Vapor injection system for refrigeration units
US4982572A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B41/45
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for combining at least two discrete flows of a refrigerant in respective substantially dissimilar thermodynamic states in a vapor compression cycle refrigeration system, including the step of imparting substantial turbulent mixing of the at least two flows to produce a generally thermodynamically uniform admixture thereof. The present invention also relates to an improved vapor compression cycle refrigeration apparatus including means for turbulent mixing of at least two discrete flows of a refrigerant in respective, substantially dissimilar thermodynamic states, which means is operable to produce a generally thermodynamically uniform admixture thereof. The means may be retrofitted to existing equipment and the present invention extends to kits useful to this end and to refrigeration sub-assemblies including such means.
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