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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Daikin Applied Americas Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joseph Knopp, Staunton, VA (US);
Naomasa Miki, Harrisonburg, VA (US);
Paul Johnson, Waynesboro, VA (US);
DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An economizer includes a separation wheel, a motor, and a liquid storage portion. The separation wheel is arranged and configured to separate refrigerant into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant. The separation wheel is attached to a shaft rotatable about a rotation axis. The motor is arranged and configured to rotate the shaft in order to rotate the separation wheel. The liquid storage portion is arranged and configured to store the liquid refrigerant. The economizer is adapted to be used in a chiller system including a compressor, an evaporator and a condenser.