Cooling apparatus and process for heat-actuated compressors

Claim 2

A cooling apparatus containing a monoboiling refrigerant comprising a heat-actuated compressor to compress said refrigerant having a first volume at a higher average temperature-pressure relationship and a second volume at a lower average temperature-pressure relationship, heating means, regenerative means and a cooler thermal exchanger respectively separating said volumes, a first condenser in conduit relation with the compressed refrigerant output of said compressor, said cooler in conduit relation with a major portion of the output of said first condenser, a second condenser in conduit relation with the output of said cooler, a minor expansion means in conduit relation with the remainder portion of the output of said first condenser, a major expansion means in conduit relation with the output of said minor expansion means in conduit relation with the output of said minor expansion means and said second condenser, and exterior atmosphere cooling-evaporation means in conduit relation with the output of said major expansion means and in conduit relation with the input of said compressor.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said compressor mechanically compresses said refrigerant selected from the group consisting of Freon 12, Freon 22, Freon 502, methanol and ethanol.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said cooler is within the active volume of said compressor.

Claim 5

The Apparatus of claim 1 wherein said cooler comprises generally vertical passages to create a thermosiphon for movement of said boiling refrigerant through said apparatus.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said boiling refrigerant is the working fluid of said heat-actuated compressor and is selected from the group consisting of CO2, SO2, and water.

Claim 7

A cooling apparatus containing a monoboiling refrigerant comprising a heat-actuated compressor to compress said refrigerant having a first volume at a higher average temperature-pressure relationship and a second volume at a lower average temperature-pressure relationship, heating means, regenerative means and a cooler thermal exchanger respectively separating said volumes, a mixing chamber in conduit relation with the compressed refrigerant output of said compressor, a condenser in conduit relation with said chamber, said cooler in conduit relation with a portion of the output of said condenser and in conduit relation with said chamber forming a loop with said chamber, condenser, and cooler, expansion means in conduit relation with the remainder portion of the output of said condenser, and exterior atmosphere cooling-evaporation means in conduit relation with the output of said expansion means and in conduit relation with the input of said compressor.

Claim 8

A cooling apparatus containing a monoboiling refrigerant comprising a heat-actuated compressor to compress said refrigerant having a first volume at a higher average temperature-pressure relationship and a second volume at a lower average temperature-pressure relationship, heating means, regenerative means and a cooler thermal exchanger respectively separating said volumes, a mixing chamber in conduit relation with the compressed refrigerant output of said compressor, a condenser in conduit relation with said chamber, said cooler in conduit relation with a portion of the output of said condenser and in conduit relation with said chamber forming a loop with said chamber, condenser, and cooler, expansion means in conduit relation with the remainder portion of the output of said condenser, and exterior atmosphere cooling-evaporation means in conduit relation with the output of said expansion means and in conduit relation with the input of said compressor.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said compressor mechanically compresses said refrigerant selected from the group consisting of Freon 12, Freon 22, Freon 502, methanol and ethanol.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said cooler is within the active volume of said compressor.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said cooler comprises generally vertical passages to create a thermosiphon for movement of said boiling refrigerant through said apparatus.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said boiling refrigerant is the working fluid of said heat-actuated compressor and is selected from the group consisting of CO2, SO2, and water.

Claim 13

A process for cooling a heat-actuated compressor and contained exterior atmosphere using a monoboiling refrigerant comprising the steps of compressing said refrigerant with a heat-actuated compressor, passing said compressed refrigerant through a first condenser condensing said refrigerant to the liquid state, dividing the output of said first condenser into a major portion and a minor portion said minor portion being directly proportional to the coefficient of performance greater than 1, passing said major portion through a cooler thermal exchanger cooling the active volume of the heat-actuated compressor causing vaporization of the refrigerant and then through a second condenser to condense the refrigerant to a liquid state, passing said minor portion through a minor expansion means to reduce the pressure to that of said major portion output of said second condenser, recombining said major and minor portions, passing said combined portions through a major expansion means reducing the temperature to evaporator condition, then passing the liquid refrigerant through cooling-evaporation means cooling contained exterior atmosphere causing vaporization of the refrigerant, and returning said vaporized refrigerant to said compressor for recompression.

Claim 14

A process for cooling a heat-actuated compressor and contained exterior atmosphere using a monoboiling refrigerant comprising the steps of compressing said refrigerant with a heat-actuated compressor, passing said compressed refrigerant through a first condenser condensing said refrigerant to the liquid state, dividing the output of said first condenser into a major portion and a minor portion said minor portion being directly proportional to the coefficient of performance greater than 1, passing said major portion through a cooler thermal exchanger cooling the active volume of the heat-actuated compressor causing vaporization of the refrigerant and then through a second condenser to condense the refrigerant to a liquid state, passing said minor portion through a minor expansion means to reduce the pressure to that of said major portion output of said second condenser, recombining said major and minor portions, passing said combined portions through a major expansion means reducing the temperature to evaporator condition, then passing the liquid refrigerant through cooling-evaporation means cooling contained exterior atmosphere causing vaporization of the refrigerant, and returning said vaporized refrigerant to said compressor for recompression.

Claim 15

The process of claim 11 wherein said compressor mechanically compresses said refrigerant selected from the group consisting of Freon 12, Freon 22, Freon 502, methanol and ethanol.

Claim 16

The process of claim 11 wherein said boiling refrigerant is the working fluid of said heat-actuated compressor and is selected from the group consisting of CO2, SO2, and water.

Claim 17

The process of claim 11 wherein said major portion is passed through a cooler thermal exchanger within the working volume of said heat-actuated compressor.

Claim 18

A process for cooling a heat-actuated compressor and contained exterior atmosphere using a monoboiling refrigerant comprising the steps of compressing said rEfrigerant with a heat-actuated compressor, passing said compressed refrigerant into a mixing chamber, passing the output of said mixing chamber through a condenser condensing said refrigerant to the liquid state, dividing the output of said condenser into a first portion and a second portion said first portion passing through a cooler thermal exchanger cooling the active volume of the heat-actuated compressor causing vaporization of the refrigerant and passing the output of said cooler into said chamber, passing said second portion through an expansion means reducing the temperature to evaporator condition, then passing the liquid refrigerant through cooling-evaporation means cooling contained exterior atmosphere causing vaporization of the refrigerant, and returning said vaporized refrigerant to said compressor for recompression.

Claim 19

A process for cooling a heat-actuated compressor and contained exterior atmosphere using a monoboiling refrigerant comprising the steps of compressing said rEfrigerant with a heat-actuated compressor, passing said compressed refrigerant into a mixing chamber, passing the output of said mixing chamber through a condenser condensing said refrigerant to the liquid state, dividing the output of said condenser into a first portion and a second portion said first portion passing through a cooler thermal exchanger cooling the active volume of the heat-actuated compressor causing vaporization of the refrigerant and passing the output of said cooler into said chamber, passing said second portion through an expansion means reducing the temperature to evaporator condition, then passing the liquid refrigerant through cooling-evaporation means cooling contained exterior atmosphere causing vaporization of the refrigerant, and returning said vaporized refrigerant to said compressor for recompression.

Claim 20

The process of claim 15 wherein said compressor mechanically compresses said refrigerant selected from the group consisting of Freon 12, Freon 22, Freon 502, methanol and ethanol.

Claim 21

The process of claim 15 wherein said boiling refrigerant is the working fluid of said heat-actuated compressor and is selected from the group consisting of CO2, SO2, and water.

Claim 22

The process of claim 15 wherein said first portion is passed through a cooler thermal exchanger within the working volume of said heat-actuated compressor.