Patent ID: 6672084
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
A refrigeration system operable with a refrigerant mixture including components having different densities; the system comprising:a compressor, a plurality of condensers, an expansion device, an evaporator, a separator, and a storage tank; and wherein: an outlet of the expansion device is connected to an inlet of the evaporator; an outlet of the evaporator is connected to an inlet of the compressor; the separator is constructed to receive a refrigerant mixture at an inlet thereof and to provide components of the refrigerant mixture at respective outlets thereof according to the relative densities of the components; an outlet of the compressor is selectably connectable to the inlet of the separator or to inlets of the condensers; outlets of the condensers are selectably connectable to an inlet of the expansion device or to the storage tank; and an outlet of the storage tank is selectably connectable to the inlet of the expansion device.