DK3086057T3 - COOLING CIRCUIT WITH HEAT RECOVERY MODULE - Google Patents

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DK3086057T3
DK3086057T3 DK16165542.8T DK16165542T DK3086057T3 DK 3086057 T3 DK3086057 T3 DK 3086057T3 DK 16165542 T DK16165542 T DK 16165542T DK 3086057 T3 DK3086057 T3 DK 3086057T3
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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DESCRIPTION
[0001] Refrigeration circuits comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant a compressor, a gas cooler/condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator are known in the state of the art. It is also known to provide a heat recovery module in the refrigeration circuit in order to recover at least some of the energy used for compressing and heating the refrigerant. Document WO 2013/004298 A1 discloses a refrigeration circuit according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for operating a refrigeration circuit according to the preamble of claim 10. From a thermodynamic point of view such heat recovery modules are applied in a very wide range (high temp heating, low temp heating,...) at maximum performance. As such a wide-range applicability requires a lot of different parts, especially differently sized heat exchangers (e.g. brazed plate heat exchangers "BPHE") for the exchange of heat between the circulating refrigerant and an external heat recovery fluid, on stock to be used in the modules, the modules are very expensive, sometimes too expensive for customers.
[0002] Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide a cooling system with an inexpensive heat recovery module comprising only a single heat exchanger instead of two or even more heat exchanger allowing to adjust the heat transfer provided by the heat recovery module as in the common wide-range modules, which avoids the problems related to the use of only a single heat exchanger, which may include the problem of partial condensation at the outlet of the heat recovery module. According to the present invention the above objection is solved by a refrigeration circuit having the features of claim 1 and a method according to 10. A method and a refrigeration circuit according to exemplary embodiments of the invention allow to use a single BPHE, instead of two or even more as in the common wide-range modules, in combination with a constant speed pump for flowing the external heat recovery fluid circuit through the BPHE, in order to account for the need of a cheaper version of the heat recovery module.
[0003] When only a single heat exchanger having a constant heat transfer capacity is used, partial condensation of the refrigerant having passed the heat recovery module may occur. The gas/liquid separation according to the invention, however, reliably avoids problems related to partial condensation of the refrigerant within or downstream of the heat recovery heat exchanger as according to exemplary embodiments of the invention the liquid component of the refrigerant is separated from the gaseous component and delivered directly to the receiver bypassing the gas cooler/condenser. This in particular avoids that condensed refrigerant is delivered into the gas cooler/condenser where it would deteriorate the gas cooler's/condenser's performance. It further avoids the need of lifting the liquid refrigerant to the level of the condenser/gas cooler, which may be provided at a level significantly above the level of the compressor(s) and the heat recovery module.
[0004] An exemplary embodiment of the invention is described in greater detail below with reference to the figures, wherein:
Figure 1 shows a schematic view of a cooling system comprising a refrigeration circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention; and
Figure 2 shows an enlarged view of the gas/liquid separator comprised in the cooling system shown in figure 1.
[0005] Figure 1 shows a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of a cooling system with a refrigeration circuit 1 comprising in the direction of the flow of a refrigerant, which is circulating within the refrigeration circuit 1 as indicated by the arrows A, a set 2 of compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d connected in parallel to each other, a heat recovery heat exchanger 4, a gas/liquid separator 8, a gas cooler or condenser 10, a high pressure expansion device 12, which is configured to expand the refrigerant from high pressure to a lower medium pressure, a receiver (refrigerant collector) 14, an optional flash gas heat exchanger 16, an evaporator associated expansion device 18, which is configured to expand the refrigerant from medium pressure to low pressure, and an evaporator 20. The outlet side of the evaporator 20 is fluidly connected to the suction (inlet) side of the compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d completing the refrigerant cycle.
[0006] Thus, the exemplary embodiment of a refrigeration circuit 1 shown in figure 1 employs a one-stage compression by means of the compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d connected in parallel and a two-stage expansion by successive expansions by means of the high pressure expansion device 12 and the subsequent evaporator associated expansion device 18. Such a two-stage expansion is in particular employed when CO2 is used as the refrigerant. The skilled person, however, will easily understand that the invention may also applied to a refrigeration circuit 1 which employs a single-stage expansion by means of only an evaporator associated expansion device 18 arranged upstream of the evaporator 20 and in which the high pressure expansion device 12 is omitted.
[0007] A flash gas tapping line 21 fluidly connects an upper portion 14a of the receiver 14 to the inlet side of the compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d allowing flash gas collecting in the upper portion 14a of the receiver 14 to bypass the evaporator 20. A flash gas expansion device 22 is arranged in the flash gas tapping line 21 in order to expand the flash gas delivered from the receiver 14. Downstream of said flash gas expansion device 22 an optional flash gas heat exchanger 16 is provided in order to cool the expanded flash gas by means of heat exchange with the refrigerant supplied from the receiver 14 to the evaporator associated expansion device 18.
[0008] Although the exemplary embodiment shown in figure 1 comprises only a single gas cooler/condenser 10, a single medium pressure valve 18 and a single evaporator 20, respectively, it is self evident to the skilled person that a plurality of each of said components 10, 18, 20 respectively connected in parallel to each other may by provided in order to provide enhanced condensing and/or cooling capacities. In this case additional switchable valves may be provided in order to allow to selectively activate and deactivate one or more of the plurality of said components in order to adjust the condensing and/or cooling capacity to the actual needs.
[0009] Similarly, only a single compressor may be provided instead of the set 2 of a plurality of compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d as it is shown in figure 1. Said single compressor or at least one of the plurality of compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d may be a variable speed compressor allowing to control the cooling capacity provided by the refrigeration circuit 1 by controlling the speed of said compressor.
[0010] In operation the compressed refrigerant leaving the set 2 of compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d passes a refrigerant circuit side 4a of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4 for transferring heat from the refrigerant to an external heat recovery fluid circulating within a heat recovery fluid circuit 6 and flowing through a heat recovery fluid circuit side 4b of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4. The heated external heat recovery fluid may be used e.g. for heating the building and/or providing heated water.
[0011] Depending on the amount of heat transferred from the circulating refrigerant to the external heat recovery fluid at least a portion of the refrigerant may condensate within or downstream of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4. As a result, a refrigerant liquid gas mixture is present in the outlet line 7 of the refrigerant circuit side 4b of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4.
[0012] Liquid refrigerant entering the gas cooler/condenser 10, however, will deteriorate the gas cooler's/condenser's 10 performance and when the gas cooler/condenser 10 is installed at a significant higher level, i.e. at a vertical distance d of up to 20m with respect to the other components of the refrigeration circuit 1, the liquid component of the refrigerant may not be able to be transferred completely to the outlet side of the gas cooler/condenser 10, which will deteriorate the performance and efficiency of the refrigeration circuit 1 even further.
[0013] Therefore the gas/liquid separator 8 is provided downstream of the refrigerant circuit side 4b of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4 in order to separate the liquid portion of the refrigerant leaving the heat recovery heat exchanger 4 from its gaseous component.
[0014] An enlarged view of such a gas/liquid separator 8 is shown in Figure 2.
[0015] The gas/liquid separator 8 may be formed by a vessel or pipe having a significant larger cross-section/diameter than the outlet line 7 of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4, which also forms the inlet line 7 of the gas/liquid separator 8, in order to considerably reduce the velocity of the refrigerant allowing the liquid component of the refrigerant to separate from the refrigerant's gaseous component and to collect at the bottom 8a of the gas/liquid separator 8. In an exemplary embodiment the cross-section or diameter of the gas/liquid separator 8 is four to five times larger than the diameter of the outlet line 7 and the velocity of the refrigerant is reduced from approx. 9 m/s at the outlet of the compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d to approx. 0,3 m/s within the vessel or pipe of the gas/liquid separator 8.
[0016] The gaseous component of the refrigerant leaves the gas/liquid separator 8 via the gas/liquid separator's 8 gaseous phase outlet line 9 fluidly connecting the top 8b of the gas/liquid separator 8 to the inlet side of the gas cooler/condenser 10. The gaseous component of the refrigerant is gas cooled and/or condensed within the gas cooler/condenser 10, expanded by the high-pressure expansion device 12 fluidly connected to the outlet side of the gas cooler/condenser 10 and delivered into the receiver 14, which is fluidly connected to the outlet side of the high-pressure expansion device 12.
[0017] A liquid phase outlet line 13 of the gas/liquid separator 8 is fluidly connected to the bottom 8a of the gas/liquid separator 8 allowing to transfer liquid refrigerant, which has collected at the bottom 8a of the gas/liquid separator 8, into the receiver 14.
[0018] At least one switchable valve 24 is arranged in the liquid phase outlet line 13 allowing to selectively open and close the fluid connection between the gas/liquid separator 8 and the receiver 14.
[0019] The gas/liquid separator 8 is further provided with a liquid level sensor 26, which is configured for sensing the level of liquid refrigerant collected at the bottom 8a of the gas/liquid separator 8. The liquid level sensor 26 is functionally connected to a control unit 28, which is configured for opening the at least one switchable valve 24 when the level of liquid refrigerant collected in the gas/liquid separator 8 exceeds a first predetermined level and for closing the at least one switchable valve 24 when the level of liquid refrigerant collected in the gas/liquid separator 8 falls below a second predetermined level, which is equal or lower than the first predetermined level. Closing the at least one switchable valve 24 avoids that gaseous refrigerant may bypass the gas cooler/condenser 10 via the liquid phase outlet line 13 in case the level of liquid refrigerant collected at the bottom 8a of the gas/liquid separator 8 is so low that it allows gaseous refrigerant to enter the liquid phase outlet line 13 .
[0020] The liquid level sensor 26 may be a mechanical or electromechanical flush type fluid indicator or an electronic level sensor.
[0021] In a first embodiment the switchable valve 24 may be a simple on/off-valve, having only a closed state and a single open state.
[0022] In an alternative embodiment the switchable valve 24 may have two or more different open states providing at least two different open cross-sections allowing to regulate the flow of liquid refrigerant form the gas/liquid separator 8 to the receiver even more accurately. In another embodiment the open cross-section of the switchable valve 24 may be controlled continuously for allowing an even finer control of the flow of liquid refrigerant out of the gas/liquid separator 8.
[0023] In yet another embodiment, at least one additional switchable valve 25 is connected in parallel to the switchable valve 24. Providing two or more switchable valves 24, 25 connected in parallel allows to control the amount of liquid refrigerant flowing out of the gas/liquid separator 8 by selectively opening one or more of said switchable valves 24, 25. The switchable valves 24, 25 may have the same or different open cross-sections (Kv-values).
[0024] In an embodiment the refrigeration circuit comprises at least one switchable valve configured for selectively opening and closing the liquid-outlet of the gas/liquid separator. The refrigeration circuit further comprises a liquid level sensor, which is configured for detecting the amount of liquid refrigerant present in the gas/liquid separator, and a control unit, which is configured for operating the at least one switchable valve based on the amount of liquid refrigerant detected by the liquid level sensor. The control unit may be integrated with the liquid level sensor or the switchable valve or may be provided as a separate unit.
[0025] Controlling the at least one switchable valve based on the level of liquid refrigerant collected within the gas/liquid separator allows liquid refrigerant to flow from the gas/liquid separator into the receiver, but avoids gaseous refrigerant from flowing from the gas/liquid separator into the receiver bypassing the gas cooler/condenser.
[0026] In an embodiment the switchable valve is switchable between a closed state and at least two different open states. Providing a switchable valve having at least two different open states allows to control the flow of liquid refrigerant from the gas/liquid separator into the receiver more accurately. In one embodiment the switchable valve may by controlled continuously which allows an even finer control of the flow of liquid refrigerant from the gas/liquid separator into the receiver.
[0027] In an embodiment the refrigeration circuit comprises at least two switchable valves, which are connected in parallel. Selectively opening and closing one or more of the at least two switchable valves allows to control the flow of liquid refrigerant from the gas/liquid separator into the receiver more accurately. The switchable valves may have the same or different open cross-sections/Kv-values. Providing switchable valves having different open cross-sections/Kv-values provides additional options for regulating the flow of refrigerant. In an embodiment the at least one gas cooler/condenser is arranged at a level above the level of the heat recovery heat-exchanger in order to improve a flow of air flowing through the gas cooler/condenser, which will enhance the gas cooler's/condenser's gas cooling capabilities. The gas cooler/condenser may in particular be arranged up to approximately 20 meter above the level of the heat recovery heat-exchanger, e.g. on top of the building housing the refrigeration circuit.
[0028] In an embodiment the refrigeration circuit comprises at least one additional (high-pressure) expansion device fluidly connected between the gas cooler/ condenser and the receiver in order to provide, in combination with the evaporator associated expansion device arranged upstream of the evaporator, a two-stage expansion enhancing the performance and efficiency of the refrigeration circuit. According to the invention the refrigeration circuit comprises a flash gas tapping line fluidly connecting an upper portion of the receiver to the inlet side of the at least one compressor. A flash gas expansion device may be arranged within the flash gas tapping line. The bypass-line may further comprise a flash gas heat-exchanger arranged downstream of the flash gas expansion device which is configured for heat-exchange of the flash gas with refrigerant flowing from the receiver to the evaporator. Such a flash gas tapping line may help to enhance the performance and efficiency of the refrigeration circuit.
[0029] In an embodiment at least one compressor is configured as a variable speed compressor allowing to control the cooling capacity provided by the refrigeration circuit by controlling the speed of said compressor.
[0030] While the invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt the particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore it is intended that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
Reference Numerals [0031] 1 refrigeration circuit 2 set of compressors 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d compressors 4 heat recovery heat exchanger 4a refrigerant circuit side of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4b heat recovery fluid circuit side of the heat recovery heat exchanger 6 heat recovery fluid circuit 7 inlet line of the gas/liquid separator I outlet line of the heat recovery heat exchanger 8 gas/liquid separator 8a bottom of the gas/liquid separator 8b top of the gas/liquid separator 9 gaseous phase outlet line of the gas/liquid separator 10 gas cooler/condenser 12 high-pressure expansion device 13 liquid phase outlet line of the gas/liquid separator 14 receiver 14a upper portion of the receiver 16 flash gas heat exchanger 18 evaporator associated expansion device 20 evaporator 21 flash gas tapping line 22 flash gas expansion device 24 switchable valve 25 additional switchable valve 26 liquid level sensor 28 control unit
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KØLEKREDSLØB MED VARMEGENVINDINGSMODULCOOLING CIRCUIT WITH HEAT RECOVERY MODULE 1. Kølekredsløb (1), der er konfigureret til cirkulation af et kølemiddel, og som i kølemidlets strømningsretning omfatter: mindst én kompressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); mindst én varmegenvindingsvarmeveksler (4); en gas-/væske-separator (8); mindst én gaskøler/kondensator (10); og mindst én fordamper (20) med mindst én fordamperforbundet ekspansionsindretning (18), der er fluidforbundet opstrøms derfor; endvidere omfattende en væskesamler (14); hvor gas-/væske-separatoren (8) omfatter en kølemiddelindløbsledning (7), der er fluidforbundet med en udløbsside på den mindst ene varmegenvindingsvarmeveksler (4); en gasfaseudløbsledning (9), der er fluidforbundet med en indløbsside på den mindst ene gaskøler/kondensator (10); og en væskefaseudløbsledning (13), der er fluidforbundet med væskesamleren (14), kendetegnet ved, at væskesamleren (14) er anbragt i kølemidlets strømningsretning mellem den mindst ene gaskøler/kondensator (10) og den mindst ene fordamper (20) med den mindst ene fordamperforbundne ekspansionsindretning (18), der er fluidforbundet opstrøms derfor; og der er anbragt en flash-gas-udtagningsledning (21), som fluidforbinder en øvre del af væskesamleren (14) med en indløbsside på den mindst ene kompressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d).A cooling circuit (1) configured to circulate a refrigerant comprising in the direction of flow of the refrigerant: at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); at least one heat recovery heat exchanger (4); a gas / liquid separator (8); at least one gas cooler / capacitor (10); and at least one evaporator (20) having at least one evaporator-connected expansion device (18) fluid-connected upstream thereof; further comprising a liquid collector (14); wherein the gas / liquid separator (8) comprises a coolant inlet conduit (7) fluidly connected to an outlet side of the at least one heat recovery heat exchanger (4); a gas phase outlet line (9) fluidly connected to an inlet side of the at least one gas cooler / capacitor (10); and a liquid phase outlet conduit (13) fluidly connected to the liquid collector (14), characterized in that the liquid collector (14) is disposed in the flow direction of the refrigerant between the at least one gas cooler / condenser (10) and the at least one evaporator (20). one evaporator-connected expansion device (18) fluid-connected upstream thereof; and a flash gas discharge line (21) is provided which fluidly connects an upper portion of the liquid collector (14) with an inlet side of the at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d). 2. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge krav 1, der endvidere omfatter mindst én omskiftelig ventil (24), der er konfigureret til selektivt at åbne og lukke væskefaseudløbsledningen (13) på gas-/væske-separatoren (8).A cooling circuit (1) according to claim 1, further comprising at least one switchable valve (24) configured to selectively open and close the liquid phase outlet line (13) of the gas / liquid separator (8). 3. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge krav 2, der endvidere omfatter en væskeniveausensor (26), der er konfigureret til at detektere den mængde af flydende kølemiddel, som forekommer i gas-/væske-separatoren (8), og en styreenhed (28), der er konfigureret til at drive den mindst ene omskiftelige ventil (24) baseret på den mængde af flydende kølemiddel, som detekteres af væskeniveausensoren (26).A cooling circuit (1) according to claim 2, further comprising a liquid level sensor (26) configured to detect the amount of liquid refrigerant present in the gas / liquid separator (8) and a control unit (28). configured to operate the at least one switchable valve (24) based on the amount of liquid refrigerant detected by the liquid level sensor (26). 4. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge krav 2 eller 3, hvor den omskiftelige ventil (24) kan omskiftes mellem en lukket tilstand og mindst to forskellige åbne tilstande.A cooling circuit (1) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the switchable valve (24) can be switched between a closed state and at least two different open states. 5. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 2 til 4, der omfatter mindst to omskiftelige ventiler (24, 25), som er parallelforbundet.A cooling circuit (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 4, comprising at least two switchable valves (24, 25) connected in parallel. 6. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, hvor den mindst ene gaskøler/kondensator (10) er anbragt på et niveau over niveauet for varmegenvindingsvarmeveksleren (4).A cooling circuit (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one gas cooler / capacitor (10) is arranged at a level above the level of the heat recovery heat exchanger (4). 7. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, der omfatter mindst én højtryksekspansionsindretning (12), der er fluidforbundet mellem gaskøleren/kondensatoren (10) og væskesamleren (14).A cooling circuit (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one high pressure expansion device (12) fluidly connected between the gas cooler / condenser (10) and the liquid collector (14). 8. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, hvor der er anbragt en flash-gas-ekspansionsindretning (22) inde i flash-gas-udtagningsledningen (21).A cooling circuit (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a flash gas expansion device (22) is disposed within the flash gas discharge line (21). 9. Kølekredsløb (1) ifølge krav 8, hvorflash-gas-aftapningsledningen (21) omfatter en flash-gas-varmeveksler (16), der er anbragt nedstrøms forflash-gas-ekspansionsindretningen (22), og som er konfigureret til varmeveksling af flash-gassen med kølemiddel, der strømmer fra væskesamleren (14) til fordamperen (20).The cooling circuit (1) of claim 8, wherein the flash gas-drain line (21) comprises a flash-gas heat exchanger (16) disposed downstream of the flash-gas expansion device (22) configured for flash heat exchange. -the refrigerant gas flowing from the liquid collector (14) to the evaporator (20). 10. Fremgangsmåde til drift af et kølekredsløb (1), hvilken fremgangsmåde omfatter følgende trin: komprimering af et kølemiddel ved hjælp af mindst én kompressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); tilvejebringelse af varmegenvindingsvarmeveksling mellem det komprimerede kølemiddel og en ekstern varmegenvindingsvæske; separering af det komprimerede kølemiddel i en gaskomponent og en væskekomponent, hvor gaskomponenten afkøles og/eller kondenseres og afgives til en væskesamler (14); og væskekomponenten afgives direkte til væskesamleren (14); ekspansion og afdampning af flydendegjort kølemiddel, som udtages fra væskesamleren (14); og aftapning af gasformigt kølemiddel fra en øvre del af væskesamleren (14) til en indløbsside på den mindst ene kompressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d).A method of operating a cooling circuit (1), comprising the steps of: compressing a refrigerant by at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); providing heat recovery heat exchange between the compressed refrigerant and an external heat recovery fluid; separating the compressed refrigerant into a gas component and a liquid component where the gas component is cooled and / or condensed and delivered to a liquid collector (14); and the liquid component is delivered directly to the liquid collector (14); expansion and evaporation of liquid coolant withdrawn from the liquid collector (14); and discharging gaseous refrigerant from an upper portion of the liquid collector (14) to an inlet side of the at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d). 11. Fremgangsmåde til drift af et kølekredsløb (1) ifølge krav 10, hvor trinnet med separering af det komprimerede kølemiddel i en gaskomponent og en væskekomponent foretages inde i en gas-/væske-separator (8), væskekomponenten opsamles inde i gas-/væske-separatoren (8), og fremgangsmåden endvidere omfatter trinnet med bestemmelse af mængden af flydende kølemiddel, som opsamles inde i gas/væske-separatoren (8).Process for operating a cooling circuit (1) according to claim 10, wherein the step of separating the compressed refrigerant into a gas component and a liquid component is carried out within a gas / liquid separator (8), the liquid component being collected within the gas / liquid separator. the liquid separator (8), and the method further comprises the step of determining the amount of liquid refrigerant collected within the gas / liquid separator (8). 12. Fremgangsmåde til drift af et kølekredsløb (1) ifølge krav 11, hvor fremgangsmåden endvidere omfatter trinnet med overførsel af flydende kølemiddel fra gas-/væske-separatoren (8) til væskesamleren (14), når niveauet af flydende kølemiddel, der opsamles med gas-/væske-separatoren (8), overstiger et forudbestemt niveau.A method of operating a cooling circuit (1) according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises the step of transferring liquid refrigerant from the gas / liquid separator (8) to the liquid collector (14) when the level of liquid refrigerant collected with the gas / liquid separator (8) exceeds a predetermined level. 13. Fremgangsmåde til drift af et kølekredsløb (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 10 til 12, hvilken fremgangsmåde endvidere omfatter de trin, at det aftappede flydende kølemiddel ekspanderes; og/eller at der tilvejebringes varmeveksling mellem det ekspanderede aftappede gasformige kølemiddel og flydende kølemiddel, som afgives fra væskesamleren (14).A method of operating a cooling circuit (1) according to any one of claims 10 to 12, further comprising the steps of expanding the bottled liquid refrigerant; and / or providing heat exchange between the expanded bottled gaseous refrigerant and liquid refrigerant dispensed from the liquid collector (14). 14. Fremgangsmåde til drift af et kølekredsløb (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 10 til 13, hvor det afkølede og/eller kondenserede kølemiddel delvis ekspanderes, inden det afgives til væskesamleren (14).A method of operating a cooling circuit (1) according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the cooled and / or condensed refrigerant is partially expanded before being delivered to the liquid collector (14).
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