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US2120764A US102587A US10258736A US2120764A US 2120764 A US2120764 A US 2120764A US 102587 A US102587 A US 102587A US 10258736 A US10258736 A US 10258736A US 2120764 A US2120764 A US 2120764A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B41/00Fluid-circulation arrangements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B40/00Subcoolers, desuperheaters or superheaters
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B41/00Fluid-circulation arrangements
    • F25B41/30Expansion means; Dispositions thereof
    • F25B41/31Expansion valves
    • F25B41/33Expansion valves with the valve member being actuated by the fluid pressure, e.g. by the pressure of the refrigerant
    • F25B41/335Expansion valves with the valve member being actuated by the fluid pressure, e.g. by the pressure of the refrigerant via diaphragms
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2700/00Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
    • F25B2700/21Temperatures
    • F25B2700/2115Temperatures of a compressor or the drive means therefor
    • F25B2700/21151Temperatures of a compressor or the drive means therefor at the suction side of the compressor

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  • This invention relates to refrigeration and provides a control mechanism particularly adapted for automatic systems.
  • One feature of the invention is the use of a 5 heat exchanger to effect a heat interchange between warm liquid refrigerant leaving the condenser and cold refrigerant leaving the evaporator, partly for the purpose of improving the efficiency of the system, but chiefly for the purpose of insuring the evaporation of any liquid refrigerant leaving the evaporator and the development of a moderate degree of superheat in the vaporous refrigerant approaching the compressor.
  • Another feature of the invention is the control of an automatic expansion valve in such a way as to protect the compressor against the delivery thereto of any liquid refrigerant by taking advantage of the superheating effect of the exchanger just mentioned.
  • the principle underlying the control is that if the expansion valve is so oper- 45 ated that refrigerant approaching the compressor is slightly superheated, -no liquid refrigerant can be present. This follows from the fact that it is .impossible under normal operating conditions tosuperheat the vapor in contact with the liquid.
  • Fig. l is a diagrammatic view chiefly in elevation but with certain parts shown in section,
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal axial section, on an enlarged scale, of the heat exchanger.
  • Fig. 3 is a slightly enlarged section of the expansion valve shown in Fig. 1, with certain modiflcations hereinafter described.
  • the air cooled compressor 6 is driven by an electric motor 1, or other suitable means, through a belt drive 8, and lo discharges compressed refrigerant through the line 9 and through an air cooled condenser Il, here illustrated as comprising two fin and tube units connected in parallel as to refrigerant flow and arranged to deliver liquefied refrigerant through the liquid lines l2 to the receiver i3.
  • the dip pipe lil delivers liquid refrigerant from the receiver through ar normally open stop valve I5 to the outer annular shell of a heat exchanger, indicated generally at I6, and hereinafter more fully described. From the exchanger .20 the liquid refrigerant flows through pipe Il to the expansion valve, generally indicated by the numeral lli applied to its body.
  • This expansion valve for which no novelty is here claimed, comprises a valve seat member I9 25 and a poppet valve 2l urged upwardly, that is, in a closing direction, by a coil compression spring 22.
  • the valve is forced in an opening direction by vapor pressure developed on a diaphragm 23 by evaporation of 'a volatile liquid in the thermostatic bulb 2t which is connected to the space above the diaphragm 23 by the small vtube ⁇ 25.
  • a packing gland 2l isolates the space below the diaphragm from the space on the discharge side of the expan- 40 sion valve 2l, so that the diaphragm 23 is not affected ⁇ directly by pressure on the discharge side of the expansion valve.
  • Refrigerant passing the expansion valve flows through the pipe 28 to an evaporator 29 of the fin and tube type.
  • a pipe 3l conducts refrigerant to the central passage of the exchanger I6, which is connected by a pipe 32 with the suction connection of the compressor ii.
  • the thermostatic bulb 24, previously mentioned, is 50 mounted on the pipe 32 between the heat exchanger and the compressor or is otherwise arranged to respond to the temperature of refrigerant flowing between the heat exchanger and the compressor.
  • the pipe 26, previously men- 55 tioned communicates with the interior of the pipe 32 at a point closely adjacent the bulb 24 so that the lower side of the diaphragm 3 is subject to the suction pressure in the system adjacent the bulb 24.
  • the heat exchanger I6 comprises a. tube v33 with apertured plugs 34 and 35 in its ends.
  • and 32 communicate with the interior of the tube A33 through the plugs and are tightly connected to the plugs.
  • Between the plugs 34 and 36 is a spirally twisted strip of metal 36 whose edges may be notched at intervals, as indicated at 31, or these notches may be omitted if desired.
  • the function of the strip 36 ls to impart a rotary or whirling motion to vapor flowing through the tubes 33. This develops sufficient centrifugal effect upon droplets of liquid which' may be entrained with vapor leaving the evaporator to cause these droplets to move outward into contact with the inner surface of the tube 33 where they will be evaporated.
  • a shell or jacket 38 Surrounding the tube 33 and substantially coextensive in length therewith, is a shell or jacket 38 which is illled with a filtering material 39.
  • Bronze wool has been used in practice for this purpose, and serves effectively as an extension of the heat transfer surface.
  • the exchanger is made of copper and the components are suitably brazed together.
  • the pipe I4 conducts the liquid refrigerant to one end of the jacket and the pipe I1 withdraws it from the other end, the parts being so arranged that there is a counterflow relation between the cold vaporous refrigerant flowing from left to right and the warm liquid refrigerant flowing from right to left (as viewed in the drawing).
  • the expansion valve is controlled in response to the' temperature and pressure of refrigerant between the exchanger I6 and the compressor 6, and the loading spring 22 is so adjusted and the parts are so proportioned that the valve 2
  • This control takes advantage of such superheat as is imparted to refrigerant in the suction line by the heat exchanger, with the result that the Vexpansion valve opens slightly wider than it would if the control were arranged according to conventional practice, at some point near the discharge from the evaporator, say on the pipe 3
  • this simplified arrangement may be used to provide a control which is approximately in response to superheat and sufllciently precise for ordinary commercial purposes.
  • the adjustment is primarily one of the stress in the loading spring 22.
  • the effect of the heat exchanger is beneficial and the novel location of the thermostatic bulb or of the thermostatic bulb and pressure connection, improves the operation of the evaporator because the evaporator may be operated completely ooded.
  • the adjustment is such that slight slop-overs into the suction line 3
  • the heat exchanger I6 will furnish suicient heat to evaporate any liquid refrigerant which may reach the exchanger through the pipe 3
  • the method of controlling the admission of refrigerant to the evaporator of a refrigerating circuit of the compressor, condenser, evaporator type which comprises imparting heat to refrigerant flowing from the evaporator to the compressor by heat exchange with refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator, and regulating the admission of refrigerant to the evaporator in response to the combined effect of temperature and pressure of refrigerant, the temperature and pressure being sensed at approximately the same point after such heat has been imparted.

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A. B. NEWTON REFRIGERATION June 14, i938.
Filed Sept.' 25, 1956 t'j- 1R39 RECEWEE.- nventox GYLe/I/Dlcm/ @dna Gttornegs `lzaterltecl June 14, 1938 PATENT OFFICE REFRlGERATION Alwin B. Newton, York, Pa., assig'nor to York Ice Machinery Corporation, York, Pa., a corporation of Delaware Application September 25, 1936, Serial No. 102,587
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This invention relates to refrigeration and provides a control mechanism particularly adapted for automatic systems.
One feature of the invention is the use of a 5 heat exchanger to effect a heat interchange between warm liquid refrigerant leaving the condenser and cold refrigerant leaving the evaporator, partly for the purpose of improving the efficiency of the system, but chiefly for the purpose of insuring the evaporation of any liquid refrigerant leaving the evaporator and the development of a moderate degree of superheat in the vaporous refrigerant approaching the compressor.
Another feature of the invention is the control of an automatic expansion valve in such a way as to protect the compressor against the delivery thereto of any liquid refrigerant by taking advantage of the superheating effect of the exchanger just mentioned.
It has heretofore been the practice to control an automatic expansion valve partly or wholly in response to the temperature of refrigerant leaving the evaporator. A common arrangement was to control in response to temperature of refrigerant leaving the evaporator, the control being modified by pressure at the same point, or more commonly by pressure on the discharge vside of the expansion valve. According to the present invention the control is effected either by the temperature of the suction line between the heat exchanger and the compressor modified by the pressure of the refrigerant at the same point, or, in cases where a constant speed compressor is used, by the pressure of refrigerant on the discharge side of the expansion valve. This last alternative arrangement is possible because where a constant speed machine is used the pressure drop through the evaporator and-the heat exchanger is approximately constant so that a constant correction factor can be introduced in the adjustment of the expansion valve.
In any event the principle underlying the control is that if the expansion valve is so oper- 45 ated that refrigerant approaching the compressor is slightly superheated, -no liquid refrigerant can be present. This follows from the fact that it is .impossible under normal operating conditions tosuperheat the vapor in contact with the liquid.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which,-
- Fig. l is a diagrammatic view chiefly in elevation but with certain parts shown in section,
of a refrigerating circuit embodying the invention.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal axial section, on an enlarged scale, of the heat exchanger.
Fig. 3 is a slightly enlarged section of the expansion valve shown in Fig. 1, with certain modiflcations hereinafter described.
Referring first to Fig. 1, the air cooled compressor 6 is driven by an electric motor 1, or other suitable means, through a belt drive 8, and lo discharges compressed refrigerant through the line 9 and through an air cooled condenser Il, here illustrated as comprising two fin and tube units connected in parallel as to refrigerant flow and arranged to deliver liquefied refrigerant through the liquid lines l2 to the receiver i3. The dip pipe lil delivers liquid refrigerant from the receiver through ar normally open stop valve I5 to the outer annular shell of a heat exchanger, indicated generally at I6, and hereinafter more fully described. From the exchanger .20 the liquid refrigerant flows through pipe Il to the expansion valve, generally indicated by the numeral lli applied to its body.
This expansion valve, for which no novelty is here claimed, comprises a valve seat member I9 25 and a poppet valve 2l urged upwardly, that is, in a closing direction, by a coil compression spring 22. The valve is forced in an opening direction by vapor pressure developed on a diaphragm 23 by evaporation of 'a volatile liquid in the thermostatic bulb 2t which is connected to the space above the diaphragm 23 by the small vtube`25.
Pressure acting downwardly on the diaphragm 35 23 is opposed by vapor pressure conducted to the space below the diaphragm through a branch connection 26. A packing gland 2l (see Fig. 3) isolates the space below the diaphragm from the space on the discharge side of the expan- 40 sion valve 2l, so that the diaphragm 23 is not affected `directly by pressure on the discharge side of the expansion valve.
Refrigerant passing the expansion valve flows through the pipe 28 to an evaporator 29 of the fin and tube type. From this a pipe 3l conducts refrigerant to the central passage of the exchanger I6, which is connected by a pipe 32 with the suction connection of the compressor ii. The thermostatic bulb 24, previously mentioned, is 50 mounted on the pipe 32 between the heat exchanger and the compressor or is otherwise arranged to respond to the temperature of refrigerant flowing between the heat exchanger and the compressor. The pipe 26, previously men- 55 tioned, communicates with the interior of the pipe 32 at a point closely adjacent the bulb 24 so that the lower side of the diaphragm 3 is subject to the suction pressure in the system adjacent the bulb 24.
Referring now more particularly to Fig. 2, the heat exchanger I6 comprises a. tube v33 with apertured plugs 34 and 35 in its ends. The tubes 3| and 32 communicate with the interior of the tube A33 through the plugs and are tightly connected to the plugs. Between the plugs 34 and 36 is a spirally twisted strip of metal 36 whose edges may be notched at intervals, as indicated at 31, or these notches may be omitted if desired. The function of the strip 36 ls to impart a rotary or whirling motion to vapor flowing through the tubes 33. This develops sufficient centrifugal effect upon droplets of liquid which' may be entrained with vapor leaving the evaporator to cause these droplets to move outward into contact with the inner surface of the tube 33 where they will be evaporated.
Surrounding the tube 33 and substantially coextensive in length therewith, is a shell or jacket 38 which is illled with a filtering material 39. Bronze wool has been used in practice for this purpose, and serves effectively as an extension of the heat transfer surface. The exchanger is made of copper and the components are suitably brazed together. The pipe I4 conducts the liquid refrigerant to one end of the jacket and the pipe I1 withdraws it from the other end, the parts being so arranged that there is a counterflow relation between the cold vaporous refrigerant flowing from left to right and the warm liquid refrigerant flowing from right to left (as viewed in the drawing).
It will be observed that the expansion valve is controlled in response to the' temperature and pressure of refrigerant between the exchanger I6 and the compressor 6, and the loading spring 22 is so adjusted and the parts are so proportioned that the valve 2|l will be opened sufllciently to insure the existence of a slight degree of superheat in the pipe 32. This control takes advantage of such superheat as is imparted to refrigerant in the suction line by the heat exchanger, with the result that the Vexpansion valve opens slightly wider than it would if the control were arranged according to conventional practice, at some point near the discharge from the evaporator, say on the pipe 3| in advance of the exchanger. By arranging the pressure and temperature controls at the same point, precise regulation in response to superheat may be had. In case the compressor 6 is a constant speed machine, the pressure drop from the expansion valve I8 through the evaporator 29 and heat exchanger I6 to the point at which the bulb 24 is located, is substantially constant. This means that the pressure on the discharge side of valve I8 is a simple function of the pressure in the pipe 32 adjacent bulb at 24. It follows, therefore, that where a constant speed machine is used the pipe 26 may be omitted and its connection plugged, as indicated at 4| in Fig. 3. In such case a port 42, also shown in Fig. 3, is drilled to afford communication from the space below the diaphragm 23 to the space on the discharge side of the expansion valve 2|. This port is not present in the construction shown in Fig. 1.
In many cases this simplified arrangement may be used to provide a control which is approximately in response to superheat and sufllciently precise for ordinary commercial purposes.
The adjustment is primarily one of the stress in the loading spring 22. In any case the effect of the heat exchanger is beneficial and the novel location of the thermostatic bulb or of the thermostatic bulb and pressure connection, improves the operation of the evaporator because the evaporator may be operated completely ooded. The adjustment is such that slight slop-overs into the suction line 3| are unobjectionable, it
'being understood that the heat exchanger I6 will furnish suicient heat to evaporate any liquid refrigerant which may reach the exchanger through the pipe 3| and supply such superheat as is desired. Because the evaporator is flooded, it will carry a heavier refrigerative load than would otherwise be practicable.
Certain modifications have been suggested and others within the scope of the invention are possible.
In order to show the invention in a commercial environment, it has been illustrated as embodied in a commercial room cooler in which the condenser is of the split air cooled type and in which the evaporator is interposed in the air stream to beI cooled. In commercial practice the air is blown through the condenser by means not shown in the drawing, and air to be conditioned is fed in contact with the evaporator by a fan, not shown. The invention, however, is not limited to the use of any specific type of evaporator or condenser, nor is it limited to use in room coolers.
What is claimed is:-
1. The method of controlling the admission of refrigerant to the evaporator of a refrigerating circuit of the compressor, condenser, evaporator type, which comprises imparting heat to refrigerant flowing from the evaporator to the compressor by heat exchange with refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator, and regulating the admission of refrigerant to the evaporator in response to the combined effect of temperature and pressure of refrigerant, the temperature and pressure being sensed at approximately the same point after such heat has been imparted.
2. The combination of a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, and connections connecting the same in the order stated, in a closed refrigerating circuit containing a volatile refrigerant; a surface heat exchanger so interposed in said circuit as to effect transfer of heat from liquid refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator with refrigerant flowing from the evaporator to the compressor; valve means serving to control the admission of refrigerant to the evaporator; and means for controlling said valve means, responsive at least in part to the temperature of refrigerant flowing from said exchanger to said compressor.
3.. 'I'he combination defined in claim 2, in which the exchanger is' so arranged that the liquid path surrounds the vapor path, the two being separated by means forming a transfer surface, and means are provided to cause whirling of the vapor in its path, whereby liquid particles entrained in the vapor are urged toward said transfer surface.
4. The combination of a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, and connections connecting the same in the order stated, in a closed refrigerating circuit containing a volatile refrigerant; a surface heat exchanger so interposed in said circuit as to effecttransfer of heat from liquid refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator with refrigerant flowing from the evaporator to the compressor; valve means servto evaporator, to refrigerant flowing from evaporator to compressor; and automatic regulating means controlling flow of refrigerant in the circuit and responsive to the pressure and temperature of refrigerant approaching the compressor for ensuring that the exchanger imparts superheat to the refrigerant heated thereby.
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