A thermal management system includes a refrigerant receiver having a refrigerant receiver outlet and a refrigerant receiver inlet, with the refrigerant receiver configured to store a refrigerant fluid, an ejector having a primary flow inlet coupled to receive the refrigerant fluid from the receiver, a secondary flow inlet and an outlet. The system also includes a liquid separator having an inlet, a vapor side outlet, and a liquid side outlet, an evaporator arrangement to extract heat from a heat load proximate or in contact with the evaporator arrangement, with the evaporator arrangement coupled to the ejector and the liquid separator, a closed-circuit refrigeration system having a closed-circuit fluid path including the refrigerant receiver, the evaporator arrangement, and the liquid separator, the closed-circuit refrigeration system configured to receive refrigerant fluid from the refrigerant receiver, and an open-circuit refrigeration system having an open-circuit fluid path that includes the receiver, the evaporator arrangement, and the liquid separator, that is configured to receive refrigerant fluid from the refrigerant receiver.

A thermal management system includes a refrigerant receiver having a refrigerant receiver outlet and a refrigerant receiver inlet, with the refrigerant receiver configured to store a refrigerant fluid, an ejector having a primary flow inlet coupled to receive the refrigerant fluid from the receiver, a secondary flow inlet and an outlet. The system also includes a liquid separator having an inlet, a vapor side outlet, and a liquid side outlet, an evaporator arrangement to extract heat from a heat load proximate or in contact with the evaporator arrangement, with the evaporator arrangement coupled to the ejector and the liquid separator, a closed-circuit refrigeration system having a closed-circuit fluid path including the refrigerant receiver, the evaporator arrangement, and the liquid separator, the closed-circuit refrigeration system configured to receive refrigerant fluid from the refrigerant receiver, and an open-circuit refrigeration system having an open-circuit fluid path that includes the receiver, the evaporator arrangement, and the liquid separator, that is configured to receive refrigerant fluid from the refrigerant receiver.

Disclosed are systems and methods of flexibly cooling thermal loads by providing a complex compound system for burst mode cooling, a vapor compression system for ancillary cooling, and a thermal storage system for helping efficiently maintain and cool a thermal load such as a directed energy weapon system.

An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a gas turbine engine and a vapor absorption refrigeration system. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine section. The vapor absorption refrigeration system is configured to be driven by waste heat energy received from the turbine section. The vapor absorption refrigeration system includes a condenser.

An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a gas turbine engine and a vapor absorption refrigeration system. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine section. The vapor absorption refrigeration system is configured to be driven by waste heat energy received from the turbine section. The vapor absorption refrigeration system includes a condenser.

The hybrid adsorption heat pump of the present invention includes an adsorption unit 100 including an adsorption evaporator 1, an adsorption condenser 2, at least two adsorption towers 3, 4, an evaporator 5, a first condenser 7, a compressor 8, an expansion and a compression type unit 200 including a valve 9 and a four-way valve 10, and the refrigerant generated in the evaporator 5 is one of the adsorption towers 3 and 4 and the It is provided in the adsorption-type condenser 2, characterized in that it is provided to the evaporator 1 of the adsorption tower during heating operation.

The hybrid adsorption heat pump of the present invention includes an adsorption unit 100 including an adsorption evaporator 1, an adsorption condenser 2, at least two adsorption towers 3, 4, an evaporator 5, a first condenser 7, a compressor 8, an expansion and a compression type unit 200 including a valve 9 and a four-way valve 10, and the refrigerant generated in the evaporator 5 is one of the adsorption towers 3 and 4 and the It is provided in the adsorption-type condenser 2, characterized in that it is provided to the evaporator 1 of the adsorption tower during heating operation.

The invention is directed to energy storage and supply system (100) comprising a combination of a heat pump (HP) (2) and a thermochemical storage (TCS) (1) unit, adapted for storing and supplying energy. In a further aspect, the invention is directed to a method for operating the energy storage and supply system (100), wherein said method comprises charging and discharging phases which both comprise providing a HP warm stream by the HP and leading said HP warm stream to the TCS unit to respectively thermally charge and discharge said TCS unit.

The invention is directed to energy storage and supply system (100) comprising a combination of a heat pump (HP) (2) and a thermochemical storage (TCS) (1) unit, adapted for storing and supplying energy. In a further aspect, the invention is directed to a method for operating the energy storage and supply system (100), wherein said method comprises charging and discharging phases which both comprise providing a HP warm stream by the HP and leading said HP warm stream to the TCS unit to respectively thermally charge and discharge said TCS unit.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system that includes a vapor compression system and an absorption heat pump. The vapor compression system includes a compressor configured to circulate refrigerant through the vapor compression system, an evaporator configured to place the refrigerant in thermal communication with a low temperature heat source, and a condenser configured to place the refrigerant in thermal communication with an intermediate fluid loop. The absorption heat pump includes an absorption evaporator configured to place a working fluid in thermal communication with the intermediate fluid loop, an absorber configured to mix the working fluid in an absorbent to form a mixture, a generator configured to heat the mixture and separate the working fluid from the absorbent, and an absorbent condenser configured to place the working fluid in thermal communication with a heating fluid.