Patent ID: 6681594
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B67D,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
An apparatus for cooling a fluid comprising:a refrigerant; a housing defining a closed chamber which contains the refrigerant, the housing having a bottom section and an upper section with an outlet through which the refrigerant exits the closed chamber, the housing includes an inlet through which the refrigerant enters the closed chamber; a first conduit in contact with the refrigerant within the closed chamber, and having a fluid inlet for receiving the fluid from a source and having a fluid outlet; a compressor having a refrigerant inlet coupled to the housing outlet and having a refrigerant outlet; a condenser connected between the refrigerant outlet of the compressor and the inlet of the housing; and an oil return conduit connected to the bottom section of the housing and to the refrigerant inlet of the compressor.