Carrier Corporation

David Vericel

Mark Hooker

Ludovic Lanuzel

Fabien Talhouarn

Ronan Commault

Benoit Bombard

An accumulator heat exchanger comprising an accumulator vessel with an internal volume for accumulation of refrigerant fluid. The accumulator vessel has a first inlet conduit for gaseous refrigerant and a first outlet conduit for superheated gaseous refrigerant; a heat exchange coil disposed within the accumulator vessel. The heat exchange coil has a second inlet conduit for subcooled refrigerant fluid and a second outlet conduit for subcooled refrigerant fluid. The second inlet conduit and second outlet conduit provide an inlet and outlet flow path for the heat exchange coil. A separator plate covers a cross-section of the inner volume of the heat exchange coil.

Accumulator heat exchanger

A truck () is provided including an engine (), a cabin, and a conditioned spaced () defined by a plurality of adjacent wall members including a front wall member (). A transport refrigeration unit is configured to control a temperature within the conditioned space include an evaporator unit () and a condenser unit (). The evaporator unit () is mounted within the conditioned space (). The condenser unit () is operably coupled to the evaporator unit () and is mounted to an exterior surface () of the front wall member (). The condenser unit () is configured to move slidably between an operating position and a clearance position.

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Amfreville la Mivoie, France

David Vericel