560 results about "Refrigerant distribution" patented technology

Described herein are methods and devices for performing ablation via a cryoablation catheter. An ablation catheter having a cyroablation chamber at its distal end can be used to achieve a uniform ablation band in or around the pulmonary veins. The cyrochamber can house a dispersion member in fluid communication with a refrigerant supply and can function to evenly distribute received refrigerant over some portion of the inner wall of the cryochamber. As a result of this even distribution of refrigerant within the cyrochamber, uniform ablation of the targeted tissue of the patient can be achieved.

A method and system for controlling refrigerant pressure in an HVAC system. The method includes providing a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator connected in a closed refrigerant loop. The condenser has a header arrangement capable of distributing refrigerant to a plurality of refrigerant circuits within the condenser. The header arrangement also is capable of selectively isolating at least one of the circuits from refrigerant flow. Refrigerant pressure is sensed at a predetermined location in the refrigeration system. At least one of the circuits is isolated when the refrigerant pressure is less than or equal to a predetermined pressure.

A refrigerant evaporator includes an upstream tank portion for distributing refrigerant into all laminated tubes of a core portion. The upstream tank portion includes a first distribution passage for distributing the refrigerant into the tubes in a direction parallel to a tank longitudinal direction, a second distribution passage for distributing the refrigerant from the first distribution passage into the tubes in a tank width direction, and a communication passage through which the refrigerant from the first distribution passage is supplied to the second distribution passage after flowing in the tank longitudinal direction. Therefore, refrigerant can be uniformly introduced into all the tubes.

A heat exchanger includes a shell, a refrigerant distribution assembly and a heat transferring unit. The refrigerant distribution assembly includes a first tray part and second tray parts. The first tray part continuously extends generally parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the shell to receive a refrigerant that enters the shell. The second tray parts are disposed below the first tray part to receive the refrigerant discharged from first discharge apertures such that the refrigerant accumulated in the second tray parts does not communicate between the second tray parts. The second tray parts are aligned along a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the shell. The heat transferring unit is disposed below the second tray parts so that the refrigerant discharged from second discharge apertures of the second tray parts is supplied to the heat transferring unit.

A parallel flow (minichannel or microchannel) evaporator includes channels which are crimped at or adjacent to their entrance location which provides for a refrigerant expansion and pressure drop control resulting in the elimination of refrigerant maldistribution in the evaporator and prevention of potential compressor flooding. Progressive crimping to counter-balance factors effecting refrigerant distribution is also disclosed.

A cooling device includes a cooling arrangement having a refrigerant dispenser. In an illustrated example, the dispenser includes an aerosol container containing the refrigerant and a dispensing valve fitted to a fixing cup which crimps onto the aerosol container. The aerosol container is at least partly housed inside an outer jacket, and a dispensing channel is engaged on the dispensing valve. A cover is mounted on top of the dispensing channel. The cover has an inside face that is impermeable to the refrigerant and at least part of the cover, preferably an outside face of the cover, is made of a material having a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 1 Wm−1K−1. A method of applying a cosmetic product to a body surface is also provided.

A refrigerant evaporator includes a tank constituted by a tank portion and a header plate. The tank portion includes refrigerant collecting portions for guiding the refrigerant passed through a first path to the ends of the tank in the right-and-left direction and refrigerant distributing portions for guiding the refrigerant to the tubes forming a second pass. The header plate has refrigerant collecting / distributing space for the tubes. Side tanks are arranged to cover open portions at the ends of the tank in the right-and-left direction, and to spatially connect the flow passages. Separators are provided at portions where the flow passages are to be spatially blocked to constitute a front-and-rear right-and-left cross path. An increased sectional area of flow passages is obtained at the refrigerant flow corner portions relying upon a simple constitution, to decrease the pressure loss on the refrigerant side in the tank and to enhance performance.

Embodiments of apparatus, transport refrigeration units, and methods for operating the same can control refrigerant compression device restart for a refrigerant vapor compression system. Embodiments can provide control for transitioning a refrigerant vapor compression system to an economized mode.

An HVAC system including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator arrangement connected in a closed refrigerant loop. The evaporator arrangement includes a plurality of refrigerant circuits. The evaporator arrangement also includes at least one distributor configured to distribute and deliver refrigerant to each circuit of the plurality of circuits. The plurality of circuits are arranged into a first and second set of circuits. The evaporator arrangement also includes a valve configured and disposed to isolate the first set of circuits from refrigerant flow from the condenser and provide flow of refrigerant from the compressor in a dehumidification operation of the HVAC system.

A heat exchanger assembly having an inlet header, an outlet header spaced from the inlet header, a plurality of refrigerant tubes hydraulically connecting the inlet header with the outlet header. A distributor tube having a plurality of orifices disposed in the inlet header, wherein the orifices are arranged along the distributor tube such that at least one orifice is oriented in the liquid phase of the refrigerant pressed against the internal surface of the distributor tube regardless of orientation of the evaporator. The orifices may be arranged in a random order about the distributor tube, positioned in groups of at least two at predetermined locations, or spiraled along the distributor tube.

The invention discloses a heat exchanger, which comprises an inlet collecting tube. One side of the inlet collecting tube is provided with a plurality of interfaces for flat tubes to be inserted in. Orifices at one end of a plurality groups of flat tubes are respectively inserted in an inner cavity of the inlet collecting tube by the interfaces. A plurality of groups of flat tubes are provided with micro channels for refrigerant to flow. The heat exchanger is also provided with a distributor for distributing the refrigerant. The part of the distributor in the inner cavity of the collecting tube or the distributor in the inner cavity of the collecting tube is positioned on the lower side of the collecting tube so that the refrigerant flowing out of distribution holes disperses the liquid refrigerant on the bottom of the inlet collecting tube to be mixed with each other to guarantee the refrigerant in the micro channels communicated to each groups of flat tubes from the inlet collecting tube is relatively uniform and stable and make the distribution amount of the refrigerant relatively reasonable so as to improve the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger.

A refrigerant distribution device 10 situated in an inlet header 12 of a multiple tube heat exchanger 14 of a refrigeration system 20. The device 10 includes an inlet passage 32 that is in communication with an expansion device. Small diameter nozzles 34 are disposed within the inlet header 12 and are in fluid communication with the inlet passage 32. Capillary liquid nozzles 36 also lie within the inlet header 12 and are in fluid communication with the inlet passage 32. A two-phase refrigerant fluid in the inlet passage 32 has a refrigerant liquid-vapor interface 38. The vapor nozzles 34 have vapor inlet ports 40 that lie above the refrigerant liquid-vapor interface 38. The capillary liquid nozzles 36 have liquid inlet ports 42 that lie below the refrigerant liquid-vapor interface 38. Vapor emerging from the vapor nozzles 34 blow onto and atomize liquid emerging from the liquid nozzle to create a homogeneous refrigerant that is uniformly delivered to the multiple tubes. The invention also includes a method for delivering a uniform distribution of a homogeneous liquid mixture of liquid and vaporous refrigerant through the heat exchanger tubes.

The invention relates to a trickle downward film type evaporator device and a using method thereof; the downward film type evaporator of the prior art which is the two-phase refrigerant distributor technology has a five-layer orifice plate structure and a capillary structure, as the structure is more complicated and the processing and assembling difficulty is high, the uneven liquid distribution is easily caused, the heat transfer performance is decreased and the energy efficiency is lowered. The trickle downward film type evaporator device adopts the technical proposal of a multi-directional two-grade pressure decrease distribution device, a two-phase refrigerant distributor which consists of a trapezoidal shell body, a multi-directional flow distribution plate, a grade-one distribution orifice plate, a grade-two distribution orifice plate, a gas absorption distribution plate and an end seal plate is used for carrying out the multi-directional two-grade pressure decrease distribution, thereby leading a gas-liquid refrigerant to be evenly and effectively trickled at the outer surface of the pipe wall of an evaporation pipe bundle and further carry out the full heat exchange. The trickle downward film type evaporator device has the advantages that: the two-phase refrigerant distributor technology has simple structure, easy production, even liquid distribution of the gas-liquid refrigerant and improved heat transfer performance. Compared with the existing flooded evaporator, the energy is saved by 15-20 percent, and the filling amount of the refrigerant is reduced by 20-30 percent, thereby being economic and energy-saving.

An improved heat exchanger assembly having an inlet header in hydraulic communication with an outlet header via a plurality of multi-channel flat refrigerant tubes, in which the multi-channel flat refrigerant tubes are substantially perpendicular to the headers. Interconnecting the refrigerant tubes are corrugated fins. The plurality of refrigerant tubes together with the fins defines the core of the heat exchanger assembly. The heat exchanger assembly also includes a distributor tube disposed in the inlet header cavity and a collector tube disposed in the outlet header cavity. The distributor tube and collector tube have cooperating features for archiving uniform refrigerant distribution through the refrigerant tubes.

A method and system for controlling refrigerant pressure in an HVAC system. The method includes providing a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator connected in a closed refrigerant loop. The condenser has a header arrangement capable of distributing refrigerant to a plurality of refrigerant circuits within the condenser. The header arrangement also is capable of selectively isolating at least one of the circuits from refrigerant flow. Refrigerant pressure is sensed at a predetermined location in the refrigeration system. At least one of the circuits is isolated when the refrigerant pressure is less than or equal to a predetermined pressure.

A refrigerator having a valve to distribute a refrigerant to a plurality of storage compartments. The valve includes a step motor, a valve plate having at least one inlet and a plurality of outlets, and an opening / closing member rotatably coupled to the valve plate to open or close the plurality of outlets in accordance with a rotating motion thereof. In particular, the opening / closing member has one or more recesses, which are indented from the circumference of the opening / closing member by a predetermined distance, to always open only one of the plurality of outlets. With the above-described configuration, the refrigerator can reduce material costs, and can achieve not only simplified valve control, but also accurate control in temperatures of the plurality of storage compartments.

The invention discloses an edible fungus dried air circulation treatment device which comprises a baking chamber, an air treatment unit, an air supply header pipe, an air mixing device, and an air supply pore plate and an air return pore plate which are arranged in the baking chamber in parallel, wherein the baking chamber is segmented into an air supply static pressure space, an air return static pressure space and a baking workshop; the air treatment unit consists of an air inlet, a solid adsorption and dehumidification device, a heat pump loop, a fan, an auxiliary electric heater and an air outlet; the heat pump loop consists of a condenser and three groups of compressors and an evaporator assembly which are arranged in parallel; and the compressors and the evaporator assembly comprise an expansion valve, an evaporator and compressors which are sequentially connected. By employing the parallel air supply mode and the general-branch-general-branch refrigerant distribution mode, the air distribution is improved, and the uniformity and stability of the air flow and temperature field in the baking chamber during operation are guaranteed, so that the consistency of the baking effect is guaranteed, and the energy consumption in the process of operating the baking chamber at a low load is reduced.

A pulsed magnetic field is generated by a device having a magnet to be operated in pulse operation which contains at least one superconductive refrigerant-free winding that is disk-shaped or saddle-shaped. Also included is a refrigerating unit which has at least one cold head. A line system, having a refrigerant circulating in it according to a thermosiphon effect, thermally couples the winding to the cold head. The line system has a plurality of separate pipes lying next to one another. The pipes, open onto a common refrigerant distributor and closed at the other end, are thermally coupled to the surface of the disk-shaped or saddle-shaped winding.

The invention has as an object providing a two-block heat exchanger that can improve the heat exchange capacity by distributing the refrigerant evenly in the refrigerant path. The invention is a two-block heat exchanger, and the refrigerant distribution part provides two separate refrigerant paths R1 and R2 through which the refrigerant flows and an opening provided at both of the respective ends of these refrigerant paths R1 and R1. Among the two refrigerant paths R1 and R2, the open end of the space Sout 1 (refrigerant circulation space) on the exit side formed by the one opening of the one refrigerant path R1 is connected to the open end of the space Sin 2 (refrigerant circulation space) on the entrance side formed by one opening of the other refrigerant path R2. After the refrigerant flows into the refrigerant path R1 of each refrigerant distribution part, and refrigerant flows through the refrigerant path R2 of each of the refrigerant distribution parts.

The invention provides a four-way reversing valve with the stopping function, belongs to the field of air conditioners, and aims at controlling the flowing direction and distribution of a refrigerant of the air conditioner. Compared with a general four-way reversing valve that only the flowing direction of the refrigerant can be controlled and an air conditioning system is switched between a refrigerating mode and a heating mode, the four-way reversing valve with the stopping function has the advantages that a main valve and a pilot valve are of symmetric structures, and a slide block structure of the main valve is improved, and thus the four-way reversing valve can perform the stopping function; the four-way reversing valve is provided to a refrigerating system and used in match with a stopping valve and a compressor of the refrigerating system, so as to effectively control the distribution of the refrigerant of the refrigerating system, and the optimal refrigerant distribution can be obtained after the air conditioner is stopped, and as a result, the air discharging and cooling speed of the air conditioner started in the refrigerating mode can be effectively increased, and the energy conservation can be achieved.

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.

The invention relates to the technical field of distribution cabinets and discloses a refrigerant distribution cabinet system with a remote-monitoring function. The refrigerant distribution cabinet system can provide a storage environment with the stable temperature for temperature sensitive commodities and meet the distribution requirement for frozen and cold storage commodities. A refrigerant distribution cabinet system comprises a server software management platform, terminal equipment composed of a master control cabinet body and auxiliary refrigeration cabinet bodies, and a communication method between the software management platform and the terminal equipment. The software management platform can carry out remote control over starting and stopping of a refrigeration system of the auxiliary refrigeration cabinets bodies and opening, locking and unlocking of door locks of box cases, select the box cases of the proper sizes in a remote mode and occupy the box cases in advance, lock the box cases with good temperature performance in a remote mode preferably, and provide an operation interface for the management terminal equipment and commodity information. The master control cabinet body provides a human-machine interaction interface for a user, and a communication bridge between the auxiliary refrigeration cabinet bodies, the external equipment and a server is achieved. The auxiliary refrigeration cabinet bodies provide the storage temperature required by the commodities in the box cases through a steam compression type refrigeration system.

A pumped refrigerant cooling system for use in a row of equipment racks is configured to contain electronic equipment. The system includes a communication network and a refrigerant distribution unit in fluid communication with a chilled refrigerant supply and a heated refrigerant return. A cooling module is in fluid communication with the refrigerant distribution unit by a supply line and a return line. The cooling module is coupled to the communication network, and includes an evaporator and a fan configured to direct air over the evaporator. A sensor package is configured to monitor temperature and pressure reference points provided in the pumped refrigerant cooling system and the equipment racks. The system further includes a controller forming part of the cooling module and coupled to the communication network and the sensor package. The controller, based on information obtained from the sensor package, is configured to manipulate the flow of refrigerant through the evaporator by controlling the delivery of refrigerant to the evaporator and is configured to manipulate the flow of air over the evaporator by controlling the speed of the fan.

A heat exchanger includes a shell, a refrigerant distribution assembly, a heat transferring unit and a canopy member. The refrigerant distribution assembly receives a refrigerant that enters the shell and discharges the refrigerant. The refrigerant distribution assembly has at least one outermost lateral end. The heat transferring unit is disposed below the refrigerant distribution assembly so that the refrigerant discharged from the refrigerant distribution assembly is supplied to the heat transferring unit. The heat transferring unit includes a plurality heat transfer tubes. The canopy member includes at least one lateral side portion extending laterally outwardly and downwardly from a position above the refrigerant distribution assembly. The lateral side portion has a free end disposed laterally further from a vertical plane than the refrigerant distribution assembly, and lower than an upper edge of the outermost lateral end of the refrigerant distribution assembly.

Described herein are methods and devices for performing ablation via a cryoablation catheter. An ablation catheter having a cyroablation chamber at its distal end can be used to achieve a uniform ablation band in or around the pulmonary veins. The cyrochamber can house a dispersion member in fluid communication with a refrigerant supply and can function to evenly distribute received refrigerant over some portion of the inner wall of the cryochamber. As a result of this even distribution of refrigerant within the cyrochamber, uniform ablation of the targeted tissue of the patient can be achieved.

An integrated unit for a refrigerant cycle device includes an ejector having a nozzle part for decompressing refrigerant, and an evaporator located to evaporate the refrigerant to be drawn into a refrigerant suction port of the ejector or the refrigerant discharged from an outlet of the ejector. The evaporator includes a plurality of tubes defining refrigerant passages through which refrigerant flows, a tank that is disposed at one end side of the tubes for distributing refrigerant into the tubes and for collecting the refrigerant from the tubes. The tank extends in a tank longitudinal direction that is parallel to an arrangement direction of the tubes, and is provided with an end portion in the tank longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the end portion has a hole portion for inserting the ejector, and the ejector is inserted into an inner space of the tank from the hole portion.

A unit for a refrigerant cycle device includes an ejector that has a nozzle part which decompresses refrigerant, and a refrigerant suction port from which refrigerant is drawn by a high-speed refrigerant flow jetted from the nozzle part, a first evaporator connected to the outlet of the ejector, and a second evaporator connected to the refrigerant suction port of the ejector. One of the first evaporator and the second evaporator has a tank structure that includes a tank for distributing refrigerant into or for collecting the refrigerant from refrigerant passages of a heat exchanging part. The tank has therein a first space through which the refrigerant discharged from the outlet of the ejector flows into a heat exchanging part of the first evaporator, and a second space through which the refrigerant to be drawn into the refrigerant suction port flows into a heat exchanging part of the second evaporator.