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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ching-Jen Tang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Peter John Bonitatibus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Matthew Paul Rainka, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 5/04 (2006.01); F25B 15/06 (2006.01); F25B 15/02 (2006.01); C09K 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 5/047 (2013.01); C09K 5/04 (2013.01); C09K 5/10 (2013.01); F25B 15/02 (2013.01); F25B 15/06 (2013.01); F25B 2315/001 (2013.01); Y02A 30/27 (2018.01); Y02B 30/62 (2013.01); Y02P 20/10 (2015.11);
Abstract
An absorption cycle apparatus including a working fluid is presented. The working fluid includes a metal halide, water and a zwitterion additive, wherein the zwitterion additive includes an amino acid, 2,2'-[(phosphonomethyl)imino]diaceticacid, 3-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-1-propanesulfonic acid, or combinations thereof. A method of controlling crystallization in a working fluid of an absorption cycle apparatus is also presented.