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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 01, 2019
Applicant:

Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Gong Zhou, Panama City, FL (US);

Aly H. Shaaban, Panama City, FL (US);

Assignee:

Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 15/02 (2006.01); F25B 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 15/02 (2013.01); F25B 27/02 (2013.01); Y02A 30/27 (2018.01); Y02A 30/274 (2018.01); Y02B 30/62 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for changing the temperature of an environment using a thermally driven system. At least one solute and a solvent are selected such that the mixture of each solute and the solvent produce a negative enthalpy change for heating and a positive enthalpy change for cooling. In some embodiments, a plurality of pumps move the solute and the solvent, and a mixture thereof, among the various components of the present invention. A liquid loop may be coupled with a mixing heat exchanger and an air handler to provide a warm or cool supply air. Further, a process for cooling or heating air using enthalpy change of a solution associated with the dissolution of a solute in a solvent at relatively constant atmospheric pressure, and separation of the solute from the solvent for re-use in the process is disclosed.


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