Side mounted refrigerant distributor in a flooded evaporator and side mounted inlet pipe to the distributor
US10914525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2009/224
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger, for example a shell and tube flooded evaporator, has a refrigerant distributor that is positioned at an angle between the bottom of the shell and the sides of the shell, and includes an inlet that is welded to an inlet piping, where the inlet and inlet piping are in fluid communication with the refrigerant distributor, and are in a generally corresponding position orientation. Tubes of a tube bundles may extend proximate the bottom of the shell.
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