Disclosed is a humidity control apparatus which ensures a sufficient dehumidification amount without increasing an area of a gas-liquid contact portion in a dehumidification unit, regardless of the type of liquid absorbent used. The humidity control apparatus includes an absorbent circuit connecting a liquid-based dehumidification module, a recovery module, and a liquid-cooling heat exchanger which cools, with a refrigerant, a liquid absorbent before being used in the liquid-based dehumidification module. A refrigerant-cooling-based dehumidification module is positioned upstream of the liquid-based dehumidification module in a flow direction of target air, and cools and dehumidifies, with the refrigerant, the target air before being dehumidified in the module. The liquid-cooling heat exchanger and the refrigerant-cooling-based dehumidification module are connected to a single refrigerant circuit together with a liquid-heating heat exchanger.

An auxiliary circulation water pump for circulating water system is provided, including a condenser having first and second ingress pipes and first and second egress pipes; first water pumps each having a capacity of 50% or 33.3% and connected to a first valve connected to the first ingress pipe; second water pumps each having a capacity of 3-10% and connected to a second valve connected to the second ingress pipe; and a control unit, which is operable, when all of the first water pumps shut down as machine set at standby state, to close the first valves and activates the second water pumps and the second valves, the second water pumps supplying water through the second ingress pipe into the condenser and then discharging through the second egress pipe, and also keeping vacuum of the condenser at design condition (say 7.45 kPaA).

An auxiliary circulation water pump for circulating water system is provided, including a condenser having first and second ingress pipes and first and second egress pipes; first water pumps each having a capacity of 50% or 33.3% and connected to a first valve connected to the first ingress pipe; second water pumps each having a capacity of 3-10% and connected to a second valve connected to the second ingress pipe; and a control unit, which is operable, when all of the first water pumps shut down as machine set at standby state, to close the first valves and activates the second water pumps and the second valves, the second water pumps supplying water through the second ingress pipe into the condenser and then discharging through the second egress pipe, and also keeping vacuum of the condenser at design condition (say 7.45 kPaA).

A condenser includes a casing and pipes. The casing includes an inlet chamber, an outlet chamber, a first inlet, a first outlet, an accommodation space, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The first inlet and the first outlet are respectively in fluid communication with the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The accommodation space accommodates a coolant, and the second inlet and the second outlet are in fluid communication with the accommodation space not in fluid communication with the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The pipes are in the accommodation space and connect the inlet chamber with the outlet chamber, and a working fluid flows from the inlet chamber to the outlet chamber via the pipes. The first inlet is located closer to the second outlet than the first outlet, and the first outlet is located closer to the second inlet than the first inlet.

A condenser includes a casing and pipes. The casing includes an inlet chamber, an outlet chamber, a first inlet, a first outlet, an accommodation space, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The first inlet and the first outlet are respectively in fluid communication with the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The accommodation space accommodates a coolant, and the second inlet and the second outlet are in fluid communication with the accommodation space not in fluid communication with the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The pipes are in the accommodation space and connect the inlet chamber with the outlet chamber, and a working fluid flows from the inlet chamber to the outlet chamber via the pipes. The first inlet is located closer to the second outlet than the first outlet, and the first outlet is located closer to the second inlet than the first inlet.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward purge units of vapor compression systems, and methods of control thereof, that improve efficiency by selectively activating and deactivating the purge unit in response to one or more conditions to, for example, enable refrigerant-to-air ratios within the purge unit within certain industry standards while still minimizing the durations of the purge cycles. For example, in certain embodiments, these conditions may include conditions within the chiller condenser, time since last purge activation, time since last venting of non-condensables, and combinations thereof. By reducing an amount of time that the purge unit would be active without removing a substantial amount non-condensables from the vapor compression system, present embodiments reduce the power consumption of the purge unit, as well as the vapor compression system as a whole.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward purge units of vapor compression systems, and methods of control thereof, that improve efficiency by selectively activating and deactivating the purge unit in response to one or more conditions to, for example, enable refrigerant-to-air ratios within the purge unit within certain industry standards while still minimizing the durations of the purge cycles. For example, in certain embodiments, these conditions may include conditions within the chiller condenser, time since last purge activation, time since last venting of non-condensables, and combinations thereof. By reducing an amount of time that the purge unit would be active without removing a substantial amount non-condensables from the vapor compression system, present embodiments reduce the power consumption of the purge unit, as well as the vapor compression system as a whole.

A packaged air turnover unit is described herein. The packaged air turnover comprises a compressor and condenser within a housing of the packaged air turnover unit. The packaged air turnover unit further includes one or more heat exchangers to cool air and one or more heaters to heat air, providing either cooling or heating to a space depending on the configuration of the unit.

A packaged air turnover unit is described herein. The packaged air turnover comprises a compressor and condenser within a housing of the packaged air turnover unit. The packaged air turnover unit further includes one or more heat exchangers to cool air and one or more heaters to heat air, providing either cooling or heating to a space depending on the configuration of the unit.

A heat exchanger comprising a dryer and a water-cooled condenser, the condenser comprising a plurality of plates and two end plates, wherein the dryer is integrated in the condenser, the plates have an opening, the opening being designed such that when a plurality of plates are arranged side by side, the openings in the plates form a cavity, and/or at least one of the end plates has a cavity, wherein the cavity is suitable for receiving a dryer and/or a drying agent.