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WO2017039437A1 - Dispositif pour transport et stockage frigorifiques de marchandises et procédé de fonctionnement du dispositif - Google Patents

Dispositif pour transport et stockage frigorifiques de marchandises et procédé de fonctionnement du dispositif Download PDF

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WO2017039437A1
WO2017039437A1 PCT/NL2016/050597 NL2016050597W WO2017039437A1 WO 2017039437 A1 WO2017039437 A1 WO 2017039437A1 NL 2016050597 W NL2016050597 W NL 2016050597W WO 2017039437 A1 WO2017039437 A1 WO 2017039437A1
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Martijn LOHMANN
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D16/00—Devices using a combination of a cooling mode associated with refrigerating machinery with a cooling mode not associated with refrigerating machinery
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/061—Walls with conduit means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/005—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies combined with heat exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D20/02—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00 using latent heat
    • F28D20/021—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00 using latent heat the latent heat storage material and the heat-exchanging means being enclosed in one container
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/02—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using ice, e.g. ice-boxes
    • F25D3/06—Movable containers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D2020/0004—Particular heat storage apparatus
    • F28D2020/0008—Particular heat storage apparatus the heat storage material being enclosed in plate-like or laminated elements, e.g. in plates having internal compartments
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F3/00—Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
    • F28F3/12—Elements constructed in the shape of a hollow panel, e.g. with channels
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/14—Thermal energy storage

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  • the present invention relates to a device for cooled transport and storage of goods, such as medicines.
  • goods such as medicines.
  • the temperature during transport and storage is of high importance for the quality of the product. This is not only the case for food and lifestock, but also for chemical preparations, such as medicines, which require cool and stable temperatures.
  • US patent 2812643 describes a device according to a part of the preamble of claim 1, be it that there is no hydraulic system in the sense of the present invention, but more a refillable coolant container.
  • the devise requires an external cooling and pump system.
  • the invention proposes a device for cooled transport and storage of goods, such as medicines, comprising a cooling chamber for cooling the good, surrounded by walls, a cooling system, comprising a hydraulic circuit, the circuit comprising a pump for pumping a coolant around; at least one first heat exchanger, in thermal contact with at least one of said walls, for having heat from the cooling chamber absorbed by the coolant, at least one second heat exchanger, in thermal contact with the surroundings of the device, for dispensing heat from the coolant to the environment of the device, a thermal insulation, for shielding the cooling chamber and at least a part of the cooling system, characterized in that the cooling system further comprises a phase-change material in thermal contact with the coolant.
  • the device according to the invention allows to be operated in at least the two following modes.
  • a first mode during storage of the good and thus the device, the pump can be powered for pumping the coolant through the hydraulic circuit and thus absorbing heat from the cooling chamber via the first heat exchanger, and dispensing the heat to the environment via the second heat exchanger.
  • this mode there may also be heat extracted from the phase change material for (re)charging it.
  • the pump may be powered from a mains grid, or via an internal power source of the device, such as a battery or a green energy source, such as a solar panel.
  • the pump In a second mode, during transport of the good and thus the device, the pump is left unpowered, for absorbing heat from the cooling space by the phase change material via the coolant. Even when the coolant is not pumped around and heat is kept within the device, thanks to the combination of the coolant and the phase change material, the device has such a heat capacity, that it can keep the cooling space at temperature even when the pump is unpowered.
  • the first heat exchanger is in in thermal contact with at least one of said walls, but may as well even form part of it. Multiple first heat exchangers may be present, for instance arranged at or constituting (part of) the cooling chamber. This cooling chamber may be accessible via a closable lid.
  • the phase-change material is included in at least one container that is placed in the coolant.
  • This construction has multiple advantages. Due to the direct contact between the coolant and the container holding the phase change material, an optimal heat exchange between the coolant and the phase change material can take place. Furthermore, when desired, the phase change material can be quickly replaced, for example when it is saturated, or worked out. The configuration further allows to change the type of phase change material, which may be desired to adapt the device for different purposes, in particular for different operating temperatures.
  • the first heat exchanger comprises a reservoir for coolant, adjacent to the at least one wall, wherein the container is comprised. The reservoir allows for a large thermal contact surface which leads to a high efficiency heat exchange.
  • the container is preferably placed in a carrier in the heat exchanger, wherein the carrier is adapted for forcing coolant along the container when the coolant is pumped around.
  • the carrier may thereto be provided with a guidance pattern, comprising guidance elements or guide ribs, that are directed towards the container, taking a normal flow direction of the coolant into account.
  • the container itself is provided with a guidance pattern, comprising guidance elements or guide ribs, that are directed towards the container, taking a normal flow direction of the coolant into account.
  • the carrier comprises a blister package. Such package has a double function: the phase change material can be packed, and the protrusions following from this package form a guidance pattern for the cooling fluid.
  • the phase-change-material is included in multiple containers, which are movable through at least part of the hydraulic circuit.
  • These containers are for instance little balls, wherein the containers are spherical.
  • the balls or otherwise shaped particles can be dimensioned such that they can freely move throughout at least a part of the hydraulic circuit.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective schematic ghost-view of a device according to the present invention
  • FIG. 1 shows perspective cut-through of the device from figure 1;
  • Figure 3 shows a schematic side view of a reservoir with predefined cooling channels
  • Figure 4 shows a top view of a reservoir according to the invention
  • Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of a reservoir according to the invention.
  • Figure 6 shows a top view of a stacked reservoir with coolant and phase change material layers.
  • Figure 1 shows a device 1 or cooled transport and storage of goods, such as medicines, comprising a cooling chamber 2 for cooling the good, surrounded by walls 3, 4, 5, 6, a cooling system, comprising a hydraulic circuit 7, comprising a pump 8 for pumping a coolant around, four first heat exchangers 9, 10, 11, 12, in thermal contact with at least one of said walls 3, 4, 5, 6, for having heat from the cooling chamber absorbed by the coolant (and optionally by the PCM when (partly charged)), at least one second heat exchanger 13, in thermal contact with the surroundings of the device 1, for dispensing heat from the coolant to the environment of the device, a thermal insulation 14, for shielding the cooling chamber and at least a part of the cooling system.
  • a cooling chamber 2 for cooling the good, surrounded by walls 3, 4, 5, 6,
  • a cooling system comprising a hydraulic circuit 7, comprising a pump 8 for pumping a coolant around, four first heat exchangers 9, 10, 11, 12, in thermal contact with at least one of said walls 3, 4, 5, 6, for having heat from the cooling chamber
  • the cooling system further comprises a phase-change material 15, 16, 17, 18 in thermal contact with the coolant.
  • Figure 2 shows perspective cut-through of the device 1 from figure 1.
  • the phase- change material 16, 18 is included containers 19, 20 that are placed in the coolant 21.
  • the first heat exchangers 10, 12 comprise a reservoir 22, 23, adjacent to the at least one wall, wherein the containers are comprised.
  • the containers are placed in carriers 24, 25, formed by blisters in the heat exchanger, wherein the carriers 24, 25 are adapted for forcing coolant along the container when the coolant is pumped around.
  • Figure 3 shows a schematic side view of a reservoir 30 with predefined cooling channels wherein containers 34 filled with phase change material are placed.
  • the reservoir forms part of the cooling system, and can be applied solitary or cascaded.
  • numeral 31 indicates an entrance or input opening for the coolant
  • numeral 32 indicates a divider for the flow of the coolant
  • numeral 33 indicates a flow channel along the container 34 with the phase change material. By changing the flow direction (indicated with arrows) a number of times, the efficiency can be increased. Seals (not shown) between the containers and the reservoir wall may be applied to force the coolant to follow the intended paths.
  • Numeral 36 shows an exit opening for returning the coolant to the pump.
  • Figure 4 shows a top view of a reservoir 40, having coolant channels 41 along the phase change material. At the top side there is space 42 left to enable a change of direction of the coolant or to enable it to leave the reservoir here. Also in this embodiment, seals 43 may be applied to at least partly close the space between the reservoir and the phase change material container in order to force the coolant in the desired flow direction.
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of a reservoir 50 according to the invention.
  • the phase change material containers are is not placed in the reservoir, but a stack (shown in figure 6), alternatingly formed with coolant layers and phase change material layers is used.
  • the reservoir comprises an entrance 51 for the coolant, which is forced in a direction 51.
  • the reservoir comprises walls 53 forming a labyrinth like path for the coolant, which is then delivered back to the cooling system via exit 54. Multiple labyrinth layers may be cascaded in the hydraulic circuit.
  • Figure 6 shows a top view of a stacked reservoir 60 with coolant and phase change material layers.
  • the reservoir 30 comprises multiple layers with coolant, designed as a labyrinth with walls 62, stretching only partly from bottom to top, each either touching the bottom or top side, preferably alternatingly. This way, cooling channels 63 are formed in between the layers formed by containers 64 comprising the phase change material.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif pour le transport et le stockage frigorifiques de marchandises, telles que des médicaments, comprenant une chambre de refroidissement (2) pour refroidir la marchandise, entourée de parois (3), un système de refroidissement comprenant un circuit hydraulique (7), composé d'une pompe (8) pour pomper alentour un fluide de refroidissement, au moins un premier échangeur de chaleur (9), en contact thermique avec au moins l'une desdites parois, pour que la chaleur provenant de la chambre de refroidissement soit absorbée par le liquide de refroidissement, au moins un second échangeur de chaleur (13), en contact thermique avec l'environnement du dispositif, pour distribuer la chaleur émanant du liquide de refroidissement dans l'environnement du dispositif, une isolation thermique (14) pour protéger la chambre de refroidissement et au moins une partie du système de refroidissement, le système de refroidissement comprenant en outre un matériau à changement de phase (15, 16, 17, 18) en contact thermique avec le liquide de refroidissement.
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