Carrier Corporation

Antoine Barriere

Raphael Muller

Charbel Rahhal

Jeremy Wallet-Laily

Jeremey Wallet-Laily

Jérémy Wallet-LAÏLY

A refrigeration apparatus, including a main circuit () for circulation of a main flow () of refrigerant, and a lubrication branch (), comprising a lubrication inlet (), configured to derive a lubrication flow () from the main flow () circulating through a supply part () of the main circuit; and a lubrication outlet (), to feed the compressor () with the lubrication flow () for lubrication. According to the invention, the refrigeration apparatus further includes: a subcooling branch (), comprising a subcooling inlet (), connected to an evaporator () of the main circuit (), so as to derive a subcooling flow (), and a subcooling outlet (), connected to the evaporator (), for reintroducing the subcooling flow () into the main flow (); and a subcooling heat exchanger ().

Refrigeration apparatus having subcooling heat exchanger for lubrication flow

A refrigeration apparatus () includes a main refrigerant circuit () including a positive displacement compressor (), a condenser (), an expansion valve (), and an evaporator (), through which a refrigerant circulates successively in a closed loop circulation, a lubrication refrigerant line () connected to the main refrigerant circuit () between the condenser () and the expansion valve () or to the condenser (), in which circulates a portion of the refrigerant of the main refrigerant circuit () and connected to the compressor () for lubrication of said compressor () with the refrigerant, at least one lubrication refrigerant storing cavity () connected to the lubrication refrigerant line (), the lubrication refrigerant storing cavity () being configured to store liquid refrigerant for lubrication of the compressor () said at least one lubrication refrigerant storing cavity () being provided within the compressor ().

Refrigeration apparatus

A refrigeration apparatus () includes a main refrigerant circuit () including a positive displacement compressor (), a condenser (), an expansion valve (), and an evaporator (), through which a refrigerant circulates successively in a closed loop circulation, a lubrication refrigerant line () connected to the main refrigerant circuit () between the condenser () and the expansion valve () or to the condenser (), in which circulates a portion of the refrigerant of the main refrigerant circuit () and connected to the compressor () for lubrication of the compressor () with the refrigerant. The lubrication refrigerant line () includes, upstream from the compressor (): a throttle valve () adapted to vary the lubrication refrigerant flow entering the compressor (), a downstream pressure detector () configured to measure refrigerant pressure (P) downstream the throttle valve () and upstream the compressor ().

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Villeurbanne, France

Antoine Barriere