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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2020
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Raphael Muller, Lyons, FR;
Jeremey Wallet-Laily, Saint Cyr au mont d'Or, FR;
Charbel Rahhal, Lyons, FR;
Antoine Barriere, Villeurbanne, FR;
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A refrigeration apparatus, including a main circuit () for circulation of a main flow () of refrigerant, and a lubrication branch (), comprising a lubrication inlet (), configured to derive a lubrication flow () from the main flow () circulating through a supply part () of the main circuit; and a lubrication outlet (), to feed the compressor () with the lubrication flow () for lubrication. According to the invention, the refrigeration apparatus further includes: a subcooling branch (), comprising a subcooling inlet (), connected to an evaporator () of the main circuit (), so as to derive a subcooling flow (), and a subcooling outlet (), connected to the evaporator (), for reintroducing the subcooling flow () into the main flow (); and a subcooling heat exchanger ().