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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Mitsuru Ishikawa, Saitama, JP;
Nobuyuki Yuri, Saitama, JP;
Hidetaka Kayanuma, Saitama, JP;
Kohichi Miyashita, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
For minimizing declination of the operational efficiency, hydrogen gas generated in an absorption type refrigerator is eliminated by reduction without exhausting to the outside. The hydrogen gas H,remains close to the level surface,of a refrigerant in a condenser,is transferred together with a refrigerant vapor via an extraction pipe,to a condenser tank,. The condenser tank,is equipped with a heated metal oxide which is allowed to come into direct contact with the hydrogen gas for carrying out its reduction. Accordingly, the hydrogen gas is eliminated and a trace of water is generated. The water is then returned back via the extraction pipe,to the condenser,. As a result, the elimination of the hydrogen gas is successfully carried out while the water generated stays in the system, whereby the content of water in the refrigerant can be maintained to a desired level.