Absorption air conditioner
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsTomihisa Ohuchi, Akira Nishiguchi, Daisuke Hisajima, Seiichiro Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi Kunugi, Michihiko Aizawa, Katsuya Ebara, Hiroaki Yoda
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Abstract
An absorption air conditioner having a regenerating chamber for heating and condensing a portion of a dilute solution generated in an absorber and an absorption chamber for causing refrigerant vapor generated in the regenerating chamber to be absorbed into said dilute solution which is at an intermediate position in the passage connected from the absorber to the regenerator so that the size of the absorber is reduced and the overall size of the absorption air conditioner is reduced.
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An absorption air conditioner having an evaporator, an absorber for discharging a dilute solution, a regenerator, a condenser and a first conduit for connecting the evaporator, the absorber, the regenerator and the condenser, said absorption air conditioner comprising:
- a regenerating chamber for generating a refrigerant and an absorbing chamber connected to each other by a passage for vapor;
- means disposed in said regenerating chamber and for heating said dilute solution;
- a second conduit for conducting a portion of said dilute solution discharged from said absorber to said regenerating chamber;
- a third conduit for returning, to said absorber, a solution obtained by condensing vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber;
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- a fourth conduit for conducting, after a residual portion of said dilute solution discharged from said absorber has been introduced into said absorption chamber and said vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber has been absorbed by said residual portion of said dilute solution, said dilute solution to said regenerator.
An absorption air conditioner including an evaporator, an air-cooled absorber for discharging a dilute solution, a regenerator including a low-temperature regenerator and a first conduit for connecting the evaporator, the air-cooled absorber and the regenerator, said absorption air conditioner comprising:
- a regenerating chamber for generating a refrigerant and an absorption chamber connected to each other by a passage for vapor;
- means disposed in said regenerating chamber for heating a solution;
- a second conduit for conducting a portion of said dilute solution discharged from said air-cooled absorber to said regenerating chamber;
- a third conduit for conducting, to said air-cooled absorber, a solution obtained by condensing vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber;
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- a fourth conduit for conducting, after a residual portion of said dilute solution discharged form said air-cooled absorber has been introduced into said absorption chamber and said vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber has been absorbed by said residual dilute solution, said dilute solution to said low-temperature regenerator.
An absorption air conditioner including an evaporator, an air-cooled absorber for discharging a dilute solution, a regenerator including a high-temperature regenerator and a first conduit for connecting the evaporator, the air-cooled absorber and the regenerator, said absorption air conditioner comprising:
- a regenerating chamber for generating a refrigerant and an absorption chamber connected to each other by a passage for vapor;
- means disposed in said regenerating chamber for heating a solution;
- a second conduit for conducting a portion of said dilute solution discharged from said air-cooled absorber to said regenerating chamber;
- a third conduit for conducting, to said air-cooled absorber, said dilute solution obtained by condensing vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber;
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- a fourth conduit arranged to conduct, after a residual portion of said dilute solution discharged from said air-cooled absorber has been introduced into said absorption chamber and said vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber has been absorbed by said residual dilute solution, said dilute solution to said high-temperature regenerator.
An absorption air conditioner including an evaporator, an air-cooled absorber for discharging a dilute solution, a regenerator having a low-temperature regenerator and a high-temperature regenerator and a first conduit for connecting the evaporator, the air-cooled absorber and the regenerator, said absorption air conditioner comprising:
- a regenerating chamber for generating a refrigerant and an absorption chamber connected to each other by a passage for vapor;
- means disposed in said regenerating chamber for heating a solution;
- a second conduit for conducting a portion of said dilute solution discharged from said air-cooled absorber to said regenerating chamber;
- a third conduit for conducting, to said air-cooled absorber, said dilute solution obtained by condensing vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber;
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- a fourth conduit arranged to conduct, after a residual portion of said dilute solution discharged from said air-cooled absorber has been introduced into said absorption chamber and said vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber has been absorbed by said residual portion of said dilute solution, said dilute solution to said low-temperature regenerator and said high-temperature regenerator.
An absorption air conditioner including an evaporator, an absorber for discharging a dilute solution, a regenerator, a condenser and a first conduit for connecting the evaporator, the absorber, the regenerator and the condenser, said absorption air conditioner comprising:
- a regenerating chamber for generating a refrigerant and an absorption chamber connected to each other by a passage for vapor;
- means disposed in said regenerating chamber for heating a solution;
- a second conduit for conducting a portion of said dilute solution discharged from said absorber to said regenerating chamber;
- a third conduit for conducting, to said absorber, a solution obtained by condensing vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber;
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- a fourth conduit arranged to conduct, after a residual portion of said dilute solution discharged from said absorber has been introduced into said absorption chamber and said vapor of said refrigerant generated in said regenerating chamber has been absorbed by said residual portion of said dilute solution, said dilute solution to a regenerator;
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- means for cooling said solution in said absorption chamber.
An absorption air conditioner having a high-temperature regenerator, a low-temperature regenerator, an air-cooled condenser, an evaporator, an air-cooled absorber for generating a dilute solution, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a low-temperature heat exchanger, a solution pump, a refrigerant pump and a piping system for connecting the high-temperature regenerator, the low-temperature regenerator, the air-cooled condenser, the evaporator, the air-cooled absorber, the high-temperature heat exchanger, the low-temperature heat exchanger, the solution pump and the refrigerant pump to operate the high-temperature regenerator, the low-temperature regenerator, the air-cooled condenser, the evaporator, the air-cooled absorber, the high-temperature heat exchanger, the low-temperature heat exchanger, the solution pump and the refrigerant pump, said absorption air conditioner comprising
- an absorbing/regenerating chamber unit including:
- at least one regenerating chamber for introducing a thick solution, which returns from one of said high-temperature regenerator or said low-temperature regenerator to said air-cooled absorber, so as to flush evaporate it,
- at least one absorption chamber for absorbing vapor of a refrigerant which has been flush-evaporated into the dilute solution generated in said air-cooled absorber, said regenerating chamber being opposed to said absorption chamber, and
- solution removal means interposed between said regenerating chamber and said absorption chamber.
An absorption air conditioner including an evaporator, an absorber for discharging a dilute solution, a regenerator and a condenser, said absorption air conditioner comprising:
- a sub-regenerating chamber for discharging refrigerant vapor disposed between said absorber and said regenerator, said sub-regenerating chamber evaporating the refrigerant vapor to condense the dilute solution;
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- a sub-absorption chamber for absorbing the refrigerant vapor discharged from said sub-regenerating chamber.
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