Method and apparatus for removing heat from a refrigerant

Claim 1

AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A FIRST MEANS TO RAISE THE PRESSURE OF A GASEOUS REFRIGERANT TO A SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED PRESSURE, WITH AN INCREASE IN THE HEAT ENERGY THEREOF; (B) MEANS FOR DELIVERING SAID COMPRESSED REFRIGERANT TO A FIRST HEAT EXCHANGER, WHEREIN SAID REFRIGERANT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COOLED AND CONDENSED; (C) MEANS FOR DELIVERING SAID COOLED AND CONDENSED REFRIGERANT TO A RECEIVER; (D) A COMPARTMENT HAVING AIR THEREIN TO BE COOLED BY SAID REFRIGERANT, SAID COMPARTMENT HAVING POSITIONED THEREIN AN EVAPORATOR MEANS, A RECEPTACLE FOR WATER WHICH IS POSITIONED ADJACENT TO AND IMMEDIATELY BELOW SAID EVAPORATOR MEANS, SAID RECEPTACLE BEING FORMED TO RETAIN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER, AND A SECOND HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS WHICH IS POSITIONED IN SAID WATER; (E) MEANS FOR DELIVERING REFRIGERANT FROM SAID RECEIVER TO SAID SECOND HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS IN SAID RECEPTACLE; (F) MEANS FOR CONDUCTING REFRIGERANT FROM SAID SECOND HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS TO AN EXPANSION MEANS;