Thermodynamic apparatus for cooling and heating by adsorption on a solid adsorbent and process for using the same

摘要

The invention relates to an improved thermodynamic apparatus for cooling or heating by adsorption of a refrigerating fluid on a solid adsorbent. The apparatus includes--a hot circuit adapted to heat and circulate a heating fluid;--a cold circuit adapted to cool and circulate a cooling fluid;--a cooling circuit for an enclosure to be air- conditioned;--two tanks containing a solid compound with large capacities but having a low energy of adsorption, said tanks, connected together and to the different. The two tanks comprising: at least one reactor adapted to receive said adsorbent compound, at least one condenser adapted to condense the refrigerating fluid desorbed under the effect of the action of the hot fluid passing through the adsorbent compound laden with refrigerating fluid, at least one evaporator adapted to vaporize the refrigerating fluid adsorbed on the adsorbent compound cooled by the cold circuit, such that:--the hot circuit is adapted to be connected to the reactors of the two tanks;--the cold circuit is adapted to be connected either to the condensers or to the reactors of the two tanks;--finally, the cooling circuit is adapted to be connected to the evaporators of the two tanks.