

i d l e

a n d

a r e

a r r a n g e d

i n

a l a t t i c e

f o r m a t

a t

both f r o n t p a n e l

and

r e a r

p a n e l r e s p e c t i v e l y , a n d t h u s t h e drum b o d y 1 9 0 i s ro t a t a b le

e n t i r e l y s u p p o r t e d a t

e i g h t

p o i n t s .

As

s h o W n

i n

F I G .

6 ,

t h e

p u l l e y

19b i s c o n n e c t e d by a b e l t 20 W i t h a

p u l l e y

o f a

d r i v i n g motor 21 Which i s l o c a t e d a t one s i d e o f t h e drum

body 190 s o t h a t t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r drum 1 9 can

b e

r o t a t e d by

t h e d ri v i n g motor

2 1 .


9/9

US

7 , 0 6 3 , 1 2 8

B2

5

The

d r i v i n g motor

2 1 i s

i n s t a l l e d

u s i n g

a p l a t e

b r a c k e t 2 4

?xed

o t h e

main body 17 o f

t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e r , and a n i d l e r

23

a d j u s t a b l e a l o n g a s l o t

25 i s i n s t a l l e d a t

one s i d e

of

t h e

b r a c k e t

24

s o a s

t o

a d j u s t t e n s i o n o f t h e b e l t 2 0 , i f n e c e s s a r y .

I t i s

p r e f e r a b l e t h a t r o t a t i o n

s p e e d o f

t h e d r i v i n g

m o t o r , i . e .

r o t a t i o n s p e e d o f t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r drum s 20*40 r p m .

I f

t h e r o t a t i o n

s p e e d

o f t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum s t o o

l o W ,

t h e

e ? i c i e n c y o f

t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e r i s r e d u c e d , a n d i f

t h e

r o t a t i o n s p e e d

i s e x c e s s i v e l y

h i g h , an i n t e r s e c t i o n

o r a

mixture

of h e

o p p o s i t e

air?oWs can

occur

and t h u s amount

o f

v e n t i l a t i o n

i s

r e d u c e d .

HoWever,

t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r

drum o f

t h e p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n

h a s a


s u r f a c e s u ? i c i e n t f o r

t h e h e a t

exchange and

a r o t a t i o n r a d i u s t h e r e o f

s

n o t

g r e a t .

T h e r e f o r e , t h o u g h

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum

s

r o t a t e d

W i t h h i g h

s p e e d

m e n t i o n e d

a b o v e , i t m a i n t a i n s t h e e x c e l l e n t

t h e r m a l

e f ? c i e n c y .

M e a n w h i l e , i n t h e

p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n t h e

drum

t y p e

e x c h a n g e r i n c l u d e s a d d i t i o n a l a i r p u r i ? c a t i o n means i n c l u d

i n g

? l t e r i n g m a t e r i a l f o r

p u r i f y i n g d i s c h a r g e d

o r

i n t r o d u c e d

an.

Though t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r

medium

c a n c a r r y o u t ? l t e r i n g

W i t h

r e g a r d

t o some

k i n d

o f p a r t i c l e s ,

a n d e s p e c i a l l y

m a y

h a v e

g o o d

? l t e r i n g

e ? f e c t

a c c o r d i n g

t o

t h e

m a t e r i a l

o f

W h i c h

t h e

medium o n s i s t s ,

i t

i s p r e f e r a b l e

f o r t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

to be

combined

W i t h

t h e

a i r

p u r i ? c a t i o n

means mentioned

a b o v e .

The i r p u r i ? c a t i o n

m e a n s , f o r

e x a m p l e t h e ? l t e r m a t e r i a l

i s

e s p e c i a l l y p r o v i d e d t o

t h e o u t e r

a i r i n l e t 12

s o

a s t o

s u p p l y

c l e a n

a i r

t o

t h e room o r p u r i f y a i r

t o

be forWarded

t o

t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

m e d i u m , a f t e r ? l t e r i n g i m p u r i t i e s i n

t h e

o u t e r

a i r .

S u c h

a d o p t i o n o f

t h e a i r

p u r i ? c a t i o n means e ? f e c t i v e l y

i n c r e a s e s

a p p l i c a b i l i t y

o f t h e d r u m t y p e h e a t e x c h a n g e r .

T h e drum t y p e h e a t e x c h a n g e r a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n i s

mainly

i n s t a l l e d t o a WindoW, and can be

d i s p o s e d

i n t h e room by

e x t e n d i n g

t h e

d u c t

o r

h o s e

o u t s i d e .

I n a d d i t i o n ,

t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e r may b e

l a i d

i n t o

t h e

c e i l i n g

and

can be

i n s t a l l e d i n

v a r i o u s Ways.

T h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e

o p e r a t i o n

o f

t h e

drum

t y p e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r W i l l

b e

e x p l a i n e d

i n d e t a i l .

TWo

o p p o s i t e

a i r

?oWs p a s s e s t h r o u g h

t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum 1 9 i n t h e

main

body h a v i n g t h e i n n e r and o u t e r a i r

c h a m b e r s 1 5 , 1 6 d i v i d e d by t h e p l a t e 1 4 a n d t h e


drum

1 9 t r a v e l i n g t h r o u g h t h e c h a m b e r s W i t h

b e i n g

r o t a t e d

by

t h e m o t o r

T h a t

s ,

t o

a c h i e v e t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e W i t h

t h e


medium, t h e o u t e r a i r i s i n t r o d u c e d

i n

a

r a d i a l d i r e c t i o n of

t h e drum 1 9 a n d t h e n g u i d e d a l o n g

a n

a x i a l d i r e c t i o n t h e r e o f ,

and t h e i n n e r a i r i s i n t r o d u c e d i n t h e a x i a l d i r e c t i o n and t h e n

g u i d e d

a l o n g

t h e

r a d i a l d i r e c t i o n .

TWo

o p p o s i t e

a i r

?oWs

a re p r o d u c e d b y t h e b l o W i n g

means

connected

t o

t h e i n n e r a i r i n l e t 1 1 and t h e o u t e r a i r

i n l e t

1 2 , a n d

t h e n t h e

s e n s i b l e a n d

l a t e n t h e a t i s

e x c h a n g e d

b e t W e e n t h e

i n n e r

a i r

a n d

t h e

o u t e r a i r ,

p a s s i n g

t h r o u g h

t h e

r o t a t i n g

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum

9 .

T h e r e f o r e , t h e d i s c h a r g e d a i r

?oWs o u t s i d e W i t h

t h e

s e n s i b l e and

l a t e n t

h e a t a r e t a k e n

and

t h e

i n t r o d u c e d

a i r

?oWs

i n t o t h e

room p a s s i n g t h r o u g h

t h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r drum 1 9 a n d t a k i n g

t h e s e n s i b l e and

a t e n t h e a t

g a t h e r e d i n t h e drum d u r i n g d i s c h a rg i n g t h e i n n e r a i r .

As

s u c h , d u e

t o

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

e f ? c i e n c y

and t h e

m a t e r i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e

h e a t


and

t h e

l a r g e s u r f a c e

f o r

t h e h e a t e x c h a n g e , t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n

p r o v i d e s t h e

drum

t y p e h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

W h i c h s

s i m p l e i n a n

e n t i r e s i Z e

and an o p e r a t i n g method

such

a s

a volume of t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

and t h e r o t a t i o n s p e e d , a n d

i s e a s y

i n a n

i n s t a l l a t i o n

t h e r e o f . T h e r e f o r e ,

a s

room a i r

i s v e n t i l a t e d

p e r f o r m i n g

t h e h e a t

e x c h a n g e

b y u s i n g t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r

drum Which can g a t h e r t h e s e n s i b l e and

l a t e n t

h e a t and

can

20

25

30

35

4 0

45

50

55

60

6 5

6

v a r y

t h e

o p p o s i t e p o s i t i o n s o f

t h e a i r

?oWs b y

t h e

r o t a t i o n ,

an

e f ? c i e n t

a i r

c o n d i t i o n i n g

e f f e c t can be o b t a i n e d r e s t r a i n

i n g

h e a t

l o s s i n t h e r o o m .

The a d v a n t a g e s o f t h e h e a t e x c h a n g e r a c c o r d i n g t o t h e

p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n

a r e

summarized a s f o l l o W s .

The r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n

p r o v i d e s t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r

i n c l u d

i n g t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

means

o f

t h e

drum

s h a p e . A c c o r d i n g l y ,

p e r f o r m a n c e

o f

t h e

h e a t

e x c h a n g e r i s g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e d .

More

s p e c i ? c a l l y , a c r o s s s e c t i o n

o f

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

medium an be

increased t o

ensure a s u f ? c i e n t h e a t

t r a n s f e r

a r e a , and an e n t i r e Width and

volume

can be reduced s o t h a t

a checkup

and

an

exchange a r e

e a s y and a

l a r g e

s p a c e i s n o t

o c c u p i e d f o r

t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n . E s p e c i a l l y , t h e s u f ? c i e n t h e a t

t r a n s f e r a r e a

i s

o b t a i n e d and a c y c l e

t i m e

to t h e number of

r o t a t i o n

p e r

t i m e

i s

s h o r t e n e d ,

s u c h

t h a t t h e e x c e l l e n t h e a t

e x c h a n g e

e ? i c i e n c y i s o b t a i n e d .

I n

a d d i t i o n ,

t h e p r e se n t i n v e n t i o n can

be

u s e d

W i t h

t h e

a d d i t i o n a l

a i r p u r i ? c a t i o n means u s i n g t h e d u c t .

Although a number o f

embodiment

have d e s c r i b e d

i n t h e

a b o v e s p e c i ? c a t i o n ,

i t

s h o u l d b e a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e p r e s e n t

i n v e n t i o n c o u l d

b e embodied

i n

many o t h e r

s p e c i ? c

mode

i n c l u d e d W i t h i n t h e s p r i t a n d s c o p e o f t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n .

T h u s ,

t h e

p r e s e n t

embodiments

s h o u l d

be

c o n s i d e r e d

a s

i l l u s t r a t i v e , a n d t h e

p r e s en t i n v e n t i o n c o u l d

b e modi?ed

W i t h i n

t h e s c o p e o f

c l a i m s

a n d t h e e q u i v a l e n t t h e r e o f .

What s c l a i m e d

i s :

1 .

A rum t y p e


c o m p r i s i n g :

a

main

body

having

an o u t e r a i r o u t l e t

and

an i n n e r a i r

i n l e t

formed

a t

a f r o n t p a n e l t h e r e o f and

an o u t e r a i r

i n l e t and an

i n n e r

a i r o u t l e t formed a t b o t h s i d e

p a n e l

r e s p e c t i v e l y ,

t h e main body

h a v i n g a n

o u t e r a i r

cham

b e r

and

a n i n n e r

a i r

chamber

de?ned

by d i v i d i n g

a n

i n n e r

s p a c e

t h e r e o f W i t h

a

b l o c k i n g

p l a t e

d i s p o s e d

i n a

l e n g t h d i r e c t i o n

s o

a s t o

e n a b l e i n d o o r a i r

and

outdoor

a i r t o

How u t o f

and How i n t o t h e room;

a

h e a t

t r a n s f e r drum d i s p o s e d o v e r b o t h chambers a l o n g

a l e n g t h

d i r e c t i o n t h e r e o f i n

t h e

main

body

and r o t a t

a b l e W i t h b o t h e n d s t h e r e o f b e i n g

s u p p o r t e d

by a

p l u r a l i t y

o f

r o l l e r s ,

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum

p e r f o r m i n g

h e a t e x c h a n g e b e t W e e n t h e

i n d o o r

a n d o u t d o o r a i r b y

t r a v e l i n g b o t h c h a m b e r s d u r i n g r o t a t i o n ;

a

d r i v i n g

motor

l o c a t e d

a t one

s i d e i n

t h e main body

and

r o t a t i n g

t h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r drum c o n n e c t e d

t h e r e W i t h b y

a b e l t

Wherein

t h e


c o m p r i s i n g :

a

drum body h a v i n g r o l l e r g u i d e

s u r f a c e s formed

c o n

t i n u o u s l y a l o n g c i r c u m f e r e n c e s o f b o t h e n d s t h e r e o f

and a

p u l l e y

formed a t a middle

p o r t i o n

t h e r e o f , t h e

drum

body formed t o b e a p o r o u s meshed c y l i n d e r ;

a h e a t t r a n s f e r medium t t a c h e d

t o an

e n t i r e circumfer

e n t i a l

s u r f a c e o f t h e drum

body

W i t h

a ?xed

t h i c k n e s s

a n d

p e r f o r m i n g

t h e

h e a t e x c h a n g e

W i t h

t h e

a i r .

2 . The h e a t e x c h a n g e r

a c c o r d i n g

t o c l a i m 1 , W h e r e i n a

b r u s h

i s

i n s t a l l e d

betWeen

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r drum

and t h e

b l o c k i n g p l a t e

i n s e r t e d

i n

t h e


a n d

betWeen

W a l l s

o f

t h e

main body

a n d

t h e h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum

s o

a s

t o prevent movement of

h e a t

betWeen both chambers.

3 .

The


a c c o r d i n g

t o c l a i m 1 , W h e r e i n

t h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r medium i s

formed

t o be a s i n g l e body s u r

rounding

t h e

c y l i n d r i c a l

h e a t

t r a n s f e r

drum a t

once

o r

a

d i v i d a b l e b o d y

c o m p r i s i n g


t o s u r r o u n d

t h e

h e a t

t r a n s f e r d r u m .

4 . The h e a t e x c h a n g e r

a c c o r d i n g

t o c l a i m 1 , W h e r e i n

t h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r medium s made o f o n e o f p o l y e s t e r p a r t i c l e s ,

g l a s s

? b e r , n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l , a n d f o a m e d p l a s t i c .

5 .

The


a c c o r d i n g t o

c l a i m 3 , W h e r e i n

t h e

h e a t t r a n s f e r medium s made o f

o n e

o f p o l y e s t e r p a r t i c l e s ,

g l a s s

? b e r ,

n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l ,

a n d f o a m e d p l a s t i c .

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