PatentsALERT
temperature generator GH, which does not require
any moving parts and air-tight and/or liquid-tight
seal portions, with the result that reliable detection
of the liquid level can be achieved indefinitely.
The liquid level detecting heat exchanger XC
comprises an effective heat transfer area variable
according to a level of liquid in a solution piping
which connects an outlet portion of the high
temperature generator GH and the high
temperature heat exchanger XH.
5551255
ACCUMULATOR DISTILLATION
INSERT FOR ZEOTROPIC
REFRIGERANT MIXTURES
Rothfleisch Peter Gaithersburg, MD, UNITED
STATES assigned to The United States of
America as represented by the Secretary of
Commerce
An accumulator distillation insert is provided for
allowing the composition of a zeotropic reliigerant
to be adjusted based upon a building heat load.
The accumulator distillation insert comprises an
accumulator, the accumulator having a two-phase
input and a vapor output&e accumulator having
a refrigerant mixture, in liquid form, disposed at a
bottom of the accumulator; an immersion heater is
provided in communication with the refrigerant
mixture, in liquid form; and a distillation column
is disposed in the accumulator, the distillation
column is maintained above the refrigerant
mixture in liquid form, the distillation column is
provided for changing the chemical composition
of the refrigerant mixture by decreasing the
amount of volatile components in the refrigerant
mixture, stored in the accumulator and thereby
increasing the capacity of the heat pump system.
5551256
PROCESS FOR LIQUEFACTION
OF NATURAL GAS
Schmidt Hans Wolfkatshausen, GERMANY
assigned to Linde Aktiengesellschaft
A pressurized natural gas flow, from which CO2
XI
and H20 are first removed using an adsorptive
separation device, is subjected to liquefaction. The
pre-purified natural gas flow is brought into heat
exchange with at least one refrigerant routed in a
refrigeration circuit and liquefied. The adsorptive
separation device is regenerated by means of a
regeneration gas containing a partial flow of the
pre-purified natural gas flow and optionally
additional residual gas flows such as a flash gas
flow. During the cooling and liquefaction process
of the natural gas flow at least the partial natural
gas flow needed-for regeneration of the adsorptive
separation device is separated when the
temperature of the partial flow is such that the
efficiency of cold use can be maximized by
throttling to the regeneration gas pressure.
5551991
COMPACT SOLAR ENERGY
COLLECTOR
Avero Manuel B Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SPAIN
Compact solar energy collector that incorporates
into the same housing the collector itself and an
accumulator in the shape of a parallelepiped and
divided by walls to better withstand water
pressure, being then complemented with the
remaining conventional elements such as pump,
differential thermostat, purges and valves, the
housing being fitted with a transparent cover and
a heat exchanger inside that is connected to the
pump and to the collector and at the other end to
valve and lip, the rest of the interior of the housing
containing insulating material. The water pumping
rate is controlled by supplying the pump with
electrical power generated by a photovoltaic panel
in proportion to the intensity of available sunlight.
5551992
THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC
GENERATOR WITH LOW
BANDGAP CELLS AND
HYDROCARBON BURNER
Fraas Lewis M Issaquah, WA, UNITED
STATES assigned to JX Crystals Inc