Falling film evaporator having two-phase distribution system
US6167713A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/171
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Efficient two-phase refrigerant mixture distribution is accomplished in a falling film evaporator by use of a refrigerant distributor disposed internal of the evaporator shell which overlies the evaporator tube bundle and which internally causes said two-phase refrigerant mixture to be made available along essentially the entire length and across essentially the entire width of the tube bundle prior to the delivery of the refrigerant out of the distributor.
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