| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 062512000 | Distinct vapor liquid separator and separated liquid recycle | 13 |
| 20080302130 | Drainage Mechanism for a Flooded Evaporator - A liquid refrigerant drainage mechanism is described for use in a flooded evaporator to mitigate liquid carryover. The drainage mechanism can trap liquid refrigerant droplets, create a liquid column to overcome a pressure difference across the mechanism and drain liquid back to the pool in the evaporator. The drainage mechanism is disposed in a suction baffle, and has a mesh pad and a tapered pipe secured to the bottom of the baffle. The pipe has a drainage aperture at one end to allow the accumulated liquid refrigerant to return to the refrigerant pool below. The mesh pad helps to separate liquid droplets that coalesce and fall into the tapered pipe. By using this liquid drainage mechanism in conjunction with a suction baffle, liquid carryover can be reduced and chiller performance improved. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100126213 | Liquid-Vapor Separating Method and a Liquid-Vapor Separating Type Evaporator - A liquid-vapor separating method and a liquid-vapor separating type evaporator, the method includes the following steps: (i) provide a partition device ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100175422 | Evaporator unit - In an evaporator unit, a first evaporator is coupled to an ejector to evaporate refrigerant flowing out of the ejector, a second evaporator is coupled to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector to evaporate the refrigerant to be drawn into the refrigerant suction port, a flow amount distributor is located to adjust a flow amount of the refrigerant distributed to the nozzle portion and a flow amount of the refrigerant distributed to the second evaporator, and a throttle mechanism is provided between the flow amount distributor and the second evaporator to decompress the refrigerant flowing into the second evaporator. The flow amount distributor is adapted as a gas-liquid separation portion and as a refrigerant distribution portion for distributing separated refrigerant into the nozzle portion and the second evaporator. Furthermore, the flow amount distributor and the ejector are arranged in line in a longitudinal direction of the ejector. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100199716 | GAS-LIQUID SEPARATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - To improve the separation efficiency of a gas-liquid separator in the gas-liquid separator and an air conditioner, the gas-liquid separator having a vessel with an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe is arranged such that an exit end section of the inlet pipe is formed to be closed or to have a gap, an expanded end section having a width greater than the diameter of that portion of the inlet pipe which crosses a container of the gas-liquid separator is provided, and that a lateral hole is formed in a side face of the expanded end section. Refrigerant vapor and refrigerant liquid are efficiently separated from each other at the expanded end section, and this improves separation efficiency of the gas-liquid separator. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100300143 | Liquid Separator For An Evaporator System - Liquid separator ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100326131 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE, AND THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE - In a thermodynamic cycle with at least one first heat exchanger for creating a first heated or partially evaporated working medium flow by heating or partially evaporating a liquid working medium flow by heat transmission from an expanded working medium flow; a second heat exchanger for creating a second at least partially evaporated working medium flow; a separator for separating a liquid from a vaporous phase of the second flow; and an expansion device for creating an expanded vaporous phase, pressure pulsations are prevented during the start-up of the cycle in that the vaporous phase separated by the separator is conducted past the expansion device and the first heat exchanger. The liquid phase separated by the separator is cooled in the first heat exchanger by heat transfer to the liquid flow. After the first heat exchanger, the cooled, separated, liquid phase and the separated vaporous phase are brought together. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110219817 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a refrigerant condensing part including tubes and fins. A refrigerant is to flow in the tubes to exchange heat between the refrigerant and an external gas to flow outside the tubes. The fins are connected to the tubes. A gas/liquid separating part is to separate the refrigerant into gas and liquid. A refrigerant supercooling part is to exchange heat between the refrigerant and the external gas. The refrigerant supercooling part includes an inlet and an outlet. The refrigerant is to flow into the refrigerant supercooling part from the inlet. The refrigerant is to flow out of the refrigerant supercooling part from the outlet. The refrigerant flows through the refrigerant condensing part, the gas/liquid separating part, and the refrigerant supercooling part in this order. The external gas flows around the refrigerant supercooling part and then flows around the refrigerant condensing part. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120079846 | LIQUID RECEIVER COMBINED WITH LIQUID SEPARATOR FOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a liquid receiver combined with a liquid separator for a refrigeration cycle and a manufacturing method thereof; and more particularly, to a liquid receiver combined with a liquid separator for a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle and a manufacturing method thereof, by which manpower and working hours are reduced and the defect rate is reduced, thereby improving the productivity. The present invention comprises: a liquid separator ( | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120180518 | GAS REFRIGERANT SEPARATOR, GAS REFRIGERANT SEPARATOR-CUM-REFRIGERANT FLOW DIVIDER, EXPANSION VALVE, AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A gas refrigerant separator-cum-refrigerant flow divider includes an inlet chamber having a circular cross section, a speed increasing chamber having a circular cross section, and an outlet chamber having a circular cross section, which are coaxially arranged in series. The outlet chamber introduces refrigerant from a refrigerant inlet port and guides and swirls the refrigerant along an inner wall surface of the outlet chamber. The speed increasing chamber increases the speed of a swirling refrigerant flow sent from the inlet chamber and jets the swirling refrigerant flow into the outlet chamber through a communication port, which is formed at the distal end of the speed increasing chamber. The diameter of the outlet chamber is greater than the diameter of the communication port at the distal end of the speed increasing chamber. The gas refrigerant separator-cum-refrigerant flow divider further has a gas refrigerant extracting pipe. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130174602 | AERODYNAMIC SEPARATION NOZZLE - Multiple designs and methods for aerodynamic separation nozzles and systems for integrating multiple aerodynamic separation nozzles into a single system are disclosed herein. These aerodynamic separation nozzles utilize a combination of aerodynamic forces and separation nozzle structure to induce large centrifugal forces on the fluids that in combination with the structure of the nozzle are used to separate heavier constituents of the fluid from lighter constituents, and more particularly to separate a first or liquid phase from gaseous phases. In some embodiments a number of separation nozzles are combined into a single system suitable for dynamic processing of a process gas. In other embodiments the separation nozzles are temperature controlled to condition the incoming gas to a temperature in order to encourage a phase change in certain constituents of the gas to occur within the nozzle to further enhance separation. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130192295 | STRUCTURAL UNIT COMPRISING HEAT EXCHANGER AND LIQUID SEPARATOR - Described is a structural unit composed of a heat exchanger and a liquid separator, in particular for separating droplets from evaporated refrigerant, in particular for refrigeration and air conditioning systems, which structural unit is of compact design. According to the invention, in a pressure vessel ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20150345844 | ACCUMULATOR FOR COMBINED COMPONENT WITH INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER ESPECIALLY FOR REFRIGERANT LOOPS WITH R774 AS WORKING FLUID - A coolant accumulator including an accumulation tank with a suction pipe assembly, wherein the suction pipe assembly includes an external suction pipe and an internal suction pipe which are positioned coaxially and at a distance from each other, and connected with each other by way of a connecting piece at the respective lower ends of the suction pipes to form a flow path, and wherein the connecting piece features a radially positioned oil balancing bore which connects an oil sump region of the accumulation tank with the flow path in the suction pipe assembly. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160138835 | TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A turbo refrigerator ( | 05-19-2016 |
