Air Source Heat Exchange System and Method Utilizing Temperature Gradient and Water

摘要

An air source heat exchange system and method in which usable heat is exchanged between a predetermined volume of a fluid heat exchange medium, preferably water, within a heat exchange chamber and ambient air outside the chamber. At least one and preferably a plurality of air source heat exchange chambers are provided, each having a volume for containing the predetermined volume of water, including a retarded volume detained so as to be dwelled within the chamber as water is flowed into and out of the chamber. The chamber has a chamber wall constructed of a material enabling heat transfer between the detained water dwelled within the chamber and adjacent ambient air outside the chamber. A circulation system circulates the water along a path of flow passing into and out of the volume of the chamber at a rate of flow so related to the predetermined volume of water that usable heat is transferred through the chamber wall, between the ambient air and the retarded volume of detained water dwelled within the chamber.

主权项

1. An air a source heat exchange method for effecting a transfer of heat between ambient air and an air source heat exchange system comprised of an air source heat exchange unit, the air source heat exchange method comprising:
providing the air source heat exchange unit with a chamber having a wall including a predetermined heat transfer area of the wall of the chamber; containing a predetermined volume of a fluid heat exchange medium within the chamber, in juxtaposition with the heat transfer area of the wall of the chamber, during operation of the system; exposing the heat transfer area of the wall of the chamber to ambient air; flowing fluid heat exchange medium into the chamber at a prescribed rate of flow while, at the same time, flowing fluid heat exchange medium out of the chamber at the prescribed rate of flow; and configuring the chamber such that the predetermined volume of fluid heat exchange medium contained within the chamber during operation of the air source heat exchange system is great enough to include a volume of retarded heat exchange medium detained to be dwelled within the chamber, in juxtaposition with the heat transfer area of the wall of the chamber, as the fluid heat exchange medium is flowed into and out of the chamber at the prescribed rate of flow, promoting heat exchange between the volume of detained, dwelled heat exchange medium and ambient air during movement of the fluid heat exchange medium through the air source heat exchange system.