Kinetic energy heat pump

Abstract

A kinetic energy heat pump and method for separating fluids into hot and cold fractions, wherein the kinetic energy heat pump comprises a blower, a nozzle, a tube having a radial bend, a diffuser having a separating baffle and at least two outputs. To use, gas is accelerated through the nozzle. The gas then travels around a radial bend, wherein centrifugal force compresses gas toward the outside of the radial bend, thereby forming hot gas molecules, and expands gas molecules near the inside wall of the radial bend to form cold gas molecules. The hot and cold gas molecules then travel through the diffuser. The separating baffle selectively directs the amount of hot and cold gas molecules that travel through hot and cold output channels of the diffuser.

1 . A kinetic energy heat pump comprising:
 a tube having a radial bend, wherein gases travel around said radial bend, and wherein said gases concentrate to form a thermal gradient.   
   
   
       2 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 1 , wherein said thermal gradient is formed by action of centrifugal force on said gases. 
   
   
       3 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 2 , wherein said thermal gradient is divided into a fraction having hot gases and a fraction having cold gases. 
   
   
       4 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 3 , wherein said hot gases are compressed more than said cold gases. 
   
   
       5 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 4 , wherein said hot and cold gases are directed by a separating baffle. 
   
   
       6 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 5 , further comprising a diffuser. 
   
   
       7 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 6 , further comprising a nozzle, wherein said nozzle accelerates gas to near sonic, but subsonic, velocities. 
   
   
       8 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 4 , further comprising a diffuser. 
   
   
       9 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 4 , further comprising a nozzle, wherein said nozzle accelerates gas to near sonic, but subsonic, velocities. 
   
   
       10 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 4 , further comprising at least two outputs comprising a hot gas output and a cold gas output. 
   
   
       11 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 1 , wherein said kinetic energy heat pump separates gases. 
   
   
       12 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 5 , wherein said separating baffle is adjusted via a rod, and wherein said rod adjusts said separating baffle via a pivot point. 
   
   
       13 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 1 , further comprising a diffuser and a nozzle, wherein said nozzle accelerates gas to near sonic, but subsonic, velocities, and wherein said kinetic energy heat pump separates gases. 
   
   
       14 . A method of heating and cooling air, said method comprising the steps of:
 obtaining a kinetic energy heat pump comprising a tube having a radial bend, a gas source, a blower, an adjustable separating baffle and at least two outputs;   accelerating a gas with said blower and nozzle combination;   flowing said accelerated gas around said radial bend; and   dividing said gas into hot and cold streams.   
   
   
       15 . The method of heating and cooling air of  claim 14 , said method further comprising the step of:
 extracting said cold stream from one of said at least two outputs.   
   
   
       16 . The method of heating and cooling air of  claim 14 , said method further comprising the step of:
 extracting said hot stream from one of said at least two outputs.   
   
   
       17 . The method of heating and cooling air of  claim 14 , said method further comprising the step of:
 adjusting said baffle to select the temperature of said hot and cold gas streams.   
   
   
       18 . A kinetic energy heat pump comprising:
 a tube having an approximately ninety degree bend;   a blower;   a nozzle, wherein said blower and nozzle are combined, and wherein said combination is limited to producing near sonic, but subsonic, flow through said nozzle;   a diffuser; and   a separating baffle.   
   
   
       19 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 18 , further comprising a cold gas fraction and a hot gas fraction. 
   
   
       20 . The kinetic energy heat pump of  claim 18 , further comprising a hot gas outlet and a cold gas outlet, wherein said separating baffle controls the temperature of gases in said hot and cold gas outlets.