Oil separation device, condenser, and refrigeration system using oil separation device or condenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12429263-B2
Application number	US-202017764945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2020
Priority date	Sep 30, 2019
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed are an oil separation device ( 1283 ) and a condenser ( 130 - 1130 ) with an oil separation function, and a refrigeration system ( 100, 1200 ) using same. The oil separation device ( 1283 ) or the condenser ( 130 - 1130 ) comprises: a shell ( 201, 1301 ) comprising an oil separation cavity ( 315, 1315 ), a first refrigerant inlet ( 221, 1221 ), a second refrigerant inlet ( 222, 1222 ), a first flow guide channel ( 445 - 2145 ), and a second flow guide channel ( 446 - 2146 ), wherein refrigerant gas flowing through the two flow guide channels can be mixed. When the refrigeration system ( 100, 1200 ) comprises two compressors ( 108, 1208, 109, 1209 ) with different displacements, the requirement of filtering and separating a gaseous refrigerant and lubricating oil can be met without the need for designing the size of the oil separation cavity ( 315, 1315 ) in accordance with large-displacement compressors ( 109, 1209 ), and the size is small.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oil separation device, comprising:
a shell comprising an oil separation cavity inside the shell;
a first refrigerant inlet and a second refrigerant inlet disposed on the shell;
two communication ports for fluid communication with a condensation device, wherein the two communication ports are respectively disposed at two opposite ends in a length direction of the shell;
a first flow guide channel disposed in the oil separation cavity, the first flow guide channel having a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet of the first flow guide channel being in fluid communication with the first refrigerant inlet so as to guide at least a first portion of refrigerant gas entering the first refrigerant inlet from the first inlet of the first flow guide channel to the first outlet of the first flow guide channel; and
a second flow guide channel disposed in the oil separation cavity, the second flow guide channel having a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet of the second flow guide channel being in fluid communication with the second refrigerant inlet so as to guide at least a second portion of refrigerant gas entering the second refrigerant inlet from the second inlet of the second flow guide channel to the second outlet of the second flow guide channel,
wherein the first flow guide channel is configured to direct the first portion of refrigerant gas through the first outlet in a first axial direction toward the second outlet, and the second flow guide channel is configured to direct the second portion of refrigerant gas through the second outlet in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, toward the first outlet to enable mixing of the first portion of refrigerant gas flowing out of the first outlet of the first flow guide channel with the second portion of refrigerant gas flowing out of the second outlet of the second flow guide channel.

2. The oil separation device of claim 1 , wherein the first outlet of the first flow guide channel and the second outlet of the second flow guide channel each face a middle of the shell relative to the length direction of the shell.

3. The oil separation device of claim 2 , further comprising:
at least one filter screen disposed in the oil separation cavity transverse to the length direction of the shell,
wherein the at least one filter screen is disposed between the two communication ports, so that mixed refrigerant gas formed via the first portion of refrigerant gas received from the first outlet and the second portion of refrigerant gas received from the second outlet is directed through the at least one filter screen to at least one communication port of the two communication ports.

4. The oil separation device of claim 3 , wherein:
the at least one filter screen comprises a first filter screen and a second filter screen,
wherein the first filter screen is disposed between the first outlet of the first flow guide channel and a first communication port of the two communication ports, and
the second filter screen is disposed between the second outlet of the second flow guide channel and a second communication port of the two communication ports.

5. The oil separation device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first flow guide channel and the second flow guide channel extend toward a middle of the shell along the length direction of the shell from the two opposite ends in the length direction of the shell,
wherein the first outlet of the first flow guide channel and the second outlet of the second flow guide channel are spaced apart by a first distance in the length direction of the shell or staggered by a second distance in a direction perpendicular to the length direction of the shell.

6. The oil separation device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a blocking member disposed between the first outlet of the first flow guide channel and the second outlet of the second flow guide channel,
wherein a position and a size of the blocking member are configured such that the blocking member is configured to at least partially overlap with the first outlet of the first flow guide channel and the second outlet of the second flow guide channel in the length direction of the shell.

7. The oil separation device of claim 6 , wherein the blocking member is a filter screen.

8. The oil separation device of claim 5 , wherein the first flow guide channel is formed by a first flow guide baffle and the shell, and the second flow guide channel is formed by a second flow guide baffle and the shell.

9. A refrigeration system, comprising:
a compressor unit;
an oil separation device according to claim 1 ;
a condenser;
a throttle device; and
an evaporator,
wherein the compressor unit, the oil separation device, the condenser, the throttle device, and the evaporator are sequentially connected to form a refrigerant circulation loop,
wherein the compressor unit comprises: a first compressor and a second compressor connected in parallel between the oil separation device and the evaporator,
wherein a first suction port of the first compressor and a second suction port of the second compressor are connected to the evaporator, and
wherein a first exhaust port of the first compressor is connected to the first refrigerant inlet of the oil separation device, and a second exhaust port of the second compressor is connected to the second refrigerant inlet of the oil separation device.

10. The refrigeration system of claim 9 , wherein a first displacement of the first compressor is smaller than a second displacement of the second compressor.

11. A condenser, comprising:
a shell having an accommodating cavity inside the shell;
an oil separation baffle disposed in the shell and extending along a length direction of the shell, the oil separation baffle partitioning the accommodating cavity into an oil separation cavity and a condensation cavity, the oil separation baffle comprising at least one communication port communicating the oil separation cavity and the condensation cavity, wherein the at least one communication port comprises two communication ports which are respectively disposed at two opposite ends in the length direction of the shell;
a first refrigerant inlet and a second refrigerant inlet disposed on the shell;
a first flow guide channel disposed in the oil separation cavity, the first flow guide channel having a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet of the first flow guide channel being in fluid communication with the first refrigerant inlet so as to guide at least a first portion of refrigerant gas entering the first refrigerant inlet from the first inlet of the first flow guide channel to the first outlet of the first flow guide channel; and
a second flow guide channel disposed in the oil separation cavity, the second flow guide channel having a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet of the second flow guide channel being in fluid communication with the second refrigerant inlet so as to guide at least a second portion of refrigerant gas entering the second refrigerant inlet from the second inlet of the second flow guide channel to the second outlet of the second flow guide channel,
wherein the first flow guide channel is configured to direct the first portion of refrigerant gas through the first outlet in a first axial direction toward the second outlet, and the second flow guide channel is configured to direct the second portion of refrigerant gas through the second outlet in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, toward the first outlet to enable mixing of the first portion of refrigerant gas flowing out of the first outlet of the first flow guide channel with the

Assignees

• York Wuxi Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co Ltd
• Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
• Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh

Inventors

• Ji Shicai
• Su Xiuping
• Yang Shengmei
• Yang Ronghua
• Chen Jing

Classifications

• F25B39/04 Primary

  Condensers · CPC title

• F25B2400/075

  with parallel compressors · CPC title

• F25B2339/04

  Details of condensers · CPC title

• F25B7/00

  Compression machines, plants or systems, with cascade operation, i.e. with two or more circuits, the heat from the condenser of one circuit being absorbed by the evaporator of the next circuit (F25B9/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F25B43/02 Primary

  for separating lubricants from the refrigerant · CPC title