Patent ID: 9702622
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F24F,F25B,F25D

Claim:
1. A turbo chiller comprising: a compressor including an impeller for compressing a refrigerant and a motor for driving the impeller; a condenser configured to perform heat exchange between condensed water and the refrigerant introduced from the compressor; an evaporator configured to perform heat exchange between chilled water and the refrigerant discharged from the condenser; and an expansion valve disposed between the condenser and the evaporator, wherein the compressor, the evaporator and the condenser are stacked in a predetermined direction, wherein the condenser and the evaporator are arranged such that a center of the condenser and a center of the evaporator are positioned on different vertical axes, wherein a bottom of the evaporator and a bottom of the condenser are arranged at different heights, and wherein the evaporator and the condenser have a cylindrical shape, and the evaporator has a larger volume than the condenser.