Radiator Air Transporter Mounting for Low-Temperature Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional buildings with waterborne heating systems face inefficiencies due to high boiler temperatures, leading to inadequate heat transfer from radiators, especially when transitioning to lower-temperature heat sources like air or geothermal energy, and often require larger radiators to compensate, which are space-consuming and aesthetically unpleasing.
Innovation Solution
A modular air transporter unit with adjustable fans and plastic chassis components allows for customizable air flow around radiators, increasing energy extraction efficiency and reducing energy consumption by up to 40%, while being cost-effective and space-efficient, and can be easily installed by consumers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If radiator surface area is increased to provide more heat, then heat output is improved, but space consumption and aesthetic appeal deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by using adjustable fans to dynamically control air flow through the radiator. Instead of a static radiator design, the system actively adjusts air movement to optimize heat transfer efficiency, allowing smaller radiators to achieve higher heat output through enhanced convection currents generated by the fans.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of air flow velocity through the radiator by introducing fans. By increasing air flow speed and turbulence, the heat transfer coefficient is improved, enabling compact radiators to deliver the same or higher heat output without increasing physical dimensions.
2Use of energy by moving object
If boiler temperature is reduced for heat pump efficiency, then energy consumption is improved, but radiator heat emission capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts air flow through the radiator using fans to compensate for lower boiler temperatures. By increasing air movement and turbulence, the heat transfer efficiency is enhanced, allowing the radiator to extract and emit more heat from the lower-temperature water supplied by the heat pump.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the air flow parameter (velocity and turbulence) to improve heat transfer coefficients. This allows the radiator to achieve higher heat emission from lower-temperature water, resolving the contradiction between heat pump efficiency and radiator performance.
3Strength
If traditional fan mounting is used, then structural support is improved, but vibration and noise increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces rubber straps as an intermediary element between the fan and the rigid mounting structure. These straps provide flexible support that isolates the fan vibrations from the chassis, reducing noise and vibration transmission while maintaining adequate structural support.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses flexible rubber straps instead of rigid mounting brackets. These flexible elements absorb vibrations and reduce noise transmission while providing sufficient mechanical support for the fan, resolving the contradiction between structural strength and vibration reduction.
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
The solution enhances heat distribution and ventilation, improves air quality, and reduces heating times in buildings, offering significant energy savings and aesthetic benefits by optimizing air flow around radiators without the need for larger units.
Implementation Method 1
A common problem today is that traditional buildings with waterborne heating systems are often dimensioned for high boiler temperatures. Thus, the temperature of the outgoing water that is to be transported around the radiators is relatively high. If such a system is altered and the heat source changed to an air or geothermal energy system, it is not economical to produce high-temperature heat. Heat pump manufacturers recommend low-temperature radiators. Using the present device, low-temperature radiators are a common element in the system. A solution to said problem is to increase the air flow around the radiator and thereby extract more energy from the radiator.
Implementation Method 2
If the radiator is hotter than the surrounding air, heat transfer can be increased by increasing the speed of the air flow past the radiator's surface.
Implementation Method 3
If the radiator is hotter than the surrounding air, heat transfer can be increased by increasing the speed of the air flow past the radiator's surface.
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AI summary
With the purpose of either increasing the emission of heat to the air or of cooling the air, a system for building up a controlled air flow in relation to a heated or cooled body. Without increasing the volume of a heated or cooled body, the purpose is to increase the output by increasing the air flow (via control of the air flow) around said body.