US3124938A
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absorption refrigeration systems and method of operation
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Granted: 1964-03-17
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Expires: 1981-03-17
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:21
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B15/00; F25B15/008; F25B15/02; F25B15/06; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A30/00; Y02A30/27; Y02B; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
IN AN ABSORBER-EVAPORATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN AN ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION OF A SHELL, A BARRIER SEPARTING THE SHELL INTO TWO CHAMBERS IN COMMUNICATION WITH ONE ANOTHER, THE FIRST CHAMBER FORMING A SOLUTION EVAPORATOR AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE GENERATOR OF THE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE STRONG SOLUTION THEREFROM, SAID CHAMBER BEING ADAPTED TO BE MAINTAINED AT A PRESSURE LESS THAN GENERATOR PRESSURE DURING OPERATION OF THE SYTEM WHEREBY STRONG SOLUTION DISCHARGED THEREIN IS FLASH-COOLED, THE FIRST CHAMBER BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONENCTED TO THE ABSORBER OF THE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE SOLUTION THEREFROM TO MIX WITH FLASH-COOLED SOLUTION AND TO RETURN THE MIXTURE TO THE ABSORBER OF THE SYSTEM, THE SECOND CHAMBER RECEIING VAPOR FROM THE FIRST CHAMBER, SAID SECOND CHAMBER BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE GENERATOR TO SUPPLY WEAK SOLUTION THERETO SOLUTION IN THE SECOND CHAMBER ABSORBING VAPOR THEREIN CREATED IN THE FIRST CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
IN THE METHOD OF OPERATION OF AN ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM, THE STEPS WHICH CONSIST IN PLACING WEAK SOLUTION IN THE GENERATOR IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH A HEATING MEDIUM TO VAPORIZE REFRIGERANT FROM THE SOLUTION THUS FORMING A STRONG SOLUTION, FORWARDING THE VAPOR TO A CONDENSER, CONDENSING THE VAPOR, FORWARDING THE REFRIGERANT CONDENSATE TO AN EVAPORATOR AT A PRESSURE LESS THAN PRESSURE IN THE CONDENSER, FLASH-COOLING THE CONDENSATE IN THE EVAPORATOR, VAPOR FORMED IN THE EVAPORATOR PASSING TO AN ABSORBER TO BE ABSORBED BY SOLUTION THEREIN, PLACING THE COOLED REFRIGERANT CONDENSATE IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH A MEDIUM TO BE COOLED, FORWARDING STRONG SOLUTION FROM THE GENERATOR TO A SOLUTION EVAPORATOR AT A PRESSURE LESS THAN GENERATOR PRESSURE, FLASH-COOLING THE SOLUTION IN THE SOLUTION EVAPORATOR, MIXING THE FLASH-COOLED SOLUTION WITH ABSORBER SOLUTION, ABSORBING THE FLASHED VAPOR IN THE SOLUTION AND FORWARDING THE SOLLUTION TO THE GENERATOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-17 | 1967-09-16 | 1968-03-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-17 | 1971-09-16 | 1972-03-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-17 | 1975-09-16 | 1976-03-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |