Head pressure control system for refrigeration unit
A refrigeration system having a closed refrigerant loop is described comprising: an evaporator; an air cooled condenser; a compressor connected between the evaporator and the condenser; an expansion device connected between the condenser and the evaporator; a receiver for separating gaseous refrigerant and liquid refrigerant prior to the liquid refrigerant entering the expansion device; a pressure regulating means connecting the compressor to the receiver for automatically maintaining the pressure in the receiver and the condenser in cool ambient conditions; a means connecting the outlet of the condenser to the receiver, including a check valve permitting flow from the condenser into the top of the receiver; a bypass means for diverting sub-cooled liquid refrigerant from the condenser to the expansion device, and a liquid outlet from the receiver extending downwardly from the receiver and interconnected to the bypass means at an elevation below the receiver whereby a static pressure heads of liquid refrigerant is present in the bypass means.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-88-013300; EDB-88-113625
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4735059
- OSTI ID:
- 5007578
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 2 Mar 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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VALVES
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