Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for producing distilled water which is provided with a bleed unit capable of bleeding non-condensible gas continuously for a long time and the operation efficiency of which can be improved. SOLUTION: This apparatus for producing distilled water is provided with the bleed unit 50 for bleeding non-condensible gas and is used for producing distilled water by distilling raw water. The bleed unit is provided with: a plurality of vacuum pumps 51 each having a moisture separating mechanism for separating/removing the moisture mixed in an oil tank; and an operation control unit 54 for controlling the start-up/shutdown of each of the plurality of vacuum pumps 51. The operation control unit 54 selects and operates any one 51 of the plurality of vacuum pumps 51 according to a predetermined preferential condition so that the vacuum pump 51 whose maintained state is best at that time is selected and operated when non-condensible gas is bled from this apparatus for producing distilled water. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust heat power recovery device, reduced in size equally to the forced circulation while a medium recirculation pump is omitted, having high reliability, small-sized and inexpensive. SOLUTION: An exhaust heat power recovery device includes: a steam generator 1; a turbine 2; a condenser 3; and a medium circulation pump 5, wherein the devices are connected to each other by piping 6, and a gas-liquid separator 7 is provided between the steam generator 1 and the turbine 2. The separated operating medium liquid of the gas-liquid separator 7 is guided to the condenser 3 through the piping 11, a heat exchanger 12 is provided for performing heat exchanger between the separated operating medium liquid and the operating medium liquid fed to the steam generator 1 by the medium circulating pump 5, and an orifice 15 is provided as a flow control means in piping between the condenser 3 and the heat exchanger 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum evaporation distillation apparatus provided with an inexpensive high-reliability noncondensible gas discharge means not using any vacuum pump to discharge noncondensible gases from the apparatus. SOLUTION: This vacuum evaporation distillation apparatus is the one provided with a vacuum distillation vessel 10 that produces fresh water by heating raw water in a vacuum with heat directly or indirectly supplied from a heat source to generate steam and condensing the steam and a fresh water discharge pump 30 that discharges the produced fresh water, wherein a gas extraction means (gas extraction pipe 17, ejector 23, or the like) that collects noncondensible gases in the apparatus and an extracted gas tank 16 that holds the noncondensible gases collected by the gas extraction means at atmospheric or subatmospheric pressure are provided, and the fresh water discharge pump 30 is used to pressurize the extracted gas tank 16 to at least atmospheric pressure or to nearly atmospheric pressure, and the noncondensible gases are discharged from the apparatus by pressurizing the inside of the extracted gas tank 16 by means of the fresh water discharge pump 30 when the noncondensible gases are discharged from the extracted gas tank 16. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generating device that is excellent in responding to an emergency stop, and also that can maintain safety even in a power failure while taking in thermal energy available to the maximum extent. SOLUTION: This power generating device is provided with a steam generator 10 that evaporates an working medium M by exchanging heat with a heating medium H; an expanding machine 20 that expands the evaporated working medium to obtain mechanical power; a generator driven by the expanding machine to generate an AC voltage; a rectifier that converts the generated AC voltage into a DC voltage; an inverter 120 that converts the DC voltage to an AC voltage; and a controlling means 101 that controls an output AC current to a power system, in such a way that the DC voltage or the generated AC voltage reaches a prescribed voltage. A power generating device provided with a heater 130 on which the voltage generated by the generator acts and a switch 131 arranged in series to the heater is included. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generating device and a power generating method capable of reducing the size and volume of an overall system by efficiently cooling the heating parts of a turbine generator and its peripheral equipment. SOLUTION: This power generating device comprises a steam generator 11 recovering waste heat and generating the high-pressure steam of a working medium, the turbine generator 13 driving the turbine by expanding the high-pressure steam to generate power by the generator directly coupled to the turbine, a condenser 14 cooling the steam after driving the turbine by a cooling medium, and a pump 15 pressurizing the liquid working medium condensed by the condenser and feeding the pressurized working medium to a steam generator. The condensed liquid working medium pressurized by the pump 15 is led to the cooler of the turbine generator 22 or a cooler 18a for bearing lubricating oil to cool, and then returned to the condenser 14. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generating device and a power generating method for simplifying a lubricating oil system around a turbine generator and attaining energy saving. SOLUTION: This power generating device is provided with a steam generator 11; the turbine generator 13 generating power by expanding high pressure steam to drive an expander connected to the generator; a condenser 14; and a pump 15 for feeding the condensate of an operating medium condensed by the condenser, into the steam generator. The power generating device is further provided with a tank 18 for storing lubricating oil used to lubricate bearings of the turbine generator; piping 19a for returning the operating medium stored at the bottom part of the tank, to the condenser; an ejector 17 using the lubricating oil stored in the tank, as a driven liquid and using the condensate of the operating medium pressurized by the pump 15, as a driving liquid of high pressure; and piping for supplying a mixed liquid of operating medium and lubricating oil mixed and pressurized by the ejector, to the bearings. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and miniaturizable absorption refrigerating machine. SOLUTION: This absorption refrigerating machine has an evaporator E for evaporating a refrigerant liquid, and an absorber A for absorbing a refrigerant evaporated by the evaporator E in an absorbing liquid. The absorbing liquid is mixed with a granular material having specific heat larger than the absorbing liquid. The absorber is provided for absorbing the refrigerant evaporated by the evaporator in the absorbing liquid, and since the absorbing liquid is mixed with the granular material having the specific heat larger than the absorbing liquid, the absorber can be miniaturized. Here, the granular material is preferably formed as a microcapsule MC of sealing a substance having large specific heat in a capsule. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a regenerator having excellent heat transfer performance and simple structure and an absorption refrigerating machine with the regenerator. SOLUTION: This regenerator 1 increases the concentration of an adsorbent installed in the absorption refrigerating machine. The regenerator 1 comprises a plurality of hollow plates 20 allowing heating fluid 61w heating the adsorbent to pass the hollow side thereof and generally vertically arranged at specified intervals generally parallel with each other, a connection passage 21 connecting the hollow plates 20 to each other and supplying the heating fluid 61w to the plurality of hollow plates 20, and a shell 3 storing the hollow plates 20 and accumulating the adsorbent so that the bottom parts of the hollow plates can be dipped in the adsorbent. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator usable also as an air conditioner capable of being economically and efficiently operated by controlling operating states. SOLUTION: This refrigerator comprises an absorption type refrigerator 1 having a regenerator G, a condenser C, an absorber A, and an evaporator E and a plurality of compression type refrigerating machines 2 to 5 having one or more of user side heat exchangers Ec, depressurizing mechanisms V, compressors M, first heat source side heat exchangers C1 for exchanging heat between a first heat source fluid and refrigerant, and second heat source side heat exchangers C2 connected in series and/or parallel with the first heat source side heat exchangers C1. The evaporator E of the absorbing refrigerating machine 1 exchanges heat with the second heat source side heat exchangers C2 of the compression refrigerating machines 2 to 5, and the heat exchangers C2 of the refrigerating machines 2 to 5 and the evaporator E of the refrigerating machine 1 are connected to each other in series and/or parallel with the flow of heat transfer medium. The refrigerating machine 1 comprises a means for detecting the temperature of the heat exchanger E or an equivalent physical amount, and may comprises a means for controlling the temperature or the corresponding physical value within a specified range. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide refrigerating equipment combined with an absorption type and a compression type and efficiently driving by adjusting the driving state of a compression refrigerating machine according to the state of cooling loads and absorption refrigerating effects. SOLUTION: This refrigerating equipment is formed by combining the absorption refrigerating machine having an evaporator E exhibiting the refrigerating effect using waste heat as a heat source, with a compression refrigerating machine having one or more compressors Mc, an evaporator Ec exhibiting the refrigerating effect, a first condenser cooling using outside air or cooling water, a second condenser connected to the evaporator E of the absorption refrigerating machine in a heat exchange relation, and, or a supercooling device; and is provided a means adjusting a load to the evaporator E and a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the evaporator E. The plurality of compression refrigerating machines can be connected to the single absorption refrigerating machine and preferably, each compression refrigerating machine is provided with a means collectively, dividedly, or individually adjusting the load from the second condenser side and/or the supercooling device side to the evaporator E. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO