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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:
Issue 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):
4308723
Application Number:
06/050548
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company (Los Angeles, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24D - DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
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. Fri . "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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place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {1}
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