INTEGRAL RECEIVER/CONDENSER FOR A REFRIGERANT

LOSS OF EFFICIENCY AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE SUBCOOLING CAUSED BY THE ENTRY OF GASEOUS REFRIGERANT INTO THE SUBCOOLING STAGE OF A CONDENSER (20) FROM A RECEIVER (22) IS AVOIDED IN A CONSTRUCTION WHEREIN AN UPPER INLET (64) TO THE RECEIVER (22) IS CANTED AT AN ANGLE (α,B) WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUD...

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Hauptverfasser: MARK G. VOSS, RICHARD M. DEKEUSTER, MICHAEL J. SWEE, LAWRENCE W. GABBEY, THOMAS J. THIELEN
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Zusammenfassung:LOSS OF EFFICIENCY AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE SUBCOOLING CAUSED BY THE ENTRY OF GASEOUS REFRIGERANT INTO THE SUBCOOLING STAGE OF A CONDENSER (20) FROM A RECEIVER (22) IS AVOIDED IN A CONSTRUCTION WHEREIN AN UPPER INLET (64) TO THE RECEIVER (22) IS CANTED AT AN ANGLE (α,B) WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS (74) OF THE RECEIVER TO INDUCE A VORTEX FLOW (130) OF REFRIGERANT IN THE RECEIVER (22). A BAFFLE (106,115,118,121) MAY ADVANTAGEOUSLY BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE UPPER INLET (64) AND A LOWER OUTLET (66) OF THE RECEIVER (22) TO ISOLATE TURBULENCE WITHIN THE RECEIVER (22) FROM THE LOWER OUTLET (66).(FIG 16)