Patent ID: 11892202
Assignee: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the expansion valve is a first expansion valve, the closed-circuit refrigeration system further comprises:
a heat rejection exchanger comprising an inlet and an outlet, the inlet of the heat rejection exchanger fluidly coupled to the outlet of the compressor; and
a second expansion valve having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet of the second expansion valve fluidly coupled to the outlet of the heat rejection exchanger, the outlet of the second expansion valve fluidly coupled to the inlet of the flash tank, the second expansion valve configured to expand refrigerant fluid from the heat rejection heat exchanger to a third pressure that is between the first pressure and the second pressure.