Sorption agent container device and sorption method with a regenerative

Abstract

A sorption method and sorption medium container arrangement utilizes two sorption medium containers and at least one heat exchanger for use with each sorption medium container for absorbing or emitting heat. Each sorption medium container is filled with a sorption medium that can adsorb an operating medium by releasing heat and can desorb or expel the operating medium by absorbing heat. The sorption medium container arrangement also includes steam sources or steam troughs which are connected to the sorption medium containers. The steam source or trough is designed to provide or receive operating medium steam. A heat carrier medium flows through the heat exchanger of the first sorption medium container during a first partial operation phase wherein the sorption medium is cooled and the first sorption medium container is heated. The operating medium is subsequently heated by a heater and flows through the heat exchanger of the second sorption medium container wherein the operating medium cools itself by releasing heat to the sorption medium. During a second partial operating phase, the operating medium is initially provided to the second sorption medium container, whose sorption medium is cooled and the sorption medium container is heated. Subsequently the operating medium is heated by the heater and thereafter flows through the heat exchanger of the first sorption medium container wherein the operating medium is cooled and the sorption medium is heated.