551 results about "Refrigerant distribution" patented technology

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 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.

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 cooling system for inducing diving reflex and central nervous system protective hypothermia has a cooler, a refrigerant dispenser, a cooling assembly, a controller and an infusing unit. The refrigerant dispenser connects the cooler. The cooling assembly connects the refrigerant dispenser and communicates with the cooler and has a head cooling set. The controller coordinates the refrigerant dispenser and the infusing unit according to the detection of the physical signal including naso-pharyngeal temperature, and cerebral oximetry signal. The infusing unit connects to the controller and has a catheter. When in use, the cooled liquid is pumped into (1) head cooling set covering the face of the patient to induce diving reflex, (2) the infusing unit having an esophago-gastric tube to lower the temperature inside the stomach. Therefore, an effective, precise diving reflex and central nervous system protective hypothermia can be achieved by this invention.

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.

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.

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.

A refrigerant distribution unit for an air conditioner, includes: a pipe unit which distributes a refrigerant from a refrigerant pipe on an outdoor unit side to multiple branch refrigerant pipes, which includes an electromagnetic valve and a temperature sensor, on an indoor unit side; a main unit which stores the pipe unit covered by an insulator case, upper and lower cases; and an electric component box which controls the electromagnetic valves and the temperature sensors by connecting the valves with the sensors by cables. A cable draw-out recessed portion is formed in one of side faces of the insulator case where the connecting slots for the pipes are formed, and a bottom face recessed portion for storing the cables is formed in a bottom face of the insulator case. The upper case includes a cable draw-out slot for guiding the cables to a cable guide hole formed in the electric component box.