Evaporator refrigerant distributor
US5836382A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/402
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerant distributor for use in a shell and tube evaporator has a decreasing cross-sectional area which uniformly distributes refrigerant to the tube bundle within the evaporator shell and operates with a small distributor to evaporator pressure drop.
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