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US 5,645,124 AGranted
Falling film evaporator with refrigerant distribution system
AssigneeAmerican Standard Inc.
InventorsJon P. Hartfield, Duane F. Sanborn
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Abstract
A liquid refrigerant distributor for use within a heat exchanger having a body of heat exchange tubes. The distributor comprises a mesh screen and a liquid refrigerant sprayer. The liquid refrigerant sprayer is adapted to spray refrigerant on the mesh screen. The mesh screen being adapted to pass liquid and vaporous refrigerant but also to direct liquid refrigerant onto the heat exchange tubes.
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A liquid refrigerant distributor for use within a heat exchanger comprising:
- a body of heat exchange tubes;
- a mesh screen located above the body of heat exchanger tubes;
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- a liquid refrigerant sprayer, said liquid refrigerant sprayer adapted to spray refrigerant on said mesh screen and said mesh screen adapted to pass liquid and vapor refrigerant.
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A liquid refrigerant distributor for use within a heat exchanger comprising:
- a body of heat exchange tubes;
- at least one bottom mesh screen located near said body of evaporator tubes, the bottom mesh screen having peaks and valleys wherein said valleys are generally parallel with and located above said body of tubes;
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- a liquid refrigerant sprayer, said liquid refrigerant sprayer adapted to spray refrigerant on said bottom mesh screen and said bottom mesh screen adapted to pass liquid and vaporous refrigerant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.