Chiller compressor circuit containing turning vanes
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorScott M. MacBain
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Abstract
Turning vanes are located in the suction and discharge line elbows of a refrigerant circuit and at the entrance to the condenser.
Claims7
A closed refrigeration system including a refrigerant path serially including a compressor, a discharge line, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator and a suction line leading back to said compressor with said fluid path having a plurality of portions defining changes in flow direction turning vanes are located in said condenser in at least one of said portions defining changes in flow direction and which guide the flow such that refrigerant flow is distributed as the refrigerant flow enters said condenser and is further distributed after entering said condenser.
In a closed refrigeration system including a refrigerant path serially including a compressor, a discharge line, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator and a suction line leading back to said compressor with said fluid path having a plurality of changes in flow direction the improvement including:
- turning vanes located in at least one of said plurality of changes in flow direction and which guide the flow;
- and
- turning vanes located in a second one of said plurality of changes in flow direction.
In a closed refrigeration system including a refrigerant path serially including a compressor, a discharge line, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator and a suction line leading back to said compressor with said fluid path having a plurality of changes in flow direction the improvement including turning vanes located in said condenser in at least one of said plurality of changes in flow direction and which guide the flow such that refrigerant flow is distributed as the refrigerant flow enters said condenser and is further distributed after entering said condenser.
In a closed refrigeration system including a refrigerant path serially including a compressor, a discharge line, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator and a suction line leading back to said compressor with said fluid path having a plurality of changes in flow direction the improvement including:
- turning vanes located in at least one of said plurality of changes in flow direction and which guide the flow;
- and
- at least one of said plurality of changes in flow direction takes place in an elbow and said turning vanes are located in said elbow.
A closed refrigeration system including a refrigerant path serially including a compressor, a discharge line, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator and a suction line leading back to said compressor with said fluid path having a plurality of portions defining changes in flow direction:
- turning vanes are located in at least one of said portions defining changes in flow direction and which guide the flow;
- and
- turning vanes are located in a second one of said portions defining changes in flow direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.