Passive organic working fluid ejector refrigeration method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9841214-B2
Application number	US-201514874432-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2015
Priority date	Oct 15, 2013
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to a passive type organic working fluid ejector refrigeration method. The liquid organic working fluid of the reservoir is added to evaporator using gravity. Then the refrigerant absorbs heat during evaporation in the evaporator. When the refrigerant temperature and pressure increases to a certain value, the self-operated pressure regulator valve automatically opens and the ejector begins to work. After condensing in the condenser, the working fluid divided into two streams. One stream returns to the reservoir and the other one flows into the cooling evaporator of refrigeration cycle to produce chilled water about 12° C. When the liquid refrigerant is completely evaporated in the evaporator, the self-operated pressure regulator valve opens and the working fluid flows into the evaporator from the reservoir. A certain quality of the working fluid is closed in the evaporator, preparing for a new work cycle as above-mentioned. The system of the present invention can use organic fluid as the working fluid to utilize the low-temperature heat sources range from 60 to 200° C., using groundwater, river (sea) water or air as cold source and using gravity to transport liquid working fluid.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method of a passive type organic working fluid ejector in a refrigeration cycle, comprises the following steps of:
(1) through monitoring a low pressure in an evaporator, a first self-operated pressure regulator valve and a second self-operated pressure regulator valve are closed, a third self-operated pressure regulator valve is opened, a liquid organic working fluid of a reservoir flows into the evaporator under an action of gravity until surface equilibrium, then the third self-operated pressure regulator valve is closed, the working fluid will be closed in the evaporator;
(2) the working fluid absorbs heat and evaporates in the evaporator, a temperature and pressure of the working fluid is increasing until reaching 101 ° C. and 2MPa, the first self-operated pressure regulator valve is opened, and an ejector begins to work;
(3) vapor working fluid is ejected into a condenser through the ejector and condenses to liquid, then the working fluid is divided into two streams, one stream returns to the reservoir, and the other stream flows into the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle, by ejecting effect, resulting in cooling water of 12° C.;
(4) during operation process, liquid working fluid continues to absorb heat and evaporate in the evaporator constantly until completely evaporated, and the pressure drops to a set pressure of the first self-operated pressure regulator valve, then the third self-operated pressure regulator valve is opened, and the working fluid flows into the evaporator from the reservoir;
(5) after the operation process, the third self-operated pressure regulator valve and the second self-operated pressure regulator valve are closed, the liquid working fluid is closed again in the evaporator preparing for a new cycle repeating the above steps.

2. The method of the passive type organic working fluid ejector in the refrigeration cycle as set in claim 1 , characterized in that wherein said ejector includes a nozzle, entrained flow inlet, receiving chamber, a mixing chamber and diffuser cavity; the nozzle and entrained flow inlet are within the receiving chamber; the receiving chamber, mixing chamber and the diffuser cavity connect sequentially.

3. The method of the passive type organic working fluid ejector in the refrigeration cycle as set in claim 1 , characterized in that: wherein a reservoir's position is 100-1000 mm higher than a relative position of the evaporator, in order to use gravity to transport of the working fluid.

4. The method of the passive type organic working fluid ejector in the refrigeration cycle as set in claim 1 , characterized in that: wherein the cycle uses gravity to transport liquid working fluid and uses the self-operated pressure regulator valves and a self-operated thermostatic regulator valve to control an entire ejection refrigeration process.

5. The method of the passive type organic working fluid ejector in the refrigeration cycle as set in claim 1 , characterized in that: wherein said organic working fluid is R245fa, R60Q, R600a, R141b or R142b.

6. The method of the passive type organic working fluid ejector in the refrigeration cycle as set in claim 1 , characterized in that: wherein an entrainment ratio of the ejector is from 0.1 to 0.5; a mass flow rate of the working fluid in the ejector is 0.01 to 2.0 kg/s; and a working pressure is 0.8-2.5MPa.

7. The method of the passive type organic working fluid ejector in the refrigeration cycle as set in claim 1 , characterized in that: wherein a working pressure of the condenser is a condensation pressure of liquid working fluid at 10° C.-38° C., namely temperature range of a cooling water or cooling air.

8. The method of the passive type organic working fluid ejector in the refrigeration cycle as set in claim 1 , characterized in that: wherein a working pressure of the evaporator is a corresponding evaporation pressure of liquid working fluid with an evaporation temperature of 5° C.-15° C.

Assignees

• Univ Shanghai Jiaotong

Inventors

• Weng Yiwu
• Lv Xiaojing
• Yang Ping
• Wang Yuzhang
• Tang Lei
• Zhang Qianqian

Classifications

• F01K3/004

  Accumulation in the liquid branch of the circuit · CPC title

• F25B41/00

  Fluid-circulation arrangements · CPC title

• F01K9/02 Primary

  Arrangements or modifications of condensate or air pumps · CPC title

• F25B27/00

  Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy (F25B30/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F01K25/08

  using special vapours · CPC title