Refrigerant vapor compression system with multiple flash tanks
US12146688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2600/2513
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerant vapor compression system comprising a plurality of components connected in a refrigerant flow circuit by a plurality of refrigerant lines, said components including: a compression device; a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger; a first expansion device; a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger; and a flash tank system having a first flash tank operably coupled to a second flash tank by a first connection, the flash tank system being disposed in the refrigerant flow circuit between the refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger and the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger.
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