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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2022
Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);
Erica L. Gallant, Onalaska, WI (US);
Justin D. Piggush, La Crosse, WI (US);
Jon P. Hartfield, La Crosse, WI (US);
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., Davidson, NC (US);
Abstract
A liquid-vapor separator includes a housing, an inlet disposed on the housing and configured to receive a working fluid into the housing, a vapor stream outlet disposed on the housing and configured to release a vapor stream of the working fluid, and a demister disposed in the housing and configured to transfer thermal energy between the working fluid and the vapor stream. In some embodiments, the working fluid absorbs thermal energy and evaporates to provide the vapor stream that includes entrained droplets. At least a portion of the entrained droplets absorbs thermal energy from the working fluid to evaporate when the vapor stream flows through the demister. In some embodiments, the liquid-vapor separator includes a passive demisting portion that demists by obstructing at least a portion of the entrained droplets.