Flooded evaporator
US11739988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0071
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An evaporator system includes an evaporator chamber 28 having one or more heat exchanger tubes 4 passing therethrough for transmitting a fluid to be cooled through the evaporator chamber 28; and a refrigerant separator configured to separate a two-phase refrigerant into refrigerant vapour and liquid refrigerant, and having a first outlet 32 for the separated vapour refrigerant and a second outlet 30 for the separated liquid refrigerant; the first outlet 32 is arranged for supplying the vapour refrigerant into the evaporator chamber 28 at a location above at least some of the heat exchanger tubes 4, and the second outlet 30 is arranged for supplying the liquid refrigerant into the evaporator chamber 28 at a location below at least some of the heat exchanger tubes 4.
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