AIR CONDITIONING TURBULENCE CREATING ENERGY SAVER

DISPOSITIF DE CLIMATISATION ECONERGETIQUE GENERATEUR DE TURBULENCE

English Abstract

A turbulence creating energy saving device is installed on top of an air cooled condenser of an air conditioning or a refrigerating system. An air fan directs a stream of air leaving the condenser into a vertical cylindrical tube comprising of a series of fixed blades attached to the internal surface of the tube causing the turbulence in the air flow, in turn, moving a larger amount of cooler air through the condenser which dissipates heat. The top of the device has an angled cowling to compress the air and reduce the output noise level.

French Abstract

Un dispositif de climatisation ecoénergétique générateur de turbulence est installé sur le dessus d'un condenseur refroidi à l'air d'un système de climatisation ou de réfrigération. Un ventilateur d'air dirige un flux d'air sortant du condenseur vers un tube cylindrique vertical comprenant une série de lames fixes attachées aux surfaces internes du tube et causant de la turbulence dans l'écoulement d'air, ce qui, à son tour, déplace une plus grande quantité d'air frais au travers du condenseur qui dissipe la chaleur. Le sommet du dispositif est pourvu d'un capot à angle pour comprimer l'air et réduire le niveau du bruit de sortie.

Claims

Claims

What is claimed is:


1. A turbulence creating energy saving device for an air conditioning or
refrigeration condenser unit or cooling tower, the device comprising :
a cylindrical tube,

a plurality of fixed blades attached to the cylindrical tube,

an upper cowling attached on the top of the cylindrical tube;
wherein the device is installed directly over a cooling tower fan or
condenser fan so as to capture all of the hot air exiting the cooling
tower or condenser ,then directing the air upward through the
cylindrical tube, then into a plurality of fixed blades that are set at a 3 to

87 degree angle, causing the passing airflow to spiral and create a
turbulence upward then exiting the device through the upper cowling
consisting of a reduced output diameter, designed to compress the
exhausting hot air and aid in the suppression of condenser fan noise.


2. The device of claim 1 wherein the turbulence creating energy saving
and noise reducing device is manufactured in varying
widths and heights so as to cover the output fan of units of
various sizes.


3. The device of claim 2 wherein the series of blades are capable of
handling temperatures ranging from minus 40 to plus 40 degrees
Celsius.


4. The device of claim 3 wherein the device is fabricated of plastic,
composite, metal, or a combination of these materials.

Description

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to air conditioning and refrigeration systems
and
more particularly to a device installed over the condenser unit or cooling
tower
that creates turbulence which increases the airflow dynamics, thereby removing
more heat from the condenser or cooling tower, thus making the air conditioner
or refrigeration system more energy efficient.

Description of the Prior Art

Prior art relating to air conditioning and refrigeration energy saving devices
that
improve the airflow dynamics through the condenser unit or cooling tower have
not been invented.

Current designs for the condenser units or cooling towers do not allow for
maximum airflow through the units therefore are wasting energy and causing
damage to the environment.

By adding the energy saving turbulence creating device to the top of the
condenser unit or cooling tower, its heat removing capabilities are greatly
improved therefore reducing the impact on the environment by lessening the use
of hydro electricity and increasing the life span of the condenser units which
reduces the amount of garbage going to landfill sites .

Inventors are aware of United States Patent 6,701,964, vortex generating
airfoil
fuel saver. This device is used for automobile air intake to increase the
airflow to
allow for a better fuel - air mixture which in turn results in better fuel
economy.
Inventors are also aware of United States Patent 4,310,028, an apparatus
that increases the fluid throughput of a conduit. The fluid throughput of a
conduit
is increased without increasing the power requirements or the size of
the conduit by affixing an airfoil to the inside of the conduit.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of this invention is to provide a device that uses a series of fixed
blades
attached to the interior of a tube, mounted on top of the air conditioning or
refrigeration
condenser, causing air turbulence, therefore increasing the air flow through
it to make it
more energy efficient.

Another object of this invention is to have a cowling with a reduced output
diameter,
attached to the upper most section of the tube, to reduce the output noise
level of the
condenser unit

An object of the present invention is to provide a device that improves energy
efficiency
in order to reduce environmental impact caused by the use of hydroelectric,
nuclear, and
coal burning facilities.

Another object of this invention is to make older air conditioners and
refrigeration
systems run more efficiently therefore the units will cool the same area in
less time, less
time will equal longer life for the air conditioner, thereby reducing the
number of units
going to a landfill site.

A further object of this invention is to have this design incorporated on all
new air
conditioning and refrigeration condenser units, residential, commercial,
industrial and
marine.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other details of my invention will be described in connection with
the
accompanying drawings which are furnished only by way of illustration and not
in limitation of the invention, and in which drawings :

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an air conditioning condenser before the
device
is installed as prior art and demonstrates the mixing hot and cold airflow.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of an air conditioning condenser after the
device
has been installed as first embodiment of present invention and demonstrates
the improved airflow pattern.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention of FIG.2 showing the (3) three
main
components that comprise;

FIG. 3.A the Cowling; used for noise suppression.
FIG. 3.B the Tube; used for directing the hot airflow.
FIG. 3.C the Fixed Blades; used to create turbulence.

FIG. 4 defines the angular position of one pair of the fixed blades
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The embodiment of this invention provides a turbulence creating energy saving
and noise reducing device which is installed onto the condenser unit or
cooling
tower of an air conditioner or refrigeration system.

As shown in FIG.1, the condenser unit which is typically placed close to a
wall,
1(3) fence 1(4) or other obstruction causes the exhausting hot air 1(2) to
collide
with the obstructions and forces the hot air to recirculate through the
condenser,
thereby significantly reducing its efficiency to remove heat. The cooler air 1
(1) is
restricted from entering the condenser.

In FIG.2, the device is installed on top of a typical residential air
conditioning
condenser. With the device attached to the top of the condenser the exhausting
hot air 2(4) & 2(5) is forced upwards through the TUBE 2(1), then into a
plurality
of FIXED BLADES comprising of at least a pair of fixed blades 2(2) that
cause the hot air to spiral up through the top of the TUBE then out the
COWLING
2(3) which has a reduced output diameter that compresses the air flow and
assists in noise suppression The cooler air 2(6) is no longer restricted from
entering the condenser thereby significantly improving the efficiency of the
condenser to remove heat. The number of pairs of blades depends on the size
and diameter of the tube. (in Fig. 3c only 3 pairs of fixed blades are shown)

Fig.3 is a drawing of the device, that shows the 3 main components which
comprise;
Fig.3A shows COWLING as an angular tapered tube for directing the air
output
Fig.3B shows TUBE as a cylindrical tube for creating directional flow
Fig.3C shows a plurality of FIXED-BLADES for creating turbulence of
exhaust air

The device of FIG.313, the TUBE, is manufactured in various widths and heights
to accommodate the various sizes of condenser and cooling tower output fans.
The height of the tube (10) varies from 1 inch to 30 feet and the width (11),
varies
from 1 inch to 100 feet.
The device of FIG.3C the FIXED BLADES, are manufactured in various widths
and heights to accommodate the various tube sizes, FIG.3B.
The height of the blade (20), varies from 1 inch to 10 feet, the length of a
blade
(21), is half the width of the tube, the angle of the blade (22), and varies
from 3 to
87 degrees.
The device of FIG.3A the COWLING, are manufactured in various widths and
heights to accommodate the tube sizes. The output diameter (1) is reduced in
width compared to the cowling input (3.) The input of the cowling (3) equals
the
output diameter of the tube. The height (2) varies from 1 inch to 5 feet

Fig. 4 showing the angular position (1) of a pair of fixed blades. Also in
photograph "F"

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Representative Drawing