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A rotary type heat exchange apparatus with automatic flow rate exchange modulation includes unidirectional pumps for pumping fluid through a heat exchange rotating disk in two different directions. The heat exchange apparatus may further be installed with at least one temperature detecting device, h

A rotary type heat exchange apparatus with automatic flow rate exchange modulation includes unidirectional pumps for pumping fluid through a heat exchange rotating disk in two different directions. The heat exchange apparatus may further be installed with at least one temperature detecting device, humidity detecting device and/or gaseous or liquid state fluid composition detecting device for generating temperature, humidity, and/or composition detection signals. The temperature humidity, and/or composition detection signals may be used as references for modulating the pumping flow rate of exchange fluid, or for modulating the operating timing of the fluid flow by controlling the rotating speed of the heat exchange rotating disk.

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1. A heat exchange system with automatic flow rate exchange modulation, comprising: a heat exchange apparatus (1000) including a heat exchange rotating disk (100 or 200) and two mutually isolated internal flow paths through which at least a first heat exchange fluid is respectively pumped in a first

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A heat exchange system with automatic flow rate exchange modulation, comprising: a heat exchange apparatus (1000) including a heat exchange rotating disk (100 or 200) and two mutually isolated internal flow paths through which at least a first heat exchange fluid is respectively pumped in a first direction and at least a second heat exchange fluid is respectively pumped in a second direction opposite the first direction, said heat exchange apparatus having four fluid ports (a,b,c,d) through which the first and second heat exchange fluids are pumped into and out of the heat exchange apparatus, wherein said rotating disk (100 or 200) is driven by a rotating disk driving device (110),said rotating disk (100 or 200) includes two porous fluid areas through which said first and second heat exchange fluids in the internal flow paths flow respectively in said first and second directions, andsaid rotating disk (100 or 200) is made of a heat absorbing or dissipating material that absorbs or dissipates heat carried by said first and second heat exchange fluids as they pass through the rotating disk (100 or 200), said rotating disk thereby causing heat exchange between said first and second heat exchange fluids;at least two fluid pumps (120a,120b) for respectively pumping the first and second heat exchange fluids in said first direction through the heat exchange apparatus and in said second direction opposite the first direction through the heat exchange apparatus (1000);a power source (300) for supplying power to the at least two fluid pumps (120a,120b);an operative control device (250) for controlling said heat exchange between the first and second heat exchange fluids by operatively controlling at least one of a (a) a flow rate of at least one of the first and second heat exchange fluids, and (b) a rotating speed of the rotating disk (100 or 200); andat least one gaseous or liquid state fluid composition detecting device (31) installed at a position to detect a fluid composition variation within the heat exchange apparatus, wherein the gaseous or liquid state fluid composition detecting device (31) provides fluid composition detecting signals to said operative control device (250) for use as a reference to operatively control an inflow status of one of said first and second heat exchange fluids. 2. The heat exchange system claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one temperature detecting device (11) installed at a position to detect a temperature variation of a respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids, wherein the at least one temperature detecting device provides temperature detecting signals to said operative control device (250) to control said at least one of said flow rate and rotating speed by using said temperature detecting signals as a reference. 3. The heat exchange system claimed in claim 2, further comprising at least one humidity detecting device (21) installed at a position to detect a humidity variation of a respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids when a state of said respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids at said position is gaseous, wherein the at least one humidity detecting device provides humidity detecting signals to said operative control device (250) to control said at least one of said flow rate and rotating speed by using said humidity detecting signals as a reference. 4. The heat exchange system claimed in claim 3, wherein said operative control device (250) controls said at least one of said flow rate and rotating speed by operatively controlling said pumps. 5. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said at least two fluid pumps are unidirectional pumps and are operated in one of three modes: a mode in which said unidirectional pumps are operated to generate positive pressure, a mode in which said unidirectional pumps are operated to generate negative pressure, and a mode in which at least one of said unidirectional pumps is operated to generate positive pressure and at least one of said unidirectional pumps is operated to generate negative pressure. 6. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least two fluid pumps (111,112 or 120a,120b,120c,120d) are operatively controlled by the operative control device (250) according to at least one of the following operative control modes: (a) a mode in which adjustment or setting of the flow rate is manually controlled;(b) a mode in which the flow rate is operatively controlled by referring to a signal detected by said at least one temperature detecting device;(c) a mode in which the flow rate is operatively controlled by referring to a signal detected by said at least one humidity detecting device;(d) a mode in which the flow rate is operatively controlled by referring to a signal detected by said at least one gaseous or liquid state fluid composition detecting device; and(e) a mode which is a combination of at least two of said modes (a) to (d). 7. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said rotating disk driving device (110) supplies power to said rotating disk (100 or 200) under control of said operative control device (250). 8. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said two porous fluid areas of said rotating disk (100 or 200) include respective apertures for passage of said first and second heat exchange fluids. 9. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said rotating disk (100 or 200) has one of a humidity absorbing property for absorbing humidity and a humidity dissipating property for dissipating humidity when a respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids is in a gaseous state. 10. The heat exchange system claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one humidity detecting device (21) installed at a position to detect a humidity variation of a respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids when a state of said respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids at said position is gaseous, wherein the at least one humidity detecting device provides humidity detecting signals to said operative control device (250) to control said at least one of said flow rate and rotating speed by using said humidity detecting signals as a reference. 11. The heat exchange system claimed in claim 1, wherein said operative control device (250) controls said at least one of said flow rate and rotating speed by operatively controlling at least one of said at least two fluid pumps. 12. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotating disk (100 or 200) has one of a humidity absorbing property for absorbing humidity and a humidity dissipating property for dissipating humidity when a respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids, is in a gaseous state. 13. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotating disk driving device (110) supplies power to said rotating disk (100 or 200) under control of said operative control device (250). 14. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two porous fluid areas of said rotating disk (100 or 200) include respective apertures for passage of said first and second heat exchange fluids. 15. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flow rate of a respective one of said first and second heat exchange fluids in one of said fluid flow paths is controlled to be greater than the flow rate of the other one of said first and second heat exchange fluids in the other of said fluid flow paths in a first mode; and the flow rate of the respective one of said heat exchange fluids is controlled to be the same as the flow rate of the other one of said heat exchange fluids in a second mode. 16. The heat exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least two fluid pumps are arranged to operate in at least one of the following modes: a mode in which said first and second fluids are pumped into said heat exchange apparatus, a mode in which said first and second fluids are reversely pumped out of said heat exchange apparatus, and a mode in which said first and second fluids are periodically pumped into and out of said heat exchange apparatus in respectively reversed flow directions.