Compact hvac&r system
OwnerDamien Jean Daniel Arnou, Francois Charles Andre Clunet +2inventors
InventorsDamien Jean Daniel Arnou, Francois Charles Andre Clunet, Paul Eric Le Sausse, Abdel Kader Jannoun
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Abstract
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system includes a heat exchanger assembly that includes a housing, where the housing defines a first internal volume and a second internal volume. The heat exchanger assembly also includes a compressor directly coupled to the housing of the heat exchanger assembly, the compressor includes an impeller, and the impeller is at least partially disposed within the housing of the heat exchanger assembly. Furthermore, the compressor is configured to receive a flow of working fluid from the first internal volume and to discharge the flow of working fluid into the second internal volume.
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A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a heat exchanger assembly comprising a housing, wherein the housing defines a first internal volume and a second internal volume;
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- a compressor directly coupled to the housing of the heat exchanger assembly, wherein the compressor comprises an impeller, and the impeller is at least partially disposed within the housing of the heat exchanger assembly,
- wherein the compressor is configured to receive a flow of working fluid from the first internal volume and to discharge the flow of working fluid into the second internal volume.
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a working fluid circuit;
- a heat exchanger assembly disposed along the working fluid circuit, wherein the heat exchanger assembly comprises a housing defining an internal volume;
- an internal flow guide disposed within the housing of the heat exchanger assembly, wherein the internal flow guide separates the internal volume into a first internal volume and a second internal volume within the housing;
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- a compressor, comprising:
- a compressor housing mounted to the housing of the heat exchanger assembly;
- an impeller disposed at least partially disposed within the housing of the heat exchanger assembly;
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- a motor disposed within the compressor housing, wherein the motor is configured to drive the impeller to rotate at least partially within the housing of the heat exchanger assembly.
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising:
- a heat exchanger assembly, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal volume;
- an internal flow guide disposed within the housing, wherein the internal flow guide separates the internal volume into a first internal volume and a second internal volume within the housing;
- a plurality of first heat exchanger tubes disposed within the first internal volume, wherein the plurality of first heat exchanger tubes is configured to direct a first fluid therethrough;
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- a plurality of second heat exchanger tubes disposed within the second internal volume, wherein the plurality of second heat exchanger tubes is configured to direct a second fluid therethrough;
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- a compressor directly coupled to the housing of the heat exchanger assembly, wherein the compressor comprises an impeller and a motor configured to drive rotation of the impeller, the impeller is at least partially disposed within the housing of the heat exchanger assembly, and the compressor is configured to draw a flow of working fluid into the impeller directly from the first internal volume and to discharge the flow of working fluid directly into the second internal volume.
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