Sorption heat transfer module

Abstract

A sorption heat transfer module may include a thermally activatable housing enclosing a sorption zone through which a working medium is flowable. The thermally activatable housing may include a gas-tight inner wall composed of a corrosion-protected material, an internal surface of which is adjoined by a capillary structure. The capillary structure may include at least one corrugated fin package connected in a firmly bonded manner to the internal surface of the inner wall.

1 . A sorption heat transfer module comprising:
 a thermally activatable housing enclosing a sorption zone through which a working medium is flowable;   the thermally activatable housing including a gas-tight inner wall composed of a corrosion-protected material, an internal surface of which is adjoined by a capillary structure including at least one corrugated fin package connected in a firmly bonded manner to the internal surface of the inner wall.   
     
     
         2 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , wherein the thermally activatable housing further includes an outer wall enclosing the inner wall and together with the inner wall forms an annular channel though which a heat transfer agent is axial flowable. 
     
     
         3 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 2 , wherein the inner wall and the outer wall are each configured cylindrically, the inner wall arranged coaxially and concentrically in the outer wall, the annular channel is arranged radially between the inner wall and the outer wall. 
     
     
         4 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 3 , wherein the annular channel smaller dimensions in a radial direction than the capillary structure. 
     
     
         5 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 2 , wherein the annular channel includes at least one of an inlet-side annular beading and an outlet-side annular beading. 
     
     
         6 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , further comprising a heat-conducting structure adjoining an external surface of the inner wall, which is connected in a firmly bonded manner to the inner wall. 
     
     
         7 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 3 , further comprising a heat-conducting structure adjoining an external surface of the inner wall, which is connected in a firmly bonded manner to the inner wall, wherein the heat-conducting structure is arranged in the annular channel. 
     
     
         8 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 7 , wherein the heat-conducting structure extends in an annular manner in the annular channel. 
     
     
         9 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 7 , wherein the heat-conducting structure extends from the inner wall in the annular channel and over at least 80% of a radial channel width of the annular channel. 
     
     
         10 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 7 , further comprising a thermally insulating layer arranged in the annular channel radially between the heat-conducting structure and the outer wall. 
     
     
         11 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 10 , wherein the thermally insulating layer abuts radially inwards against the heat-conducting structure and radially outwards against the outer wall. 
     
     
         12 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 6 , wherein the heat-conducting structure has smaller dimensions in a radial direction than the capillary structure. 
     
     
         13 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one corrugated fin package includes a plurality of corrugated fin packages; and   at least one of i) at least one tip and ii) at least one front face of each of the plurality of corrugated fin packages is connected in a firmly bonded manner to the inner wall.   
     
     
         14 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of corrugated fin packages includes a plurality of through-openings in a rolling plane, which allow an axial passage of the working medium between the inner wall and the plurality of corrugated fin packages arranged thereon. 
     
     
         15 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 14 , wherein at least two of the plurality of through openings are arranged between two axially adjacent corrugated fin packages of the plurality of corrugated fin packages capillary structure arranged offset with respect to one another in a circumferential direction. 
     
     
         16 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 13 , wherein at least two axially adjacent corrugated fin packages of the plurality of corrugated fin packages are connected in a firmly bonded manner on a front side and are arranged offset with respect to one another in a circumferential direction. 
     
     
         17 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of corrugated fin packages are connected in a firmly bonded manner on a front side and are disposed spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction such that a plurality of wedge-shaped axial flow channels are formed between each of the plurality of corrugated fin packages. 
     
     
         18 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one corrugated fin package includes a plurality of corrugated fin packages are arranged spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction and an axial direction on the inner wall. 
     
     
         19 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one corrugated fin package has at least one of i) a fin density of 200 Ri/dm to 400 Ri/dm, and ii) a width of 10 mm to 30 mm. 
     
     
         20 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 at least one of i) the inner wall is composed of a corrosion-protected steel material and ii) the capillary structure is composed of a copper material; and   the working medium is an alcoholic fluid.   
     
     
         21 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , wherein the thermally activatable housing is cylindrical. 
     
     
         22 . The sorption heat transfer module according to  claim 1 , wherein the thermally activatable housing further includes a dividing wall with at least one through opening which extends between the capillary structure and the sorption zone.