Water chamber for condenser, condenser having it and chiller system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11906215-B2
Application number	US-202217746389-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	May 21, 2021
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

Abstract

A water chamber structure for a condenser, including an orifice plate arranged at one end of the condenser; a water cover fixed to the orifice plate in a sealed manner to form a water storage space; and a partition plate assembly for dividing the water storage space into a water inlet chamber and a water outlet chamber in a sealed manner, including: a first partition plate, the top and side walls of the first partition plate are fixed to the inner walls of the water cover; and a second partition plate, the top of the second partition plate is fixedly connected with the bottom of the first partition plate, the bottom of the second partition plate is fixed to the orifice plate, and the side walls of the second partition plate are connected with the inner walls of the water cover in a sealed manner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water chamber structure for a condenser, the water chamber structure comprising:
an orifice plate;
a water cover fixed to the orifice plate in a sealed manner to form a water storage space; and
a partition plate assembly for dividing the water storage space into a water inlet chamber and a water outlet chamber in a sealed manner, wherein the partition plate assembly comprises:
a first partition plate, wherein top and side walls of the first partition plate are fixed to inner walls of the water cover; and
a second partition plate, wherein top of the second partition plate is fixedly connected with bottom of the first partition plate, bottom of the second partition plate is fixed to the orifice plate, and side walls of the second partition plate are connected with the inner walls of the water cover in a sealed manner;
wherein the first partition plate is provided with a convex portion protruding toward the water inlet chamber or protruding toward the water outlet chamber.

2. The water chamber structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first partition plate and the second partition plate are arranged in parallel with each other.

3. The water chamber structure according to claim 1 , wherein the top and side walls of the first partition plate are fixed to the inner walls of the water cover by welding.

4. The water chamber structure according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the second partition plate is fixed to the orifice plate by welding, and the top of the second partition plate and the bottom of the first partition plate are fixed by bolts.

5. The water chamber structure according to claim 1 , wherein materials of the first partition plate and the second partition plate are the same.

6. The water chamber structure according to claim 5 , wherein the first partition plate and the second partition plate are both made of steel.

7. The water chamber structure according to claim 1 , wherein the water cover is provided with a water inlet on one side of the water inlet chamber, and is provided with a water outlet on one side of the water outlet chamber.

8. A condenser, wherein the condenser is provided with the water chamber structure according to claim 1 .

9. A refrigeration system, wherein the refrigeration system comprises the condenser according to claim 8 .

Assignees

• Carrier Corp

Inventors

• Ge Zhongnian
• Shi Yuling
• Li Hongyi

Classifications

• F25B39/00 Primary

  Evaporators; Condensers · CPC title

• F25B39/04 Primary

  Condensers · CPC title

• F25B2339/046

  Condensers with refrigerant heat exchange tubes positioned inside or around a vessel containing water or pcm to cool the refrigerant gas · CPC title

• F25B2339/047

  Water-cooled condensers · CPC title

• F28D7/1638 Primary

  with particular pattern of flow or the heat exchange medium flowing inside the conduits assemblies, e.g. change of flow direction from one conduit assembly to another one (F28D7/1661, F28D7/1676 take precedence) · CPC title