SOLAR HEAT ENERGY COLLECTOR TO GENERATE HEAT AND/OR FOR COOLING PURPOSES Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC F25B17/00 F24J2/42 

FIELD: engines and pumps.

SUBSTANCE: chemical thermal pump comprises reactor section including active body and evaporator/condenser section including portion of volatile fluid existing in condensed state and can be absorbed by active body. Reactor section is communicated with evaporator/condenser section via channel. For heating purposes, reactor section side wall is composed of solar energy collector or stays in direct contact herewith. Reactor section comprises mould for active body. The latter stays in contact with said side wall. Active body in both solid state and fluid state or in solution phase is retained by mould and/or coupled therewith. Porous material permeable for volatile fluid is contained in evaporator/condenser section at, at least, part of its surface. Mould and permeable material may be arranged as concentric layers with spacing there between aforesaid channel is arranged.

EFFECT: higher efficiency, compact design.

33 cl, 24 dwg