Vertical Fluid Heat Exchanger Using Relay Fluid Circulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional embedded vertical fluid storage barrels in natural thermal energy bodies, such as soil or water bodies, suffer from small value and slow speed of heat exchange due to their solid rod structure, limiting their efficiency in thermal energy transfer.
Innovation Solution
A vertical fluid heat exchanger with a relay fluid storage barrel installed with fluid inlets and outlets, incorporating thermal energy exchangers with various piping configurations and pumping systems to facilitate open, semi-open, or closed flow paths, enhancing heat exchange efficiency by using thermal conductive fluids that can be pumped to optimize flow paths and thermal energy transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a solid rod structure is used for vertical relay fluid storage barrel, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the heat exchange efficiency is small and slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies hydraulic principles by using fluid (water) as the heat transfer medium instead of solid rod structure. The vertical relay fluid storage barrel is filled with thermal conductive fluid that circulates through the system, enabling efficient heat exchange with the natural thermal energy body. This hydraulic approach replaces the ineffective solid rod heat conduction with fluid-based convective heat transfer, significantly improving heat exchange efficiency while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state and properties of the heat transfer medium from solid (rod structure) to liquid (thermal conductive fluid). By using fluid with high thermal conductivity and circulation capabilities, the system transforms the heat transfer mechanism from conduction through solid material to convection through moving fluid, thereby dramatically enhancing heat exchange efficiency without complicating the overall structure.
2Speed
If thermal conductive fluid is pumped through the system, then heat exchange speed is improved, but system complexity increases with pumping facilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes gravitational potential energy to drive fluid circulation. The vertical relay fluid storage barrel is positioned at a height that creates sufficient hydrostatic pressure head, allowing the thermal conductive fluid to circulate through the heat exchanger and return to the storage barrel without requiring external pumping facilities. This equipotential approach uses the natural elevation difference to maintain continuous fluid flow, achieving high heat exchange speed while keeping the system simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed to be self-sufficient by using natural convection currents and gravitational forces to circulate the thermal conductive fluid. The fluid naturally rises when heated and sinks when cooled, creating a self-sustaining circulation pattern that eliminates the need for mechanical pumping facilities. This self-service mechanism maintains high heat exchange speed without adding system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution significantly improves heat exchange efficiency by allowing for controlled fluid flow and thermal energy transfer, enabling faster and more effective heat exchange with natural thermal energy bodies, addressing the limitations of conventional systems.
Implementation Method 1
the thermal energy exchanger is installed with at least one fluid piping for the thermal conductive fluid passing through, to perform heat exchange with the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel
Implementation Method 2
temporarily storing thermal conductive fluid for external flow... to perform heat exchange with the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel, and the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel performs heat exchange with the thermal energy of the natural thermal energy body
Implementation Method 3
the system can be kept random pumping facilities and be additionally installed with pumps (including a common pump and making choice of pumped fluid flow by a switch valve), to pump the thermal conductive fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel
Implementation Method 4
the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel performs heat exchange with the thermal energy of the natural thermal energy body, such as soil of shallow surface of the earth, or lakes, rivers, or sea
Implementation Method 5
perform heat exchange with the thermal energy of the natural thermal energy body
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a vertical relay fluid storage barrel installed with fluid inlet and fluid outlet for whole or in part placement into natural thermal energy body in vertical or downward oblique manner, wherein a thermal energy exchanger is installed inside the relay fluid storage barrel temporarily storing thermal conductive fluid for external flow, the thermal energy exchanger is installed with fluid piping for the thermal conductive fluid passing through, to perform heat exchange with the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel, and the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel performs heat exchange with the natural thermal energy body.