Heat exchange system and method for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor in heat exchange system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11946673-B2
Application number	US-202017252927-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2020
Priority date	May 17, 2019
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

A heat exchange system and a method for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor in a heat exchange system are provided by the present disclosure. The heat exchange system includes a compressor ( 1 ), a condenser ( 2 ) and an evaporator ( 3 ) connected in sequence, and the heat exchange system further includes a system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor which includes an ejector ( 6 ) including a high-pressure fluid inlet ( 61 ) connected to an outlet ( 11 ) of the compressor, a suction fluid inlet ( 62 ) connected to the heat exchange system to extract a liquid-state refrigerant in the heat exchange system, and a fluid outlet ( 63 ) leading to bearings of the compressor, wherein a pressurizing device ( 5 ) is provided between the outlet of the compressor and the high-pressure fluid inlet of the ejector. The heat exchange system according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can provide sufficient corrosion inhibitor to the bearings of the compressor under various working conditions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor in a heat exchange system including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator connected in sequence, wherein the system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor comprises:
an ejector comprising a high-pressure fluid inlet connected to an outlet of the compressor, a suction fluid inlet connected to the heat exchange system to extract a liquid-state refrigerant in the heat exchange system, and a fluid outlet leading to bearings of the compressor, wherein a pressurizing device is provided between the outlet of the compressor and the high-pressure fluid inlet of the ejector;
wherein the pressurizing device is an additional compressor.

2. The system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor according to claim 1 , wherein the suction fluid inlet is connected to a bottom of the evaporator to extract a liquid-state refrigerant with corrosion inhibitor.

3. The system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchange system further comprises an economizer connected between the condenser and the evaporator, and the suction fluid inlet is connected to a bottom of the economizer to extract a liquid-state refrigerant with corrosion inhibitor.

4. The system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor according to claim 1 , wherein the compressor is a centrifugal compressor, and the corrosion inhibitor is oil.

5. The system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the compressor is connected to both the high-pressure fluid inlet of the ejector and the condenser.

6. A method for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor in a heat exchange system including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator connected in sequence, and the method comprising:
providing an ejector, connecting a high-pressure fluid inlet of the ejector to an outlet of the compressor, connecting a suction fluid inlet of the ejector to the heat exchange system to extract a liquid-state refrigerant in the heat exchange system, and leading a fluid outlet of the ejector to bearings of the compressor, wherein the method further comprises: providing a pressurizing device between the outlet of the compressor and the high-pressure fluid inlet of the ejector;
wherein the pressurizing device is an additional compressor.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method comprises connecting the suction fluid inlet to a bottom of the evaporator to extract a liquid-state refrigerant with corrosion inhibitor.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method comprises connecting the suction fluid inlet to a bottom of an economizer between the condenser and the evaporator to extract a liquid-state refrigerant with corrosion inhibitor.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the compressor is a centrifugal compressor, and the corrosion inhibitor is oil.

Assignees

• Carrier Corp

Inventors

• Zhang Xiangyuan
• Ding Haiping
• Zhang Haitao
• Stark Michael A

Classifications

• F25B31/004 Primary

  oil recirculating arrangements · CPC title

• F25B41/00

  Fluid-circulation arrangements · CPC title

• F25B43/02 Primary

  for separating lubricants from the refrigerant · CPC title

• F25B2341/0014

  Ejectors with a high pressure hot primary flow from a compressor discharge · CPC title

• F25B2341/0016

  Ejectors for creating an oil recirculation · CPC title