Refrigeration system including a rotary expansible chamber device having adjustable working-fluid ports
OwnerAaron Feustelinventor
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Rotary expansible chamber (REC) devices having one or more working-fluid ports that are adjustable, for example, in size or location. In some embodiments, the variable port mechanisms can be used to control any one or more of a plurality of operating parameters of a REC device independently of one or more others of the operating parameters. In some embodiments, the REC devices can have a plurality of fluid volumes that change in size during rotation of the REC device, and that transition to a zero volume condition during the rotation of the REC device. Systems are also provided that can include one or more REC devices. Methods for controlling various aspects of REC devices, including methods of controlling one or more operating parameters, are also provided.
A refrigeration system, comprising:
A method of controlling a rotary expansible chamber (REC) device having at least one arc of inaccessibility and having a group of operating parameters consisting of (1) either a working fluid temperature differential or pressure differential across the REC device caused by a change in volume of the working fluid in the REC device, (2) a rotation rate of the REC device, and (3) a mass fluid flow rate through the REC device, the method comprising:
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