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Refrigeration cycle

US6857287B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2000
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/70
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A refrigeration process comprising: compressing low pressure vapor refrigerant to a higher temperature and pressure vapor, compressing low pressure vapor refrigerant to a higher temperature and pressure vapor, condensing the higher pressure vapor refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant at the higher pressure, thermally isolating the higher pressure liquid, cooling the thermally isolated liquid refrigerant while remaining thermally isolated and then allowing thermal contact of the remaining low temperature and pressure liquid and a cooled substance causing the low temperature and pressure liquid to further reversibly boil to a vapor at the low pressure.

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