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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daoud A. Jandal, La Crosse, WI (US);
Lee L. Sibik, Onalaska, WI (US);
Robin R. Lee, La Crosse, WI (US);
Michael P. Morse, West Salem, WI (US);
Assignee:
American Standard International Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 3/300 ;
Abstract
A generator for an absorption chiller boils an absorption solution with steam heat by conveying the steam through a tube bundle with the steam flowing counter to the flow of solution. The tube bundle runs downhill in the direction of steam flow, while in some embodiments of the invention a bottom surface of the generator runs uphill in the direction of solution flow. The amount of solution in the generator is kept to an appropriately low level by submerging the tube bundle deeper at one end of the generator than the other.