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US 2017/0314825 A1Published application
Co-fluid refrigeration system and method
AssigneeEmerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMarc J. SCANCARELLO, Kyaw WYNN, Louis REBROVIC
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Abstract
A climate-control system can be used to heat or cool a space. The climate-control system may include first and second vessels between which refrigerant and co-fluid may be circulated. The refrigerant may be absorbed into the co-fluid within the first vessel at a first rate. The refrigerant may desorb from the co-fluid within the second vessel at a second rate. Ultrasonic energy may be used to adjust the second rate to substantially match the first rate.
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A climate-control system comprising:
- a compressor compressing a refrigerant;
- an absorber disposed downstream of the compressor and receiving a mixture of the refrigerant and a co-fluid;
- an expansion device in fluid communication with the absorber and disposed downstream of the absorber;
- a desorber in fluid communication with the expansion device and disposed downstream of the expansion device;
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- an ultrasonic transducer exciting the refrigerant and co-fluid at a location downstream of the expansion device and upstream of the compressor.
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A method of operating a climate-control system comprising:
- circulating refrigerant and co-fluid between a first vessel and a second vessel;
- absorbing the refrigerant into the co-fluid within the first vessel at a first rate;
- desorbing the refrigerant from the co-fluid within the second vessel at a second rate;
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- adjusting the second rate to substantially match the first rate.
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