| JP59018343 | UNDERGROUND HEAT EXCHANGER |
| WO/2004/052433 | PORTABLE VAPOR INHALER |
| JP02075827 | HEATING DEVICE |
SIMSAR, Cuneyt (Zuhtupasa Mah. Cumhur Sk. Gul Apt. No:1 D:3 Kadikoy, Istanbul, 34750, TR)
SIMSAR, Cuneyt (Zuhtupasa Mah. Cumhur Sk. Gul Apt. No:1 D:3 Kadikoy, Istanbul, 34750, TR)
| CLAIMS
1. The system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction, which comprises at least two covers (1 ) connected to each other by means of connecting elements (5), at least one rotor (2) placed in the space at the interior of said covers (1 ) and a drive shaft (3) connected to said rotor (2) in a way to provide the rotation of the rotor (2), whereby the liquid is heated depending on the rotational movement of said rotor (2) inside a liquid compression line (12) formed between said rotor (2) and said covers (1 ), said drive shaft (3) is connected by means of a connecting piece (9) to a drive center in a way to receive power, the cold liquid enters the system through a cold liquid inlet line (10) and the heated liquid is discharged by means of a hot liquid outlet line (11 ) characterized in that, guiding vanes (2.1 ) are formed inside said rotor (2), the liquid that enters into said rotor (2) owing to the centrifugal force formed by said guiding vanes (2.1) depending on the high revolution speed of said rotor (2) is directed towards the upper surface of the rotor (2.2) without permitting a reduction in the rotor's (2) revolution speed and thus, the opposing loads imparted on drive center providing power to said drive shaft (3) connected with said rotor (2) are minimized.
2. The system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction according to claim 1 characterized in that, said guiding vanes (2.1) have at least one cutting edge (2.1.1) so that the liquid that enters into said rotor (2) is provided to be divided into small parts by means of said cutting edges (2.1.1) of said guiding vanes (2.1) rotating at high speed, and the liquid which is divided into small parts by means of the centrifugal force formed inside said rotor (2) is easily directed towards the upper surface (2.2) of said rotor.
3. The system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction according to claim 1 characterized in -
that, upper holes (2.3) are formed on the upper surface (2.2) of said rotor, the liquid directed towards the upper surface (2.2) of said rotor by means of the centrifugal force passes through said upper holes (2.3) and is trapped inside the liquid compression line (12) located between said rotor upper surface (2.2) and said covers (1 ) and depending on the high revolution speed of said rotor (2), said liquid inside said liquid compression line (12) is heated by means of physical interaction.
4. The system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction according to claim 1 characterized in that, a cold liquid inlet canal (10.1) is formed on said cover (1) and the cold liquid entering the system through said cold liquid inlet line (10) is directed towards the inside of said rotor (2) by means of said cold liquid inlet canal (10.1 ).
5. The system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that, roller bearings (4.1) are formed on said covers (1 ) and the rollers (4) through which said drive shaft (3) passes are positioned in said roller bearings (4.1).
6. The system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that, it comprises the sealing elements (7) located on said drive shaft (3) to prevent the cold liquid entering the system through said cold liquid inlet line (10) from leaking out unintentionally without being heated and to prevent the liquid entering the system from reaching said rollers (4).
7. The system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that, a discharge valve (13) connected with the liquid compression line (12) is used to discharge the pressurized steam to be formed by the water heated inside said liquid compression line (12) to the ambience. |
SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING HOT WATER AND STEAM AND FOR HEATING THE FLUIDS THROUGH PHYSICAL INTERACTION BY THE USE OF THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE
Technical Field
The invention relates to the system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids through physical interaction by the use of the centrifugal force.
The invention relates particularly to a system that may be used in every place where there is the need for hot water, steam or hot fluid, that enables the hot water, steam or fluid to be obtained by means of the interaction between the parts which are in mechanical interaction between each other and that ensures that the opposing destructive forces applied on the motor supplying the power for the system are minimized owing to the centrifugal force and thus a high efficiency is obtained.
Background Art
In the current state of the art, the boilers developed to utilize the heat energy of the combustible substances such as wood, coal, natural gas, petroleum, etc. or the systems that operate on the heating of the conductors through which electric energy passes are used to obtain hot water and steam. Today, hot water and steam are needed in many fields, both domestic and industrial, for direct or indirect uses. Meeting the demands of dishwashing, laundry, kitchen and bathroom etc. especially in the houses and the offices may be named as the examples of the direct use. At present, the most common use for the indirect use involves the use for heating purposes. Hot water is circulated inside various types of heat diffusers (radiator, etc.) to heat the places.
Today, basically there exist embodiments which perform the hot water supply and heating functions at the same time, as well as devices that utilize different energy
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sources to fulfill said functions separately. For sole hot water production, instant electric water heaters, electric thermosiphons and geysers operating with gas are used. For sole heating purposes, stoves operating with gaseous fuels (LPG, natural gas, etc.), electric radiators using oil, electric heaters with fan, solid fuel stoves (wood, coal, etc.) and liquid fuel stoves may be used. For both hot water production and heating purposes, combination heaters and central and unit heating systems are used.
However, these systems have many disadvantages. In the instant electric water heaters, it is possible only to obtain hot water. They have a very low efficiency. They consume too much energy. They may lead to electric shock and death due to electricity leakage. The amount of hot water they provide is less compared to the energy they consume. They break down very frequently. Considering that the biggest reservoir for the electric thermosiphons may be 40 liters and that they heat 40 liters of water in 35-40 minutes, they will obviously have a very high electricity consumption to achieve this. In the geysers operating with gas, there is a high probability for poisoning and losses of life, as well as explosion and fire. In addition, if compressed gas is used inside a tube, the tube has such disadvantages as storing, stocking and transporting.
The stoves and devices operating with gaseous fuels (LPG, natural gas, etc.) used only for heating purposes may lead to poisoning, they have a high risk of explosion and significant problems are encountered during their initial ignition. They also have a low heating capacity. The electric radiators using oil have a very limited area of heating. They have very high power consumption. Electric heaters with fan also have a very high electric consumption. They dry the ambient air. They rapidly undergo deformation. They bear such disadvantages as the melting of the casing. Solid fuel (wood, coal, etc.) stoves have the disadvantages like damage to the nature, incidences of poisoning, air pollution, fire hazard, inability to continuously produce hot water, necessity to store the fuel, damage to the paint on the interior walls of the houses, injuries caused by the stove, hardship of operating the stove, pollution due to the waste, difficulty in ignition, etc. Liquid fuel stoves operate with
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kerosene. Difficulty to source the kerosene, the hazard they pose due to their affinity for explosion, hardships in setting up and use, difficulty in storing the kerosene and incidences of poisoning are among the principal drawbacks of such stoves.
The combination heaters used both for heating and hot water production causes the consumption of electricity and natural gas. It is very costly to buy and install in the house even the simplest combination heater system. Central and unit heating systems operate with fuel oil, natural gas or solid fuel. The heating systems operating with fuel oil and the solid fuel lead to the air pollution. The gradual reduction in the global reserves of the fuels used is a separate problem.
There exist some systems which have been the subject of the patent applications, regarding the supply of hot water and steam by means of physical interaction. For example, in the patent application no. US 2004/0194775, a mechanism is disclosed, which comprises a housing with a blank space inside and a rotor placed inside said space and is used to heat the liquids. A drive shaft is placed inside the housing in such a way that it can extend and rotate inside the space. Drive shaft transfers the mechanical energy to the rotor. A lot of openings are formed on the rotor, parallel to the rotation axis of the drive shaft. Rotor is provided in the form of a disc. The housing is structured such that it will have radial surfaces located on each surface of the rotor disc. Rotor may comprise a single disc, or alternatively, more than one disc. Inside said housing, a fluid inlet canal is formed so that it will be preferably located adjacent to the disc center. Moreover, a fluid outlet opening is disposed in a way to surround the outer part of the disc. In addition, the patent application no. US 2005/0051111 also discloses a system similar to the one described above.
However, the inventions according to aforesaid patents have some disadvantages. The most important of these disadvantages is the application of the opposing destructive forces on the motor providing the drive power to the system. The application of the opposing destructive forces on the motor leads to decreased
efficiency and increased power consumption for the motor. The cold water entering the housing becomes trapped between the housing and the disc upon the rotation of the disc, the trapping causes a more difficult disc rotation and the opposing loads imparted on the motor increase. Motor consumes more power to balance the opposing loads, hence the efficiency decreases and the energy consumption increases. This system occupies a big space and thus problems may occur regarding the transportation. Also, many openings are formed on the discs used. Said openings make the production of the disc, hence of the mechanism more difficult.
As a result the existence of the need for a system that eliminates aforesaid drawbacks and disadvantages, that may be used in every place where there is the need for hot water, steam or hot fluid, that enables the hot water, steam or fluid to be obtained by means of the interaction between the parts which are in mechanical interaction between each other and that ensures that the opposing destructive forces applied on the motor supplying the power for the system are minimized owing to the centrifugal force and thus a high efficiency is obtained, and the insufficiency of the existing solutions have made it necessary to perform an improvement in the relevant technical field.
Object of the Invention
Based on the current state of the art, the object of the invention is to develop a system that enables the hot water, steam or fluid to be obtained by means of the interaction between the parts which are in mechanical interaction between each other and that ensures that the opposing destructive forces applied on the motor supplying the power for the system are minimized owing to the centrifugal force and thus a high efficiency is obtained.
Another object of the invention is to minimize the risk of damage and failure that may occur in the motor, owing to the elimination of the opposing destructive forces, and also to provide a high efficiency by using a motor with lower power.
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System has the capability of shock heating. The temperature of the cold fluid entering the system is increased to about 90 0 C in such a short time like 15 seconds. The system according to the invention has less energy consumption and more efficiency as compared to heating systems operating with fuels like wood, petroleum and natural gas.
Another object of the invention is to ensure the use of the system according to the invention in place of any known system without necessitating more space and fittings, owing to the structure of the system which is able to be mounted and dismantled. Moreover, release of the harmful toxins and wastes to the environment due to the other heating sources (wood, coal, petroleum products, etc.) is prevented.
Another object of the invention is to develop a system which has much lower weight, is capable of operating with lower motor power and is able to provide much higher efficiency as compared to the similar systems. Owing to the system with the low weight, the problems with transportation is eliminated.
To achieve the said objects, the system for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids by means of the physical interaction has been developed, which comprises at least two covers connected to each other by means of connecting elements, at least one rotor placed in the space at the interior of said covers and a drive shaft connected to said rotor in a way to provide the rotation of the rotor, whereby the liquid is heated depending on the rotational movement of said rotor inside a liquid compression line formed between said rotor and said covers, said drive shaft is connected by means of a connecting piece to a drive center in a way to receive power, the cold liquid enters the system through a cold liquid inlet line and the heated liquid is discharged by means of a hot liquid outlet line characterized in that guiding vanes are formed inside said rotor, the liquid that enters said rotor owing to the centrifugal force formed by said guiding vanes depending on the high revolution speed of said rotor is directed towards the upper surface of the rotor without permitting a reduction in the rotor's revolution speed
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and thus, the opposing loads imparted on drive center providing power to said drive shaft connected with said rotor are minimized.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, said guiding vanes have at least one cutting edge so that the liquid that enters said rotor is provided to be divided into small parts by means of said cutting edges of said guiding vanes rotating at high speed, and the liquid which is divided into small parts by means of the centrifugal force formed inside said rotor may be easily directed towards the upper surface of said rotor.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, upper holes are formed on the upper surface of said rotor such that the liquid directed towards the upper surface of said rotor by means of the centrifugal force passes through said upper holes and is trapped inside the liquid compression line located between said rotor upper surface and said covers and depending on the high revolution speed of said rotor, said liquid inside said liquid compression line is provided to be heated by means of physical interaction.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a cold liquid inlet canal is formed on said cover whereby the cold liquid entering the system through said cold liquid inlet line is directed towards the inside of said rotor by means of said cold liquid inlet canal.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, roller bearings are formed on said covers and the rollers through which said drive shaft passes are positioned in said roller bearings.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, sealing elements are located on said drive shaft to prevent the cold liquid entering the system through said cold liquid inlet line from leaking out unintentionally without being heated and to prevent the liquid entering the system from reaching said rollers.
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According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a discharge valve connected with the liquid compression line is used to discharge the pressurized steam to be formed by the water heated inside said liquid compression line to the ambience.
The structural and characteristic features of the invention and all the advantages thereof will be more apparent from the enclosed figures and the following detailed description where the reference in being made to the figures, hence the evaluation must be made taking into consideration these figures and the detailed description.
Explanation of the Figures
Figure 1 : Side sectional view of the system according to the invention.
Figure 2: Perspective view of the rotor used in the system according to the invention. Figure 3: From a different angle perspective view of the rotor used in the system according to the invention. Figure 4: From a different angle perspective view of the rotor used in the system according to the invention. Figure 5: Perspective view of the cover used in the system according to the invention. Figure 6: Perspective view showing the interior of the cover used in the system according to the invention. Figure 7: The side view showing the use of the system according to the invention in a central heating system installation, as an example of an alternative use thereof.
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Reference Numbers
1. Cover 10. Cold liquid inlet line
2. Rotor 10.1 Cold liquid inlet canal
2.1 Guiding vanes 11. Hot liquid outlet line
2.1.1 Cutting edge 12. Liquid compression line
2.2 Upper surface 13. Discharge valve
2.3 Upper holes 14. Heating system radiator
2.4 Drive shaft bearing 15. Drive means
2.5 Connection holes 16. Fluid heating system
3. Drive shaft 17. Air discharge element
4. Roller 18. Water reservoir
4.1 Roller bearing 19. Heat exchanger
5. Connecting element 20. Circulation pump
6. Locking element 21. Boiler tank
7. Sealing element 22. Water inlet
8. Gasket 23. Separator apparatus
9. Connecting piece
Detailed Description of the Invention
In Figure 1 , the side sectional view is provided of the system according to the invention formed to obtain hot water and steam or to heat any fluid by means of physical interaction. As may be seen in the figure, the system generally comprises two covers (1) connected to each other by means of connecting elements (5) such as screw, etc., a rotor (2) located in the space formed between the covers (1), a drive shaft (3) connected to said rotor (2) by means of the locking element (6) and also connected to a drive center by means of a connecting piece (9) in such a way to provide the rotational movement of the rotor (2), a cold liquid inlet line (10) enabling the cold liquid to enter the system and a hot liquid outlet line (11) formed to convey outside the liquid heated in the system.
Drive shaft (3) is connected to a drive center by means of a connecting piece (9). An electric motor is preferably used as the drive center. However, it is also possible to use the motors driven in a different manner as the drive center. The drive shaft (3) receiving its power from the drive center may rotate the rotor (2) at desired revolution to which it is connected by means of the locking element (6), at any desired revolution. As will be seen in Figure 1 , roller bearings (4.1 ) are formed at the sections where the drive shaft (3) enters the covers (1). Rollers (4) are positioned in the roller bearings (4.1). Drive shaft (3) passes through these rollers (4). Rollers (4) are the components, which enable regular operation of the rotational movement of the rotor (2) inside the system and facilitate said rotational movement.
Sealing elements (7) are located on the drive shaft (3) which passes through the covers (1) and the rotor (2). Sealing elements (7) prevent the cold liquid entering through the cold liquid inlet line (10) from unintentionally leaking outside without being heated inside the system. Moreover, the sealing elements (7) prevent the liquid entering the system from reaching the rollers (4).
The covers (1 ) connected to each other by means of the connection elements (5) such as screw, etc. are the components bearing the rotor (2), drive shaft (3) bearings connected with the rotor (2) and the sealing elements (7). A gasket (8) is placed at the joints of two covers (1 ). The gasket (8) prevents the liquid entering the system from leaking outside through the joints of the covers. In addition, the covers (1) are structured in such a way to keep constant the amount of liquid entering the system.
The cold liquid entering the system through the cold liquid inlet line (10) is compressed and heated inside the liquid compression line (12) having a very small cross sectional area formed between the rotor (2) and the covers (1 ), depending on the rotational movement of the rotor (2). Owing to its shock heating capability, the system may increase the temperature of water to 90 0 C in such a short time as 15 seconds. A discharge valve (13) connected with the liquid compression line
(12) is used to discharge the pressurized steam to be formed by the water heated inside the liquid compression line (12) to the ambience.
In Figures 2, 3 and 4, the perspective views are provided at different angles of the rotor (2) used in the system according to the invention. As will be seen in the figures, the rotor (2) rotating in connection with the drive shaft (3) enables, depending on the rotational speed, the cold liquid entering the system to be heated, to pass through the holes (2.3) located on the upper rotor surface (2.2) and to be directed towards the liquid compression line (12) having a very small cross sectional area located between the rotor upper surface (2.2) and the covers (1), owing to its guiding vanes (2.1). Guiding vanes (2.1 ) have at least one cutting edge (2.1.1). Cutting edges (2.1.1 ) enables the liquid entering the rotor (2) to be divided in a very easy manner. The liquid divided into very small parts is easily oriented towards the upper holes (2.3) on the rotor upper body (2.2) by means of the centrifugal force formed owing to the rotation of the guiding vanes (2.1 ) at high speed. In this way, the liquid is prevented from being trapped inside the rotor (2), and it is easily directed towards the liquid compression line (12) located between the rotor upper surface (2.2) and the covers (1 ) owing to the centrifugal force formed.
Owing to the centrifugal force formed depending on the high rotational speed of the guiding vanes (2.1) having at least one cutting edge (2.1.1 ), the liquid entering the rotor (2) is directed towards the rotor upper surface (2.2) without permitting it to reduce the rotational speed of the rotor (2). Consequently, the opposing loads imparted on the drive center providing power to the drive shaft (3) connected with the rotor (2) are minimized and high efficiency is provided. The guiding vanes (2.1) function as a sort of pump to ensure that the energy used in the system is reduced and the opposing loads imparted on the drive motor are minimized, hence the reliability and the efficiency of the system are increased. The liquid passing through the rotor upper holes (2.3) is compressed between the rotor upper surface (2.2) and the covers (1), and is heated owing to the rotation of the rotor (2) at high revolution, that is, by means of the physical interaction.
As alternative embodiments, rotors (2) may be used where the number and the geometric shape of the guiding vanes (2.1 ) are different. Moreover, the guiding vanes (2.1) may have one cutting edge (2.1.1), or they may be produced such that they comprise more than one cutting edge (2.1.1 ).
Drive shaft (3) passes through a drive shaft bearing (2.4) formed on the rotor (2). The connection between the drive shaft (3) and the rotor (2) is provided by means of the connecting elements like screw, etc., which engage into the connecting holes (2.5) formed on the rotor (2).
In Figure 5 and 6, the perspective views are provided at different angles of the covers (1) used in the system according to the invention. The covers (1 ) constituting the main body of the system are connected to one another by means of the connection elements (5). Drive shaft (3) is located inside the covers (1 ), while the rollers (4) and the sealing elements (7) are located on the drive shaft (3). A gasket (8) is located at the joints of the two covers (1 ) to ensure liquid-tightness. Also, a cold liquid inlet canal (10.1) is formed on the cover (1). The cold liquid inlet canal (10.1) is connected with the cold liquid inlet line (10). The cold liquid entering the system through the cold liquid inlet canal (10.1) is directed towards the inside of the rotor (2) for being heated.
By means of the operating principle of this system, milk and liquid oils may be refined, besides heating the water. Moreover, the system according to the system may be used in the systems operating with steam and in the fields like the textile machinery, sauna, bath and dry cleaning, etc. The system according to the invention has a much lower weight, is capable of operating with a lower motor power and enables to obtain much higher efficiency, as compared to the similar systems.
In Figure 7, the side view is provided of the use of the system (16) for obtaining hot water and steam and for heating the fluids in a central heating system, as an example of the alternative uses thereof. The covered places such as house, office,
etc. are heated by means of the water heated by the fluid heating system (16) receiving its power from a drive means (15), which water is circulated through the heating system radiators (14). The cold water entering from the water inlet (22) of the city network is heated by means of the physical interaction inside the fluid heating system (16) receiving its power from the drive means (15), in the manner already described above. The amount of water that is lost from the fluid heating system (16) may be complemented by water inside a water reservoir (18). An air discharge element (17) is used to discharge the air formed inside the fluid heating system (16). In this way, the system is prevented from being compressed with air and from being exposed to destructive loads. A heat exchanger (19) is used to transfer to a boiler tank (21) and the heating system radiators (14) the water heated inside the fluid heating system (16) according to the invention.
The liquid circulation inside the system is provided by means of the circulation pumps (20). The liquid heated inside the system is sent to the heating system radiators (14) to heat the covered places. Moreover, the heated liquid may also be sent to a boiler tank (21 ) for different uses such as showering, dish washing or laundry, etc. A separator apparatus (23) is used to open and close the circuit, in order to transfer the liquid heated in the system to the heating system line (14) or to be used in heating the boiler tank (21 ), based on preference.
The invention may not be limited to the representative applications provided here. Any alternative embodiment to be realized by the persons skilled in the art based on the basic components within the protective scope as mentioned in the claims, with the unchanged idea of the heating system operating with physical interaction where the opposing destructive loads imparted on the drive shaft are minimized owing to the centrifugal force formed by the guiding vanes (2.1) having at least one cutting edge (2.1.1) and high efficiency is provided, and under the light of the alternative embodiments mentioned above will mean the violation of the invention.