GB2180049A - Refrigeration system for a vehicle body - Google Patents
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- GB2180049A GB2180049A GB08522145A GB8522145A GB2180049A GB 2180049 A GB2180049 A GB 2180049A GB 08522145 A GB08522145 A GB 08522145A GB 8522145 A GB8522145 A GB 8522145A GB 2180049 A GB2180049 A GB 2180049A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
- B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
- B60H1/32—Cooling devices
- B60H1/3201—Cooling devices using absorption or adsorption
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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
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D16/00—Devices using a combination of a cooling mode associated with refrigerating machinery with a cooling mode not associated with refrigerating machinery
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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
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
- F25D17/02—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating liquids, e.g. brine
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
- B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
- B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
- B60H1/00814—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation
- B60H1/00878—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation the components being temperature regulating devices
- B60H2001/00961—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation the components being temperature regulating devices comprising means for defrosting outside heat exchangers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
- F28D20/02—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00 using latent heat
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Abstract
A refrigeration system for a vehicle body comprises a refrigeration unit 12 which may be driven from a wheel axle of the vehicle, means 17, 19 for circulating the refrigerant from the unit 12 through a plurality of tubes 18 which are surrounded by an eutectic substance 21 contained within concentric tubes 20, said tubes 20 being located within a liquid 23 having a low freezing point, a heat exchanger 14 provided with a fan 16 for circulating air therethrough air supplied to the interior of the body 10, conduits 25, 26 for allowing circulation of the liquid 23 through the heat exchanger 14, a valve 28 for controlling the amount of liquid 23 circulated through the heat exchanger 14 or a by-pass conduit 27, and a temperature sensing device 29 for controlling the valve 28, the amount of eutectic substance 21 being sufficient to maintain the temperature within the body 10 at the lowest selected temperature with the refrigeration unit 12 inoperative for a period of time, such as when the vehicle is stationary. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Refrigeration system for a vehicle body
This invention relates to a refrigeration system fora vehicle body, such as a rail vehicle, used fortransporting goods, and to a vehicle provided with such a refrigeration system.
There is a need for a refrigeration system that can produce and maintain a selectedtemperaturewithin the vehicle body over a wide temperature range and for maintaining the selected temperature when the refrigeration unit is inoperative for long periods of time, such as when the vehicle is stationary.
According to the present invention in one aspect there is provided a refrigeration system for a vehicle body, comprising a refrigeration unit, meansforconducting the refrigerant from the refrigeration unit through a plurality of tubers surrounded by a eutectic substance contained within concentric tubes, said concentrictubes being located within a liquid having a low freezing point, a heat exchanger provided with means for circulating therethrough air supplied to the interior of the body, conduit means for circulating at least part of the liquid through the heat exchanger to cool the air, said conduit means including a valve forcontrolling the amount of said liquid circulated through the heat exchanger, and a temperature sensing device for controlling the valve.
Preferably the refrigeration unit is driven from an axle of a wheel of the vehicle.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of an example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure lisa diagrammatic illustration of a rail vehicle provided with a refrigeration system according to the present invention; and
Figure2 is a diagrammatic illustration ofthe refrigeration system.
The vehicle shown in Figure lisa railway waggon having a body 10 which may be insulated and wheels 11. Provided on the vehicle is a refrigeration unit 12 which is driven by a drive transmission 13 from an axle of one of the wheels 11. Such a drivetransmis- sion 13 and refrigeration unit 12 may be as described in my published applications GB 2 116302 A and EP 0 087885.
Provided on the body 10 is a heat exchanger unit 14 having a a n 1 5 fan 15 forcirculating airthrough the heat exchanger unit 14. The fan 15 is preferably driven by an electric motor 16.
As will be seen more clearly from Figure 2, there- frigerantfrom the refrigeration unit 12 is pumped through a conduit 17, by a pump (not shown) driven from the transmission 13, to a plurality oftubes 18 and returned through a conduit 19 back to the re frigeration unit 12. Each of the tubes 18 containing the refrigerant is surrounded by a concentric tube 20 and the space between the tubes 18 and 20 is filled with a eutectic substance 21 having a low freezing point. The tubes 18, 20 are located within an insulated container 22 containing a liquid 23 having a low freezing point.
The liquid 23 is conveyed by a pump 24, preferably electrically driven, through a conduit 25 to the heat
exchanger 14 and after circulating through the heat
exchanger 14 in heat exchange with the air drawn therethrough bythefan 15, it is returned bya conduit
26 to the container 22. The conduits 25 and 26 are
interconnected by a by-pass conduit 27 and a valve 28 is provided for controlling the amount of liquid flowing to the heat exchanger 14. The valve 28 is controlled by a temperature sensiiig device 29. An adjustable temperature setting device 30 is provided for setting the temperature required in the body 10.
The system can include means for ducting heated air into the body 10so that a wide temperature range can be achieved within the body 10. The temperature range may be70Cto minus260C.
The eutectic substance 21 provided in the space between the tubes 18 and 20 enables latent heat to be stored andthusthe body 10can be maintainedatthe selected temperature for long periods oftime when the refrigeration unit 12 is inoperative, such as when thewaggon is stationary.
The liquid 23 may comprise an ethylene based liquid such astrichlorethylene ora brine.
It is possible to defrost the heat exchanger 14 without destroying the reservoir of lowtemperature stored by the eutectic substance 21 and the liquid 23.
This is done by passing warm liquid through the heat exchanger 14 with the valve 28 causing the liquid 23 to by-pass the heat exchanger 14 or by topping the pump 24.
Preferably the amount of eutectic substance 21 is sufficient to maintain the temperature within the body 10 at the lowest selected temperature with the refrigeration unit 12 inoperativefora period of eighteen hours.
1. A refrigeration system for a vehicle body, comprising a refrigeration unit, meansforconducting the refrigerant from the refrigeration unit through a plurality of tubers surrounded by a eutectic substance contained within concentrictubes, said concentric tubes being located within a liquid having a low freezing point, a heat exchanger provided with means for circulating therethrough air supplied to the interior of the body, conduit means for circulating at least part ofthe liquid through the heat exchangerto cool the air, said conduit means including avalveforcon- trolling the amount of said liquid circulated through the heat exchanger, and a temperature sensing de vice for control ling the valve.
2. A refrigeration system as claimed in claim 1, in which the refrigeration unit is driven from an axle of a wheel of the vehicle.
3. A refrigeration system as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the heat exchanger unit is provided with afan.
4. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, in which a pump is provided forcircu latingthe refrigerantthroughsaid pluralityoftubes.
5. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, in which said liquid is contained within an insulated container.
6. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, in which said conduit means includes a
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Claims (12)
1. A refrigeration system for a vehicle body, comprising a refrigeration unit, meansforconducting the refrigerant from the refrigeration unit through a plurality of tubers surrounded by a eutectic substance contained within concentrictubes, said concentric tubes being located within a liquid having a low freezing point, a heat exchanger provided with means for circulating therethrough air supplied to the interior of the body, conduit means for circulating at least part ofthe liquid through the heat exchangerto cool the air, said conduit means including avalveforcon- trolling the amount of said liquid circulated through the heat exchanger, and a temperature sensing de vice for control ling the valve.
2. A refrigeration system as claimed in claim 1, in which the refrigeration unit is driven from an axle of a wheel of the vehicle.
3. A refrigeration system as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the heat exchanger unit is provided with afan.
4. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, in which a pump is provided forcircu latingthe refrigerantthroughsaid pluralityoftubes.
5. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, in which said liquid is contained within an insulated container.
6. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, in which said conduit means includes a by-pass conduit for by-passing the heat exchanger.
7. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, including meansforducting heated air into the body.
8. A refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim, in which said liquid comprises an ethylene based liquid.
9. A refrigeration system as claimed in claim 8, in which said liquid comprises trichlorethylene.
10. A refrigeration system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, in which said liquid comprises brine.
11. A refrigeration system for a vehicle body, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
12. Avehcile provided with a refrigeration system as claimed in any preceding claim.
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GB08522145A GB2180049A (en) | 1985-09-06 | 1985-09-06 | Refrigeration system for a vehicle body |
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WO2003012350A1 (en) * | 2001-07-30 | 2003-02-13 | The Coca-Cola Company | Modular eutectic-based refrigeration system |
FR2831949A1 (en) * | 2001-11-08 | 2003-05-09 | Gea Erge Spirale & Soramat | Phase change material fluid temperature regulator has casing containing material with internal plates for increased heat exchange |
FR2831950A1 (en) * | 2001-11-08 | 2003-05-09 | Gea Erge Spirale & Soramat | Fluid temperature regulator has casing with internal fins to increase heat exchange rate between chamber and flow duct |
EP1445559A3 (en) * | 2003-02-04 | 2004-08-25 | Kältetechnik Kaspar Karl | Refrigerating device for a load stored and/or transported in a cooling chamber of a vehicle |
WO2006007663A1 (en) * | 2004-07-22 | 2006-01-26 | Era (Environmental Refrigeration Alternatives) Pty Ltd | Refrigeration system |
AU2005263201B2 (en) * | 2004-07-22 | 2009-08-27 | Era (Environmental Refrigeration Alternatives) Pty Ltd | Refrigeration system |
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WO2003012350A1 (en) * | 2001-07-30 | 2003-02-13 | The Coca-Cola Company | Modular eutectic-based refrigeration system |
FR2831949A1 (en) * | 2001-11-08 | 2003-05-09 | Gea Erge Spirale & Soramat | Phase change material fluid temperature regulator has casing containing material with internal plates for increased heat exchange |
FR2831950A1 (en) * | 2001-11-08 | 2003-05-09 | Gea Erge Spirale & Soramat | Fluid temperature regulator has casing with internal fins to increase heat exchange rate between chamber and flow duct |
EP1445559A3 (en) * | 2003-02-04 | 2004-08-25 | Kältetechnik Kaspar Karl | Refrigerating device for a load stored and/or transported in a cooling chamber of a vehicle |
WO2006007663A1 (en) * | 2004-07-22 | 2006-01-26 | Era (Environmental Refrigeration Alternatives) Pty Ltd | Refrigeration system |
AU2005263201B2 (en) * | 2004-07-22 | 2009-08-27 | Era (Environmental Refrigeration Alternatives) Pty Ltd | Refrigeration system |
CN100538222C (en) * | 2004-07-22 | 2009-09-09 | Era(环境制冷替代方案)有限公司 | Refrigeration system |
US7600392B2 (en) | 2004-07-22 | 2009-10-13 | ERA (Environmental Refigeration Alternatives) Pty Ltd | Refrigeration system |
CN105378402A (en) * | 2013-01-17 | 2016-03-02 | 确保冷藏有限公司 | Cooling apparatus and method |
US9821700B2 (en) | 2014-05-02 | 2017-11-21 | Thermo King Corporation | Integrated charging unit for passive refrigeration system |
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