EP1110043B1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zum kühlen eines behälters - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D9/00—Devices not associated with refrigerating machinery and not covered by groups F25D1/00 - F25D7/00; Combinations of devices covered by two or more of the groups F25D1/00 - F25D7/00
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for cooling a Insulated container and their use.
- EP-A2-0 816 781 A corresponding device and a method according to the closest prior art is shown in EP-A2-0 816 781.
- the MG Gas Products snow-shooting system uses individual floors a transport container cooled with -78.9 ° C cold carbon dioxide snow (gas current, issue 44, page 39, Messer Griesheim GmbH, 1993).
- a use of dry ice for cooling purposes is in DE 29 29 666 A1 described.
- a drawer holds dry ice in one for the transportation of food and beverages in passenger aviation provided insulating container is arranged.
- Liquid nitrogen is used to cool insulated containers.
- the in one vacuum insulated container stored under a refrigerated vehicle Nitrogen is sprayed in gaseous form in the cargo area, where it provides thermal energy to the cargo area air withdrawn to cool the temperature-sensitive substances contained therein (Gaslique, issue 51, page 8, Messer Griesheim GmbH, 1996).
- cold storage plates which with a liquid, a so-called “eutectic liquid” or cooling brine are filled for cooling purposes used.
- these liquids are called “eutectic liquid” called.
- eutectic liquid By cooling the eutectic liquid freezes in the Cold storage plate and can store the cold.
- latent Heat of fusion during the melting process of the frozen eutectic liquid heat is extracted from the surroundings and the surroundings cool down.
- the maximal Efficiency of the cold storage plate is given when the eutectic Liquid is completely frozen. To do this, the freezing temperature should at least 5 ° C below the melting temperature of the eutectic liquid.
- a cold storage plate with a freezing temperature of - 21 ° C to be cooled down to at least -26 ° C.
- the term "cold storage plate” here includes all containers with fixed or flexible walls, for example also Foil bags that have a cavity to hold the frozen or solid Have liquid.
- Cooling modules with cryogenic liquid or snow-shaped carbon dioxide or cryogenic liquid nitrogen as cooling media are only for special insulated containers can be used and due to the relatively low temperatures Cooling media negatively affect or damage the goods to be cooled, especially in direct contact with the goods to be cooled.
- Cold storage plates have only a relatively small and often inadequate one Cooling capacity.
- Dry ice also has a relatively low level Cooling capacity and is also relatively expensive.
- the known cooling systems are so far not flexible enough, that means Cooling capacity cannot be adjusted so, for example, on the one hand To cool frozen goods and on the other hand fresh service goods with one system.
- the existing insulated containers cannot be used optimally.
- the object of the invention is therefore to provide an apparatus and a method for To create an insulated container, which can also be used for different purposes Cooling tasks optimally adapted cooling capacities can be guaranteed.
- insulated container all conceivable types are at least to understand partially closed containers, for example containers, Cupboards, trolleys or trolleys, usually one have thermally insulating wall and in which temperature sensitive Products maintaining a certain temperature for one can be stored or transported for a certain period of time.
- the device according to the invention has the advantage that part of the cooling capacity of the first cooling medium is initially absorbed by the second cooling medium can be. An initial hypothermia of the to cooling goods can be avoided. Later the coldness of the second Coolant released again, which significantly extends the cooling time.
- the second cooling medium thus acts as a cold buffer and cold storage.
- a cooling module is designed so that a cooling effect of a first cooling medium through an evaporating cryogenic liquefied supercritical or solid gas is achieved, and a cold storage plate is so formed that a cooling effect of a second cooling medium by a heat-consuming melting process of a solid substance or mixture of substances is achieved.
- evaporating cryogenic liquefied, supercritical or solid gas is here at normal room temperature (approx. 23 ° C) and at normal pressure (approx.
- At least one cooling module and at least one Cold storage plate arranged adjacent.
- the cooling module and / or Cold storage plate within the thermally insulating walls of the Insulated container are arranged.
- the cooling module and / or at least one Cold storage plate adjacent to a wall of the insulated container to arrange and train so that the cold content of the wall of the Insulated container is cooled, the wall in particular also the top of the insulated container.
- At least one cooling module and at least one Cold storage plate arranged adjacent the arrangement is done in such a way that at least some of the cold is released from the cooling module is led directly to the cold storage plate.
- the cooling module has an opening, which is arranged or designed so that the escaping from the opening essentially gaseous first cooling medium corresponding to at least one arranged cold storage plate is supplied.
- This is advantageous with With the help of the gaseous first cooling medium, essentially the second one Cooled cooling medium and, if necessary, the wall of the insulating container cooled before the first cooling medium to the atmosphere in the interior of the Insulated container that directly surrounds the goods to be cooled.
- the cooling module has an opening on the top.
- the cold storage plate is below the cooling module in the Insulated container arranged.
- the cold storage plate thus advantageously acts as a buffer against excessive cooling effect on the underside of the cooling module.
- the cooling module is made of stainless steel, particularly preferably made of RVS 304.
- liquid nitrogen or liquid is used as the first cooling medium or solid carbon dioxide, but particularly preferably liquid nitrogen, used.
- solid carbon dioxide here is carbon dioxide granular, lumpy or snow-shaped, but preferably snow-shaped Form to understand.
- a liquid is a eutectic liquid use.
- the eutectic liquid has a freezing temperature of 0 to -40 ° C, particularly preferably from about -2 to -4 ° C.
- the cold storage plate (s) from the insulating container removable, so that it can be easily replaced
- the Invention is also provided that for certain applications, for Example of deep-freeze transport, including the cooling module from the insulated container is removable and can be replaced just as easily.
- the height of the cooling module is 50 to 200 mm, preferably 60 to 100 mm.
- the thermal insulation of the cooling module is preferred vacuum insulation.
- the vacuum of this vacuum insulation is preferably less than 20 mbar, particularly preferably 0.01 to 1 mbar.
- a gas filling the interior with carbon dioxide or argon be used.
- the cooling module with the aid of a filling device first cooling medium supplied to a device for controlling the filling quantity is assigned, which has a shut-off device and one in operative connection with the shut-off device has standing timer, with the help of which Duration of the supply of the first cooling medium is controlled in the cooling module.
- a valve or a slide, for example, is used as the shut-off device used.
- Cold storage plate has devices which are operatively connected to appropriate facilities of the insulated container and inserting the insulating container, storage in the insulating container and easy removal from the insulated container.
- the intake volume of the cooling module is up to 20,000 g, preferably 500 to 15000g, on the first cooling medium. It can be beneficial Differing amount of first cooling medium can be filled into the cooling module.
- the amount of the first cooling medium to be filled is of a variety of Depending on parameters, for example depending on the outside temperature temperature to be observed in the insulated container, the initial temperature of the Insulated container, the type of product in the insulated container, the duration of the Keep cool, the mode of transport and / or the type and size of the insulated container
- the opening for filling the Cooling module with the first cooling medium at the same time as an opening for releasing the formed gaseous first cooling medium is used.
- This opening can be advantageous be provided with a flap, which by its own mass due to the Gravity or with the help of a suitable locking mechanism is kept closed and only at a certain pressure inside the Cooling module opened by gaseous first cooling medium forming can be.
- the opening of the cooling module can, especially when using carbon dioxide as the first cooling medium, according to the invention with an essentially only for that Gaseous first cooling medium permeable structure may be provided.
- Cooling module granular, lumpy or snow-shaped, solid carbon dioxide supplied, so can entrained or emerging, essentially Gaseous carbon dioxide through the opening in the cooling module with the gas permeable structure escape, so that essentially the entire Amount of solid carbon dioxide supplied remains in the cooling module and for Cooling is available.
- the cooling module has a connection piece for the insulating Evacuate wall of the cooling module or the existing vacuum measure up.
- the substantially vertical wall of the Insulated container so formed on the inner surface for example by a certain, lamellar structure of the surface that in the upper area of the Insulating container resulting gaseous first cooling medium better in the lower region of the insulating container falls or flows.
- This can advantageously Temperature distribution within the insulated container can be improved.
- the object is further achieved by a method in which the cooling of the Insulated container by at least one cooling module and at least one if necessary Cold storage plate is made using at least two cooling media if required, wherein a cooling effect of a first cooling medium from its release a cooling module is achieved in its environment, and in which, if necessary Cooling effect of a second cooling medium in a cold storage plate whose change in state is achieved, the second cooling medium in the Cold storage plate remains and is not released in its environment.
- the method has a cooling effect of a first Cooling medium through an evaporating cryogenic liquefied, supercritical or solid gas is achieved and a cooling effect of a second cooling medium becomes by a heat-consuming melting process of a solid substance or Fabric mixture achieved.
- a eutectic liquid is used as the second cooling medium used.
- At least part of the cooling capacity of the first cooling medium is consumed by the second cooling medium to convert at least partially liquid state into a solid state.
- an insulated container the facilities has to accommodate at least one cooling module, which has a first Contains cooling medium and is designed so that a cooling effect Release of the first cooling medium from the cooling module in its environment is achieved, and has facilities to at least one Record cold storage plate, which contains a second cooling medium and so is formed that a cooling effect of the second cooling medium by a Change in state of the second cooling medium is achieved, the second Cooling medium remains in the cold storage plate and not in its vicinity is released.
- the insulating container has appropriate facilities to the previously described Embodiments of the device and the method for cooling analogously apply and perform.
- the inventive method, the device and the insulating container preferably used for cooling food.
- the insulating container 1 shown in Fig. 1 has a thermally insulating Wall 2 on. Inside the insulating container 1 there is a cooling module 3 and a cooling module Cold storage plate 4 arranged.
- the cooling module 3 has a double wall Stainless steel, the space between which is evacuated.
- Cooling module 3 is an advantageous arrangement of the cooling module 3 and the Cold storage plate 4 shown in the insulating container 1.
- the cooling module 3 In the upper area within of the insulating container 1 with a thermally insulating wall 2 is one Cold storage plate 4 is arranged and below the cold storage plate 4 is a Cooling module 3 arranged.
- a nozzle 6 On the end face 5 of the cooling module 3 are a nozzle 6 for filling with liquid nitrogen and a nozzle 7 for evacuation and arranged to control the vacuum.
- the cooling module 3 has an opening 8 on the top (hatched area in Fig. 2), causing escaping gaseous first cooling medium essentially first to the Cold storage plate 4 arrives to cool it.
- the first cooling medium is thus initially the second cooling medium added, thereby filling the cooling module 3 with the first cooling medium an initial hypothermia of the goods to be cooled can be avoided.
- the second cooling medium thus advantageously acts as Cold buffers and cold stores.
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- Vorrichtung zum Kühlen eines Isolierbehälters (1),
der mindestens ein thermisch isoliertes Kühlmodul (3) zugeordnet ist, welches ein erstes Kühlmedium enthält und bei der das mindestens eine Kühlmodul eine Öffnung (8) aufweist, und mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) enthält, welche ein zweites Kühlmedium enthält und so ausgebildet ist, daß eine Kühlwirkung des zweiten Kühlmediums durch eine Zustandsänderung des zweiten Kühlmediums erzielt wird, wobei das zweite Kühlmedium in der Kältespeicherplatte (4) verbleibt und nicht in deren Umgebung freigesetzt wird, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Öffnung (8) so angeordnet oder ausgebildet ist, daß das aus der Öffnung (8) entweichende, im wesentlichen gasförmige erste Kühlmedium der mindestens einen entsprechend angeordneten Kältespeicherplatte (4) zu deren Kühlung zuführbar ist. - Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der des mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) so ausgebildet ist, daß eine Kühlwirkung eines ersten Kühlmediums durch ein verdampfendes tiefkaltes verflüssigtes, überkritisches oder festes Gas erzielt wird, und bei der die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) so ausgebildet ist, daß eine Kühlwirkung eines zweiten Kühlmediums durch einen wärmeverzehrenden Aufschmelzvorgang eines festen Stoffes oder Stoffmischung erzielt wird.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei der das mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) und/oder die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) innerhalb der thermisch isolierenden Wandungen (2) des Isolierbehälters (1) angeordnet sind.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei der des mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) und die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) benachbart angeordnet sind.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
bei der das mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) und/oder die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) benachbart zu einer Wand (2) des Isolierbehälters (1) so angeordnet sind und so ausgebildet sind, daß durch deren Kälteinhalt die Wand (2) des Isolierbehälters (1) gekühlt wird. - Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5,
bei der die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) unterhalb des mindestens einen Kühlmoduls (3) in dem Isolierbehälter (1) angeordnei ist. - Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
bei der das mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) als erstes Kühlmedium flüssigen Stickstoff oder flüssiges oder festes Kohlendioxid enthält. - Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7,
bei der die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) eine eutektische Flüssigkeit enthält. - Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8,
bei der die Kältespeicherplatte oder Kältespeicherplatten (4) aus dem Isolierbehälter entnehmbar ist. - Vorrichtung, nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9,
bei der das mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) eine thermische Vakuumisolierung aufweist. - Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, bei der dem mindestens einen Kühlmodul (3) eine Befülleinrichtung für das erste Kühlmedium zugeordnet ist, der eine Vorrichtung zur Steuerung der Befüllmenge zugeordnet ist, welche eine Absperreinrichtung und einen in Wirkverbindung mit der Absperreinrichtung stehenden Zeitgeber aufweist, mit dessen Hilfe die Zeitdauer der Zufuhr des ersten Kühlmediums in das mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) gesteuert wird.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, bei der die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) lösbar mit dem Isolierbehälter (1) verbunden ist und Einrichtungen aufweist, welche in Wirkverbindung mit entsprechenden Einrichtungen des Isolierbehälters stehen und ein Einschieben in den Isolierbehälter (1), eine Lagerung im Isolierbehälter (1) und ein leichtes Entfernen aus dem Isolierbehälter (1) ermöglichen.
- Verfahren zum Kühlen eines Isolierbehälters (1), bei dem die Kühlung des Isolierbehälters (1) durch mindestens ein thermisch isoliertes Kühlmodul (3) und mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte(1) mit Hilfe von mindestens zwei Kühlmedien erfolgt,
wobei aus dem mindestens einen Kühlmodul (3) entweichendes, im wesentlichen gasförmiges erstes Kühlmedium mindestens einer entsprechend angeordneten Kältespeicherplatte (4) zugeführt wird, die das zweite Kühlmedium enthält und so ausgebildet ist, daß eine Kühlwirkung des zweiten Kühlmediums durch eine Zustandsänderung des zweiten Kühlmediums erzielt wird und das zweite Kühlmedium in der Kältespeicherplatte (4) verbleibt und nicht in deren Umgebung freigesetzt wird. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, bei dem eine Kühlwirkung eines ersten Kühlmediums durch ein verdampfendes tiefkaltes verflüssigtes, überkritisches oder festes Gas erzielt wird und bei dem eine Kühlwirkung eines zweiten Kühlmediums durch einen wärmeverzehrenden Aufschmelzvorgang eines festen Stoffes oder Stoffmischung erzielt wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 13 oder 14, bei dem als zweites Kühlmedium eine eutektische Flüssigkeit eingesetzt wird.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 15, bei dem zumindest ein Teil der Kälteleistung des ersten Kühlmediums verbraucht wird, um das zweite Kühlmedium von einem zumindest teilweise flüssigen Zustand in einen festen Zustand zu überführen.
- Isolierbehälter (1) mit mindestens einem thermisch isolierten Kühlmodul (3), welches ein erstes Kühlmedium enthält und bei der das mindestens eine Kühlmodul (3) eine Öffnung (8) aufweist, die so angeordnet oder ausgebildet ist, daß das aus der Öffnung (8) entweichende, im wesentlichen gasförmige erste Kühlmedium mindestens einer entsprechend angeordneten Kältespeicherplatte (4) zugeführt wird, und die mindestens eine Kältespeicherplatte (4) ein zweites Kühlmedium enthält und so ausgebildet ist, daß eine Kühlwirkung des zweiten Kühlmediums durch eine Zustandsänderung des zweiten Kühlmediums erzielt wird, wobei das zweite Kühlmedium in der mindestens einen Kältespeicherplatte (4) verbleibt und nicht in deren Umgebung freigesetzt wird.
- Verwendung einer Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12 oder eines Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 16 oder eines Isolierbehälters (1) nach Anspruch 17 zum Kühlen von Lebensmitteln.
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