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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1998
Richard M DeKeuster, Racine, WI (US);
Lawrence W Gabbey, Racine, WI (US);
Thomas J Thielen, Racine, WI (US);
Michael J Swee, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Mark G Voss, Franksville, WI (US);
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
Loss of efficiency as a result of inadequate subcooling caused by the entry of gaseous refrigerant into the subcooling stage of a condenser (20) from a receiver (22) is avoided in a construction wherein an upper inlet (64) to the receiver (22) is canted at an angle (.alpha.,.beta.) with respect to the longitudinal axis (74) of the receiver to induce a vortex flow (130) of refrigerant in the receiver (22). A baffle (106,115,118,121) may advantageously be located between the upper inlet (64) and a lower outlet (66) of the receiver (22) to isolate turbulence within the receiver (22) from the lower outlet (66).