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REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR CHILLED STORAGE CONTAINER

A dual-phase refrigeration system for chilled storage containers (CSC) aboard boats maintains cold temperatures in the CSC by chilling the airspace in the upper portion of the CSC. A cooling liquid is circulated through coils installed on an interior sidewall about an upper margin of the CSC. The cooling liquid chills the air in the upper portion of the CSC which creates a thermodynamic airflow within the CSC which aids in cooling. The temperature of the cooling liquid is maintained by a heat exchange with a Non-Ozone Depleting Hydrofluorocarbon (NODHFC) refrigerant which, in turn, is cooled by a heat exchange with circulating water sourced from the body of water supporting the boat. If ice is added to the CSC, the cooling liquid in the coils reduces the air temperature.

Bootstrap air cycle with vapor power turbine
11465756 · 2022-10-11 · ·

A system includes a first fluid flow path configured to condition a pressurized medium and deliver the pressurized medium to one or more loads. The first fluid flow path including an air cycle machine. A second fluid flow path is configured to circulate a working fluid. The second fluid flow path includes a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the first fluid flow path. Within the heat exchanger, heat extracted from the pressurized medium is transferred to the working fluid. The second fluid flow path additionally includes a turbine operably coupled to the air cycle machine, a condenser, and a pump operable to circulate the working fluid through at least a portion of the second fluid flow path. The turbine is rotationally driven by expanding the working fluid across the turbine.

Ultra efficient turbo-compression cooling systems

Aspects of the present disclosure include a system for turbo-compression cooling. The system may be aboard a marine vessel. The system includes a power cycle and a cooling cycle. The power cycle includes a first working fluid, a waste heat boiler configured to evaporate the working fluid, a turbine, and a condenser. The condenser condenses the working fluid to a saturated or subcooled liquid. The cooling cycle includes a second working fluid, a first compressor configured to increase the pressure of the second working fluid, a condenser configured to condense the second working fluid to a saturated or subcooled liquid after exiting the first compressor, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. The turbine and first compressor are coupled one to the other. The waste heat boiler receives waste heat from engine jacket water and lubricating oil from a ship service generator. The evaporator cools water in a shipboard cooling loop.

LOW CHARGE PACKAGED AMMONIA REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH EVAPORATIVE CONDENSER

A packaged, pumped liquid, evaporative-condensing recirculating ammonia refrigeration system with charges of 10 lbs or less of refrigerant per ton of refrigeration capacity. The compressor and related components are situated inside the plenum of a standard evaporative condenser unit, and the evaporator is close coupled to the evaporative condenser. Single or dual phase cyclonic separators may also be housed in the plenum of the evaporative condenser.

COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARTICULARLY AND AIR CONDITIONING MODULE
20230103879 · 2023-04-06 ·

A compact heat exchanger unit within an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, and a condenser region for the condensation of refrigerant is formed as a heat exchanging surface, and a high-pressure-refrigerant collector region as a refrigerant collector is formed in the integrated form as a plate packet of a heat exchanger within a plate heat exchanger.

Systems and Methods for Implementing Ejector Refrigeration Cycles with Cascaded Evaporation Stages

Systems and methods for implementing ejector refrigeration cycles with cascaded evaporation stages that utilize a pump to optimize operation of the ejector and eliminate the need for a compressor between the evaporation stages.

CARBON DIOXIDE REFRIGERATING SYSTEM AND REFRIGERATING METHOD THEREOF

A carbon dioxide refrigerating system and a refrigerating method thereof. A carbon dioxide refrigerating system, comprising a compressor (10), a condenser (11), a liquid storage device (12), and an evaporator (13) connected in sequence; a suction assembly (15) is arranged between the compressor (10) and the condenser (11), the suction assembly (1%) being in communication with the liquid storage device (12) and in communication with a gas-liquid separator (14), the gas-liquid separator (14) being arranged between the condenser (11) and the liquid storage device (12), and the carbon dioxide gas in the liquid storage device (12) or the gas-liquid separator (14) being capable of being sucked back into the pipeline between the compressor (10) and the condenser (11) by means of the suction assembly (15). The refrigerating system can effectively separate gas and liquid, and can also flash evaporate part of the liquid and supercool the carbon dioxide; the flash evaporation-type condenser (11) can achieve a refrigerating effect by means of radiation, and aerosol is formed in the cavity, quickly evaporating and cooling, and thereby increasing the refrigerating efficiency; the refrigerating system has a simple structure, convenient operation, and low installation and maintenance costs.

COOLING DEVICE AND COLD HEAD REPLACEMENT METHOD
20230104504 · 2023-04-06 ·

A refrigerator port includes a sleeve and a pedestal. A pipe is drawn out from the refrigerator port. The pipe is provided with a valve. Before a cold head is pulled out, helium gas in a tank is supplied to a port space via the pipe. Accordingly, a pressure in the port space becomes the atmospheric pressure or approaches the atmospheric pressure. A pressure adjustment facility can also function when residual gas is discharged from the port space. Thus, the load of an operation of pulling out the cold head from the refrigerator port is reduced.

ICE MAKING MACHINE

This ice making machine includes an ice making unit that includes an ice making surface and a cryogen flow channel through which a cryogen for cooling the ice making surface flows; a pump that pressurizes and discharges the cryogen cooled by a heat exchanger; and a control unit that controls a discharge amount of the pump. The cryogen is carbon dioxide, and the control unit controls the pump such that the cryogen is in a gas-liquid mixed state at an outlet of the cryogen flow channel.

REFRIGERANT CYCLE SYSTEM

A refrigerant cycle system includes a primary-side cycle that circulates a first refrigerant, a secondary-side cycle that circulates a second refrigerant, and a cascade heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant. The primary-side cycle includes a primary-side connection pipe. The secondary-side cycle includes a secondary-side connection pipe. The primary-side connection pipe includes a primary-side gas connection pipe and a primary-side liquid connection pipe. The secondary-side connection pipe includes a secondary-side gas connection pipe and a secondary-side liquid connection pipe. The pipe diameter of the secondary-side gas connection pipe is smaller than the pipe diameter of the primary-side gas connection pipe, or the pipe diameter of the secondary-side liquid connection pipe is smaller than the pipe diameter of the primary-side liquid connection pipe.