Thermosyphon coil arrangement for heat pump outdoor unit
Patent
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OSTI ID:7008331
For a heat pump, the outdoor unit is provided with a coil and a refrigerant flow arrangement there for which is such that in the heating mode of operation of the heat pump they operate in a thermosyphon fashion. The coil has a feed portion and an exit portion leading to a separator drum from which liquid refrigerant is returned through downcomer line for recirculation to the feed portion. The coil is tilted upwardly from entry to exit by the angle alpha to enhance the clearance of the two phases of refrigerant from each other in the heating mode of operation. There is no thermosyphon function in the cooling mode of operation. 9 figs.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4449377; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-474934
- OSTI ID:
- 7008331
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
CIRCULATING SYSTEMS
CONVECTION
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUIDS
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING
MASS TRANSFER
OPERATION
REFRIGERANTS
SPACE HEATING
THERMOSYPHON EFFECT
WORKING FLUIDS
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
CIRCULATING SYSTEMS
CONVECTION
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUIDS
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING
MASS TRANSFER
OPERATION
REFRIGERANTS
SPACE HEATING
THERMOSYPHON EFFECT
WORKING FLUIDS