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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Trane International Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Stephen S. Hancock, Flint, TX (US);
Assignee:
Trane International Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/06 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/062 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25B 49/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods may include a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system having a heat exchanger and an expansion device disposed upstream and in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. The expansion device includes a pressure recovery portion. The expansion device may also include an isentropic expansion device and/or a substantially isentropic expansion device.