A modular heating and cooling unit comprising an independent set of headers for each of the heating and cooling loads and the source. A bank of these modular units provides a system that is capable of incremental simultaneous heating and cooling and redundancy. Valves in the internal piping of the unit eliminate the need for valves in the headers between units. This substantially reduces the overall footprint of the unit. Because of the parallel flow between the heat exchangers and the heating and cooling load, the modules can be operated in cooling mode and heating mode in any order.

An evaporator set, preferably for a thermally driven adsorption device. In an evaporator set that can be connected an easily output-scalable modular thermally driven condenser set and, as a result, can be used simultaneously as a heat or cold store, a liquid collector is connected via a blockable expansion valve with an evaporator for cooling a fluid, wherein the liquid collector, the expansion valve and the evaporator form a structural unit, and wherein the liquid collector has a fluid inlet for and the evaporator a fluid outlet to a thermally driven condenser set.

A heating and cooling module (4A-4P) for a heating and cooling system (1A-1P), including a refrigerant circuit (7) through which a refrigerant (K) can be passed, and a refrigerant guiding block (6), wherein at least part of the refrigerant circuit (7) is integrated into a material (48) from which the refrigerant guiding block (6) is made.

One exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a thermal management fluid module for a vehicle using a circulating fluid such as a refrigerant or a coolant, the thermal management fluid module including a manifold plate in which a plurality of fluid flow channels are formed, and a thermal interference avoidance unit which is coupled to the manifold plate and in which fluid flow channels having a relatively high temperature or low temperature are formed to be separated and spaced apart from other fluid flow channels among the fluid flow channels.

A refrigerated transport system comprises a body enclosing a refrigerated compartment. A refrigeration system (29) comprises first and second vapor compression loops each having: a refrigerant charge; a compressor (36A,B) for driving the refrigerant of the refrigerant charge; a first heat exchanger (38A,B) positioned to reject heat to an external environment in a cooling mode; and a second heat exchanger (42A,B) positioned to absorb heat from the refrigerated compartment in the cooling mode.

A heat releasing unit includes heat releasing constituents which are stacked and are joined together while heat releasing flow passages are formed in the heat releasing constituents, respectively. An evaporating unit includes evaporating constituents which are stacked and are joined together, while evaporating flow passages are formed in the evaporating constituents, respectively. The evaporating unit and the heat releasing unit are arranged one after another in a direction along a side plate portion. A heat releasing unit outlet is formed at an outlet-side heat releasing constituent that is one of the heat releasing constituents placed at an end thereof. An evaporating unit inlet is formed at an inlet-side evaporating constituent that is one of the evaporating constituents placed at an end thereof. All of the heat releasing flow passages are connected to the evaporating flow passages through the heat releasing unit outlet and the evaporating unit inlet.

A condenser and evaporator system includes (i) a condenser system positioned to receive a gaseous refrigerant from a compressor system and configured to condense the gaseous refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant, (ii) a controlled pressure receiver (CPR) positioned to receive and store the liquid refrigerant, (iii) an evaporator system including a conduit, an expansion valve, and a fan, and (iv) a controller. The conduit is positioned to receive the liquid refrigerant from the CPR. The expansion valve is positioned between the CPR and the conduit, and configured to facilitate modulating an amount of the liquid refrigerant that flows into the conduit from the CPR. The fan is positioned to facilitate providing a cooling operation to an area associated with the evaporator system through evaporation of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the conduit. The controller is configured to control a stage of the condenser system and/or the evaporator system.

A refrigerator includes a refrigerating compartment configured to preserve food, the compartment including a plurality of walls forming a cavity, a door coupled to the compartment configured to cover the refrigeration space when in a closed position, and a passageway positioned on at least one of the walls and the door such that air within the cavity is in fluid communication with air outside the cavity when the door is in the closed position.

A modular interconnecting refrigeration system assembling two or more individual sub-units in place to function and appear as a larger refrigeration unit. Individual sub-units are easily carried though the smaller openings of older buildings. Assembled sub-units may integrate utility systems (electricity, water, data) and coolant systems (coolant, ventilation).

Cryogenic refrigeration device comprising an enclosure delimiting a sealed space closed by a cover, the device comprising at least one cryogenic cooler mounted through the cover and having a first end located outside of the enclosure and a second end located inside the enclosure, the cryogenic cooler being configured to produce cold at the second end thereof, the device comprising a set of heat-conducting plates which are arranged inside the enclosure and form thermal stages cooled by the cryogenic cooler, the device comprising a set of passages formed through the cover and plates for the sealed passage of one or more cables and/or equipment into the enclosure, characterised in that at least one part of the cover comprises a flange forming a support for the cryogenic cooler, wherein said flange bearing the cryogenic cooler is attached in a sealed manner and is removable from the remainder of the cover.