Condenser with guiding panel and refrigeration system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing condensers in refrigeration systems experience violent vibration and noise due to the impact of high-temperature high-pressure gas from the compressor, and the conventional deflector designs do not fully utilize the internal space effectively.
Innovation Solution
A deflector with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet, featuring various cross-sectional shapes such as wavy, triangular, truncated spherical, and trapezoidal configurations, is integrated into the condenser to guide the refrigerant gas flow, reducing impact force, vibration, and noise while maximizing space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a flat plate deflector is used to reduce the impact force of refrigerant gas flow, then the impact force is reduced, but the condenser vibrates violently and produces noise
Solution Approach 1:
The deflector is divided into multiple components: a main body portion and multiple guide portions extending from it. This segmentation allows the gas flow to be gradually directed rather than abruptly blocked, reducing both impact force and the resulting vibration and noise while still protecting the condenser.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide portions extend in multiple directions from the main body, creating a three-dimensional flow guidance structure. This multi-dimensional configuration distributes the gas flow more effectively, reducing concentrated impact forces and minimizing vibration and noise generation.
2Force
If a flat plate deflector is arranged inside the shell at the refrigerant gas inlet, then the impact force is reduced, but the space inside the condenser is not fully utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The guide portions are designed to be flexible in their arrangement, extending in multiple directions to adapt to the available space within the condenser shell. This dynamic configuration allows the deflector to utilize otherwise wasted space while maintaining its flow guidance function, thereby improving space utilization without compromising impact force reduction.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The deflector effectively alleviates the impact of high-temperature high-pressure gas, reduces condenser vibration and noise, and optimizes space usage within the condenser, resulting in a more efficient and quieter operation.
Implementation Method 1
a deflector for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor is arranged in the condenser and at a position close to the inlet
Implementation Method 2
the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow... effectively alleviate the impact of the high-temperature high-pressure gas flow
Implementation Method 3
help reduce the vibration of the condenser and noise when the condenser runs
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a deflector for a condenser (101). The condenser (101) has an inlet (103) in communication with a compressor, and a deflector (104) for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor is arranged in the condenser (101) and at a position close to the inlet (103). The deflector (104) is provided with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet (103), and the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow. The present disclosure further provides a condenser (101) having the deflector (104) for a condenser (101) and a refrigeration system equipped with the condenser (101). The deflector (104) for a condenser (101) according to the present disclosure not only can alleviate the impact of high-temperature high-pressure gas from the compressor but also can reduce noise and vibration.