Air conditioning system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional entire-building air conditioning systems face challenges in downsizing the air conditioning room due to inadequate configuration of the humidification apparatus, which affects the efficiency of temperature and humidity control.
Innovation Solution
The air conditioning system incorporates a humidification apparatus with a rotation shaft shared between a centrifugal fan and a pumping pipe, along with rotating plates and eliminators, to enhance humidification performance and reduce the system's size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a conventional humidification apparatus configuration is used, then the air conditioning room can perform humidification function, but the air conditioning room size cannot be effectively reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the centrifugal fan and water pump into a single integrated structure where the centrifugal fan's rotation shaft directly drives the water pump. This consolidation eliminates separate drive mechanisms and reduces overall apparatus volume, directly contributing to air conditioning room downsizing while maintaining humidification functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The centrifugal fan serves dual functions: it provides air circulation for cooling and simultaneously drives the water pump for humidification. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby reducing the overall system volume and enabling air conditioning room downsizing.
2Volume of moving object
If the humidification apparatus is downsized, then the air conditioning room can be reduced in size, but the humidification performance may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic rotation-based water pumping mechanism where the centrifugal fan's rotating shaft directly drives the water pump. This dynamic design allows compact dimensions while maintaining effective water circulation and humidification performance through rotational motion, ensuring reliable humidification control in a downsized configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes centrifugal force generated by rotation to pump water, eliminating the need for traditional mechanical pumps. This pneumatic/hydraulic approach based on rotational dynamics enables compact apparatus design while maintaining effective water delivery and humidification performance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration allows for efficient downsizing of the air conditioning room by improving humidification performance, increasing the humidification amount of air, and stabilizing humidity control, while maintaining effective temperature and humidity adjustments.
Implementation Method 1
a centrifugal fan that is fixed to the rotation shaft and rotates together with the rotation shaft to introduce air temperature-adjusted by the air conditioning apparatus into the humidification apparatus
Implementation Method 2
a cylindrical pumping pipe that has a pumping port on a vertically lower side, is fixed to the rotation shaft, rotates together with the rotation shaft to pump up water from the pumping port, and discharges the pumped water in a centrifugal direction
Implementation Method 3
an eliminator that micronizes the water by collision of the water discharged from the pumping pipe and collects a part of micronized water droplets
Data Source
AI summary
An air conditioning system includes an air conditioning apparatus that adjusts a temperature of air in an air conditioning room, humidification apparatus that humidifies the air, and a plurality of conveyance fans that respectively conveys the air in the air conditioning room to a plurality of indoor spaces. Humidification apparatus includes rotation shaft that is rotated by rotation motor, centrifugal fan that is fixed to rotation shaft and rotates together with rotation shaft to introduce the air temperature-adjusted by the air conditioning apparatus into the humidification apparatus, cylindrical pumping pipe fixed to rotation shaft, rotates together with rotation shaft to pump up water from a pumping port, and discharges the pumped water in a centrifugal direction, first eliminator that micronizes the water discharged from pumping pipe by collision of the water and collects a part of micronized water droplets, and water storage portion storing the water pumped from pumping pipe.