Abstract: A falling-film evaporator includes an evaporator cylinder, a mist eliminator disposed in the evaporator cylinder, a dispenser disposed in the evaporator cylinder, a liquid baffle disposed in the evaporator cylinder, a first chamber formed at least partially by the mist eliminator and the liquid baffle on a first side of the evaporator cylinder below the mist eliminator, a gas returning chamber formed at least partially by the mist eliminator and the liquid baffle on a second side of the evaporator cylinder above the mist eliminator, a gas-liquid separation chamber formed at least partially by the dispenser at an upper portion of the first chamber, and an evaporation chamber formed at least partially by the dispenser at a lower portion of the first chamber, and where the gas returning chamber is in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2019
Date of Patent:
April 20, 2021
Assignees:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, York (Wuxi) Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., Ltd., Johnson Controls Building Efficiency Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Xiuping Su, Li Wang, Jinliang Li, Fang Xue
Abstract: A falling-film evaporator includes an evaporator cylinder, a mist eliminator disposed in the evaporator cylinder, a dispenser disposed in the evaporator cylinder, a liquid baffle disposed in the evaporator cylinder, a first chamber formed at least partially by the mist eliminator and the liquid baffle on a first side of the evaporator cylinder below the mist eliminator, a gas returning chamber formed at least partially by the mist eliminator and the liquid baffle on a second side of the evaporator cylinder above the mist eliminator, a gas-liquid separation chamber formed at least partially by the dispenser at an upper portion of the first chamber, and an evaporation chamber formed at least partially by the dispenser at a lower portion of the first chamber, and where the gas returning chamber is in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 17, 2017
Date of Patent:
April 23, 2019
Assignees:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, York (Wuxi) Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., Ltd., Johnson Controls Building Efficiency Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Xiuping Su, Li Wang, Jinliang Li, Fang Xue