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Chiller assembly

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-10-21
AYRES TIMOTHY ROBERT
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After a period of use, the conduits and fins of the condenser may accumulate dust, dirt, and foreign matter which unfortunately act as an insulative coating, thereby reducing the efficiency of the condenser.
This dust, dirt, and foreign matter also may restrict the air flow though the condenser.
The reduced efficiency may be even worse for condensers which are made from aluminum compared to ones made from copper due to their generally smaller, thinner, and more compact design.
However, the newly released dust, dirt, and foreign matter can form debris which may inadvertently be directed at the evaporator, compressor, motors, and other components within the coolant chiller enclosure.
However, this is also undesirable due to the time involved, and it further prevents the coolant chiller from being used during cleaning.

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[0013]Referring now to the drawings, there is illustrated in FIG. 1 a first embodiment of a chiller assembly, which is indicated generally at 10. The assembly 10 may be used to cool any type of fluid for use in a process or machine. The fluid enters the assembly 10 at an inlet conduit 12 and exits the assembly 10 at an outlet conduit 14. The assembly removes heat from the fluid entering the inlet conduit 12 and discharges the fluid at the outlet conduit 14 at a desired temperature or at a desired temperature differential. Hoses or conduits (not shown) can be connected to the inlet and outlet conduits 12 and 14 and connected to the various machines and processes. It should be understood that the assembly 10 can be used with any application, machine, or process which utilizes fluids. Examples of processes or applications that may be used with the assembly 10 include machine tool equipment, lasers, water jet cutting tools, medical equipment, food systems, chemical systems, heat treatme...

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A chiller assembly includes an enclosure having a separator panel provided therein that divides the enclosure into first and second compartments. The separator panel is mounted at an angle relative to the horizontal. A condenser is provided with the first compartment. A heat exchanger is provided with the second compartment. The heat exchanger and the condenser utilize refrigerant flowing therebetween to remove heat from a supply of fluid flowing through the heat exchanger. The enclosure includes a debris opening to provide access to debris collected on the separator panel when one of air and fluid is directed through the condenser in a direction towards the separator panel during a cleaning operation of the condenser.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates in general to industrial or medical coolant chiller assemblies. Chiller assemblies are used in conjunction with processes or applications as heat exchangers for removing heat from fluids. Chilled fluid is delivered by the chiller assembly to the process. The process increases the temperature of the fluid. The fluid is then returned to the chiller assembly, where the fluid is cooled and then again delivered to the process. Thus, the fluid is cycled between the chiller assembly and the process. Various examples of processes or applications that utilize chilled fluids include machine tool equipment, lasers, water jet cutting tools, medical equipment, food systems, chemical systems, heat treatment equipment, filtration systems, semi-conductor systems, welding processes, vapor degreasing systems, power generation, and dry cleaning equipment. Common fluids that are used include water, water / glycol, coolant fluids, lubricants, oils, a...

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IPC IPC(8): F25B43/00F28D5/00
CPCF25B47/00
Inventor AYRES, TIMOTHY ROBERT
Owner AYRES TIMOTHY ROBERT