Patent ID: 9109841
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60H,F24F,F28D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system that exchanges thermal energy between a first fluid and a second fluid, the thermal energy exchanger comprising: a first row of first tubes, wherein each of the first tubes receives the first fluid therein; a second row of second tubes disposed directly downstream of the first tubes with respect to a flow path of the second fluid, a portion of the second tubes receiving the first fluid therein, the remaining second tubes including a phase change material disposed therein; in the second row, the second tubes receiving the first fluid therein and the second tubes including the PCM disposed therein alternate; a third row of third tubes disposed directly downstream of the second tubes with respect to the flow path of the second fluid, a portion of the third tubes receiving the first fluid therein, the remaining third tubes including a phase change material disposed therein; the second tubes with phase change material disposed therein contacting the third tubes receiving the first fluid therein; the second tubes receiving the first fluid therein contacting the third tubes with phase change material disposed therein.