Refrigeration apparatus with exhaust heat recovery device
AssigneesDenso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.
InventorsMichio Nishikawa, Hironori Asa, Keiichi Uno, Hiroshi Kishita
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Abstract
A refrigeration apparatus with an exhaust heat recovery device mounted on a vehicle includes a refrigeration cycle for allowing a refrigerant for refrigeration to circulate therethrough, and a Rankine cycle for allowing a refrigerant for the Rankine cycle to circulate therethrough. The Rankine-cycle condenser and the refrigeration-cycle condenser are disposed in predetermined positions of the vehicle in series with respect to a flow direction of external air for cooling, and the Rankine-cycle condenser is disposed on an upstream side of the external air with respect to the refrigeration-cycle condenser.
Claims13
A refrigeration apparatus with an exhaust heat recovery device mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- a refrigeration cycle for allowing a refrigerant for refrigeration to circulate therethrough, the refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a refrigeration-cycle condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator which are connected in a circular shape;
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- a Rankine cycle for allowing a refrigerant for the Rankine cycle to circulate therethrough, the Rankine cycle including a pump, a heater using exhaust heat from a heat engine of the vehicle as a heating source, an expansion unit, and a Rankine-cycle condenser which are connected in a circular shape,
- wherein the refrigeration-cycle condenser and the Rankine-cycle condenser are disposed in predetermined positions of the vehicle in series with respect to a flow direction of external air for cooling, and
- wherein the Rankine-cycle condenser is disposed on an upstream side of the external air with respect to the refrigeration-cycle condenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.