GB2054831A - Air-conditioning plant and method - Google Patents
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- GB2054831A GB2054831A GB7926058A GB7926058A GB2054831A GB 2054831 A GB2054831 A GB 2054831A GB 7926058 A GB7926058 A GB 7926058A GB 7926058 A GB7926058 A GB 7926058A GB 2054831 A GB2054831 A GB 2054831A
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F24F7/04—Ventilation with ducting systems, e.g. by double walls; with natural circulation
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Abstract
Air-conditioning plant comprises outlet means (22, 24) from a passageway (14) connected to receive air from an air-intake station (2) situated in a different geographical location from the outlet means with a different climate. E.g., as shown cool air is brought down from a mountain to cool offices (26) and homes at sea level. Alternatively, air could be transferred from a hot to a cold region, Fig. 2 (not shown). Alternatively, moist air could be transferred to balance dry air in another region or vice versa. As shown, air intakes (12) have a domed cover (8). Wind-driven vanes (16) drive a fan (not shown) in the passageway (14). The passageway (14) is a pipe which is lagged or has insulation in the same way as a vacuum flask. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Air-conditioning plant and method
The present invention related to an airconditioning plant and method, and is particularly concerned with air conditioning the living and working quarters of whole towns or cities.
Air-conditioning of rooms and buildings is usually performed by separate air-conditioning units, often with one unit for every room of a building. This involves considerably expense in outlay, because of the large numbers of separate units required, and also a very heavy drain on the electricity grid by virtue of the many heaters, compressors and humidifiers that operate to effect the air-conditioning.
The present invention seeks to overcome these problems. Accordingly, in one of its aspects, the invention provides a method of air-conditioning a region by drawing air from a second region which is sufficiently far away from the first region as to have different climatic conditions by virtue of its different geographical location, and feeding the air to the first-mentioned region.
In another of its aspects, the invention provides air-conditioning plant comprising an air-intake station outlet means, a passageway interconnecting the station with the outlet means, and flow means for causing air to pass along the passageway from the station to the outlet means, in which the former and the latter are sufficiently far away from one another as to have different climatic conditions by virtue of their different geographical locations.
In one example of air-conditioning plant in accordance with the invention, the air-intake station is built in a mountainous area, say at about 12,000 feet above sea level, and the outlet means are in a town round about sea level, so that the air is brought down from the mountains to cool offices and homes in the town. The passageway may be a heat-lagged pipe. The outlet means may comprise a distribution pipe or pipes extending to various parts of the town, each building or room which requires air-conditioning having its own feed pipe and an outlet grill with flaps or blades which can be opened or closed.
The invention could equally well be used to transfer air from a hot region to a cool region, or possibly to transfer moist air in one region to balance dry air in another, or vice versa.
The flow means by which air is driven from one region to the other may comprise large vanes mounted so that they are rotated by the wind, there being a link from the vanes to a fan which sucks air in at the air-intake station and/or blows it out of the outlet in the other distant region. An auxiliary motor-driven pump may be installed in addition to drive the fan.
Whilst involving considerable expense in its initial construction, once the plant has been installed the running expenses may be very low, and considerable savings in natural fuel consumption are possible.
Two examples of air-conditioning plant in accordance with the present invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 show diagrammatic scenic views with the plant installed for cooling and warming respectively.
An air-intake station 2 in Figure 1 is secured firmly to a mountain plateau 4, at about 12,000 feet above sea level, by means of struts 6. The struts 6 support a domed cover 8 under which there are a number of intakes 12 all leading to a well-lagged transfer pipe 14. Instead of being lagged, this pipe may provide insulation to the air inside it in the same way as a vacuum flask. On the cover 8 there are mounted four vanes or dishes 16 on the ends of spokes 18, mounted for rotation on an axle 20 like a weather vane. The axle is connected to drive a fan (not shown) in the transfer pipe 14. An auxiliary motor-driven pump (not shown) may be installed to provide additional drive to the fan. The other end of the pipe 14 branches out into a distribution pipe 22 extending to various parts of a town which is roughly at sea level.Many feed pipes 24 extend from the distribution pipe to different houses and offices 26 in the town. Each feed pipe 24 terminates in a grille (not shown) with flaps or blades which can be opened or closed.
As the wind blows across the mountain plateau 4, it rotates the dishes 1 6 so that cool air is drawn into the intakes 12 by the fan. The air flows along the transfer pipe 14 into the distribution pipe and out via any feed pipe whose outlet grille is open. In this way homes and offices of the town are cooled by the mountain air.
The rooms in offices and homes of a town in a cool mountainous area can be warmed in a precisely analogous manner, the air-intake station of course being located in this instant down at about sea level to draw in warm air and pump it up to the town at high altitude, as shown in Figure 2.
1. Air-conditioning plant comprising outlet means from a passageway which is connected to receive air from an air-intake station, the outlet means and the air-intake station being sufficiently far from one another as to be in different climates by virtue of their different geographical locations.
2. Air-conditioning plant comprising an airintake station, outlet means, a passageway interconnecting the station with the outlet means, and flow means for causing air to pass along the passageway from the station to the outlet means, in which the station and the outlet means are sufficiently far away from one another as to be in different climates by virtue of their different geographical locations.
3. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the air-intake station is situated in a mountainous area.
4. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 3, in which the air intake station is at substantially 12,000 feet (4,000 metres) above sea level.
5. Air-conditioning plant according to any preceding claim, in which the outlet means is
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Claims (23)
1. Air-conditioning plant comprising outlet means from a passageway which is connected to receive air from an air-intake station, the outlet means and the air-intake station being sufficiently far from one another as to be in different climates by virtue of their different geographical locations.
2. Air-conditioning plant comprising an airintake station, outlet means, a passageway interconnecting the station with the outlet means, and flow means for causing air to pass along the passageway from the station to the outlet means, in which the station and the outlet means are sufficiently far away from one another as to be in different climates by virtue of their different geographical locations.
3. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the air-intake station is situated in a mountainous area.
4. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 3, in which the air intake station is at substantially 12,000 feet (4,000 metres) above sea level.
5. Air-conditioning plant according to any preceding claim, in which the outlet means is substantially at sea level.
6. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the air-intake station is situated substantially at sea level.
7. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 6, in which the outlet means is situated in a niountainous area.
8. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 7, in which the outlet means is situated at substantially 12,000 feet (4,000 metres) above sea level.
9. Air-conditioning plant according to any preceding claim, in which the passageway comprises a heat-lagged pipe.
10. Air-conditioning plant according to any preceding claim, in which the outlet means comprises a distribution pipe or pipes.
11. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 10, in which the distribution pipe or pipes extend to various parts of a town.
12. Air-conditioning plant according to any preceding claim, in which the outlet means comprises a plurality of feed pipes extending to respective rooms or buildings.
13. Air-conditioning plant according to any preceding claim, in which the outlet means comprises flaps or blades which can be opened or closed.
14. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 2 or any one of claims 3 to 13 appended to claim 2, in which the flow means comprises at least one wind-driven vane.
15. Air-conditioning plant according to claim 2 or any one of claims 3 to 14 appended to claim 2, in which the flow means comprises a motor-driven pump.
1 6. Air-conditioning plant substantially as described herein with reference to Figure 1 or
Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
17. A method of air-conditioning a region comprising feeding to that region air which has been drawn from a second region which is sufficiently far away from the first region as to be in a different climate by virtue of its different geographical location.
1 8. A method of air-conditioning a region comprising drawing air from a second region which is sufficiently far away from the first region as to be in a different climate by virtue of its different geographical location, and feeding the air to the first-mentioned region.
1 9. A method according to claim 17 or claim 18, in which air is transferred from one region to a warmer region.
20. A method according to claim 17 or claim 18, in which air is transferred from one region to a cooler region.
21. A method according to any one of claims 1 7 to 20, in which air is transferred from one region to a more humid region.
22. A method according to any one of claims 1 7 to 20, in which air is transferred from one region to a less humid region.
23. A method according to any one of claims 17 to 22 using air-conditioning plant according to any one of claims 1 to 16.
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| GB7926058A GB2054831B (en) | 1979-07-26 | 1979-07-26 | Air-conditioning plant and method |
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| GB7926058A GB2054831B (en) | 1979-07-26 | 1979-07-26 | Air-conditioning plant and method |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5317904A (en) * | 1989-11-27 | 1994-06-07 | 4E Co. | Method of and apparatus for conditioning air |
| WO2003060385A1 (en) * | 2002-01-21 | 2003-07-24 | Osa Cabanas Abel | Environmentally-friendly air-conditioning system |
| ES2228201A1 (en) * | 2002-01-21 | 2005-04-01 | Abel Osa Cabañas | Air-conditioning system has heat-transfer fluid lines arranged between cold and hot locations to compensate temperature |
| JP2009103416A (en) * | 2007-10-25 | 2009-05-14 | Takuya Matsuura | Utilization-transportation device for highland air |
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| CN108204645A (en) * | 2017-12-29 | 2018-06-26 | 招商局重庆交通科研设计院有限公司 | Implement the method for cooling to hot area using High aititude cold air |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5317904A (en) * | 1989-11-27 | 1994-06-07 | 4E Co. | Method of and apparatus for conditioning air |
| WO2003060385A1 (en) * | 2002-01-21 | 2003-07-24 | Osa Cabanas Abel | Environmentally-friendly air-conditioning system |
| ES2228201A1 (en) * | 2002-01-21 | 2005-04-01 | Abel Osa Cabañas | Air-conditioning system has heat-transfer fluid lines arranged between cold and hot locations to compensate temperature |
| ES2228201B1 (en) * | 2002-01-21 | 2006-06-01 | Abel Osa Cabañas | CLIMATIZATION EACOLOGICAL SYSTEM. |
| JP2009103416A (en) * | 2007-10-25 | 2009-05-14 | Takuya Matsuura | Utilization-transportation device for highland air |
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