Refrigeration system
US4562700A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2600/2509
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigeration system suitable for use in an air conditioner has a main refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, a first pressure reducer, a gas-liquid separator, a second pressure reducer and an evaporator connected in series to form a closed loop, and a gas injection passage providing a communication between the gaseous phase part of the gas-liquid separator and a compression chamber of the compressor. A stop valve is disposed in the inlet and outlet pipes of the gas-liquid separator, and a bypass passage is provided for connecting directly the outlet pipe of the condenser to the inlet pipe of the evaporator to bypass the gas-liquid separator. The stop valve is adapted to be controlled such that, when the gas injection to the compressor through the gas injection passage is not conducted, the refrigerant flows through the bypass passage bypassing the gas-liquid separator, while the gas-liquid separator functions as a receiver for adjusting the amount of refrigerant circulated in the main refrigerant circuit.
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