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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth J Kountz, Palatine, IL (US);
Marek Czachorski, Darien, IL (US);
Assignee:
Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623246 ; 62528 ;
Abstract
A heat exchange system for a heat pump in which the cooled fluid and the cooling fluid are maintained in a counterflow heat exchange relationship in a heat exchanger in both the heating and cooling modes of operation of the heat pump. The heat exchange system comprises a refrigeration coil, a liquid distributor, a vapor distributor, an outlet manifold, expansion means, vapor refrigerant/inlet distributor valve means, vapor refrigerant/outlet manifold valve means, liquid refrigerant/inlet distributor valve means and liquid refrigerant/outlet manifold valve means.