Claims
- 1. A heat exchanger comprising a first rotor and a second rotor, means for mounting said rotors for independent rotation, a closed, first-fluid circulation path through said rotors, circulation path comprising a first passage extending approximately radially outwardly within said first rotor a second passage extending approximately radially outwardly at least partially within said second rotor, first fluid communication means communicating between the radially outward ends of said first and second passages, and second fluid communication means comprising first and second conduits through said first and second rotors respectively, communicating between the radially inward ends of said first and second passages, a heat removal exchanger carried by one of said rotors to remove heat from said first fluid being heated by centrifugal force, and a heat addition heat exchanger carried by one of said rotors to add heat to said fluid being cooled by expansion against centrifugal force.
- 2. The device of claim 1 wherein said heat removal heat exchanger is provided said first rotor, and said heat addition heat exchanger is provided said second rotor.
- 3. The device of claim 1 wherein said first communication means includes a nozzle mounted on said first rotor for discharging said first fluid into said second rotor.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS:
This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application "Rotary Heat Exchanger with Dual Rotors", filed Jan. 20, 1972, Ser. No. 219,212, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,791,167 and "Rotary Heat Exchanger with Dual Rotors", filed Aug. 6, 1973, Ser. No. 386,207 abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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