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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Marcel Christians, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Jack Leon Esformes, Jamesville, NY (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A falling film evaporator includes a plurality of evaporator tubes through which a volume of thermal energy transfer medium is flowed, a separator to separate a flow of liquid refrigerant from a vapor and liquid refrigerant mixture, and a distributor operably connected to the separator to distribute a flow of liquid refrigerant over the plurality of evaporator tubes. The distributor includes a distributor inlet to receive the flow of liquid refrigerant from the separator, a sparge channel connected to the distributor inlet to flow the liquid refrigerant therethrough and exiting the sparge channel via a plurality of sparge openings in an upper surface of the sparge channel, and a distribution sheet disposed below the sparge channel through which the liquid refrigerant flows onto the plurality of evaporator tubes. A flow rate of liquid refrigerant through each sparge opening of the plurality of sparge openings is substantially equal.