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US 11,859,883 B2Granted
Flow disturbance apparatus and air conditioner comprising the same
AssigneesLG Electronics Inc., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsYohan Lee, Bongjun Kim, Sehyeon Kim, Jaeyoung Kim, Minwoo Jeong, Hyungjin Sung, Jaebok Lee, Sunggoon Park
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Abstract
A flow disturbance apparatus includes: a refrigerant pipe having a flow space in which refrigerant flows; and at least one disturbance member disposed inside the refrigerant pipe that is vibrated by the flow of refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe to disturb the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant pipe.
Claims18
A flow disturbance apparatus, comprising:
- a refrigerant pipe having a flow space in which refrigerant flows;
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- at least one disturbance member disposed inside of the refrigerant pipe, wherein the at least one disturbance member is vibrated by a flow of refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe to disturb the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant pipe, wherein a first end of the at least one disturbance member is a fixed end connected to an inner surface of the refrigerant pipe, and a second end of the at least one disturbance member is a free end positioned in the flow space of the refrigerant pipe, wherein the at least one disturbance member comprises:
- a blade portion having a predetermined width;
- and
- a connecting portion having a smaller width than the blade portion, wherein a boundary between the blade portion and the connecting portion includes a step, and wherein a length of the blade portion is greater than a length of the connecting portion, and wherein the connecting portion has a higher elasticity than the blade portion.
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An air conditioner, comprising:
- a compressor that compresses refrigerant;
- an outdoor heat exchanger that is installed outdoors and exchanges heat between outdoor air and the refrigerant;
- an indoor heat exchanger that is installed indoors and exchanges heat between indoor air and the refrigerant;
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- a flow disturbance apparatus that disturbs the refrigerant flowing inside of the air conditioner, wherein the flow disturbance apparatus comprises:
- a refrigerant pipe having a flow space in which refrigerant flows;
- and
- at least one disturbance member disposed inside of the refrigerant pipe, wherein the at least one disturbance member is vibrated by a flow of refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe to disturb the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant pipe, wherein a first end of the at least one disturbance member is a fixed end connected to an inner surface of the refrigerant pipe, and a second end of the at least one disturbance member is a free end positioned in the flow space of the refrigerant pipe, and wherein the at least one disturbance member comprises:
- a blade portion having a predetermined width;
- and
- a connecting portion having a smaller width than the blade portion, wherein a boundary between the blade portion and the connecting portion includes a step, wherein a length of the blade portion is greater than a length of the connecting portion, and wherein the connecting portion has a higher elasticity than the blade portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.