4365 results about "Condensed water" patented technology

Disclosed herein are a washing machine and a control method thereof that is capable of supplying condensed water generated while laundry is dried to a steam generating unit to generate steam, thereby minimizing formation of scale in the steam generating unit. The washing machine includes a drying unit having a heat exchanger to dehumidify air in a washing tub, a steam generating unit to supply steam to the washing tub, a condensed water tank to collect condensed water from the heat exchanger, and a steam-purpose water supplying unit to supply the water from the condensed water tank to the steam generating unit.

A dishwasher with a novel drying cycle is provided. The dishwasher door includes a vent channel connecting the interior of the dishwasher to the outside and housing a condenser section that condenses water vapor from moisture laden air from the interior of the dishwasher and directs the condensed water back into the dishwasher. A vent valve covers the opening of the vent channel into the dishwasher and is opened and closed at appropriate times during the drying cycle. A heater adjacent a blower heats air entering the dishwasher. A temperature sensor in the dishwasher interior provides temperature measurements of the inside of the dishwasher that may be used to control the duration of the drying cycle. A controller interconnects the operating components of the dishwasher and provides the logic for the drying cycle.

The invention relates to a membrane and evaporation crystallization integrated process with zero discharge of high-salinity industrial wastewater. The process is as below: carrying out ultrafiltration pretreatment on industrial wastewater and sending the wastewater to a reverse osmosis process through a high-pressure pump; reusing lateral infiltration water; conducting electrodialysis treatment on a concentrate subjected to several times of filtration; evaporating and crystallizing the materials obtained from electrodialysis concentration to obtain salt slurry and water; carry outing posttreatment on the salt slurry; and reusing condensed water. The process provided by the invention couples membrane and evaporation crystallization, not only can recover high quality purified water from industrial wastewater with high salinity but also can realize zero discharge of wastewater with high salinity, and has the characteristics of low energy consumption, low production cost and advanced process.

A solar thermal power generator includes an inclined elongated boiler tube positioned in the focus of a solar concentrator for generating steam from water. The boiler tube is connected at one end to receive water from a pressure vessel as well as connected at an opposite end to return steam back to the vessel in a fluidic circuit arrangement that stores energy in the form of heated water in the pressure vessel. An expander, condenser, and reservoir are also connected in series to respectively produce work using the steam passed either directly (above a water line in the vessel) or indirectly (below a water line in the vessel) through the pressure vessel, condense the expanded steam, and collect the condensed water. The reservoir also supplies the collected water back to the pressure vessel at the end of a diurnal cycle when the vessel is sufficiently depressurized, so that the system is reset to repeat the cycle the following day. The circuital arrangement of the boiler tube and the pressure vessel operates to dampen flow instabilities in the boiler tube, damp out the effects of solar transients, and provide thermal energy storage which enables time shifting of power generation to better align with the higher demand for energy during peak energy usage periods.

A portable, combination dehydrator, dry return air and condensed water generator/dispenser configured to alternately provide water from a reservoir of condensed water or from an alternative source of water. In one embodiment, the alternative source comprises a five-gallon bottle of water and the mounting for the bottle includes a removable cover for preventing contamination of the system when the bottle is not in place. In one embodiment, the system provides purified dry make-up air to a home or office air conditioning system and dehydration cabinet, while producing pure atmospheric condensation from humidity found in the air and purifying the air and water for breathing, dispensing and drinking purposes.

A condensate pump for an HVAC system includes a reservoir for collecting condensate water, a pump motor connected to an impeller pump for pumping the condensate water out of the reservoir, and a floatless pump control module. The floatless pump's microcontroller detects the water level in the reservoir and, based on the water level in the reservoir, controls the operation of the pump motor, and if necessary, sounds an alarm and shuts down the HVAC system. The floatless pump microcontroller may employ an ultrasonic transducer or capacitance sensors to detect the level of condensate water in the reservoir. The microcontroller implements a variable water lift feature to pump the water using the lowest possible speed for the pump. The microcontroller implements a self-cleaning feature to pump stagnant water out of the reservoir and to pulse water in the drain line and the agitation of the water in the reservoir. The microcontroller implements an anti-clog feature to clear a clogged drain line when an overflow condition is detected.

A gas supplying system for fuel cell includes a reformer generating a reformed gas by reforming a mixed raw material including a fuel and a first water, a piping network distributing the reformed gas to fuel cell systems each of which is installed in different rooms or buildings, a drain recovery unit recovering a water condensed from the reformed gas in the piping network. The piping network has a circulating route. By the circulation route, the reformed gas does not stay in the piping network so that the water condensation in the piping is suppressed. The water in the piping is removed by the drain recovery unit. According to this configuration, the clogging and corrosion of the piping caused by the condensed water is avoided.

The invention relates to a generating system, in particular to the heat generating system consisting of a solar heat collector and a coal-fired unit. The heat generating system adopts solar energy to take the place of the partial coal-fired heat energy of a coal-fired unit boiler. A condenser, an extraction pump, a low pressure heater, a deaerator, a water-feeding pump, a high pressure heater and the heat collector, a coal burning boiler and a steam turbine that are connected in parallel are connected in series. The steam turbine drives the generator and discharges gas into the condenser. Condensed water flows into a heater from the condenser to be heated up and pressurized, is deoxidized by the deaerator, then goes through the solar heat collector to be heated to be saturated vapor and goes into the coal burning boiler or directly goes into the coal burning boiler to become the steam with high temperature and high pressure. And then the steam goes into the steam turbine for applying work to drive the generator to generate electricity. The extracted steam of the steam turbine goes into each heater to finish thermodynamic cycle. The thermal efficiency of solar thermal power generation is improved, investment in the trough solar electrical energy generation of single paraboloid is reduced and the coal consumption of the coal-fired unit is decreased.

Disclosed is a novel plant cultivation method applicable to classification cultivation with simplified management, in which an enclosed box like container or greenhouse like space provides an enclosed cultivation space having a bottom forming a water reservoir for collecting condensed water so as to realize natural circulation of water evaporation and convection, by which cultivation control and management is realized in an almost watering free manner. Further, arranged outside the enclosed space is a carbon dioxide generation device in connection with an air compressor, which through proper treatment of drying and heating, supplies the interior cultivation space with pressurization and supplement of carbon dioxide and nutrients through piping arrangement, whereby the growth of plants can carry out completely free of pest damage or application of pesticides. Through the control of sunlight, the growth and cultivation of plants can be realized in a management simplified, secured, and stable manner.

Disclosed is a drawer structure for storing condensed water generated during the drying procedure. The drawer prevents the condensed water form being leaked out of the dryer though the condensed water is fully filled in the drawer and overflowed from the drawer. Thus, a user may not throw away the condensed water whenever the laundry is dried.

A capless fuel filler system has lower and upper sealing doors. The upper sealing door prevents water, water vapor, dust, etc. from entering into the space between the lower and upper doors. In prior systems with one sealing door a drain is provided to remove water (either directly entering or condensed water vapor), dust, or excess fuel drips from fueling just upstream of the lower door. By providing two sealing doors, water and dust cannot access the lower door. Although some fuel may puddle upstream of the lower door after a fueling event, the fuel is trapped, with no drain to the exterior, between lower and upper doors. If such fuel evaporates, it causes the lower door to open and vents the fuel vapors to the fuel tank, a desirable disposition for the vapors. The two sealing doors are contained in separate components to facilitate interchangeability and serviceability.

A heat exchanger and a fin of the same are provided. The heat exchanger includes a tube, a plurality of fins, a slit section, and a condensed water guide. The tube is arranged in at least a front row and a rear row with respect to a direction of airflow. The plurality of fins is installed with the tube passing therethrough. The slit section is formed on the fins and includes a plurality of slits. The condensed water guide is formed between at least the front row and the rear row, for guiding a draining of condensed water that is generated on a surface of the tube. A fin of the heat exchanger includes a plurality of tube insert holes, a slit section, and a condensed water guide. A refrigerant tube is inserted in the plurality of tube insert holes. The slit section includes a plurality of slits formed around the tube insert holes. The condensed water guide is formed at a rear side of one of the slits, and guides a draining of condensed water generated in a heat exchange process between refrigerant and air.

The invention discloses an air conditioner control method and device, and belongs to the technical field of air conditioners. The control method comprises the steps of responding to a self-cleaning instruction, input by a user, for instructing that a self-cleaning mode is started, and acquiring a humidity parameter of an indoor heat exchanger; and comparing the humidity parameter and a preset humidity threshold value to obtain a comparison result for instructing whether a spraying device is started or not; responding to a comparison result for starting the spraying device, and carrying out control to start up the spraying device and switching to the self-cleaning mode for operation. With the air conditioner control method, because the humidity parameter of the frosted indoor heat exchangercan be acquired, and whether the requirement on humidity of the frosting phase of air conditioner self-cleaning is met or not is judged according to the humidity parameter, the spraying device can bestarted under the condition that the requirement on humidity is not met, the requirement for more water in the frosting phase of air conditioner self-conditioning is met with the condensed water at the position the spraying device sprays to, and the cleaning efficiency and the dust removal effect of air conditioner self-cleaning can be guaranteed.

The invention relates to the field of heating ventilation air conditioners, in particular to an improved air treatment method and a fresh air conditioner device. The invention improves the problems of traditional fresh air treatment and air conditioners and particularly emphasizes that a plate-type air-air heat exchanger and indirect water evaporative cooling are used for recycling energy of sensible heat and latent heat in air exhaust in the fresh air treatment process of damp and hot regions in summer and condensed water is directly evaporated on an evaporator to improve the working condition of a compressor. Under the condition of quantificationally supplying outdoor fresh air, the energy efficiency ratio of the fresh air conditioner is increased, the thermal pollution, damp pollution and noise pollution of the fresh air conditioner to environments are reduced, the indoor air quality is improved, and meanwhile, the fresh air conditioner provides the manufacture, installation and using convenience for a local region all-air central air conditioner. The fresh air conditioner provided by the invention and a design and manufacture method of the fresh air conditioner are applicable throughout the year in various regions, particularly in the damp and hot regions; and the fresh air system provides controlled, comfortable and healthy air environments for indoor activity space of people and air conditioner environments for technology for processing, storage and the like.

The invention relates to a flue gas total-heat recovery device of a gas boiler, belonging to the thermotechnical field. In the invention, the temperature of the flue gas exhausted by the gas boiler can be reduced to lower than 40 DEG C by a gas-water heat exchanger and a mixing cooler, then the cooled flue gas is directly supplied for an air-source heat pump water heater for generating the hot water, and the sensible heat and the latent heat in the flue gas can be totally recovered. Most CO2 and NOx in the flue gas can be absorbed by condensed water in the cooling process, thereby reducing the emission of harmful gas. The device comprises the gas-water heat exchanger, the mixing cooler and the heat pump water heater and is characterized in that the flue gas at 150-200 DEG C is cooled to lower than 90 DEG C by the gas-water heat exchanger and then can be cooled to lower than 40 DEG C in the mixing cooler, and the cooled flue gas can serve as heat source to directly enter an evaporator of the air-source heat pump water heater for heat exchange. The invention solves the problems of frosting and low efficiency of the air-source heat pump water heater due to low temperature in winter in the North while recovering the residual heat of the flue gas of the gas boiler at the same time; meanwhile, the emission of the harmful gas in the flue gas of the gas boiler can be reduced, thereby realizing energy saving and emission reduction.

A portable, atmospheric dehydrator and water condenser for dehydrating fruits and vegetables while producing pure atmospheric condensation from humidity found in the air and purifying the water for dispensing and drinking purposes.

The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling heat exchange temperature, collecting condensed water and cleaning an air conditioner. A heat exchanger in the air conditioner is utilized for condensing water vapor in the air conditioner into liquid-state water; dirt attached to the surface of the heat exchanger is cleared away; the surface temperature, used for condensation, of the heat exchanger is determined according to the current environment temperature and the current environment humidity, and is used as the expected temperature; the temperature of the heat exchanger is regulated and is maintained at the expected temperature through regulating the rotating speed of a compressor and the rotating speed of a fan in the air conditioner. Through analyzing the influence of the environment temperature and the environment humidity on the dew point, the optimum temperature of the heat exchanger in the current environment is determined, and sufficient condensed water is obtained for clearing dust and dirt on the surface of the heat exchanger. When the practical temperature of the heat exchanger is not consistent with the optimum temperature, the rise or the reduction of the surface temperature of the heat exchanger is realized through regulating the rotating speed of the compressor and the rotating speed of the fan, the surface temperature of the heat exchanger is maintained at the determined optimum temperature, and the water vapor in the air conditioner is condensed into liquid-state water.

The invention relates to an ecological processing procedure of an aromatic plant essential oil. In the process of extracting plant essential oil by means of vapor distillation, a condenser is communicated with a cooling device of cycling water to realize the continuous circulating use of condensed water. While the aromatic plant essential oil is gained, the by-products, such as lixivium, residue, and aromatic water, generating in extraction of essential oil can be recycled and are convenient to store and utilize after the processing of the by-products so as to further make multiple high added value product. Affected by the cycle utilization of the condensed water in the course of processing essential oil and the recycling of the by-products, the invention can realize non-refuse release in manufacturing technique and complete ecological transition without water resource wasted.

The present invention provides a NOx-concentration measuring apparatus D for quantitatively analyzing the concentration of NOx contained in a sample gas. The measuring apparatus D comprises a sampling probe for obtaining the sample gas, a drain separator 2 for condensing moisture contained in the sample gas as a condensed water and separating the condensed water from the sample gas, an NO₂ converter 3 for converting NO₂ contained in the sample gas into NO, a secondary cooling device 7 for additionally cooling the sample gas, and an NO analyzer 1, arranged in this order with respect to a sample-gas line of the NOx-concentration measuring apparatus. The drain separator is a high-flow-velocity cooling type drain separator.

Further, the sample-gas line between the sampling probe and the drain separator is heated and/or thermally insulated over the entire length thereof. The measuring apparatus can provide a high-precision measurement while suppressing NO₂ loss.

A reheat-and-regenerating type thermal power plant (A) using Rankine cycle has a water feed bypass (BW) which suppies high temperature fluid (28) produced in a large incineration plant (27) to a heat exchanger (29) and by which confluent feed water (Wg) resulting from the confluence of separated condensed-water (32), separated low temperature feed water (33), separated medium temperature feed water (34) and separated high temperature feed water (35) is supplied to a superheat conduction pipe (3a) through a heat exchanger conduction pipe (29a). The water feed bypass (BW) is installed separately from a feed water path (W), thus insuring an efficient use of the high temperature fluid (28) produced upon incinerating a huge amount of combustible wastes in the large incineration plant (27).

Disclosed is an indoor unit for an air conditioner to smoothly drain condensed water to the outside regardless of an installation state of the indoor unit. The indoor unit includes: a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange; a drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the heat exchanger; and two or more drain parts formed in the drain pan and through which the condensed water is drained.

Disclosed is a cloth treating apparatus, which supplies hot air to a accommodating space receiving clothes to dry the clothes. The cloth treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a accommodating space to receive clothes, and an electric component chamber, in which a moisture supply device to spray steam to the accommodating space and a air supply device to supply hot air are installed; and a condensed water treating unit to treat condensed water, generated by condensing the steam sprayed to the accommodating space or the hot air supplied from the air supply device. Therefore, the cloth treating apparatus treats the condensed water generated in the accommodating space, and thus prevents the generation of substances harmful to the human body, such as mold, in the accommodating space.

The invention discloses an air conditioner cleaning device and cleaning method, and belongs to the technical field of air conditioner cleaning. An air conditioner comprises a heat exchanger and a water receiving disk. The cleaning device comprises a water storage which communicates with the water receiving disk, atomizers and an actuator, wherein the water storage is used for storing condensed water in the water receiving disk, the atomizers are located above the heat exchanger, and the actuator is connected with the water storage and the atomizers, and used for conveying the condensed water in the water storage to the atomizers. The air conditioner cleaning device can store part of the condensed water in the original water receiving disk, when the air conditioner needs frost condensation for cleaning, the moisture content inside an indoor unit is increased with condensed water, then, the thickness of the ice layer of frost condensation of the air conditioner is increased, and therefore, the cleaning effect of the air conditioner is improved; and meanwhile, condensed water can be recycled, and the product ideas of economization and environmental protection are met.

The invention discloses a method for recycling billet residual heat and a device thereof; water is treated by softening; superheated water is obtained through a steel making cooling system, then the superheated water and discharged billet exchange heat to obtain water vapour; the method comprises the following specific steps: A. superheated water obtained by softening tap water or cooling water is stored in a water storage tank; B. the superheated water in the water storage tank referred in the step A is conveyed to steel tubes of a heat exchange device by a high-pressure water pump through a pipeline; billet is pushed into the heat exchange device surrounded by the steel tubes; heat energy of the billet is dispersed out in order that water in the heat exchange device becomes high-temperature and high-pressure water vapour; C. the high-temperature and high-pressure water vapour passes through a superheater and impels a steam turbine to drive a dynamo to generate power; D. the water vapour after being utilized by the steam turbine is condensed into condensed water; the condensed water enters a water treating system by the pipeline, is treated by the water treating system and conveyed to a cooling water softening system of the step A by the pipeline; through the method, the device recycles cooling water, can dramatically recycle the billet residual heat in high efficiency and is stable and reliable.

A clothing dryer including a water level sensing device capable of detecting a water level of condensed water, using a simple structure. The clothing dryer includes a body, a drum rotatably installed in the body, the drum receiving objects to be dried, a base arranged beneath the body, a dehumidifying unit mounted to the base, to condense moisture contained in air discharged from the drum, a water container to collect condensed water formed in the dehumidifying unit, and a water level sensing device to detect a level of the condensed water collected in the water container. The water level sensing device includes a floating unit movable in accordance with a variation in the level of the condensed water. The water level sensing device also includes an electrode sensor to detect the level of the condensed water when electrically connected with the conductor of the floating unit.

The invention relates to drum-type washing drying machine. It includes outer drum set in case a drum set in the outer drum, observation port set at the front of the case; a drainage system connected with the outlet of the outer drum bottom, a drying system set at its one side; re-circulating air formed by drying device upper shell, hot-blast tube, and condenser; the condenser includes a air inlet and outlet, condenser tube, and condensed water adjustor; the heating air duct is set fan and heating tube connected with the heating air duct and the outer drum. Its feature is that temperature sensor is close to the air outlet in the condenser.

The invention provides a multifunctional boiler and a control method used for the multifunctional boiler, relating to the field of boiler. The multifunctional boiler comprises a boiler body, a steaming disc device, a steam relay base device; the bottom of the boiler body is provided with at least a steam nozzle by which the external environment of the bottom of the boiler body and the internal chamber of the boiler body are communicated with each other; the steam inside the steam relay base device is injected into the internal chamber of the boiler body; the steaming disc device is a concentric dual-layer structure; wherein, the internal layer is a food heating space and the external layer is a steam condensing recovery device, thus improving the steam condensing efficiency; the condensed water recovered by the external layer flows into the boiler body and forms soup; the steam generated by a steam generator heats the bottom of the boiler body through the steam relay base device and is injected into the internal chamber of the boiler body through the steam nozzle.

In a liquid-level-position control device for a condenser in a Rankine cycle apparatus, first and second reference liquid level positions are set. When a position of the fluid level is lower than the first reference liquid level position, water is replenished to a condenser by a liquid-phase working medium supply section. When the position of the fluid level is higher than the second reference liquid level position, the liquid-phase working medium is discharged from within the condenser by a liquid-phase working medium discharge section. In this way, the liquid level, which is a boundary surface between water vapor and condensed water within the condenser, can be constantly kept at an optimal position.

To avoid pressure variation in a cooling water channel, extend a life of an ion exchange resin used to maintain quality of cooling water and reduce power consumption by auxiliary machinery at low cost. There is provided a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, a cooling water tank, a cooling water channel, a cooling water pump, a heat exchanger, a fuel-side condenser and an oxidizer-side condenser that cool exhaust fuel gas and exhaust oxidizer gas discharged from the fuel cell to condense content water vapor, a condensed water tank that stores the water condensed in the fuel-side condenser and the oxidizer-side condenser, a water supply channel having a water supply pump for feeding the condensed water to the cooling water tank, and a water discharge channel for the cooling water tank.

The invention provides a clothes dryer self-cleaning filtering device, comprising a condenser, a filter screen, an air duct, a water storage box, a water storage tank, and a drainage pump. An upper drain pipe is arranged between the water storage box and the drainage pump. The water storage tank is internally provided with a water level sensor. The device also comprises a spray thrower arranged in the air duct and between the filter screen and the condenser, a lower drain pipe used to connect the water storage box and the spray thrower, a first sensor in the air duct used to sense line chip accumulation on the filter screen, and a controller used to receive signals transmitted by the first sensor and the water level sensor, and respectively send out instructions to control on-off of the drainage pump and the spray thrower. The clothes dryer self-cleaning filtering device is simple in structure, condensed water can be fully used, and the filter screen and the condenser do not need manual cleaning. The invention also provides a clothes dryer using the self-cleaning filtering device. Through adding the spray thrower in the air duct, line chips can be removed in time, the air duct is kept unblocked, clothes drying time is reduced, energy consumption is saved, and manual labor is not needed.