US20160231040A1 - Refrigeration circuit with heat recovery module - Google Patents
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- 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.
- thermodynamic point of view such heat recovery modules are applied in a very wide range (high temp heating, low temp heating, . . . ) at maximum performance.
- 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.
- BPHE brazed plate heat exchangers
- a refrigeration circuit which is configured for circulating a refrigerant, comprises in the direction of flow of the refrigerant: at least one compressor; at least one heat recovery heat exchanger; a gas/liquid separator; at least one gas cooler/condenser; at least one receiver; and at least one evaporator with an evaporator associated expansion device fluidly connected upstream thereof.
- the gas/liquid separator comprises a refrigerant inlet, which is fluidly connected to an outlet side of the at least one heat recovery exchanger, a gaseous phase outlet, which is fluidly connected to an inlet side of the at least gas cooler/condenser, and a liquid phase outlet, which is fluidly connected to the receiver.
- An exemplary method of operating a refrigeration circuit according to the invention comprises the steps of:
- 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.
- the gas/liquid separation according to the invention 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.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a cooling system comprising a refrigeration circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of the gas/liquid separator comprised in the cooling system shown in FIG. 1 .
- the exemplary embodiment of a refrigeration circuit 1 shown in FIG. 1 employs a one-stage compression by means of the compressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d 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 CO 2 is used as the refrigerant.
- 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.
- An optional flash gas tapping line 21 fluidly connects an upper portion 14 a of the receiver 14 to the inlet side of the compressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d allowing flash gas collecting in the upper portion 14 a 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 .
- FIG. 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.
- 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.
- a single compressor may be provided instead of the set 2 of a plurality of compressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d as it is shown in FIG. 1 .
- Said single compressor or at least one of the plurality of compressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d 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.
- the compressed refrigerant leaving the set 2 of compressors 2 a , 2 b, 2 c, 2 d passes a refrigerant circuit side 4 a 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 4 b 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.
- At least a portion of the refrigerant may condensate within or downstream of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4 .
- a refrigerant liquid gas mixture is present in the outlet line 7 of the refrigerant circuit side 4 b of the heat recovery heat exchanger 4 .
- Liquid refrigerant entering the gas cooler/condenser 10 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 20 m 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.
- gas/liquid separator 8 is provided downstream of the refrigerant circuit side 4 b 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.
- FIG. 2 An enlarged view of such a gas/liquid separator 8 is shown in FIG. 2 .
- 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 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8 .
- the cross-section or diameter of the gas/liquid separator 8 is four to five times larger that 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 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d to approx. 0.3 m/s within the vessel or pipe of the gas/liquid separator 8 .
- 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 8 b 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 .
- a liquid phase outlet line 13 of the gas/liquid separator 8 is fluidly connected to the bottom 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8 allowing to transfer liquid refrigerant, which has collected at the bottom 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8 , into the receiver 14 .
- 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 .
- 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 8 a 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 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8 is so low that it allows gaseous refrigerant to enter the liquid phase outlet line 13 .
- the liquid level sensor 26 may be a mechanical or electromechanical flush type fluid indicator or an electronic level sensor.
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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A refrigeration circuit (1) configured for circulating a refrigerant an comprises in the direction of flow of the refrigerant: at least one compressor (2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d); at least one heat recovery heat exchanger (4); at least one gas cooler/condenser (10); at least one evaporator associated expansion device (18); at least one receiver (14); and at least one evaporator (20). The refrigeration circuit (1) further comprises a gas/liquid separator (8) having a refrigerant inlet line (7) fluidly connected to an outlet-side of the at least one heat recovery heat exchanger (4); an gaseous phase outlet line (9) fluidly connected to an inlet side of the at least one gas cooler/condenser (10); and an liquid phase outlet line (13) fluidly connected to the receiver (14).
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A refrigeration circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, which is configured for circulating a refrigerant, comprises in the direction of flow of the refrigerant: at least one compressor; at least one heat recovery heat exchanger; a gas/liquid separator; at least one gas cooler/condenser; at least one receiver; and at least one evaporator with an evaporator associated expansion device fluidly connected upstream thereof. The gas/liquid separator comprises a refrigerant inlet, which is fluidly connected to an outlet side of the at least one heat recovery exchanger, a gaseous phase outlet, which is fluidly connected to an inlet side of the at least gas cooler/condenser, and a liquid phase outlet, which is fluidly connected to the receiver.
- An exemplary method of operating a refrigeration circuit according to the invention comprises the steps of:
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- compressing a refrigerant;
- providing heat-exchange between the compressed refrigerant and an external heat recovery fluid;
- separating the compressed refrigerant into a gaseous component and a liquid component, wherein the gaseous component is gas cooled and/or condensed and delivered into a receiver; and the liquid component is delivered directly into the receiver without being gas cooled/condensed before; and
- expanding and evaporating the liquefied refrigerant taken from the receiver.
- 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.
- 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.
- An exemplary embodiment of the invention is described in greater detail below with reference to the figures, wherein:
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a cooling system comprising a refrigeration circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of the gas/liquid separator comprised in the cooling system shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of a cooling system with arefrigeration circuit 1 comprising in the direction of the flow of a refrigerant, which is circulating within therefrigeration circuit 1 as indicated by the arrows A, aset 2 ofcompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d connected in parallel to each other, a heatrecovery heat exchanger 4, a gas/liquid separator 8, a gas cooler orcondenser 10, a highpressure 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 flashgas heat exchanger 16, an evaporator associatedexpansion device 18, which is configured to expand the refrigerant from medium pressure to low pressure, and anevaporator 20. The outlet side of theevaporator 20 is fluidly connected to the suction (inlet) side of thecompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d completing the refrigerant cycle. - Thus, the exemplary embodiment of a
refrigeration circuit 1 shown inFIG. 1 employs a one-stage compression by means of thecompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d connected in parallel and a two-stage expansion by successive expansions by means of the highpressure expansion device 12 and the subsequent evaporator associatedexpansion 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 arefrigeration circuit 1 which employs a single-stage expansion by means of only an evaporator associatedexpansion device 18 arranged upstream of theevaporator 20 and in which the highpressure expansion device 12 is omitted. - An optional flash
gas tapping line 21 fluidly connects an upper portion 14 a of the receiver 14 to the inlet side of thecompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d allowing flash gas collecting in the upper portion 14 a of the receiver 14 to bypass theevaporator 20. A flashgas expansion device 22 is arranged in the flashgas tapping line 21 in order to expand the flash gas delivered from the receiver 14. Downstream of said flashgas expansion device 22 an optional flashgas 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 associatedexpansion device 18. - Although the exemplary embodiment shown in
FIG. 1 comprises only a single gas cooler/condenser 10, a singlemedium pressure valve 18 and asingle evaporator 20, respectively, it is self evident to the skilled person that a plurality of each ofsaid components - Similarly, only a single compressor may be provided instead of the
set 2 of a plurality ofcompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d as it is shown inFIG. 1 . Said single compressor or at least one of the plurality ofcompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d may be a variable speed compressor allowing to control the cooling capacity provided by therefrigeration circuit 1 by controlling the speed of said compressor. - In operation the compressed refrigerant leaving the
set 2 ofcompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d passes a refrigerant circuit side 4 a of the heatrecovery heat exchanger 4 for transferring heat from the refrigerant to an external heat recovery fluid circulating within a heatrecovery fluid circuit 6 and flowing through a heat recoveryfluid circuit side 4 b of the heatrecovery heat exchanger 4. The heated external heat recovery fluid may be used e.g. for heating the building and/or providing heated water. - 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 therefrigerant circuit side 4 b of the heatrecovery heat exchanger 4. - 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 20 m with respect to the other components of therefrigeration 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 therefrigeration circuit 1 even further. - Therefore the gas/liquid separator 8 is provided downstream of the
refrigerant circuit side 4 b of the heatrecovery heat exchanger 4 in order to separate the liquid portion of the refrigerant leaving the heatrecovery heat exchanger 4 from its gaseous component. - An enlarged view of such a gas/liquid separator 8 is shown in
FIG. 2 . - 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 thebottom 8 a 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 that the diameter of the outlet line 7 and the velocity of the refrigerant is reduced from approx. 9 m/s at the outlet of thecompressors 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d to approx. 0.3 m/s within the vessel or pipe of the gas/liquid separator 8. - 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 8 b 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. - A liquid
phase outlet line 13 of the gas/liquid separator 8 is fluidly connected to thebottom 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8 allowing to transfer liquid refrigerant, which has collected at thebottom 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8, into the receiver 14. - At least one
switchable valve 24 is arranged in the liquidphase outlet line 13 allowing to selectively open and close the fluid connection between the gas/liquid separator 8 and the receiver 14. - 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 thebottom 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8. Theliquid level sensor 26 is functionally connected to acontrol unit 28, which is configured for opening the at least oneswitchable 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 oneswitchable 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 oneswitchable valve 24 avoids that gaseous refrigerant may bypass the gas cooler/condenser 10 via the liquidphase outlet line 13 in case the level of liquid refrigerant collected at thebottom 8 a of the gas/liquid separator 8 is so low that it allows gaseous refrigerant to enter the liquidphase outlet line 13. - The
liquid level sensor 26 may be a mechanical or electromechanical flush type fluid indicator or an electronic level sensor. - 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. - 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 theswitchable 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. - In yet another embodiment, at least one additional
switchable valve 25 is connected in parallel to theswitchable valve 24. Providing two or moreswitchable valves switchable valves switchable valves - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In an embodiment 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 refrigeration circuit
- 2 set of compressors
- 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d compressors
- 4 heat recovery heat exchanger
- 4 a refrigerant circuit side of the heat recovery heat exchanger
- 4 b heat recovery fluid circuit side of the heat recovery heat exchanger
- 6 heat recovery fluid circuit
- 7 inlet line of the gas/liquid separator/outlet line of the heat recovery heat exchanger
- 8 gas/liquid separator
- 8 a bottom of the gas/liquid separator
- 8 b 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
- 14 a 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
Claims (16)
1. A refrigeration circuit configured for circulating a refrigerant and comprising in the direction of flow of the refrigerant:
at least one compressor;
at least one heat recovery heat exchanger;
a gas/liquid separator;
at least one gas cooler/condenser;
a receiver; and
at least one evaporator with at least one evaporator associated expansion device fluidly connected upstream thereof;
wherein the gas/liquid separator comprises
a refrigerant inlet line fluidly connected to an outlet-side of the at least one heat recovery heat exchanger;
a gaseous phase outlet line fluidly connected to an inlet side of the at least one gas cooler/condenser; and
a liquid phase outlet line fluidly connected to the receiver; and
at least one switchable valve configured for selectively opening and closing the liquid phase outlet line of the gas/liquid separator.
2. (canceled)
3. The refrigeration circuit of claim 1 , further comprising 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.
4. The refrigeration circuit of claim 1 , wherein the switchable valve is switchable between a closed state and at least two different open states.
5. The refrigeration circuit of claim 1 , comprising at least two switchable valves, which are connected in parallel.
6. The refrigeration circuit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one gas cooler/condenser is arranged at a level above the level of the heat recovery heat exchanger.
7. The refrigeration circuit of claim 1 comprising at least one high-pressure expansion device fluidly connected between the gas cooler/condenser and the receiver.
8. A refrigeration circuit configured for circulating a refrigerant and comprising in the direction of flow of the refrigerant:
at least one compressor;
at least one heat recovery heat exchanger;
a gas/liquid separator;
at least one gas cooler/condenser;
a receiver having a flash gas tapping line fluidly connecting an upper portion of the receiver to an inlet side of the at least one compressor; and
at least one evaporator with at least one evaporator associated expansion device fluidly connected upstream thereof;
wherein the gas/liquid separator comprises
a refrigerant inlet line fluidly connected to an outlet-side of the at least one heat recovery heat exchanger;
a gaseous phase outlet line fluidly connected to an inlet side of the at least one gas cooler/condenser; and
a liquid phase outlet line fluidly connected to the receiver.
9. The refrigeration circuit of claim 8 , in which a flash gas expansion device is arranged within the flash gas tapping line.
10. The refrigeration circuit of claim 9 , in which the flash gas tapping line comprises a flash gas heat-exchanger which is arranged downstream of the flash gas expansion device and configured for heat-exchange of the flash gas with refrigerant flowing from the receiver to the evaporator.
11. A method of operating a refrigeration circuit comprising:
compressing a refrigerant;
providing heat recovery heat-exchange between the compressed refrigerant and an external heat recovery fluid;
separating the compressed refrigerant into a gaseous component and a liquid component, wherein
the gaseous component is cooled and/or condensed and delivered into a receiver; and
the liquid component is delivered directly into the receiver through at least one switchable valve configured for selectively opening and closing; and
expanding and evaporating liquefied refrigerant taken from the receiver.
12. The method of operating a refrigeration circuit of claim 11 , wherein separating the compressed refrigerant into a gaseous component and a liquid component is performed within a gas/liquid separator, the liquid component is collected within the gas/liquid separator and the method further comprises determining the amount of liquid refrigerant collected within the gas/liquid separator.
13. The method of operating a refrigeration circuit of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises transferring liquid refrigerant from the gas/liquid separator to the receiver when the level of liquid refrigerant collected with the gas/liquid separator exceeds a predetermined level.
14. The method of operating a refrigeration circuit of claim 11 further comprising:
tapping gaseous refrigerant from the receiver;
expanding the tapped gaseous refrigerant; and/or
providing heat-exchange between the expanded tapped gaseous refrigerant and liquid refrigerant delivered from the receiver.
15. The method of operating a refrigeration circuit of claim 11 , wherein the cooled and/or condensed refrigerant is partially expanded before being delivered into the receiver.
16. A method of operating a refrigeration circuit comprising:
compressing a refrigerant via at least one compressor;
providing heat recovery heat-exchange between the compressed refrigerant and an external heat recovery fluid;
separating the compressed refrigerant into a gaseous component and a liquid component, wherein
the gaseous component is cooled and/or condensed and delivered into a receiver; and
the liquid component is delivered directly into the; and
expanding and evaporating liquefied refrigerant taken from the receiver; and
connecting an upper portion of the receiver to an inlet side of the at least one compressor.
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