A refrigeration system includes at least one refrigeration circuit 2. The refrigeration circuit 2 includes a compressor 10, a first heat rejecting heat exchanger 6, a second heat rejecting heat exchanger 8, an expansion valve 12 and a heat absorbing heat exchanger 4. The refrigeration circuit 2 further includes a heat recovery control valve 14 for controlling flow of the compressed refrigerant fluid between the first heat rejecting heat exchanger and the second heat rejecting heat exchanger. The first heat rejecting heat exchanger 6 is for receiving compressed refrigerant fluid from the compressor 10 and exchanging heat between the compressed refrigerant fluid and a second fluid to increase the temperature of the second fluid. The second heat rejecting heat exchanger 8 is for receiving the compressed refrigerant fluid and exchanging heat with ambient air to cool the compressed refrigerant fluid.

A refrigeration system includes at least one refrigeration circuit 2. The refrigeration circuit 2 includes a compressor 10, a first heat rejecting heat exchanger 6, a second heat rejecting heat exchanger 8, an expansion valve 12 and a heat absorbing heat exchanger 4. The refrigeration circuit 2 further includes a heat recovery control valve 14 for controlling flow of the compressed refrigerant fluid between the first heat rejecting heat exchanger and the second heat rejecting heat exchanger. The first heat rejecting heat exchanger 6 is for receiving compressed refrigerant fluid from the compressor 10 and exchanging heat between the compressed refrigerant fluid and a second fluid to increase the temperature of the second fluid. The second heat rejecting heat exchanger 8 is for receiving the compressed refrigerant fluid and exchanging heat with ambient air to cool the compressed refrigerant fluid.

Provided is a method of constructing a natural gas liquefaction plant, which can shorten a construction time period by minimizing effect of a lead time for the refrigerant compressor thereon, the method including: transporting a refrigerant compression module body 175 to an installation area 85, wherein the refrigerant compression module body is provided with a frame 120 configured to allow refrigerant compressor 150 for compressing a refrigerant for cooling natural gas to be mounted therein; installing the refrigerant compression module body 175 to the installation area 85; and mounting the refrigerant compressor 150 into a mounting space 130 predefined in the frame 120 of the installed refrigerant compression module body.

A refrigeration system can include a main flow circuit configured to flow a refrigerant therethrough and a heat input disposed in the main flow circuit and configured to receive heat and transfer the heat to the refrigerant in the main flow circuit to output heated refrigerant flow. The system can include a passive pump disposed in the main flow circuit downstream of the heat input configured to receive the heated refrigerant flow from the heat input and to use the heated refrigerant flow to generate a vacuum at a pump port and a condenser disposed in the main flow circuit downstream of the passive pump for receiving flow from the passive pump. The condenser can be configured to receive heat from the heated refrigerant flow and reject heat to cool the heated refrigerant flow to output partially cooled refrigerant flow. An outlet of the condenser can be upstream of the heat input.

A system includes a turbine configured to exhaust an air stream. The system also includes a first coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the first coil, wherein the first coil is downstream of the turbine. The system also includes a second coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the second coil, wherein the second coil is downstream of the first coil. The system also includes a third coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the third coil, wherein the third coil is downstream of the second coil. The air stream is configured to cool one or more electronic components of a data center that is downstream of the third coil.

A vehicle air conditioner having a compressor to compress a refrigerant, an air flow passage to supply air to the vehicle; a radiator; an outdoor heat exchanger; a battery temperature adjustment device for letting a heat medium circulate through a battery mounted in the vehicle, thereby adjusting a temperature of the battery; and a control device. The battery temperature adjustment device has a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger for performing exchange of heat between the refrigerant and the heat medium. The control device is configured to execute: a radiator and outdoor heat exchanger heating/battery cooling mode, and an obstruct inflow heating/battery cooling mode.

A vehicle air conditioner having a compressor to compress a refrigerant, an air flow passage to supply air to the vehicle; a radiator; an outdoor heat exchanger; a battery temperature adjustment device for letting a heat medium circulate through a battery mounted in the vehicle, thereby adjusting a temperature of the battery; and a control device. The battery temperature adjustment device has a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger for performing exchange of heat between the refrigerant and the heat medium. The control device is configured to execute: a radiator and outdoor heat exchanger heating/battery cooling mode, and an obstruct inflow heating/battery cooling mode.

A heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing, a gas inflow pipe configured to flow exhaust gas in the housing and a gas exhaust pipe configured to discharge the exhaust gas to the outside of the housing, a cooling water inflow pipe configured to flow cooling water in the housing and a cooling water outflow pipe configured to flow out the cooling water heat-exchanged with the exhaust gas to the outside of the housing, a plurality of tubes extending in the housing in the longitudinal direction of the housing and through which the cooling water flowing therein through the cooling water inflow pipe flows, and a plurality of baffles which are installed in the housing to insert the plurality of tubes thereinto and which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and are disposed, in which the baffle may be a first curved part configured to extend to be rounded with a first curvature, a first straight part configured to extend linearly from one end part of the first curved part, a second straight part configured to extend linearly from the other end part of the first curved part, and a second curved part positioned between the first and second straight parts and configured to extend to be rounded with a second curvature, and the first straight part and the second straight part may be formed in a direction crossing each other.

A refrigeration cycle device includes: a compressor; a heat radiating unit that causes refrigerant to heat air supplied to a space inside a vehicle cabin; a decompression unit that decompresses the refrigerant; an outside air heat absorbing unit that causes the refrigerant to absorb heat from outside air; a waste heat absorbing unit that causes the refrigerant to absorb waste heat of a waste heat device; a shutter that opens and closes a passage for the outside air introduced into the outside air heat absorbing unit; and a control unit that closes the shutter when it is determined that an amount of waste heat of the waste heat device is larger than an amount of heat absorbed by the refrigerant in the outside air heat absorbing unit and the waste heat absorbing unit.

A transducing method comprising: using a working medium of a heat pump (I) to absorb heat from and condense an output pressure working medium gas of a pneumatic motor (J) into a pressure working medium liquid, which is delivered as an input pressure working medium of the pneumatic motor (J); compressing, by the heat pump (I), the working medium after heat absorption to raise the temperature thereof so as to deliver the heat to the input pressure working medium, to enable the same to be heated and vaporized into a pressure working medium gas for actuating the pneumatic motor (J) and then being outputted by the pneumatic motor (J) as the output pressure working medium gas; and delivering the working medium of the heat pump (1) of which the temperature is decreased after the heat thereof has been delivered, to reabsorb heat from the output pressure working medium gas.