A cooling system that may include a source of liquid natural refrigerant, a heat exchanger in communication with the source of liquid natural refrigerant that is configured to convert the liquid natural refrigerant into a gaseous natural refrigerant, a compressor in communication with the heat exchanger and configured to increase a temperature and pressure of the gaseous natural refrigerant received from the heat exchanger, and an exhaust device in communication with the compressor and configured to expel the gaseous natural refrigerant received from the compressor to air of an external ambient environment. The exhaust device includes a membrane that permits the gaseous natural refrigerant to exit the exhaust device while preventing or at least minimizing the air of the external ambient environment from entering the exhaust device.

A cooling system that may include a source of liquid natural refrigerant, a heat exchanger in communication with the source of liquid natural refrigerant that is configured to convert the liquid natural refrigerant into a gaseous natural refrigerant, a compressor in communication with the heat exchanger and configured to increase a temperature and pressure of the gaseous natural refrigerant received from the heat exchanger, and an exhaust device in communication with the compressor and configured to expel the gaseous natural refrigerant received from the compressor to air of an external ambient environment. The exhaust device includes a membrane that permits the gaseous natural refrigerant to exit the exhaust device while preventing or at least minimizing the air of the external ambient environment from entering the exhaust device.

The integrated expander and motor-compressor assembly comprises a compression section mounted between the two radial bearings on a trans-mission shaft, an expander cantilevered at a free end of the transmission shaft, a gas diffuser and a duct between the expander and a first radial bearing, the first radial bearing been the closest radial bearing to the expander. The gas diffuser diffuses a gas barrier which is sucked up by the duct.

A compressor includes a housing having a suction inlet, at least one economizer inlet, and an outlet. A first cylinder arranged within the housing includes a first suction valve arranged in fluid communication with the suction inlet and a first discharge valve fluidly connected to the outlet. At least one second cylinder is arranged within the housing. The at least one second cylinder has a second suction valve in fluid communication with the at least one economizer inlet and a second discharge valve fluidly connected to the outlet. A first piston is arranged within the first cylinder and a second piston is arranged within the at least one second cylinder.

A compressor includes a housing having a suction inlet, at least one economizer inlet, and an outlet. A first cylinder arranged within the housing includes a first suction valve arranged in fluid communication with the suction inlet and a first discharge valve fluidly connected to the outlet. At least one second cylinder is arranged within the housing. The at least one second cylinder has a second suction valve in fluid communication with the at least one economizer inlet and a second discharge valve fluidly connected to the outlet. A first piston is arranged within the first cylinder and a second piston is arranged within the at least one second cylinder.

A compressor includes a cylinder block having a first bore and a cylinder head overlapping the cylinder block. The cylinder head has a second bore aligned with the first bore. The second bore is separated into a plurality of distinct regions including a suction region and an economizer region. A plurality of valves includes a suction valve selectively operable to fluidly couple the suction region and the first bore, and an economizer valve selectively operable to fluidly couple the economizer region and the first bore.

A compressor includes a cylinder block having a first bore and a cylinder head overlapping the cylinder block. The cylinder head has a second bore aligned with the first bore. The second bore is separated into a plurality of distinct regions including a suction region and an economizer region. A plurality of valves includes a suction valve selectively operable to fluidly couple the suction region and the first bore, and an economizer valve selectively operable to fluidly couple the economizer region and the first bore.

A method of manufacturing a suction pipe for a multi-compressor device having a plurality of inlets, the suction pipe comprising a primary portion and a plurality of secondary portions arranged to receive fluid from the primary portion for supplying fluid in parallel to the inlets of a multi-compressor device. The method includes designing the suction pipe by: selecting a first dimension for the primary portion of the suction pipe, calculating a first fluid velocity for fluid in the primary portion based on the first dimension, and comparing the first fluid velocity to a first predetermined threshold; selecting a second dimension for the secondary portions, calculating a second fluid velocity for fluid in the secondary portions based on the second dimension, and comparing the second fluid velocity to a second predetermined threshold; and calculating a ratio of the first fluid velocity to the second fluid velocity.

A method of manufacturing a suction pipe for a multi-compressor device having a plurality of inlets, the suction pipe comprising a primary portion and a plurality of secondary portions arranged to receive fluid from the primary portion for supplying fluid in parallel to the inlets of a multi-compressor device. The method includes designing the suction pipe by: selecting a first dimension for the primary portion of the suction pipe, calculating a first fluid velocity for fluid in the primary portion based on the first dimension, and comparing the first fluid velocity to a first predetermined threshold; selecting a second dimension for the secondary portions, calculating a second fluid velocity for fluid in the secondary portions based on the second dimension, and comparing the second fluid velocity to a second predetermined threshold; and calculating a ratio of the first fluid velocity to the second fluid velocity.

A method for controlling a vapour compression system (1) including two or more evaporators (5, 12), each evaporator (5, 12) being arranged in thermal contact with a refrigerated volume, the refrigerated volumes storing goods of various types, and each evaporator (5, 12) receiving refrigerant via an expansion device (6, 13) is disclosed. In response to receipt of a load shedding command originating from a power grid (17), the vapour compression system (1) reduces a compressor capacity of the compressor unit. The refrigerated volumes are divided into at least two prioritized categories of refrigerated volumes, where a first category (18) includes refrigerated volumes storing goods of a temperature critical type, and a second category (19) includes refrigerated volumes storing goods of a temperature non-critical type. Refrigerant supply to the evaporator(s) (5, 12) being in thermal contact with the refrigerated volume(s) of the second category (19) is discontinued, and refrigerant supply to the evaporator(s) (5, 12) being in thermal contact with the refrigerated volume(s) of the first category (18) is continued. Thereby the vapour compression system (1) is capable of providing load shedding services for an extended period of time without compromising temperature critical storage.