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A PROCESS AND SYNTHESIZER FOR MOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF MATERIALS
IN
HEAT PUMP APPLICATION
FOR
ENERGY CONSERVATION
AND
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS.
(U.K.Patent No.GB2397782, INDIA Patent No.200286)
(Rights Recorded in USA, UK, CANADA, JAPAN,CHINA,PHILIPPINES & PCT Countries).
The EXCITATIONS of the FREON or ANY GAS used for cooling and heating in the refrigeration or heat pump cycle undergoes changes in the MOLECULAR ENERGIES as indicated below:
Depending upon the MOLECULAR STRUCTURE of the gas, it's temperature and EXCITATION INTENSITY, the SPECIFIC HEAT AT CONSTANT PRESSURE (Cp) and SPECIFIC HEAT AT CONSTANT VOLUME (Cv) will change. This in turn will change the GAS CONSTANT (k) which is a ratio of Cp and Cv.
Any HEAT PUMP /HEAT ENGINE CYCLE performance can be easily altered and controlled by the INTENSITY OF EXCITATIONS of the gas used as the medium for heat transfer.
AS A DEFROSTER AND EFFICIENCY ENHANCER IN THE HEAT PUMPS:
Being a passive microwave device, the synthesizer can be installed inline in the refrigeration or heat pump fluid flow line for making use of the heat generated in addition to the molecular excitation of the gas for changing the GAS CONSTANT.
When an electric HEAT PUMP operate in the HEATING MODE, the heat generated by the synthesizer can be applied to the external surfaces of the outside coil to:
1.Defrost the outside coil of the heat pump.
2.Prevent accumulation of frost on the external surfaces of the outside coil of the heat pump.
3.Enable the heat applied to the external surfaces of the coil of the heat pump to be absorbed into the heat
pump system through the outside coil thereby enhancing the heat pump output performance and efficiency.
ELIMINATION GAS FLOW REVERSAL IN THE HEAT PUMPS AND LOSS OF HEAT FROM THE ROOMS FOR THE DEFROST:
When an electric heat pump operate in the heating mode, the refrigerant flows through a system of pipes, valves and coils. When it flow through the outside heat exchange coil kept outside the area to be heated, the refrigerant becomes extremely cold due to phase change from liquid to vapor. Heat from the ambient air is absorbed into the system through the outside coil of the heat pump assisted by a fan. The refrigerant vapor is then compressed by an electric compressor and the compression increase the pressure and temperature of the vapor. The heated vapor is made to flow through the inside coil of the heat pump which is kept inside a warm air duct from where heat is absorbed and carried inside the area to be heated. When the refrigerant vapor flows through the inside coil, it get condensed changing back to liquid state. It then flows through a valve and back to the outside coil to continue the cycle.
In the air conditioning mode, a reversing valve changes the direction of flow of the refrigerant in the heat pump system. This makes the inside coil to act as an evoparator and the outside coil to act as the condenser. Heat is thus absorbed from the building room and discharged outside.
In the conventional heat pump, defrosting process require refrigerant flow reversal to make the heat pump run as an air conditioner during the defrost cycle. Heat is absorbed from the inside room and discharged into the ambient air outside. This will reduce the heating effect inside the building and to bring back the room to the same heat, require additional energy input through electric heaters controlled by thermostats.
The synthesizer eliminates the reverse refrigerant flow, reverse valve mechanism and avoids the heat lost from the room building for the defrost while improving the heat output efficiency and the heat pump performance.