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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1995
Hideaki Sato, Anjo, JP;
Shin Honda, Nagoya, JP;
Seiji Inoue, Anjo, JP;
Hiroshi Tanaka, Toyoake, JP;
Tadayoshi Terao, Toyoake, JP;
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An (n)th adsorber and (n+1)th adsorber among a plurality of adsorbers in an adsorption process are connected thermally in series, and adsorbent of the (n)th adsorber which is a previous stage is cooled by adsorption of refrigerant by adsorbent of the (n+1)th adsorber which is a subsequent stage. That is to say, adsorbent of a first-stage adsorber on the left-hand side which adsorbs vapor of refrigerant such as water which exits from an evaporator is strongly cooled by adsorption of vapor from refrigerant such as water which flows through a cooling pipe by adsorbent of a second-stage adsorber on the right-hand side, large adsorption capacity is imparted by a reduction in temperature, and as a result, the evaporator demonstrates large refrigeration capacity. Consequently, a compact adsorptive type refrigeration apparatus which demonstrates large refrigeration capacity while having a compact adsorber and using a comparatively small quantity of adsorbent is provided. The present invention can also be applied with respect to an adsorption process of a refrigeration system in which adsorbent circulates in an adsorber.