Patent ID: 6023940
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B01F,F25B

Abstract:
In an air conditioning unit containing a condenser that is connected to an evaporator means by a refrigeration line, said unit further includinga distributor means having an inlet port and a series of outlet ports each of which is connected to a flow circuit in the unit evaporator,an expansion means in the refrigerant line for throttling refrigerant moving in said line into a two phase mixture that includes a liquid phase and a vapor phase,connecting means for coupling the inlet port of the distributor means with the refrigerant line,a strainer means mounted in said connecting means through which throttled refrigerant passes for homogenizing the mixture as it passes into the distributor means,said strainer means is a cylindrical member wherein the length of said strainer is about between six and seven times greater than its diameter, and said strainer has a mesh size that provides the strainer with about between a 25% and 35% open area, andsaid connecting means is a tubular member, the inside diameter of the tubular member being greater than the outside diameter of the cylindrical member so that a space is provided between the two members.