JPH073289B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents
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- JPH073289B2 JPH073289B2 JP4131477A JP13147792A JPH073289B2 JP H073289 B2 JPH073289 B2 JP H073289B2 JP 4131477 A JP4131477 A JP 4131477A JP 13147792 A JP13147792 A JP 13147792A JP H073289 B2 JPH073289 B2 JP H073289B2
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Description
【０００１】この発明は、空冷によって冷媒を凝縮する
室外側熱交換器と、室外側熱交換器からの冷媒を蒸発さ
せる室内側熱交換器とを備えた冷房装置の改良に関する
ものである。The present invention relates to an improvement of a cooling device having an outdoor heat exchanger for condensing a refrigerant by air cooling and an indoor heat exchanger for evaporating the refrigerant from the outdoor heat exchanger.
【０００２】この種の冷房装置にあっては、室内側熱交
換器での空気冷却用フィン・コイル中における冷媒の蒸
発による熱交換に際し、そのフィン・コイルの外表面に
室内空気中の水分の凝縮による結露が冷水となって生じ
るものである。この結露水は、従来の冷房装置では、ド
レンパンに集めてドレンパイプから室外に排出するよう
にされ、これを冷房装置の熱交換サイクルの中に組込ん
で利用せず、単に廃棄物として処理されていたのであ
り、従って結露水を作るために相当無駄にエネルギーを
消費していたことになる。In this type of cooling device, when heat is exchanged by evaporation of the refrigerant in the air-cooling fin-coil in the indoor heat exchanger, moisture in the indoor air is removed from the outer surface of the fin-coil. Condensation due to condensation is generated as cold water. In the conventional cooling device, this condensed water is collected in a drain pan and discharged from the drain pipe to the outside of the room.The condensed water is not incorporated in the heat exchange cycle of the cooling device and is not used, but simply treated as waste. Therefore, the energy was wasted considerably in order to produce the condensed water.
【０００３】この発明は、上記のように従来単に廃棄物
として処理されていた室内側熱交換器で生じる結露水
を、室外側熱交換器における空冷による熱交換のための
補助的なエネルギー源として有効に活用することによっ
て、冷房装置の熱交換効率を高めようとするものであっ
て、その特徴は、室外側熱交換器への空冷用空気流中
に、室内側熱交換器で生じる結露水をその空気流に当て
て蒸発させる蒸発式空気冷却器を設け、蒸発式空気冷却
器が、結露水を浸透させる吸水材を、熱伝導性が良好な
材料からなる被覆材によって被覆された状態で有するも
のであり、被覆材が空気流を通過させる空気孔を有する
こと、および、被覆材を室外側熱交換器に接触させたこ
とにある。The present invention uses the dew condensation water generated in the indoor heat exchanger, which has conventionally been simply treated as waste, as an auxiliary energy source for heat exchange by air cooling in the outdoor heat exchanger. It is intended to improve the heat exchange efficiency of the cooling device by effectively utilizing it, and the feature thereof is that the dew condensation water generated in the indoor heat exchanger in the air cooling air flow to the outdoor heat exchanger. Is provided with an evaporative air cooler that evaporates the air by applying a And that the coating has an air hole through which the air flow passes, and the coating is brought into contact with the outdoor heat exchanger.
【０００４】以下に本発明を実施例について図面を参照
して説明する。図１の冷房装置において、１はフィン・
コイル式の冷媒凝縮器からなる室外側熱交換器であっ
て、室外でフィン・コイル中の冷媒を空冷によって凝縮
する熱交換を行うもので、強制的に空冷用空気流ａをフ
ィン・コイルに向けて吹き付けるように流通させるため
のファンからなる送風機２を備えている。また３はフィ
ン・コイル式の冷媒蒸発器からなる室内側熱交換器であ
って、空気冷却用フィン・コイル中で冷媒を蒸発させて
室内空気冷却の熱交換を行うもので、冷却する室内空気
流ａ’をフィン・コイルにあてるように流通させるため
のファンからなる送風機４を備えている。室内側熱交換
器３で蒸発した冷媒は帰還路７を通して圧縮機５に送ら
れ、圧縮機５で圧縮され、室外側熱交換器１に送られ
る。室外側熱交換器１にて冷媒は空冷用空気流ａによっ
て冷却されて凝縮し、凝縮した冷媒は送り路６を通して
膨張弁に送られ、膨張弁で減圧され、室内側熱交換器３
に送られる。室内側熱交換器３にて冷媒は室内空気流
ａ’から熱を奪って蒸発する。室内側熱交換器３には、
冷媒蒸発に際してフィン・コイルの外表面に室内空気中
の水分が凝縮して生ずる結露水をドレンパンに受けてか
ら室外に排出するドレンパイプ８が備わっている。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the cooling device of FIG. 1, 1 is a fin
An outdoor heat exchanger consisting of a coil-type refrigerant condenser, which performs heat exchange to condense the refrigerant in the fins and coils by air cooling outside, and forcibly applies an air cooling air flow a to the fins and coils. The blower 2 is provided with a fan for circulating the air so as to blow it toward the air blower 2. Further, 3 is an indoor heat exchanger composed of a fin-coil type refrigerant evaporator, which evaporates the refrigerant in the air-cooling fin-coil to perform heat exchange for indoor air cooling, and the indoor air to be cooled. The fan 4 is provided with a fan for circulating the flow a ′ so as to hit the fin coil. The refrigerant evaporated in the indoor heat exchanger 3 is sent to the compressor 5 through the return path 7, compressed by the compressor 5, and sent to the outdoor heat exchanger 1. In the outdoor heat exchanger 1, the refrigerant is cooled by the airflow a for air cooling and condensed, and the condensed refrigerant is sent to the expansion valve through the feed passage 6 and is decompressed by the expansion valve, and the indoor heat exchanger 3
Sent to. In the indoor heat exchanger 3, the refrigerant takes heat from the indoor air flow a'and evaporates. In the indoor heat exchanger 3,
A drain pipe 8 is provided on the outer surfaces of the fins and coils when the refrigerant evaporates, and the dew condensation water generated by condensation of water in the room air is received by the drain pan and then discharged to the outside of the room.
【０００５】この発明は、係る冷房装置において、上記
の室内側熱交換器３で生じて排出される結露水を、室外
側熱交換器１への空冷用空気流ａ中で、その空気流ａに
あてて蒸発させる蒸発式空気冷却器９を設けてなるもの
である。即ち、ドレンパイプ８に連結することによって
室内側熱交換器３で生ずる結露水を導いて蒸発させるよ
うにした蒸発式空気冷却器９を介装するものである。In the cooling apparatus according to the present invention, the dew condensation water generated and discharged in the indoor heat exchanger 3 is supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger 1 in the air cooling air flow a. An evaporative air cooler 9 for evaporating the light is provided. That is, the evaporative air cooler 9 is connected to the drain pipe 8 to guide and evaporate the condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger 3.
【０００６】蒸発式冷却器９は、結露水を浸透させる吸
水材１０を被覆材１２で覆ってなるものであるが、この
吸水材１０としては、繊維束、フェルト、スポンジ等が
使用できる。たとえば図２のように、吸水材１０は、室
外側熱交換器１の冷媒凝縮用フィン・コイルへの送風機
２による冷却用空気流ａの吹付け側に、空気の流通が可
能なように適当な間隔をおいて複数列設け、これら吸水
材１０に液分岐管１１を介してドレンパイプ８を連結す
ることによって均等に結露水を浸透吸水させるように構
成するとよい。The evaporative cooler 9 is formed by covering a water absorbing material 10 for permeating dew condensation water with a coating material 12. As the water absorbing material 10, a fiber bundle, felt, sponge or the like can be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the water absorbing material 10 is suitable so that the air can flow on the side of the cooling air flow a blown by the blower 2 to the refrigerant condensing fins and coils of the outdoor heat exchanger 1. It is advisable to provide a plurality of rows at regular intervals and connect the drain pipe 8 to the water absorbing material 10 via the liquid branch pipe 11 so that the dew condensation water is uniformly permeated and absorbed.
【０００７】スリット等の空気孔を有する被覆材１２
は、吸水材１０を半露出状に被覆して保護および補強す
るものであるが、これは、たとえば図３Ａのように、繊
維束からなる吸水材１０をコイル状の被覆材１２でコイ
ルピッチのスリットの空気孔１３から露呈するように被
覆したものとしたり、図３Ｂのように、繊維束からなる
吸水材１０を多数のスリット状等の透孔の空気孔１３を
均等分散的に有する筒状の被覆材１２で被覆したものと
したり、図３Ｃのように、帯板状のスポンジやフェルト
からなる吸水材１０を角筒状の被覆材１２で被覆し、そ
の処々に空気孔１３を貫通状に穿設したものとしたりで
きる。いずれにせよ、結露水を吸水材１０に浸透させ、
これに冷却用空気流ａをあててその結露水を蒸発させる
ようにする。なお、被覆材１２は金属等の熱伝導性の良
好な材料からなるものとし、これを室外側熱交換器１の
フィン・コイルのフィンに接触させているので、結露水
の蒸発とフィン・コイルの冷却との作用の促進のために
非常に有利である。Covering material 12 having air holes such as slits
Is for semi-exposed coating and protection and reinforcement of the water-absorbing material 10. This is, for example, as shown in FIG. It may be covered so as to be exposed from the slit air holes 13, or as shown in FIG. 3B, the water absorbent material 10 made of a fiber bundle may have a plurality of slit-like through-hole air holes 13 in a uniform distribution. 3C, or as shown in FIG. 3C, a water absorbing material 10 made of strip-shaped sponge or felt is covered with a rectangular tube-shaped covering material 12, and an air hole 13 is formed through each of them. It can be installed in the. In any case, the condensed water is permeated into the water absorbent material 10,
A cooling air flow a is applied to this to evaporate the condensed water. Since the covering material 12 is made of a material having good thermal conductivity such as metal and is in contact with the fins / coils of the outdoor heat exchanger 1, evaporation of condensed water and fin / coil It is very advantageous for promoting the action of cooling with.
【０００８】以上のような構成の冷房装置によれば、室
内側熱交換器３で生ずる結露水がドレンパイプ８から蒸
発式空気冷却器９の各吸水材１０に導かれて浸透吸水さ
れ、送風機２による空冷用空気流ａに当てられて蒸発す
る。結露水は蒸発する際に潜熱を吸収するので、空冷用
空気流ａが冷却され、空冷用空気流ａによる室外側熱交
換器１の冷却効果が高められる。したがって、室外側熱
交換器１の冷媒凝縮の熱交換の効率が高められる。According to the cooling device having the above-mentioned structure, the dew condensation water generated in the indoor heat exchanger 3 is introduced from the drain pipe 8 to each water absorbing material 10 of the evaporative air cooler 9 to be permeated and absorbed, and the blower. 2 is applied to the air flow a for air cooling a and evaporated. Since the condensed water absorbs latent heat when evaporating, the air cooling airflow a is cooled, and the cooling effect of the outdoor heat exchanger 1 by the air cooling airflow a is enhanced. Therefore, the efficiency of heat exchange for refrigerant condensation in the outdoor heat exchanger 1 is enhanced.
【０００９】さらに、吸水材１０の表面を覆う金属等の
熱伝導性が良好な材料からなる被覆材１２が、室外側熱
交換器１に接触しているので、室外側熱交換器１の熱が
被覆材１２を通って吸水材１０に浸透した結露水に伝導
し、室外側熱交換器１が冷却される。また、結露水の温
度が上昇し、結露水の蒸発量が増加するため、空冷用空
気流ａから奪われる潜熱の量が増加し、空冷用空気流ａ
がさらに冷却され、空冷用空気流ａによる冷却効果はよ
り一層高められる。したがって、本発明は、室外側熱交
換器１の負担を軽減し、熱交換効率を高める上で効果が
高いものである。Further, since the coating material 12 covering the surface of the water absorbing material 10 made of a material having good thermal conductivity such as a metal is in contact with the outdoor heat exchanger 1, the heat of the outdoor heat exchanger 1 is Is conducted to the condensed water that has permeated the water absorbing material 10 through the covering material 12, and the outdoor heat exchanger 1 is cooled. Further, the temperature of the dew condensation water rises and the evaporation amount of the dew condensation water increases, so that the amount of latent heat taken from the air cooling air flow a increases and the air cooling air flow a increases.
Are further cooled, and the cooling effect of the air cooling airflow a is further enhanced. Therefore, the present invention is highly effective in reducing the load on the outdoor heat exchanger 1 and enhancing the heat exchange efficiency.
【図１】本発明の冷房装置の実施例を示す概略構造図で
ある。FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram showing an embodiment of a cooling device of the present invention.
【図２】蒸発式空気冷却器の構造を概略的に示す斜視図
である。FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of an evaporative air cooler.
【図３】（Ａ） 吸水材と被覆材の第１実施例を示す一
部破断斜視図である。 （Ｂ） 吸水材と被覆材の第２実施例を示す一部破断斜
視図である。 （Ｃ） 吸水材と被覆材の第３実施例を示す一部破断斜
視図である。FIG. 3 (A) is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a first embodiment of the water absorbing material and the covering material. (B) It is a partially broken perspective view showing a second embodiment of the water absorbing material and the covering material. (C) It is a partially broken perspective view showing a third embodiment of the water absorbing material and the covering material.
１ 室外側熱交換器 ３ 室内側熱交換器 ９ 蒸発式空気冷却器 １０ 吸水材 １２ 被覆材 １３ 空気孔 ａ 空冷用空気流 1 Outdoor Heat Exchanger 3 Indoor Heat Exchanger 9 Evaporative Air Cooler 10 Water Absorbing Material 12 Covering Material 13 Air Hole a Air Flow for Air Cooling
Claims (1)
換器と、前記室外側熱交換器からの冷媒を蒸発させる室
内側熱交換器とを備え、前記室外側熱交換器への空冷用
空気流中に、前記室内側熱交換器で生じる結露水をその
空気流に当てて蒸発させる蒸発式空気冷却器を設けた冷
房装置において、 前記蒸発式空気冷却器が、前記結露水を浸透させる吸水
材を、熱伝導性が良好な材料からなる被覆材によって被
覆された状態で有するものであり、前記被覆材が前記空
気流を通過させる空気孔を有すること、および、前記被
覆材を前記室外側熱交換器に接触させたことを特徴とす
る冷房装置。1. An air-cooling air for the outdoor heat exchanger, comprising: an outdoor heat exchanger that condenses the refrigerant by air cooling; and an indoor heat exchanger that evaporates the refrigerant from the outdoor heat exchanger. In a cooling device provided with an evaporative air cooler that evaporates condensate water generated in the indoor heat exchanger against the air flow in the flow, the evaporative air cooler absorbs the condensed water. A coating material made of a material having good thermal conductivity, the coating material having air holes through which the air flow passes, and the coating material having the outdoor side. A cooling device characterized by being brought into contact with a heat exchanger.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP4131477A JPH073289B2 (en) | 1992-04-24 | 1992-04-24 | Air conditioner |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP4131477A JPH073289B2 (en) | 1992-04-24 | 1992-04-24 | Air conditioner |
Related Parent Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP24073583A Division JPS60133281A (en) | 1983-12-19 | 1983-12-19 | Air cooling device |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPH05346236A JPH05346236A (en) | 1993-12-27 |
| JPH073289B2 true JPH073289B2 (en) | 1995-01-18 |
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| JP4131477A Expired - Lifetime JPH073289B2 (en) | 1992-04-24 | 1992-04-24 | Air conditioner |
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