System and a method for air conditioning and heat exchanger arrangement

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air-conditioning system, and a heat exchanger arrangement for fitting to an air-conditioning system, the heat exchanger arrangement using water condensed on the evaporator as a coolant to cool the refrigerant after it has been compressed by the compressor, and before it is directed to the condenser.

1 . An air conditioning system adapted for augmented heat exchange using an augmenting heat exchange fluid. 
     
     
         2 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a refrigerant. 
     
     
         3 . A system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the system is adapted for augmented heat exchange between the augmenting heat exchange fluid and the refrigerant. 
     
     
         4 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the augmenting heat exchange fluid is stored in a reservoir. 
     
     
         5 . A system as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the system further comprises a compressor operably adjacent to the reservoir. 
     
     
         6 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a condenser operably adjacent to the reservoir. 
     
     
         7 . A system as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the condenser is adapted to receive the refrigerant from the reservoir. 
     
     
         8 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the system is adapted to distribute air flow to augment heat exchange. 
     
     
         9 . A system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the system further comprises a fan operably adjacent to the condenser. 
     
     
         10 . A system as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the reservoir comprises a heat exchanger configured for receiving the refrigerant from the compressor. 
     
     
         11 . A system as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the heat exchanger is adapted for augmented heat exchange between the heat exchange fluid and the refrigerant. 
     
     
         12 . A system as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the reservoir is further adapted for augmented heat exchange between air flow and the augmenting heat exchange fluid using an augmenting heat exchange conductor. 
     
     
         13 . A system as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the augmenting heat exchange conductor comprises at least one tube. 
     
     
         14 . A system as claimed  claim 13 , wherein the at least one tube is arranged to receive air flow from the fan such that in use, air flow is substantially perpendicular to an elongated axis of the tube. 
     
     
         15 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a heater operably coupled to the augmenting heat exchange conductor. 
     
     
         16 . A system as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein in use, the augmenting heat exchange conductor is heated to heat the augmenting heat exchange fluid. 
     
     
         17 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein in use, the system is further adapted to evaporate the refrigerant. 
     
     
         18 . A system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises an evaporator. 
     
     
         19 . A system as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the evaporator is adapted to receive the refrigerant from the condenser via an expansion device. 
     
     
         20 . A system as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the reservoir is further adapted to receive the augmenting heat exchange fluid from the evaporator. 
     
     
         21 - 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . A system as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the augmenting heat exchange conductor is located at least partly inside the reservoir. 
     
     
         24 - 65 . (canceled)