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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a cooling system for use in air conditioning systems, freezers, refrigerators, refrigerated showcases and the like.
- CFC chlorofluorocarbon
- Each of the cooling systems shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is configured of an ammonia circuit 51 and a carbon dioxide circuit 52 .
- the ammonia circuit 51 is further provided with a compressor 51 a , a condenser 51 b , an expansion valve 51 c and an external heat exchanger 53 .
- the refrigerant used by the ammonia circuit 51 is ammonia.
- the carbon dioxide circuit 52 is further provided with a compressor 52 a , an expansion valve 52 b , an evaporator 52 c and the external heat exchanger 53 .
- the refrigerant used by the carbon dioxide circuit 52 is carbon dioxide.
- the compressor 52 a and the external heat exchanger 53 are connected to each other by piping 53 a
- the expansion valve 52 b and the external heat exchanger 53 are connected to each other by piping 53 b.
- the cooling system shown in FIG. 3 configured in this way, has the compressor 52 a , the expansion valve 52 b and the evaporator 52 c arranged in a refrigerated showcase C arranged on an interior A side (indicated by double-dot chain lines in FIG. 3 ).
- the cooling system shown in FIG. 4 has the expansion valve 52 b and the evaporator 52 c in a refrigerated showcase C arranged on the interior A side (indicated by double-dot chain lines in FIG. 4 ).
- each of the cooling systems shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 has the ammonia circuit 51 on an exterior B side.
- each of the cooling systems shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 has the piping 53 a within which a high-temperature high-pressure refrigerant flows or the piping 53 b within which a high-pressure refrigerant flows arranged in the state of being exposed on the interior A.
- the arrangement of the piping 53 a and the piping 53 b arranged in the state of being exposed on the interior A makes the cooling systems shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 subject to the fear of allowing the refrigerant to leak out indoors.
- each of the cooling systems shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 may need long-extended piping 53 a or 53 b depending on the location of the refrigerated showcase C placed on the interior A side.
- the piping 53 a or 53 b is long, the required quantity of the refrigerant to be sealed in increases correspondingly. Therefore, in the cooling system shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , if the high-pressure refrigerant leaks to the interior A, a large quantity of the refrigerant may leak out to the interior A.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a safe cooling system which can prevent its refrigerant from leaking into the room (except the machinery room for the indoor unit of the thermal system).
- the cooling system is provided with a first freezing circuit which comprises a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion mechanism and a first heat exchanger and in which a first refrigerant is circulated; a second freezing circuit which comprises a second compressor, a second heat exchanger, a second expansion mechanism and an evaporator and in which a second refrigerant is circulated; and a heat medium circuit in which a heat medium for exchanging heat between the first refrigerant of the first heat exchanger and the second refrigerant of the second heat exchanger is circulated, wherein the first freezing circuit is arranged on the exterior side and the second freezing circuit is arranged in the machinery room of a thermal system on the interior side.
- This cooling system has its first freezing circuit in which the high-pressure first refrigerant circulates installed on the exterior side.
- the cooling system has its second freezing circuit in which the high-pressure second refrigerant circulates installed in the machinery room of a thermal system arranged on the interior side.
- the arrangement of the first freezing circuit on the exterior side and of the second freezing circuit in the machinery room means the interior arrangement of no piping in which the high-pressure first refrigerant or the high-pressure second refrigerant flows (except the piping in the machinery room of the thermal system). This means enhanced safety because there is no fear of leaking of the high-pressure first refrigerant or the high-pressure second refrigerant into the room.
- this cooling system has a heat medium circuit intervening between the first freezing circuit and the second freezing circuit.
- This heat medium circuit enables heat to be exchanged between the first refrigerant of the first freezing circuit and the second refrigerant of the second freezing circuit.
- the intervening presence of the heat medium circuit makes it unnecessary to elongate the piping of the first freezing circuit or of the second freezing circuit even if the machinery room of the thermal system is installed rather far from the exterior side. Therefore, the required quantity of the first refrigerant or the second refrigerant can be minimized and accordingly the safety of operation can be enhanced.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a cooling system of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a cooling system of a second preferred embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional cooling system
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of another conventional cooling system.
- FIG. 1 shows a first preferred embodiment of the invention.
- This cooling system comprises a first freezing circuit 10 , a second freezing circuit 20 and a heat medium circuit 30 .
- the first freezing circuit 10 is provided with a first compressor 11 , a first condenser 12 , a first expansion valve 13 , which is a first expansion mechanism, and a first heat exchanger 14 .
- This first freezing circuit 10 circulates a first refrigerant in the sequence of the first compressor 11 ⁇ the first condenser 12 ⁇ the first expansion valve 13 ⁇ the first heat exchanger 14 ⁇ the first compressor 11 .
- the first refrigerant used in the first freezing circuit 10 is a natural refrigerant (e.g., ammonia).
- the second freezing circuit 20 is provided with a second compressor 21 , a second heat exchanger 22 , a second expansion valve 23 , which is a second expansion mechanism, and an evaporator 24 .
- This second freezing circuit 20 circulates a second refrigerant in the sequence of the second compressor 21 ⁇ the second heat exchanger 22 ⁇ the second expansion valve 23 ⁇ the evaporator 24 ⁇ the second compressor 21 .
- the second refrigerant used in the second freezing circuit 20 is the natural refrigerant (e.g., carbon dioxide).
- the heat medium circuit 30 is provided with the first heat exchanger 14 , the second heat exchanger 22 and a circulating pump 31 .
- the first heat exchanger 14 is shared by the first freezing circuit 10 and the heat medium circuit 30 .
- the second heat exchanger 22 is shared by the second freezing circuit 20 and the heat medium circuit 30 .
- the heat medium circuit 30 circulates a heat medium in the sequence of the first heat exchanger 14 ⁇ the circulating pump 31 ⁇ the second heat exchanger 22 ⁇ the first heat exchanger 14 .
- the heat medium used in this heat medium circuit 30 is brine (e.g., a calcium chloride solution) or water.
- the cooling system configured as described has the first freezing circuit 10 and the first heat exchanger 14 installed on an exterior B side. Further, the cooling system has the second freezing circuit 20 and the second heat exchanger 22 installed in a machinery room of a refrigerated showcase C, which is a thermal system arranged on an interior A (indicated by double-dot chain lines in FIG. 1 ) side.
- the first refrigerant of the first freezing circuit 10 circulates in the sequence of the first compressor 11 ⁇ the first condenser 12 ⁇ the first expansion valve 13 ⁇ the first heat exchanger 14 ⁇ the first compressor 11 (see the broken arrow in FIG. 1 ).
- the second refrigerant of the second freezing circuit 20 circulates in the sequence of the second compressor 21 ⁇ the second heat exchanger 22 ⁇ the second expansion valve 23 ⁇ the evaporator 24 ⁇ the second compressor 21 (see the solid arrow in FIG. 1 ).
- the heat medium of the heat medium circuit 30 circulates in the sequence of the first heat exchanger 14 ⁇ the circulating pump 31 ⁇ the second heat exchanger 22 ⁇ the first heat exchanger 14 (see the bold arrow in FIG. 1 ).
- the circulation of the first refrigerant, the second refrigerant or the heat medium in the circuit 10 , 20 or 30 respectively causes heat to be exchanged in the first heat exchanger 14 between the first refrigerant flowing in the first freezing circuit 10 and the heat medium flowing in the heat medium circuit 30 or, in the second heat exchanger 22 , between the second refrigerant flowing in the second freezing circuit 20 and the heat medium flowing in the heat medium circuit 30 .
- These heat exchanges cause the refrigerated showcase C arranged on the interior A side to be refrigerated by the cooled second refrigerant.
- the first freezing circuit 10 in which the high-pressure first refrigerant circulates is arranged outside the room, and the second freezing circuit 20 in which the high-pressure second refrigerant circulates is arranged inside the refrigerated showcase C.
- This arrangement prevents the piping in which the high-pressure first refrigerant or the second refrigerant flows from being placed on the interior A side (except the piping in the machinery room of the refrigerated showcase C). Therefore, the cooling system of this embodiment can be enhanced in safety because there is no fear of leaking of the high-pressure first refrigerant or second refrigerant into the room.
- the heat medium circuit 30 intervenes between the first freezing circuit 10 and the second freezing circuit 20 . This makes it unnecessary to elongate the piping of the first freezing circuit 10 or of the second freezing circuit 20 even if the refrigerated showcase C is installed rather far from the exterior B. Therefore, the cooling system of this embodiment can serve to minimize the required quantity of the first refrigerant or the second refrigerant and accordingly to enhance the safety of operation.
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
- the same constituent parts as those in the cooling system 1 shown in FIG. 1 are represented by respectively the sane reference numerals and their description will be dispensed with.
- the cooling system shown in FIG. 2 differs from the cooling system shown in FIG. 1 in that a heat medium circuit 40 is a known thermo-siphon type circuit using natural convection.
- the cooling system shown in FIG. 2 also differs from the cooling system shown in FIG. 1 in that a low-pressure working fluid is used as the heat medium for the heat medium circuit 40 .
- the heat medium circuit 40 comprises the first heat exchanger 14 and the second heat exchanger 22 .
- the first heat exchanger 14 is shared by the first freezing circuit 10 and the heat medium circuit 40
- the second heat exchanger 22 is shared by the second freezing circuit 20 and the heat medium circuit 40 .
- the heat medium circuit 40 circulates the low-pressure working fluid in the sequence of the first heat exchanger 14 ⁇ the second heat exchanger 22 ⁇ the first heat exchanger 14 by utilizing natural convection.
- the working fluid used in this heat medium circuit 30 is a low-pressure refrigerant (e.g., water or alcohol).
- the cooling system configured as described above has the first freezing circuit 10 and the first heat exchanger 14 installed on the exterior B side. Further, the cooling system has the second freezing circuit 20 and the second heat exchanger 22 installed in the machinery room of the refrigerated showcase C, which is the thermal system arranged on the interior A (indicated by double-dot chain lines in FIG. 2 ) side.
- the working fluid of the heat medium circuit 40 circulates in the sequence of the first heat exchanger 14 ⁇ the second heat exchanger 22 ⁇ the first heat exchanger 14 (see the bold arrow in FIG. 2 ).
- the circulation of the first refrigerant, the second refrigerant or the working fluid in the circuit 10 , 20 or 40 respectively causes heat to be exchanged in the first heat exchanger 14 between the first refrigerant flowing in the first freezing circuit 10 and the low-pressure working fluid flowing in the heat medium circuit 40 and in the second heat exchanger 22 between the second refrigerant flowing in the second freezing circuit 20 and the low-pressure working fluid flowing in the heat medium circuit 40 .
- These heat exchanges cause the refrigerated showcase C arranged on the interior A side to be refrigerated by the cooled second refrigerant.
- the working fluid flowing in the heat medium circuit 40 arranged on the interior A side is low in pressure.
- the low pressure of the working fluid means that the cooling system of this embodiment has no high-pressure piping on the interior A side, resulting in enhanced safety.
- the other effects and advantages of the cooling system shown in FIG. 2 are the same as those of the cooling system shown in FIG. 1 .
- the second freezing circuit 20 and the second heat exchanger 22 are arranged in the refrigerated showcase C, which is a machinery room, but this is not the only possible arrangement.
- the second freezing circuit 20 and the second heat exchanger 22 may as well be arranged within an air conditioning system, a freezer or a refrigerator, which is a thermal system.
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A cooling system provided with a first freezing circuit which comprises a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion mechanism and a first heat exchanger and in which a first refrigerant is circulated; a second freezing circuit which comprises a second compressor, a second heat exchanger, a second expansion mechanism and an evaporator and in which a second refrigerant is circulated; and a heat medium circuit in which a heat medium for exchanging heat between the first refrigerant of the first heat exchanger and the second refrigerant of the second heat exchanger is circulated, wherein the first freezing circuit is arranged on the exterior side and the second freezing circuit is arranged in the machinery room of a thermal system on the interior side.
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- (i) Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a cooling system for use in air conditioning systems, freezers, refrigerators, refrigerated showcases and the like.
- (ii) Description of the Related Art
- Previously, the refrigerant generally used in cooling systems for use in air conditioning systems, freezers, refrigerators, refrigerated showcases and the like was chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). However, the depletion of the ozone layer surrounding the earth by CFC has posed an environmental problem. To address this problem, cooling systems using a natural refrigerant, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide, as an alternative to CFC have come into use in recent years. Known such cooling systems include, for instance, a unified cooling system having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator which are installed in a refrigerated showcase, but such a unified cooling system is poor in freezing efficiency.
- In this connection, as a solution to the problem with the unified cooling system, there are known a cooling system shown in
FIG. 3 and a dual cooling system shown inFIG. 4 . - Each of the cooling systems shown in
FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 is configured of anammonia circuit 51 and acarbon dioxide circuit 52. Theammonia circuit 51 is further provided with acompressor 51 a, acondenser 51 b, anexpansion valve 51 c and anexternal heat exchanger 53. The refrigerant used by theammonia circuit 51 is ammonia. Thecarbon dioxide circuit 52 is further provided with acompressor 52 a, anexpansion valve 52 b, anevaporator 52 c and theexternal heat exchanger 53. The refrigerant used by thecarbon dioxide circuit 52 is carbon dioxide. Thecompressor 52 a and theexternal heat exchanger 53 are connected to each other bypiping 53 a, and theexpansion valve 52 b and theexternal heat exchanger 53 are connected to each other bypiping 53 b. - The cooling system shown in
FIG. 3 , configured in this way, has thecompressor 52 a, theexpansion valve 52 b and theevaporator 52 c arranged in a refrigerated showcase C arranged on an interior A side (indicated by double-dot chain lines inFIG. 3 ). The cooling system shown inFIG. 4 has theexpansion valve 52 b and theevaporator 52 c in a refrigerated showcase C arranged on the interior A side (indicated by double-dot chain lines inFIG. 4 ). Further, each of the cooling systems shown inFIG. 3 andFIG. 4 has theammonia circuit 51 on an exterior B side. - However, each of the cooling systems shown in
FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 has thepiping 53 a within which a high-temperature high-pressure refrigerant flows or thepiping 53 b within which a high-pressure refrigerant flows arranged in the state of being exposed on the interior A. The arrangement of thepiping 53 a and thepiping 53 b arranged in the state of being exposed on the interior A makes the cooling systems shown inFIG. 3 andFIG. 4 subject to the fear of allowing the refrigerant to leak out indoors. - Also, in each of the cooling systems shown in
FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 may need long-extendedpiping piping FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 , if the high-pressure refrigerant leaks to the interior A, a large quantity of the refrigerant may leak out to the interior A. - An object of the present invention is to provide a safe cooling system which can prevent its refrigerant from leaking into the room (except the machinery room for the indoor unit of the thermal system).
- In order to achieve the object stated above, the cooling system according to the invention is provided with a first freezing circuit which comprises a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion mechanism and a first heat exchanger and in which a first refrigerant is circulated; a second freezing circuit which comprises a second compressor, a second heat exchanger, a second expansion mechanism and an evaporator and in which a second refrigerant is circulated; and a heat medium circuit in which a heat medium for exchanging heat between the first refrigerant of the first heat exchanger and the second refrigerant of the second heat exchanger is circulated, wherein the first freezing circuit is arranged on the exterior side and the second freezing circuit is arranged in the machinery room of a thermal system on the interior side.
- This cooling system has its first freezing circuit in which the high-pressure first refrigerant circulates installed on the exterior side. The cooling system has its second freezing circuit in which the high-pressure second refrigerant circulates installed in the machinery room of a thermal system arranged on the interior side. The arrangement of the first freezing circuit on the exterior side and of the second freezing circuit in the machinery room means the interior arrangement of no piping in which the high-pressure first refrigerant or the high-pressure second refrigerant flows (except the piping in the machinery room of the thermal system). This means enhanced safety because there is no fear of leaking of the high-pressure first refrigerant or the high-pressure second refrigerant into the room. Furthermore, this cooling system has a heat medium circuit intervening between the first freezing circuit and the second freezing circuit. This heat medium circuit enables heat to be exchanged between the first refrigerant of the first freezing circuit and the second refrigerant of the second freezing circuit. The intervening presence of the heat medium circuit makes it unnecessary to elongate the piping of the first freezing circuit or of the second freezing circuit even if the machinery room of the thermal system is installed rather far from the exterior side. Therefore, the required quantity of the first refrigerant or the second refrigerant can be minimized and accordingly the safety of operation can be enhanced.
- The above-stated objects and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a cooling system of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a cooling system of a second preferred embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional cooling system; and -
FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of another conventional cooling system. -
FIG. 1 shows a first preferred embodiment of the invention. - This cooling system comprises a first
freezing circuit 10, a secondfreezing circuit 20 and aheat medium circuit 30. - The
first freezing circuit 10 is provided with afirst compressor 11, afirst condenser 12, afirst expansion valve 13, which is a first expansion mechanism, and afirst heat exchanger 14. This firstfreezing circuit 10 circulates a first refrigerant in the sequence of thefirst compressor 11→thefirst condenser 12→thefirst expansion valve 13→thefirst heat exchanger 14→thefirst compressor 11. The first refrigerant used in thefirst freezing circuit 10 is a natural refrigerant (e.g., ammonia). - The second
freezing circuit 20 is provided with asecond compressor 21, asecond heat exchanger 22, asecond expansion valve 23, which is a second expansion mechanism, and anevaporator 24. This secondfreezing circuit 20 circulates a second refrigerant in the sequence of thesecond compressor 21→thesecond heat exchanger 22→thesecond expansion valve 23→theevaporator 24→thesecond compressor 21. The second refrigerant used in the secondfreezing circuit 20 is the natural refrigerant (e.g., carbon dioxide). - The
heat medium circuit 30 is provided with thefirst heat exchanger 14, thesecond heat exchanger 22 and a circulatingpump 31. Thefirst heat exchanger 14 is shared by the firstfreezing circuit 10 and theheat medium circuit 30. Thesecond heat exchanger 22 is shared by the secondfreezing circuit 20 and theheat medium circuit 30. Theheat medium circuit 30 circulates a heat medium in the sequence of thefirst heat exchanger 14→the circulatingpump 31→thesecond heat exchanger 22→thefirst heat exchanger 14. The heat medium used in thisheat medium circuit 30 is brine (e.g., a calcium chloride solution) or water. - The cooling system configured as described has the first
freezing circuit 10 and thefirst heat exchanger 14 installed on an exterior B side. Further, the cooling system has the secondfreezing circuit 20 and thesecond heat exchanger 22 installed in a machinery room of a refrigerated showcase C, which is a thermal system arranged on an interior A (indicated by double-dot chain lines inFIG. 1 ) side. - Next, the operation of the cooling system shown in
FIG. 1 will be described. - The first refrigerant of the first
freezing circuit 10 circulates in the sequence of thefirst compressor 11→thefirst condenser 12→thefirst expansion valve 13→thefirst heat exchanger 14→the first compressor 11 (see the broken arrow inFIG. 1 ). The second refrigerant of the secondfreezing circuit 20 circulates in the sequence of thesecond compressor 21→thesecond heat exchanger 22→thesecond expansion valve 23→theevaporator 24→the second compressor 21 (see the solid arrow inFIG. 1 ). Further, the heat medium of theheat medium circuit 30 circulates in the sequence of thefirst heat exchanger 14→the circulatingpump 31→thesecond heat exchanger 22→the first heat exchanger 14 (see the bold arrow inFIG. 1 ). The circulation of the first refrigerant, the second refrigerant or the heat medium in thecircuit first heat exchanger 14 between the first refrigerant flowing in the firstfreezing circuit 10 and the heat medium flowing in theheat medium circuit 30 or, in thesecond heat exchanger 22, between the second refrigerant flowing in the secondfreezing circuit 20 and the heat medium flowing in theheat medium circuit 30. These heat exchanges cause the refrigerated showcase C arranged on the interior A side to be refrigerated by the cooled second refrigerant. - In the cooling system of this embodiment, the first
freezing circuit 10 in which the high-pressure first refrigerant circulates is arranged outside the room, and the secondfreezing circuit 20 in which the high-pressure second refrigerant circulates is arranged inside the refrigerated showcase C. This arrangement prevents the piping in which the high-pressure first refrigerant or the second refrigerant flows from being placed on the interior A side (except the piping in the machinery room of the refrigerated showcase C). Therefore, the cooling system of this embodiment can be enhanced in safety because there is no fear of leaking of the high-pressure first refrigerant or second refrigerant into the room. - Further in the cooling system of this embodiment, the
heat medium circuit 30 intervenes between the first freezingcircuit 10 and the second freezingcircuit 20. This makes it unnecessary to elongate the piping of the first freezingcircuit 10 or of the second freezingcircuit 20 even if the refrigerated showcase C is installed rather far from the exterior B. Therefore, the cooling system of this embodiment can serve to minimize the required quantity of the first refrigerant or the second refrigerant and accordingly to enhance the safety of operation. -
FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention. The same constituent parts as those in the cooling system 1 shown inFIG. 1 are represented by respectively the sane reference numerals and their description will be dispensed with. - The cooling system shown in
FIG. 2 differs from the cooling system shown inFIG. 1 in that aheat medium circuit 40 is a known thermo-siphon type circuit using natural convection. - The cooling system shown in
FIG. 2 also differs from the cooling system shown inFIG. 1 in that a low-pressure working fluid is used as the heat medium for theheat medium circuit 40. - The
heat medium circuit 40 comprises thefirst heat exchanger 14 and thesecond heat exchanger 22. Thus, thefirst heat exchanger 14 is shared by the first freezingcircuit 10 and theheat medium circuit 40, and thesecond heat exchanger 22 is shared by the second freezingcircuit 20 and theheat medium circuit 40. Further, since a thermo-siphon type circuit is used as theheat medium circuit 40, theheat medium circuit 40 circulates the low-pressure working fluid in the sequence of thefirst heat exchanger 14→thesecond heat exchanger 22→thefirst heat exchanger 14 by utilizing natural convection. The working fluid used in thisheat medium circuit 30 is a low-pressure refrigerant (e.g., water or alcohol). - The cooling system configured as described above has the first freezing
circuit 10 and thefirst heat exchanger 14 installed on the exterior B side. Further, the cooling system has the second freezingcircuit 20 and thesecond heat exchanger 22 installed in the machinery room of the refrigerated showcase C, which is the thermal system arranged on the interior A (indicated by double-dot chain lines inFIG. 2 ) side. - Next, the operation of the cooling system shown in
FIG. 2 will be described. - As the circulation of the first refrigerant in the first freezing
circuit 10 and that of the second refrigerant in the second freezingcircuit 20 are the same as in the first embodiment described above, their description will be dispensed with. The working fluid of theheat medium circuit 40 circulates in the sequence of thefirst heat exchanger 14→thesecond heat exchanger 22→the first heat exchanger 14 (see the bold arrow inFIG. 2 ). The circulation of the first refrigerant, the second refrigerant or the working fluid in thecircuit first heat exchanger 14 between the first refrigerant flowing in the first freezingcircuit 10 and the low-pressure working fluid flowing in theheat medium circuit 40 and in thesecond heat exchanger 22 between the second refrigerant flowing in the second freezingcircuit 20 and the low-pressure working fluid flowing in theheat medium circuit 40. These heat exchanges cause the refrigerated showcase C arranged on the interior A side to be refrigerated by the cooled second refrigerant. - In the cooling system of this embodiment, the working fluid flowing in the
heat medium circuit 40 arranged on the interior A side is low in pressure. The low pressure of the working fluid means that the cooling system of this embodiment has no high-pressure piping on the interior A side, resulting in enhanced safety. The other effects and advantages of the cooling system shown inFIG. 2 are the same as those of the cooling system shown inFIG. 1 . - In the first and second embodiments described above, the second freezing
circuit 20 and thesecond heat exchanger 22 are arranged in the refrigerated showcase C, which is a machinery room, but this is not the only possible arrangement. For instance, the second freezingcircuit 20 and thesecond heat exchanger 22 may as well be arranged within an air conditioning system, a freezer or a refrigerator, which is a thermal system. - The preferred embodiments described in this specification are only illustrative but not limiting. The scope of the invention is stated in the appended claims, and all the variations that can be covered by the meanings of those claims are included in the present invention.
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1. A cooling system comprising:
a first freezing circuit which comprises a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion mechanism and a first heat exchanger and in which a first refrigerant is circulated;
a second freezing circuit which comprises a second compressor, a second heat exchanger, a second expansion mechanism and an evaporator and in which a second refrigerant is circulated; and
a heat medium circuit in which a heat medium for exchanging heat between the first refrigerant of the first heat exchanger and the second refrigerant of the second heat exchanger is circulated, wherein:
the first freezing circuit is arranged on a exterior side and the second freezing circuit is arranged in a machinery room of a thermal system on a interior side.
2. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
the heat medium circuit is so configured that the heat medium is circulated between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger with a pump.
3. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
the heat medium circuit is so configured that the heat medium is circulated between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger with a thermo-siphon.
4. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first refrigerant is ammonia.
5. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
the second refrigerant is carbon dioxide.
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