Patent ID: 11927375
Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 7:
8. A HVACR system, comprising:
a compressor; a condenser; a first expander; and a first liquid-vapor separator in fluid communication, wherein the first liquid-vapor separator includes:
a first housing,
a first inlet disposed on the first housing and configured to receive a working fluid,
a first vapor stream outlet disposed on the first housing and configured to release a first vapor stream of the working fluid to the compressor,
a first demister disposed in the first housing and configured to transfer thermal energy between the working fluid and the first vapor stream, such that at least a portion of a first plurality of entrained droplets absorb thermal energy from the working fluid to evaporate said portion of the first plurality of the entrained droplets when the first vapor stream flows through the first demister,
the first expander disposed in a lower portion of the first housing, the first expander being configured to expand the working fluid, and
a flow path for the working fluid flowing from the first demister to the first expander, the flow path being disposed within the first housing, wherein
the working fluid is received through a conduit fluidly connecting the first demister and the first inlet, and at least a portion of the conduit is disposed within the first housing of the first liquid-vapor separator.