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Title: Outdoor unit construction for an electric heat pump

Abstract

The outdoor unit for an electric heat pump is provided with an upper portion 10 containing propeller fan means 14 for drawing air through the lower portion 12 containing refrigerant coil means 16 in the form of four discrete coils connected together in a subassembly forming a W shape, the unit being provided with four adjustable legs 64 which are retracted in shipment, and are adjusted on site to elevate the unit to a particular height suitable for the particular location in which the unit is installed.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Pittsburgh, PA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
865149
Patent Number(s):
4470271
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-26
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
outdoor; unit; construction; electric; heat; pump; provided; upper; portion; 10; containing; propeller; fan; means; 14; drawing; air; 12; refrigerant; coil; 16; form; discrete; coils; connected; subassembly; forming; shape; adjustable; legs; 64; retracted; shipment; adjusted; site; elevate; particular; height; suitable; location; installed; heat pump; upper portion; particular location; outdoor unit; drawing air; electric heat; coil means; coils connected; unit construction; /62/165/D23/

Citation Formats

Draper, Robert, and Lackey, Robert S. Outdoor unit construction for an electric heat pump. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Draper, Robert, & Lackey, Robert S. Outdoor unit construction for an electric heat pump. United States.
Draper, Robert, and Lackey, Robert S. Sun . "Outdoor unit construction for an electric heat pump". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865149.
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abstractNote = {The outdoor unit for an electric heat pump is provided with an upper portion 10 containing propeller fan means 14 for drawing air through the lower portion 12 containing refrigerant coil means 16 in the form of four discrete coils connected together in a subassembly forming a W shape, the unit being provided with four adjustable legs 64 which are retracted in shipment, and are adjusted on site to elevate the unit to a particular height suitable for the particular location in which the unit is installed.},
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