Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Centrifugal bernoulli heat pump
- Patent Title (中): 离心式bernoulli热泵
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Application No.: US11908130Application Date: 2006-03-09
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Publication No.: US07918094B2Publication Date: 2011-04-05
- Inventor: Arthur R. Williams , Charles Agosta
- Applicant: Arthur R. Williams , Charles Agosta
- Applicant Address: US MA Worcester
- Assignee: MachFlow Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee: MachFlow Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Worcester
- Agency: Bingham McCutchen LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2006/008428 WO 20060309
- International Announcement: WO2006/099052 WO 20060921
- Main IPC: F25B9/00
- IPC: F25B9/00

Abstract:
Heat pumps move heat from a source to a higher temperature heat sink. This invention enables spontaneous source-to-sink heat transfer. Spontaneous heat transfer is accomplished by conducting heat from the source through rotating disks to a portion of the generally warmer sink flow that is cooled to a temperature below that of the source by the Bernoulli effect. The nozzled flow required for Bernoulli cooling is provided by the corotating disk pairs. The distance between the opposing surfaces of the disk pair decreases with distance from the rotation axis, forming a nozzle. The heat-sink flow through the nozzle is maintained by centrifugal force caused by the circular motion of the gas near the disk surfaces. Embodiments of the invention differ in the paths followed by the source and sink fluid flows, by the number of disk pairs and by the state (gas or liquid.) of the heat source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090277192A1 CENTRIFUGAL BERNOULLI HEAT PUMP Public/Granted day:2009-11-12
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