Evaporator for a refrigerant
US5241839A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F9/0229
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Inefficiencies in an evaporator for a refrigerant in a refrigeration or air-conditioning system may be avoided in an evaporator having a plurality of tubes (18) in fluid and geometrical parallel through which the refrigerant may pass by providing a refrigerant distributor between an inlet (26) and the tubes (18) which includes an orifice (86) connected to the inlet (26) for directing a stream of refrigerant toward a flat impingement surface (102) from which it is disbursed to a plurality of receiver passages (34) angularly spaced about the periphery of the impingement surface (102) and respectively connected by a fluid passage (38, 44, 50) to an associated one of the tubes (18).
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