Water extractor device using scuppers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10024557-B2
Application number	US-201514826913-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2015
Priority date	Aug 14, 2015
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A heat exchange system includes a core of cross flow passages having a reheater, and a condenser that is downstream of and directly interfaces the reheater. A first water extractor is downstream of the condenser, wherein the first water extractor turns a first fluid from the first pass of the condenser back towards the condenser and produces a second fluid that flows into the second pass of the condenser. A second water extractor is downstream the condenser, wherein the second water extractor turns a third fluid from the second pass of the condenser towards the reheater; and produces a fourth fluid that flows into the reheater.

First claim

We claim:

1. A heat exchanger system, comprising
a reheater having:
a humidified air inlet face;
a humidified air outlet face;
a dehumidified air inlet face;
a dehumidified air outlet face;

a two-pass condenser having:
a reheated air inlet face, on a first pass, that directly interfaces the reheater humidified air outlet face;
a condensed air outlet face on the first pass;
a dehumidified air inlet face on a second pass;
a dehumidified air outlet face on the second pass;

a first water extractor having:
a condensed air inlet face that directly interfaces the condensed air outlet face of the first pass of the condenser;
a dehumidified air outlet face that directly interfaces the dehumidified air inlet face of the second pass of the condenser; and

a second water extractor having:
a condensed air inlet face that directly interfaces the dehumidified air outlet face of the second pass of the condenser;
a dehumidified air outlet face.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a core of cross flow passages in communication with the first and second water extractors.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reheater and condenser are both part of a single core of cross flow passages.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first pass of the condenser is directly downstream of the reheater.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first pass of the condenser is directly upstream of the first water extractor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein a second pass of the condenser is directly downstream of the first water extractor.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein a second pass of the condenser is directly upstream of the second water extractor.

8. A heat exchanger system, comprising:
a core of cross flow passages having:
a reheater; and
a condenser that is downstream of and directly interfaces the reheater;

a first water extractor downstream of the condenser, wherein the first water extractor:
turns a first fluid from a first pass of the condenser back towards a second pass of the condenser; and
produces a second fluid that flows into the condenser; and

a second water extractor downstream of the second pass of the condenser, wherein the second water extractor:
turns a third fluid from the condenser towards the reheater; and
produces a fourth fluid that flows into the reheater.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein a reheated air inlet face of a first pass of the condenser directly interfaces a humidified air outlet face of the reheater.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein a condensed air inlet face of the first water extractor directly interfaces a condensed air outlet face of a first pass of the condenser.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein a dehumidified air outlet face of the first water extractor directly interfaces a dehumidified air inlet face of a second pass of the condenser.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein a condensed air inlet face of the second water extractor that directly interfaces a dehumidified air outlet face of a second pass of the condenser.

13. A heat exchanger system, comprising:
a core of cross flow passages having:
a reheater; and
a condenser that is downstream of and directly interfaces the reheater;

a first water extractor that is downstream of and directly interfaces the first pass of the condenser, wherein the first water extractor includes:
a plurality of first walls;
a plurality of first ramp elements on one side of the plurality of first walls; and
a plurality of first hook elements on an opposite side of the plurality of first walls;

a second water extractor that is downstream of and directly interfaces the second pass of the condenser, and is upstream of and directly interfaces the reheater, wherein the second water extractor includes:
a plurality of second walls;
a plurality of second ramp elements on one side of the plurality of second walls; and
a plurality of second hook elements on an opposite side of the plurality of second walls.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first water extractor turns a flow from the condenser about 180°.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first water extractor further includes a first outer wall radially positioned from the plurality of first walls, wherein the first outer wall includes another plurality of first hook elements.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of first hook elements have a concave surface that faces opposite to a direction of flow from the condenser.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second water extractor turns a flow from the condenser about 90°.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second water extractor further includes a second outer wall radially positioned from the plurality of second walls, wherein the second outer wall includes another plurality of second hook elements.

19. The system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of second hook elements have a concave surface that faces opposite to a direction of flow from the condenser.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Zazueta Marco A
• Fewell Mark
• Faust Michael
• Nguyen James L
• Hernandez Benjamin

Classifications

• F24F3/1405 Primary

  in which the humidity of the air is exclusively affected by contact with the evaporator of a closed-circuit cooling system or heat pump circuit · CPC title

• F24F3/153

  with subsequent heating, i.e. with the air, given the required humidity in the central station, passing a heating element to achieve the required temperature · CPC title

• B60H3/024

  for only dehumidifying the air · CPC title

• F28D2021/0038

  for drying or dehumidifying gases or vapours · CPC title

• B60H1/3207

  for minimizing the humidity of the air · CPC title