Thermal expansion valve for a heat exchanger and heat exchanger with a thermal expansion valve
AssigneeDanfoss A/S
InventorsSigurd Larsen, Ali Foulladpour
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a thermal expansion valve for a heat exchanger with at least one header. The valve includes a valve block and a superheat defining mechanism. The valve block includes a high pressure inlet, a low pressure outlet, a first suction gas port and a second suction gas port. A contact surface for coupling the valve to the header includes at least one cylindrical portion of the valve block. The invention is also directed at a heat exchanger with a corresponding thermal expansion valve.
Claims13
A thermal expansion valve for a heat exchanger with at least one header, the valve comprising a valve block and a superheat defining mechanism, wherein the valve block comprises a high pressure inlet, a low pressure outlet, a first suction gas port and a second suction gas port, and wherein a contact surface for coupling the valve to the header comprises at least one cylindrical portion of the valve block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.