EP3483530B1 - Kühlspülsystem - Google Patents

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EP3483530B1
EP3483530B1 EP18205247.2A EP18205247A EP3483530B1 EP 3483530 B1 EP3483530 B1 EP 3483530B1 EP 18205247 A EP18205247 A EP 18205247A EP 3483530 B1 EP3483530 B1 EP 3483530B1
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Rajiv Ranjan
Haralambos Cordatos
Zissis A. Dardas
Georgios S. Zafiris
Yinshan Feng
Parmesh Verma
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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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • F25B49/02—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
    • 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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B43/00—Arrangements for separating or purifying gases or liquids; Arrangements for vaporising the residuum of liquid refrigerant, e.g. by heat
    • 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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B43/00—Arrangements for separating or purifying gases or liquids; Arrangements for vaporising the residuum of liquid refrigerant, e.g. by heat
    • F25B43/003—Filters
    • 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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B43/00—Arrangements for separating or purifying gases or liquids; Arrangements for vaporising the residuum of liquid refrigerant, e.g. by heat
    • F25B43/04—Arrangements for separating or purifying gases or liquids; Arrangements for vaporising the residuum of liquid refrigerant, e.g. by heat for withdrawing non-condensible gases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
    • F28G9/00—Cleaning by flushing or washing, e.g. with chemical solvents

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  • This disclosure relates generally to chiller systems used in air conditioning systems, and more particularly to a purge system for removing contaminants from a refrigeration system.
  • Chiller systems such as those utilizing centrifugal compressors may include sections that operate below atmospheric pressure. As a result, leaks in the chiller system may draw air into the system, contaminating the refrigerant. This contamination degrades the performance of the chiller system.
  • existing low pressure chillers include a purge unit to remove contamination.
  • Existing purge units use a vapor compression cycle to separate contaminant gas from the refrigerant.
  • Existing purge units are complicated and lose refrigerant in the process of removing contamination.
  • Document US 5 044 166 A discloses a refrigeration system according to the preamble of claim 1
  • the present invention provides a refrigeration system as in claim 1 and a method for operating a refrigeration system as in claim 12.
  • a refrigeration system including a heat transfer fluid circulation loop configured to allow a refrigerant to circulate therethrough.
  • a purge gas outlet is in operable communication with the heat transfer fluid circulation loop.
  • the system also includes at least one gas permeable membrane having a first side in operable communication with the purge gas outlet and a second side.
  • the membrane includes a porous inorganic material with pores of a size to allow passage of contaminants through the membrane and restrict passage of the refrigerant through the membrane.
  • the system also includes a permeate outlet in operable communication with a second side of the membrane.
  • the system further includes a prime mover operably coupled to the permeate outlet, and the prime mover is configured to move gas from the second side of the membrane to an exhaust port leading outside the fluid circulation loop.
  • the heat transfer fluid circulation loop includes a compressor, a heat rejection heat exchanger, an expansion device, and a heat absorption heat exchanger, connected together in order by conduit, and the purge gas outlet is in operable communication with at least one of the heat rejection heat exchanger, the heat absorption heat exchanger and the membrane.
  • the system further includes a retentate return conduit operably coupling the first side of the membrane to the fluid circulation loop.
  • the prime mover is a vacuum pump
  • the system further includes a purge gas collector operably coupled to the purge outlet and the membrane.
  • the purge gas collector includes purge gas therein comprising refrigerant gas and contaminants, said purge gas in a stratified configuration with a higher concentration of refrigerant toward the purge outlet and a higher concentration of contaminants toward the membrane.
  • system further includes a chiller coil disposed in the purge gas collector, the coil in operable communication with the fluid circulation loop.
  • the system further includes a heat source, said heat source being in controllable thermal communication with at least one of the membrane and the purge gas collector.
  • the system further includes a heat source in controllable thermal communication with either or both of the membrane or a purge gas collector between the purge outlet and the membrane.
  • the membrane includes a ceramic.
  • the at least one gas permeable membrane includes a plurality of gas permeable membranes; wherein the plurality of gas permeable membranes are arranged in serial or parallel communication.
  • system further includes a second prime mover conduit to move permeate from the second side of the membrane to the first side of the membrane.
  • the system further includes a filter or a vortex separator between the purge outlet and the membrane.
  • system further includes a controller configured to operate fluid circulation loop in response to a cooling demand signal and to operate the prime mover in response to a determination of contaminants in the fluid circulation loop.
  • a method of operating a refrigeration system including circulating a refrigerant through a vapor compression heat transfer fluid circulation loop in response to a cooling demand signal.
  • the fluid circulation loop includes a heat rejection side of a first heat exchanger, an expansion device, and the heat absorption side of a second heat exchanger, connected together in order by conduit under conditions in which the refrigerant is at a pressure less than atmospheric pressure in at least a portion of the fluid circulation loop.
  • Purge gas including contaminants is collected from a purge outlet in the fluid circulation loop and transferred across a permeable membrane with a prime mover.
  • the membrane includes a porous inorganic material with pores of a size to allow passage of the contaminants through the membrane and restrict passage of the refrigerant through the membrane.
  • the method further includes collecting the purge gas in a purge gas collector between the purge outlet and the membrane.
  • the method includes stratifying purge gas in the purge gas collector with a higher concentration of refrigerant toward the purge outlet and a higher concentration of contaminants toward the membrane.
  • the method further includes returning refrigerant from the first side of the membrane to the fluid circulation loop.
  • the purge system receives gas comprising refrigerant gas and contaminants (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen, or water) from a refrigerant-containing refrigeration system such as shown in FIG. 12 through a purge connection 52 to a membrane separator 54 on a first side of a membrane 56.
  • the contaminants may comprise a non-condensable gas such as components of atmospheric air (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen).
  • a prime mover such as a vacuum pump 58 connected to the membrane separator 54 through connection 60 provides a driving force to pass the contaminant molecules through the membrane 56 and exit the system from a second side of the membrane 56 through an outlet 58.
  • the prime mover may be in the fluid loop, e.g., a refrigerant pump or compressor. Refrigerant gas tends to remain on the first side of the membrane 56 and can return to the fluid circulation loop through connection 64.
  • a controller 50 the operation of which is described in more detail below, is in operable communication with the refrigeration system components.
  • the membrane 56 includes a porous inorganic material.
  • porous inorganic materials can include ceramics such as metal oxides or metal silicates, more specifically aluminosilicates (e.g., Chabazite Framework (CHA) zeolite, Linde type A (LTA) zeolite, porous carbon, porous glass, clays (e.g., Montmorillonite, Halloysite).
  • Porous inorganic materials can also include porous metals such as platinum and nickel.
  • Hybrid inorganic-organic materials such as a metal organic framework (MOF) can also be used.
  • Other materials can be present in the membrane such as a carrier in which a microporous material can be dispersed, which can be included for structural or process considerations.
  • Metal organic framework materials are well-known in the art, and comprise metal ions or clusters of metal ions coordinated to organic ligands to form one-, two- or three-dimensional structures.
  • a metal-organic framework can be characterized as a coordination network with organic ligands containing voids.
  • the coordination network can be characterized as a coordination compound extending, through repeating coordination entities, in one dimension, but with cross-links between two or more individual chains, loops, or spiro-links, or a coordination compound extending through repeating coordination entities in two or three dimensions.
  • Coordination compounds can include coordination polymers with repeating coordination entities extending in one, two, or three dimensions.
  • organic ligands include but are not limited to bidentate carboxylates (e.g., oxalic acid, succinic acid, phthalic acid isomers, etc.), tridentate carboxylates (e.g., citric acid, trimesic acid), azoles (e.g., 1,2,3-triazole), as well as other known organic ligands.
  • bidentate carboxylates e.g., oxalic acid, succinic acid, phthalic acid isomers, etc.
  • tridentate carboxylates e.g., citric acid, trimesic acid
  • azoles e.g., 1,2,3-triazole
  • metal organic framework examples include but are not limited to zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF), HKUST-1.
  • Pore sizes may be characterized by a pore size distribution with an average pore size from 2.5 ⁇ to 10.0 ⁇ , and a pore size distribution of at least 0.1 ⁇ .
  • the average pore size for the porous material may be in a range with a lower end of 2.5 ⁇ to 4.0 ⁇ and an upper end of 2.6 ⁇ to 10.0 ⁇ . ⁇ .
  • the average pore size may be in a range having a lower end of 2.5 ⁇ , 3.0 ⁇ , 3.5 ⁇ , and an upper end of 3.5 ⁇ , 5.0 ⁇ , or 6.0 ⁇ . These range endpoints may be independently combined to form a number of different ranges, and all ranges for each possible combination of range endpoints are hereby disclosed.
  • Porosity of the material can be in a range having a lower end of 5 %, 10 %, or 15 %, and an upper end of 85 %, 90 %, or 95 % (percentages by volume). These range endpoints can be independently combined to form a number of different ranges, and all ranges for each possible combination of range endpoints are hereby disclosed.
  • microporous materials can be can be synthesized by hydrothermal or solvothermal techniques (e.g., sol-gel,) where crystals are slowly grown from a solution.
  • Templating for the microstructure can be provided by a secondary building unit (SBU) and the organic ligands.
  • SBU secondary building unit
  • Alternate synthesis techniques are also available, such as physical vapor deposition or chemical vapor deposition, in which metal oxide precursor layers are deposited, either as a primary microporous material, or as a precursor to an MOF structure formed by exposure of the precursor layers to sublimed ligand molecules to impart a phase transformation to an MOF crystal lattice.
  • the above-described membrane materials may provide a technical effect of promoting separation of contaminants (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen and/or water molecules) from refrigerant gas, which is condensable.
  • contaminants e.g., nitrogen, oxygen and/or water molecules
  • Other air-permeable materials such as porous or nonporous polymers can be subject to solvent interaction with the matrix material, which can interfere with effective separation.
  • the capabilities of the materials described herein can provide a technical effect of promoting the implementation of a various example embodiments of refrigeration systems with purge, as described in more detail with reference to the example embodiments below.
  • the membrane material can be self-supporting or it can be supported, for example, as a layer on a porous support or integrated with a matrix support material. Thickness of a support for a supported membrane may range from 50 nm to 1000 nm, more specifically from 100 nm to 750 nm, and even more specifically from 250 nm to 500 nm. In the case of tubular membranes, fiber diameters can range from 100 nm to 2000 nm, and fiber lengths can range from 0.2 m to 2 m.
  • the microporous material may be deposited on a support as particles in a powder or dispersed in a liquid carrier using various techniques such as spray coating, dip coating, solution casting, etc.
  • the dispersion can contain various additives, such as dispersing aids, rheology modifiers, etc.
  • Polymeric additives can be used; however, a polymer binder is not needed, although a polymer binder can be included and in may be included such as with a mixed matrix membrane comprising a microporous inorganic material (e.g., microporous ceramic particles) in an organic (e.g., organic polymer) matrix.
  • a polymer binder present in an amount sufficient to form a contiguous polymer phase can provide passageways in the membrane for larger molecules to bypass the molecular sieve particles. Accordingly, in some examples a polymer binder is excluded. In other examples, a polymer binder may be present in an amount below that needed to form a contiguous polymer phase, such as arrangements in which the membrane is in series with other membranes that may be more restrictive.
  • Particles of the microporous material may be applied as a powder or dispersed in a liquid carrier (e.g., an organic solvent or aqueous liquid carrier) and coated onto the support followed by removal of the liquid.
  • a liquid carrier e.g., an organic solvent or aqueous liquid carrier
  • the application of solid particles of microporous material from a liquid composition to the support surface may be assisted by application of a pressure differential across the support. For example a vacuum can be applied from the opposite side of the support as the liquid composition comprising the solid microporous particles to assist in application of the solid particles to the surface of the support.
  • a coated layer of microporous material can be dried to remove residual solvent and optionally heated to fuse the microporous particles together into a contiguous layer.
  • Various membrane structure configurations can be utilized, including but not limited to flat or planar configurations, tubular configurations, or spiral configurations.
  • the membrane may include a protective polymer coating or can utilize backflow or heating to regenerate the membrane, as disclosed in greater detail in US patent application Serial No. 62/584073 , entitled "Low Pressure Refrigeration System with Membrane Purge”.
  • the microporous material may be configured as nanoplatelets such as zeolite nanosheets.
  • Zeolite nanosheet particles can have thicknesses ranging from 2 to 50 nm, more specifically 2 to 20 nm, and even more specifically from 2 nm to 10 nm.
  • the mean diameter of the nanosheets can range from 50 nm to 5000 nm, more specifically from 100 nm to 2500 nm, and even more specifically from 100 nm to 1000 nm.
  • Mean diameter of an irregularly-shaped tabular particle can be determined by calculating the diameter of a circular-shaped tabular particle having the same surface area in the x-y direction (i.e., along the tabular planar surface) as the irregularly-shaped particle.
  • Zeolite such as zeolite nanosheets can be formed from any of various zeolite structures, including but not limited to framework type MFI, MWW, FER, LTA, FAU, and mixtures of the preceding with each other or with other zeolite structures.
  • the zeolite such as zeolite nanosheets can comprise zeolite structures selected from MFI, MWW, FER, LTA framework type.
  • Zeolite nanosheets can be prepared using known techniques such as exfoliation of zeolite crystal structure precursors.
  • MFI and MWW zeolite nanosheets can be prepared by sonicating the layered precursors (multilamellar silicalite-1 and ITQ-1, respectively) in solvent.
  • the zeolite layers Prior to sonication, can optionally be swollen, for example with a combination of base and surfactant, and/or melt-blending with polystyrene.
  • the zeolite layered precursors are typically prepared using conventional techniques for preparation of microporous materials such as sol-gel methods.
  • the membrane purge shown in FIG. 1 can be used with various types of refrigeration systems.
  • One example system is a vapor compression cycle refrigeration system, an example of which is shown in FIG. 2 .
  • a heat transfer fluid circulation loop is shown in block diagram form in FIG. 2 .
  • a compressor 10 pressurizes heat transfer fluid in its gaseous state, which both heats the fluid and provides pressure to circulate it throughout the system.
  • the heat transfer fluid, or refrigerant may comprise an organic compound.
  • the refrigerant may comprise a hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon.
  • the refrigerant may comprise a halogen-substituted hydrocarbon.
  • the refrigerant may comprise a fluoro-substituted or chloro-fluoro-substituted hydrocarbon.
  • the hot pressurized gaseous heat transfer fluid exiting from the compressor 10 flows through conduit 15 to a heat rejection heat exchanger such as condenser 20, which functions as a heat exchanger to transfer heat from the heat transfer fluid to the surrounding environment, resulting in condensation of the hot gaseous heat transfer fluid to a pressurized moderate temperature liquid.
  • the liquid heat transfer fluid exiting from the condenser 20 flows through conduit 25 to expansion valve 30, where the pressure is reduced.
  • the reduced pressure liquid heat transfer fluid exiting the expansion valve 30 flows through conduit 35 to a heat absorption heat exchanger such as evaporator 40, which functions as a heat exchanger to absorb heat from the surrounding environment and boil the heat transfer fluid.
  • Gaseous heat transfer fluid exiting the evaporator 40 flows through conduit 45 to the compressor 10, thus completing the heat transfer fluid loop.
  • the heat transfer system has the effect of transferring heat from the environment surrounding the evaporator 40 to the environment surrounding the condenser 20.
  • the thermodynamic properties of the heat transfer fluid must allow it to reach a high enough temperature when compressed so that it is greater than the environment surrounding the condenser 20, allowing heat to be transferred to the surrounding environment.
  • the thermodynamic properties of the heat transfer fluid must also have a boiling point at its post-expansion pressure that allows the temperature surrounding the evaporator 40 to provide heat to vaporize the liquid heat transfer fluid.
  • a purge collector 66 receives purge gas including refrigerant gas and contaminants (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen) from a purge connection 52 connected to the condenser 20.
  • the purge gas is directed from the purge collector 66 to a first side of a membrane 56 in a membrane separator 54.
  • the membrane separator 54 and purge collector 66 may be integrated into a single unit by disposing the membrane 56 at the outlet of the purge collector 66.
  • a prime mover such as a vacuum pump 58 connected to the membrane separator 54 provides a driving force to pass the contaminant gas molecules through the membrane 56 and exit the system from a second side of the membrane 56 through an outlet.
  • a controller 50 receives system data (e.g., pressure, temperature, mass flow rates) and system or operator control (e.g., on/of, receipt of cooling demand signal), and utilizes electronic control components (e.g., a microprocessor) to control system components such as various pumps, valves, switches.
  • the connection of the purge connection 52 to the condenser may be made at a high point of the condenser structure.
  • the purge collector 66 may provide a technical effect of promoting higher concentrations of contaminants at the membrane separator 54, which can promote more effective mass transfer and separation. This effect can occur through a stratification of gas in the purge collector 66 in which lighter contaminants concentrates toward the top of the purge collector 66 and heavier refrigerant gas concentrates toward the bottom of the purge collector 66.
  • the the purge collector 66 may be any kind of vessel or chamber with a volume or cross-sectional open space to provide for collection of purge gas and for a low gas velocity during operation of the purge system vacuum pump 58 to promote stratification.
  • Stratification can also occur at any time when the purge system is not operating (including during operation of the refrigeration system fluid circulation loop), as the purge collector 66 remains in fluid communication with the purge connection 52 with essentially stagnant gas in the purge collector 66.
  • Other arrangements can also be employed to promote higher concentrations of contaminants at the membrane separator 54, as discussed in more detail below.
  • Refrigerant from the first side of membrane 56 may be returned to the refrigerant fluid circulation loop.
  • a connection 67 returns retentate gas from the first side of membrane 56 to the refrigerant fluid circulation loop at the evaporator 40, through a control device such as expansion valve 68 utilized to accommodate the pressure differential between the first side of the membrane 56 (which is close to the pressure at the condenser 20) and pressure at the evaporator 40.
  • the control device can control either or both flow through or pressure drop across the control device, and expansion valve 68 is shown as an integrated control device unit that performs both functions for ease of illustration, but could be separate components such as a control valve and an expansion orifice.
  • Utilization of a bypass refrigerant return may provide a technical effect of promoting greater concentrations of contaminants at the first side of membrane 56 by removing gas at the membrane 56 that is concentrated with refrigerant after removal of contaminant gas molecules through the membrane 56, so that refrigerant-concentrated gas can be displaced with gas from the purge collector 66 that has a higher concentration of contaminants.
  • the bypass 67 can also include a control or shut-off valve, which can be integrated with an expansion device (i.e., an expansion valve), as described in more detail in US patent application Serial No. 62/584,012 .
  • the bypass conduit 67 can return refrigerant-laden gas to a colder side of the condenser 20 or inlet of the compressor 10, in which case an expansion device may not be needed due to lower pressure differential compared to that of a bypass return to the evaporator 40.
  • the connection 67 can utilize a control device such as a control or shut-off valve 69 that does not provide gas expansion.
  • gas stratification in the purge collector 66 may provide a technical effect of promoting higher concentrations of contaminants at the first side of the membrane 56, which in turn can promote more effective mass transfer to the membrane and more effective separation.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show schematic depictions of arrangements that can promote stratification and/or delivery of higher concentrations of contaminants to the membrane 56.
  • a cooling element such as a heat exchange coil loop 70 in fluid communication with cold refrigerant from the evaporator can be disposed in the purge collector 66 to promote stratification through thermally-induced densification of refrigerant gas and/or through condensation of refrigerant gas.
  • a centrifugal separator 72 can promote stratification in the purge collector 66 by directing relatively dense refrigerant gas radially outward (from where it can be directed downward or back to the refrigerant fluid flow loop) while relatively less dense contaminant gases can flow upward through the purge collector 66 and on to the membrane separator 54.
  • Centrifugal separators can utilize a vortex-inducing blade or other assembly at an upstream of the separator and components (e.g., walls and channels) disposed radially outward for collecting separated gas of higher density.
  • FIG. 7 shows a permeate recycle 74 that directs a portion of the contaminants on the second side of the membrane 56 back to the first side of the membrane.
  • Recycle 74 can include a conduit with a pump (e.g., a Venturi-style pump using pressurized fluid from the refrigerant fluid flow loop or a small mechanical pump).
  • FIG. 8 An example of a cascaded configuration is schematically depicted in FIG. 8 .
  • membrane separation units 54a and 54b (with membranes 56a and 56b) are disposed in a cascaded configuration in which permeate from the separation unit 54a is fed to the first side of the second separation unit 54b.
  • Retentate from the first side of the membranes 56a and 56b is routed through connections 67a and 67b to the refrigerant fluid circulation loop at the evaporator 40, with expansion devices 68a and 68b utilized to accommodate the pressure differential between the first side of membranes 56a and 56b (which is close to the pressure at the condenser 20) and pressure at the evaporator 40.
  • expansion devices 68a and 68b utilized to accommodate the pressure differential between the first side of membranes 56a and 56b (which is close to the pressure at the condenser 20) and pressure at the evaporator 40.
  • Prime mover can involve the prime mover.
  • the above-discussed examples utilize a vacuum pump in communication with the permeate side of the membrane, but other prime movers can be utilized.
  • mechanical vacuum pumps such as a vane pump or reciprocating piston pump
  • Venturi-style pumps can be used in which a flowing fluid (e.g., refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant fluid flow loop is routed through a Venturi device in fluid communication with the permeate side of the membrane to draw a vacuum on the permeate side of the membrane.
  • a prime mover is shown in FIG.
  • a heat source 76 can be activated to heat the gas in the purge collector 66 in conjunction with isolating the purge collector from the condenser, such as with a shut-off valve or check-valve to cause thermal expansion and thereby provide motive force to drive gas to and through the membrane 56.
  • the heat source 76 (or a different heat source) can also be used to control the membrane temperature during operation to achieve target membrane performance characteristics, or to heat the membrane for membrane regeneration.
  • the system includes a controller such as controller 50 for controlling the operation of the heat transfer refrigerant flow loop and the purge system.
  • a refrigeration or chiller system controller can operate the refrigerant heat transfer flow loop in response to a cooling demand signal, which can be generated externally to the system by a master controller or can be entered by a human operator. Some systems can be configured to operate the flow loop continuously for extended periods.
  • the controller is configured to also operate the control device in the retentate return conduit, or the prime mover, or both the control device and the prime mover, in response to a purge signal.
  • the purge signal can be generated from various criteria.
  • the purge signal can be in response to elapse of a predetermined amount of time (e.g., simple passage of time, or tracked operating hours) tracked by the controller circuitry.
  • the purge signal may be in response to human operator input.
  • the purge signal may be in response to measured parameters of the refrigerant fluid flow loop, such as a pressure sensor.

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  1. Kühlsystem, umfassend
    eine Zirkulationsschleife für ein Wärmeübertragungsfluid, welche konfiguriert ist, um einem Kühlmittel zu erlauben, dahindurch zu zirkulieren;
    einen Spülgasauslass in Wirkverbindung mit der Zirkulationsschleife für ein Wärmeübertragungsfluid;
    zumindest eine gasdurchlässige Membran (56) mit einer ersten Seite in Wirkverbindung mit dem Spülgasauslass und einer zweiten Seite, wobei die Membran ein poröses anorganisches Material mit Poren von einer Größe umfasst, welche Durchlass von Fremdstoffen durch die Membran erlaubt und Durchlass des Kühlmittels durch die Membran verhindert;
    einen Permeatauslass in Wirkverbindung mit der zweiten Seite der Membran; und eine Antriebsmaschine (58), welche konfiguriert ist, um eine Antriebskraft bereitzustellen, um die Fremdstoffe durch die Membran hindurch zu dem Permeatauslass zu leiten, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    das System eine Wärmequelle (76) in steuerbarer thermischer Verbindung mit der Membran oder mit einem Spülgassammler (66) beinhaltet, welcher mit dem Spülgasauslass und der Membran wirksam gekoppelt ist, und/oder
    das System eine Steuereinheit (50) beinhaltet, welche konfiguriert ist, um als Reaktion auf ein Kühlbedarfssignal eine Fluidzirkulationsschleife zu betreiben und um als Reaktion auf eine Ermittlung von Fremdstoffen in der Fluidzirkulationsschleife die Antriebsmaschine zu betreiben, und/oder
    das System eine zweite Antriebsmaschine und einen Kanal beinhaltet, welche konfiguriert sind, um Permeat von der zweiten Seite der Membran auf die erste Seite der Membran zu bewegen.
  2. Kühlsystem nach Anspruch 1, umfassend einen Retentatrücklaufkanal, welcher die erste Seite der Membran wirksam an die Fluidzirkulationsschleife koppelt.
  3. Kühlsystem nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Antriebsmaschine mit dem Permeatauslass wirksam gekoppelt ist und konfiguriert ist, um Gas von der zweiten Seite der Membran zu einer Ausströmöffnung zu bewegen, welche aus der Fluidzirkulationsschleife hinaus führt.
  4. Kühlsystem nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Zirkulationsschleife für ein Wärmeübertragungsfluid einen Kompressor, einen Wärmeabfuhrwärmetauscher, eine Expansionsvorrichtung und einen Wärmeaufnahmewärmetauscher umfasst, welche der Reihe nach durch einen Kanal verbunden sind; und
    wobei der Spülgasauslass mit zumindest einem von dem Wärmeabfuhrwärmetauscher, dem Wärmeaufnahmewärmetauscher und der Membran in Wirkverbindung steht.
  5. Kühlsystem nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Antriebsmaschine eine Vakuumpumpe umfasst.
  6. Kühlsystem nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, umfassend einen Spülgassammler, welcher an den Spülauslass und die Membran wirksam gekoppelt ist.
  7. Kühlsystem nach Anspruch 6, wobei der Spülgassammler Spülgas darin umfasst, wobei das Spülgas Kühlmittelgas und Fremdstoffe umfasst, wobei das Spülgas sich in einer geschichteten Konfiguration mit einer höheren Konzentration von Kühlmittel in Richtung des Spülauslasses und einer höheren Konzentration von Fremdstoffen in Richtung der Membran befindet.
  8. Kühlsystem nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, umfassend eine Kühlschlange, welche sich in dem Spülgassammler befindet, wobei die Schlange mit der Fluidzirkulationsschleife in Wirkverbindung steht.
  9. Kühlsystem nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Membran einen keramischen Werkstoff umfasst.
  10. Kühlsystem nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die zumindest eine gasdurchlässige Membran eine Vielzahl von gasdurchlässigen Membranen umfasst, wobei die Vielzahl von gasdurchlässigen Membranen in serieller oder paralleler Kommunikation angeordnet sind.
  11. Kühlsystem nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, weiter einen Filter oder einen Wirbelabscheider zwischen dem Spülauslass und der Membran umfassend.
  12. Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Kühlsystems nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    Zirkulieren eines Kühlmittels durch die Fluidzirkulationsschleife als Reaktion auf ein Kühlbedarfssignal;
    Sammeln von Spülgas, welches Fremdstoffe umfasst, aus dem Spülgasauslass; und
    Betreiben der Antriebsmaschine, um Fremdstoffe durch die durchlässige Membran zu transferieren.
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