Device for ventilating, heating and/or cooling a room

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing ventilation and air conditioning systems face challenges in efficiently dissipating high thermal loads with limited primary air, often resulting in undesirably high air velocities near the device.

Innovation Solution

The air inlet opens into a distribution chamber divided by an inner wall with adjustable blow-out openings, allowing primary air to flow into either one or two distribution areas, enhancing secondary air induction through a heat exchanger, and featuring a self-regulating flap or motor-driven actuating device to optimize air flow and thermal output.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If the supply of primary air is restricted to avoid high air velocities, then air velocity near the device is reduced, but thermal load dissipation capability is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveair velocity near deviceVSAvoidthermal load dissipation
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The distribution chamber is divided into multiple distribution areas by inner walls with adjustable openings. This segmentation allows primary air to be distributed through multiple pathways, enabling better control of air flow patterns and velocities while maintaining effective thermal load dissipation through optimized induction of secondary air.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Adjusting devices are provided for the openings in the inner walls, allowing dynamic adjustment of the air flow distribution. This enables the system to adapt to different thermal load conditions and optimize the balance between air velocity control and thermal dissipation performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If a single distribution area is used, then device structure is simple, but induction efficiency and thermal output are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinduction efficiencyVSAvoiddistribution chamber structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The distribution chamber is segmented into multiple distribution areas separated by inner walls with openings. This segmentation increases the surface area for primary air distribution and enhances the induction of secondary air through the heat exchanger, thereby improving thermal output without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The multiple distribution areas serve multiple functions: they distribute primary air throughout the induction area, control air flow patterns, and enhance secondary air induction. This multi-functionality achieves higher induction efficiency while keeping the overall device structure integrated and manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If primary air flows through a single path, then air flow control is simple, but performance range is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance rangeVSAvoidair flow distribution system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Adjusting devices are provided for the openings in the inner walls, enabling dynamic control of air flow distribution. This allows the system to adapt to different performance requirements by adjusting the openings, expanding the performance range while maintaining a relatively simple underlying structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The adjusting devices enable change in the flow cross-section areas of the distribution areas by opening or closing the openings in the inner walls. This parameter adjustment capability expands the performance range, allowing the device to operate effectively under different thermal load conditions and air flow requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 achieves higher thermal outputs and expanded performance range with reduced air velocities, allowing for comfortable operation near the device by optimizing air flow and induction efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

The primary air flows through the air inlet into the induction area. The resulting pressure drop compared to the ambient pressure ensures that secondary air is induced via the heat exchanger.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPressure drop: Pressure Drop

Implementation Method 2

secondary air is induced via at least one of the heat exchangers by the primary air exiting the air inlet into the induction area

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectInduction: Entrainment

Implementation Method 3

at least one heat exchanger, so that secondary air is induced via at least one of the heat exchangers by the primary air exiting the air inlet into the induction area

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat exchange: Heat Exchanger

Data Source

PatentEP2647918B1Device for ventilating, heating and/or cooling a room
Publication Date: 2017.07.12 TROX GMBH
  • EP2647918B1 patent drawingFigure 1~3
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AI summary

The invention relates to a device for ventilating, heating and/or cooling a room, comprising at least one air inlet for supplying primary air, at least one air outlet area for releasing the air into the room, and at least one induction area into which the air inlet opens and which is at least partially limited by at least one heat exchanger, such that secondary air is induced by the primary air exiting the air inlet into the induction area via at least one of the heat exchangers, and the primary air and the secondary air are released as mixed air into the room via the air outlet area.To specify a device that dissipates high thermal loads with a limited primary air content by means of secondary air induction via a heat exchanger, the air inlet shall open into a distribution chamber extending into the induction area, which is divided into at least two distribution areas by at least one inner wall, wherein each of the distribution areas has at least one discharge opening, in particular designed as a nozzle, and in each inner wall at least one opening is provided whose size can be changed by an adjusting device, in particular which can be fully opened and preferably fully closed.