An economizer for a chiller
AssigneeTyco Fire & Security GmbH
InventorsFrancois Charles Andre Clunet, Damien Jean Daniel Arnou, Jeb William Schreiber, Paul Eric Le Sausse
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Abstract
An economizer for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system includes a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, an inlet conduit coupled to the housing and configured to direct a flow of working fluid into the first chamber, and a perforated sheet disposed within the first chamber, where the perforated sheet is curved and is configured to direct the flow of working fluid received by the first chamber in a circular direction.
Claims20
An economizer for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber;
- an inlet conduit coupled to the housing and configured to direct a flow of working fluid into the first chamber;
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- a perforated sheet disposed within the first chamber, wherein the perforated sheet is curved and is configured to direct the flow of working fluid received by the first chamber in a circular direction.
An economizer for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber;
- an inlet conduit coupled to the housing and configured to direct a flow of working fluid into the first chamber;
- a perforated sheet disposed within the first chamber, wherein the perforated sheet is configured to direct the flow of working fluid received by the first chamber in a circular direction, and the perforated sheet is configured to separate the flow of working fluid into vapor working fluid and liquid working fluid;
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- a liquid outlet conduit extending from the first chamber to the second chamber, wherein the liquid outlet conduit is configured to direct the liquid working fluid from the first chamber toward the second chamber.
An economizer for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is configured to receive a flow of working fluid from a vapor compression circuit;
- a separation plate disposed within the housing to separate the first chamber from the second chamber within the housing;
- a perforated sheet disposed within the housing, wherein the perforated sheet extends within the first chamber, the perforated sheet divides the first chamber into a first section and a second section, the perforated sheet is configured to direct the flow of working fluid received by the first chamber in a circular direction, and the perforated sheet is configured to separate the flow of working fluid into vapor working fluid and liquid working fluid;
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- a liquid outlet conduit extending from the first chamber to the second chamber, wherein the liquid outlet conduit is configured to direct the liquid working fluid from the first chamber toward the second chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.