Lg Electronics Inc.

The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University

Jinhee Jeong

Jungho Kang

Cheolmin Kim

Hyunwook Han

Uisik Hwang

Heewoong Lee

Kiwook Lee

Namsoo Lee

Seongmin Jang

Chanmyung Park

Soyoon Kim

Seongki Baek

Sangchul Nam

Solji Ryu

Heungju Lee

Yongsun Cho

Wansoo Lee

Myounggyu Noh

Sunggyu Nam

Simbok Ha

Hyunuk Cho

Chulmin Kim

An evaporator comprises: a housing with a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet; heat transfer tubes that are contained in the housing, in which chilled water for heat exchange with refrigerant inside the housing flows; at least one distribution tray that is placed apart from the heat transfer tubes and has a plurality of holes for distributing refrigerant over the underlying heat transfer tubes; and a tube support with a plurality of holes for passing the heat transfer tubes through, that is placed inside the housing and supports the distribution tray. Through the present disclosure, it is possible to achieve stable heat exchange performance by placing the distribution tray horizontal and stable.

Evaporator

The present disclosure relates to a compressor including: a motor having a rotating shaft; a first impeller housing forming a first inlet, through which a first refrigerant flows, and having a chamber into which a second refrigerant flows; a first impeller coupled to one end of the rotating shaft, and rotatably received in the first impeller housing; a diffuser spaced apart from an inside of the first impeller housing, and forming a first outlet; a second impeller housing having a second inlet formed therein; a second impeller coupled to the other end of the rotating shaft, and rotatably received in the second impeller housing; a volute case in which a volute is formed; and a motor housing having a connecting passage formed therein and connecting the first outlet and the second inlet.

Compressor and chiller including the same

A condenser and a turbochiller including a condenser are provided. The turbochiller may include a compressor including an impeller that compresses refrigerant and a motor that drives the impeller; a condenser for heat exchange between the refrigerant introduced from the compressor and cooling water; an evaporator for heat exchange between the refrigerant discharged from the condenser and cold water; an expansion valve provided between the condenser and the evaporator; and a collector configured to collect noncondensable gas inside of the condenser. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently collect noncondensable gas inside of a condenser of a turbochiller.

Condenser and turbo chiller having condenser

A turbo compressor includes a housing with a refrigerant suction hole, through which a refrigerant is introduced, at a front portion thereof, and a motor case defining an accommodation space. The accommodation space includes a rotation shaft extending in a front-rear direction and a motor that is configured to rotate the rotation shaft. A first impeller is coupled to one end of the rotation shaft and a second impeller is coupled to the other end of the rotation shaft. The first impeller is configured to primarily compress the refrigerant introduced into the refrigerant suction hole. A connection passage, that surrounds the motor case extends backward from an outlet of the first impeller. The second impeller is configured to secondarily compress the refrigerant introduced through the connection passage.

Turbo compressor and turbo chiller including the same

An evaporator including a housing with a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet; heat transfer tubes contained in the housing, in which chilled water for heat exchange with refrigerant inside of the housing flows; at least one distribution tray placed apart from the heat transfer tubes and having a plurality of holes for distributing refrigerant over the underlying heat transfer tubes; a vapor-liquid separator that is placed above the distribution tray and separates an introduced mixed refrigerant into vapor refrigerant and liquid refrigerant and distributes the liquid refrigerant to the distribution tray; and at least one tube support with a plurality of holes for passing the heat transfer tubes through, that is placed inside of the housing and supports the distribution tray.

An evaporator comprises: a housing with a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet; heat transfer tubes that are contained in the housing, in which chilled water for heat exchange with refrigerant inside the housing flows; at least one distribution tray that is placed apart from the heat transfer tubes and has a plurality of holes for distributing refrigerant over the underlying heat transfer tubes; a vapor-liquid separator that is placed apart from the bottom of the distribution tray and separates an introduced refrigerant into a vapor refrigerant and a liquid refrigerant; and a pair of support frames that are fixed to either side of the width direction of the housing, wherein the vapor-liquid separator comprises: a chamber that has an inlet port communicating with the refrigerant inlet, a vapor refrigerant exit communicating with the refrigerant outlet, and a plurality of holes formed in the bottom to distribute the liquid refrigerant to the distribution tray; and a plurality of side arms that are formed on either side of the chamber and arranged in the length direction of the chamber and supported by the support frames. Through the present disclosure, it is possible to keep the vapor-liquid separator horizontal and stable and achieve stable heat exchange performance.

A compressor including a motor having a rotary shaft, a rotor and a stator, and an impeller at a front end of the rotary shaft to suction refrigerant in an axial direction and compress the refrigerant in a centrifugal direction. The compressor has a collar at a rear end of the rotary shaft and coupled to the rotary shaft to be extended outwardly in a radial direction of the rotary shaft. Radial bearings support a radial movement of the rotary shaft at a front and rear of the stator. A thrust bearing prevents an axial movement of the rotary shaft. A mechanical backup bearing also prevents the axial movement of the rotary shaft. A fixing unit supports the backup bearing at the rear end of the rotary shaft, wherein the backup bearing is arranged to overlap the thrust bearing in the radial direction of the rotary shaft.

Compressor and chiller system including same

A method of measuring a center error between bearings includes disposing both sides of a rotation shaft on inner circumferential surfaces of a magnetic bearing and a backup bearing, applying current to the magnetic bearing to produce movement of the rotation shaft, determining a contact point between the rotation shaft and the backup bearing according to movement of the rotation shaft, determining a final target value using the contact point and predetermined position information of the magnetic bearing, determining a magnetic center of the magnetic bearing through the final target value, comparing the magnetic center of the magnetic bearing and a mechanical center of the backup bearing to determine a center error, and aligning the magnetic center of the magnetic bearing and the mechanical center of the backup bearing based on the determined center error.

Center error value of bearings measuring method

A distributor and an evaporator having the same are provided. The distributor may include a first refrigerant distributor provided with a plurality of through holes formed in a first direction, and a plurality of refrigerant dropping devices that guide refrigerant, dropped from the first refrigerant distributor through the plurality of through holes, to a heat transfer pipe, and having a sectional area of flow surfaces thereof that decreases in a flow direction of the refrigerant.

Distributor and turbo refrigerating machine and evaporator having the same

An absorption refrigeration machine may include a first regenerator for primarily regenerating an absorbing liquid absorbing a refrigerant; a second regenerator for secondarily regenerating the absorbing liquid primarily regenerated from the first regenerator; an auxiliary absorber provided with the second regenerator, to allow an auxiliary absorbing liquid to absorb the refrigerant; and an auxiliary regenerator for regenerating the auxiliary absorbing liquid carrying the refrigerant in the auxiliary absorber.

Absorption refrigeration machine

A chiller system includes a compressor that compress refrigerant, a condenser that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and a cooling water discharged from the compressor, and a flow adjusting device that is provided to a refrigerant outlet side of the condenser and adjusts refrigerant amount in the inside of the condenser, the flow adjusting device includes, a main body portion that is communicated with a tubing of the outlet side of the condenser, a refrigerant supply tube that extends to the main body portion from the condenser and supplies the refrigerant in the inside of the condenser to the inside of the main body portion, and a flow hole that is formed on the main body portion and is selectively opened and closed according to refrigerant pressure which is input through the refrigerant supply tube.

Chiller system

Disclosed is a detection device for detecting a turbomachine including an opening, the detection device comprises: a flange configured to close the opening; and an endoscope assembly including an endoscope body, a detector extending from the endoscope assembly and inserted into an internal space of the turbomachine through the flange and an extension part connecting the endoscope body and the detector.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jinhee Jeong