Flat-tube evaporator with micro-distributor
US7143605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0071
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flat-tube evaporator and a refrigeration system including a flat-tube evaporator. The flat-tube evaporator can include an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold separated a distance from the inlet manifold, a distributor tube positioned within the inlet manifold and fluidly connected to the common distributor, and a plurality of flat tubes positioned to fluidly connect the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. The distributor tube can include a plurality of orifices, each of the plurality of orifices positioned to direct the refrigerant into the inlet manifold in a first direction. Each of the plurality of flat tubes can be positioned to direct the refrigerant from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold in a second direction, the second direction being substantially opposite the first direction.
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