Ejector cycle with dual heat absorption heat exchangers

US9523364B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9523364-B2
Application numberUS-201113990227-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 22, 2011
Priority dateNov 30, 2010
Publication dateDec 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 20, 2016

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A system ( 20 ) has a first compressor ( 22 ) and a second compressor ( 52 ). A heat rejection heat exchanger ( 30 ) is coupled to the first and second compressors to receive refrigerant compressed by the compressors. The system includes an economizer for receiving refrigerant from the heat rejection heat exchanger and reducing an enthalpy of a first portion of the received refrigerant while increasing an enthalpy of a second portion. The second portion is returned to the compressor. The ejector ( 66 ) has a primary inlet ( 70 ) coupled to the means to receive a first flow of the reduced enthalpy refrigerant. The ejector has a secondary inlet ( 72 ) and an outlet ( 74 ). The outlet is coupled to the first compressor to return refrigerant to the first compressor. A first heat absorption heat exchanger ( 80 ) is coupled to the economizer to receive a second flow of the reduced enthalpy refrigerant and is upstream of the secondary inlet of the ejector. A second heat absorption heat exchanger ( 90 ) is between the outlet of the ejector and the first compressor.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system comprising: a first compressor and a second compressor; a heat rejection heat exchanger coupled to the first and second compressors to receive refrigerant compressed by the compressors; means for receiving refrigerant from the heat rejection heat exchanger and reducing an enthalpy of a first portion of the received refrigerant while increasing an enthalpy of a second portion, said second portion being returned to the second compressor; an ejec…

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What does patent US9523364B2 cover?
A system ( 20 ) has a first compressor ( 22 ) and a second compressor ( 52 ). A heat rejection heat exchanger ( 30 ) is coupled to the first and second compressors to receive refrigerant compressed by the compressors. The system includes an economizer for receiving refrigerant from the heat rejection heat exchanger and reducing an enthalpy of a first portion of the received refrigerant while in…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wang Jinliang, Verma Parmesh, Cogswell Frederick J, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F25B9/008. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 20 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).