Spray generators for absorption refrigeration systems

Patent · Tue Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:863372

Sibley, Howard W ^[1]

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1. Baldwinsville, NY

A spray generator for an absorption refrigeration system that includes a heat exchanger comprised of a multiplicity of variably spaced heat exchange tubes. The tubes are spaced close together near the top of the heat exchanger and spaced more widely apart near the bottom of the heat exchanger. Dilute absorbent solution is sprayed down through the heat exchanger. The close nesting of the tubes in the top portion of the heat exchanger retards liquid flow and aids heating of the solution. The wide spacing of the tubes in the lower section of the heat exchanger facilitate vapor flow out of the heat exchanger and eliminates liquid "blow-off". The top tubes are covered by a baffle to prevent the liquid solution from splashing out of the heat exchanger off of these top tubes.

• DOE Contract Number: 14-03-628ON
• Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Syracuse, NY)
• Patent Number(s): US 4158295
• Application Number: 05/867,554
• OSTI ID: 863372
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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