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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1978
Charles K Griffin, Auburn, NY (US);
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
A vapor compression refrigeration system comprising a condenser including a plurality of generally parallel heat exchange fins and a plurality of refrigerant circuits running through the condenser generally transverse to the heat exchange fin, wherein groups of the refrigerant circuits cover in overlapping fashion the area of the condenser transverse to the direction of the flow of an external heat exchange medium moving thereover. The system also comprises one or more compressors; a plurality of high pressure refrigerant lines for passing refrigerant from the compressor or compressors to the condenser; a refrigerant distribution device in each of the high pressure lines, wherein each group of condenser refrigerant circuits is connected to a different distribution device; and means for selectively preventing the flow of refrigerant through at least a selected one of the high pressure refrigerant lines, wherein the group of circuits connected to the distribution device in the selected refrigerant line is removable from service without appreciably reducing the effective heat exchange area of the condenser.