Refrigeration system consisting of a plurality of refrigerating cycles
US5347831A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S62/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present inventions are intended to improve heat efficiency of a refrigeration system having plural refrigerating cycles of different evaporating or condensing temperatures typically used in breweries. Each of main lines of different evaporating temperatures are connected with each of suction lines to a compressor respectively, to enable the system to save energy and to establish a back-up system of compressors. A different condensing temperature system having a common refrigerant source is provided with refrigerant transferring means to transfer refrigerant from an refrigerant excess cycle to an refrigerant insufficiency cycle. The refrigerating cycles are arranged in parallel and the evaporators are connected to form a liquid path, through which a liquid stream flows in series to be chilled in the evaporators as well as to form a refrigerant path for a refrigerant stream of each refrigerating cycle, individually, and further are arranged in order from a high evaporating temperature of refrigerant to low one along the liquid path from the upstream to the downstream.
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