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Title: Heat pump employing optimal refrigerant compressor for low pressure ratio applications

Abstract

What is disclosed is a heat pump apparatus for conditioning a fluid characterized by a fluid handler for circulating the fluid in heat exchange relationship with a refrigerant fluid; two refrigerant heat exchangers; one for effecting the heat exchange with the fluid and a second refrigerant-heat exchange fluid heat exchanger for effecting a low pressure ratio of compression of the refrigerant; a rotary compressor for compressing the refrigerant with low power consumption at the low pressure ratio; at least one throttling valve connecting at the inlet side of heat exchanger in which liquid refrigerant is vaporized; a refrigerant circuit serially connecting the above elements; refrigerant in the circuit; a source of heat exchange fluid; heat exchange fluid circulating device and heat exchange fluid circuit for circulating the heat exchange fluid in heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Northrup Industries, Hutchins, TX (United States); Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
864088
Patent Number(s):
4,308,723
Application Number:
06/050548
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company (Los Angeles, CA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-78CS31718
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1979 Jun 21
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
heat; pump; employing; optimal; refrigerant; compressor; pressure; ratio; applications; disclosed; apparatus; conditioning; fluid; characterized; handler; circulating; exchange; relationship; exchangers; effecting; refrigerant-heat; exchanger; compression; rotary; compressing; power; consumption; throttling; valve; connecting; inlet; liquid; vaporized; circuit; serially; elements; source; device; fluid heat; refrigerant compressor; refrigerant circuit; pump apparatus; power consumption; heat pump; heat exchange; heat exchanger; heat exchangers; exchange relationship; liquid refrigerant; exchange fluid; refrigerant fluid; exchange relation; fluid circuit; circulating device; refrigerant heat; throttling valve; fluid handler; fluid characterized; pressure ratio; rotary compressor; fluid circulating; /62/

Citation Formats

Ecker, Amir L. Heat pump employing optimal refrigerant compressor for low pressure ratio applications. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Ecker, Amir L. Heat pump employing optimal refrigerant compressor for low pressure ratio applications. United States.
Ecker, Amir L. 1982. "Heat pump employing optimal refrigerant compressor for low pressure ratio applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864088.
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title = {Heat pump employing optimal refrigerant compressor for low pressure ratio applications},
author = {Ecker, Amir L.},
abstractNote = {What is disclosed is a heat pump apparatus for conditioning a fluid characterized by a fluid handler for circulating the fluid in heat exchange relationship with a refrigerant fluid; two refrigerant heat exchangers; one for effecting the heat exchange with the fluid and a second refrigerant-heat exchange fluid heat exchanger for effecting a low pressure ratio of compression of the refrigerant; a rotary compressor for compressing the refrigerant with low power consumption at the low pressure ratio; at least one throttling valve connecting at the inlet side of heat exchanger in which liquid refrigerant is vaporized; a refrigerant circuit serially connecting the above elements; refrigerant in the circuit; a source of heat exchange fluid; heat exchange fluid circulating device and heat exchange fluid circuit for circulating the heat exchange fluid in heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/864088}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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