Oil conduit system for hvac&r system
AssigneeTyco Fire & Security GmbH
InventorsAngela Marie Comstock, Shahebaz Malik
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Abstract
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system includes a compressor and an oil conduit system. The compressor includes an inlet configured to receive refrigerant directed along a refrigerant flow path and through the compressor, a displacement component, and an actuator configured to drive operation of the displacement component to pressurize the refrigerant in a chamber of the compressor. The oil conduit system includes a channel configured to direct oil into the refrigerant flow path, and the channel is configured to place the oil in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant directed along the refrigerant flow path and flowing at least partially along a direction extending from the inlet to the chamber.
Claims20
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a compressor comprising:
- an inlet configured to receive refrigerant directed along a refrigerant flow path and through the compressor;
- a displacement component;
- and
- an actuator configured to drive operation of the displacement component to pressurize the refrigerant in a chamber of the compressor;
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- an oil conduit system comprising a channel configured to direct oil into the refrigerant flow path, wherein the channel is configured to place the oil in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant directed along the refrigerant flow path and flowing at least partially along a direction extending from the inlet to the chamber.
An oil conduit system for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, the oil conduit system comprising:
- an oil filter configured to remove impurities from an oil flow;
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- a channel positioned adjacent a refrigerant flow path through a compressor, wherein the channel is configured to receive the oil flow from the oil filter and direct the oil flow into a heat exchange relationship with a refrigerant directed along the refrigerant flow path.
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a compressor comprising a support having a plurality of ribs extending inwardly to support an actuator of the compressor, wherein the plurality of ribs defines a plurality of passages configured to receive refrigerant and direct the refrigerant therethrough;
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- an oil conduit system comprising a channel configured to direct oil therethrough, wherein the channel is formed through at least one rib of the plurality of ribs, and wherein the channel is configured to place the oil in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant directed through the plurality of passages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.