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Accumulator arrangement with an integrated subcooler

US9719706B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Markus Piesker · Hamburg, DE
Martin Sieme · Hamburg, DE
Johannes Chodura · Hamburg, DE
Ahmet Kayihan Kiryaman · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2013
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25B2400/053
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An accumulator arrangement for use in a cooling system suitable for operation with two-phase refrigerant includes a condenser having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet. The accumulator arrangement further includes an accumulator for receiving the two-phase refrigerant therein, the accumulator having a refrigerant inlet connected to the refrigerant outlet of the condenser and a refrigerant outlet. Finally, the accumulator arrangement includes a subcooler having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet, the refrigerant inlet of the subcooler being connected to the refrigerant outlet of the accumulators, and the subcooler being arranged at least partially within the interior of the accumulator.

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