Sound and vibration damping enclosures for refrigerant compressors of climate control systems

An outdoor unit for a climate control system, the outdoor unit comprising:

• a refrigerant compressor;
• a plurality of refrigerant lines coupled to the refrigerant compressor;
• a heat exchanger comprising one or more heat exchanger tubes positioned about the refrigerant compressor;
• and
• an enclosure positioned between the heat exchanger and the refrigerant compressor, the enclosure comprising a plurality of nested jackets that are movable relative to one another so that the enclosure is configured to convert vibration emitted from the refrigerant compressor into frictional heat between the plurality of nested jackets, each of the plurality of nested jackets including a sound absorbing layer and a sound barrier layer,
• wherein the plurality of nested jackets further includes an inner jacket and an outer jacket positioned about the inner jacket and the inner jacket is positioned radially closer to a central axis of the enclosure than the outer jacket, and
• wherein the inner jacket is engaged with the plurality of refrigerant lines so as to damp vibrations therein.

An outdoor unit for a climate control system, the outdoor unit comprising:

• a refrigerant compressor;
• a plurality of refrigerant lines coupled to the refrigerant compressor;
• and
• an enclosure positioned about the refrigerant compressor, the enclosure including:
• a plurality of nested jackets that are movable relative to one another so that the enclosure is configured to convert vibration emitted from the refrigerant compressor into frictional heat between the plurality of nested jackets, the nested jackets including an inner jacket and an outer jacket, the inner jacket being engaged with the outer jacket such that the inner jacket is configured to deform independently from the outer jacket to dissipate vibration emitted from the refrigerant compressor, wherein the outer jacket is positioned about the inner jacket and the inner jacket is positioned radially closer to a central axis of the enclosure than the outer jacket;
• a plurality of flapped openings that receive the plurality of refrigerant lines therethrough, the plurality of flapped openings configured to apply force to the plurality of refrigerant lines to damp vibrations therein;
• and
• at least one sound absorbing layer that is configured to absorb sound emitted from the refrigerant compressor, wherein the at least one sound absorbing layer is included in one of the plurality of nested jackets, and
• wherein the plurality of flapped openings are engaged with the plurality of refrigerant lines so as to damp vibrations therein.