Abstract: A refrigerant distribution device includes: a distribution vessel in which a refrigerant liquid flows; a refrigerant inflow pipe connected to a top portion of the distribution vessel and supplied with a refrigerant liquid; a first refrigerant outflow pipe and a second refrigerant outflow pipe connected to a bottom portion of the distribution vessel to discharge the refrigerant liquid; and a float channel switching valve that floats in the refrigerant liquid in the distribution vessel. The flow channel switching valve switches a passage to the first refrigerant outflow pipe when an amount of the refrigerant liquid in one heat receiver does not reach a reference amount of liquid, and cuts off the passage communicating with the first refrigerant outflow pipe and switches the passage to the second refrigerant outflow pipe when the amount of the refrigerant liquid in the one heat receiver reaches the reference amount of liquid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner configured to implement a convection and radiant cooling effect using a porous panel and an open panel. An air conditioner comprising a body and a front panel configured to discharge air frontward from the body, wherein the front panel includes a first discharge part formed on at least a part of the front panel and including a plurality of discharge holes formed therein to discharge air a second discharge part formed on at least another part of the front panel and including an opening formed therein to discharge the air; and a rotation unit configured to rotate the front panel so that the air is discharged through at least one of the first discharge part and the second discharge part.

Abstract: Latent heat storage devices are disclosed, such as latent heat storage devices comprising a phase change material encapsulated in sufficiently conductive tubes, wherein the tubes are arrayed in a hexagonal-packed pattern. The devices herein can be used, for example, in residential and/or commercial HVAC systems.

Abstract: A heat pump system including a compressor mounted on a refrigerant circulation line for compressing and discharging refrigerant. An internal heat exchanger is mounted inside an air-conditioning case. An evaporator is mounted inside the air-conditioning case. An external heat exchanger is mounted outside the air-conditioning case. A first expansion means is mounted on the refrigerant circulation line between the internal heat exchanger and the external heat exchanger to selectively expand refrigerant discharged from the internal heat exchanger. A second expansion means is mounted on the refrigerant circulation line of an inlet side of the evaporator to expand the refrigerant supplied to the evaporator. A coolant circulation line is configured to circulate coolant toward electronic units of the vehicle. A refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant flowing the refrigerant circulation line and the coolant circulating through the coolant circulation line.

Abstract: A drainage device includes a tank, a pipe and an air duct. The tank has a base plate and at least one first wall. The first wall is disposed on the base plate. The base plate and the first wall define a space. The pipe defines a channel. The pipe connects with the base plate. The channel communicates with the space. The air duct is disposed partially in the space and partially in the channel. There exists at least one gap between an outer surface of the air duct and an inner surface of the pipe.

Abstract: A refrigeration system includes an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, a capillary tube, and an expansion device. The compressor is configured to circulate a refrigerant between the evaporator and the condenser. The capillary tube is configured to receive the refrigerant from the condenser. The expansion device is configured to receive the refrigerant from the capillary tube and provide the refrigerant to the evaporator. The expansion device is adjustable to control a flow of the refrigerant through the capillary tube.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat-exchange unit. The heat-exchange unit has a pair of heat exchangers, and a partition plate disposed in such a state that a first region located on the inside of a space between the pair of heat exchangers and a second region located on the outside of the space are formed. The heat-exchange unit is disposed in such an orientation that one of the pair of heat exchangers is provided adjacent to and above the other heat exchanger and that the second region of the partition plate is located on the downstream side of the first region. The second region of the partition plate is provided with an inlet of a drain path.

Abstract: A heat pump, heat pump exchanger component, and method of using a heat exchanger, the heat pump exchanger has long pipes arranged in at least one layer in fluid communication with one another, and spaced a minimum of about two (2) feet apart. Shorter pipes may be disposed between long pipes. A cylindrical HDPE insert is placed between adjacent pipes to permit socket or butt fusing. The long pipes are composed of high thermal conductive materials, such as aluminum, while the short pipes and/or connectors may be composed of flexible lower thermal conductive materials.

Abstract: A refrigerator may include a smell sensor for detecting smell in the refrigerator; a deodorizer for adsorbing, sterilizing, and deodorizing air in the refrigerator; and a controller for calculating smell values based on the detected smell at the smell sensor, changing a deodorizing mode according to the detected smell, and controlling the deodorizer.

Abstract: A method of operating an HVAC system comprising a first and second portion of evaporator circuits, the first portion being adapted to receive refrigerant from a first refrigerant path and the second portion being adapted to receive the refrigerant from a second refrigerant path. The method comprises determining a first value that is calculated based on a speed of an air blower and a total capacity of the HVAC system, and the air blower is operable to push a minimum volume of air in to the enclosed space. The method further comprises upon determining that the first value exceeds a cooling threshold or that the first value exceeds a dehumidification threshold, instructing a valve to close such that refrigerant cannot flow to the first portion of evaporator circuits.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a fresh food cold side heat exchanger positioned within a cabinet at a fresh food chamber and a freezer cold side heat exchanger positioned within the cabinet at a freezer chamber. Working fluid is flowable through a caloric material within a regenerator housing. The refrigerator appliances also includes features for flowing the working fluid from the regenerator housing to the fresh food cold side heat exchanger and for separately flowing the working fluid from the regenerator housing to the freezer cold side heat exchanger.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling coolant flow through parallel branches of a coolant circuit including an AC condenser and a charge air cooler. Flow is apportioned through each of an air-conditioning condenser, a charge air cooler (CAC), and a transmission oil cooler (TOC) of the coolant circuit to maintain an estimated transmission oil temperature (TOT) below a threshold. The TOT is estimated from a torque converter slip ratio.

Abstract: Fluid temperature regulator includes a unitarily-formed housing having an inlet, outlet, bypass outlet, and plurality of valve chamber openings, in line with respective valve chambers. Valve holders are removably disposed within valve chamber openings to position thermostatic valves within the valve chambers. Each valve holder includes at least one wall having at least one holder outlet opening and holder bypass outlet opening. First and second regulator flowpaths through the regulator are defined through the regulator inlet to either the regulator bypass outlet or regulator outlet depending upon whether the thermostatic valves are disposed in a first or second configuration, respectively.

Abstract: A heat-exchanger including a device for separating oil from a coolant-oil mixture and cooling the oil and cooling and/or liquefying the coolant. The heat exchanger features a first area cooling and/or liquefying the coolant, and a second area cooling the oil. The heat exchanger further features at least two manifolds. The first area of the heat exchanger features flow channels guiding the coolant, and the second area of the heat exchanger features flow channels guiding the oil. The flow channels extend between the manifolds. Each of the flow channels has a respective outside flooded by a heat-absorbing fluid.

Abstract: An expansion valve includes a valve element, a valve seat as well as a biasing member. The valve element and the valve seat are arranged in a first fluid passage of the expansion valve. The expansion valve further includes a shape memory alloy actuator that exerts a force on the valve element towards an open valve position when the shape memory alloy actuator is heated by an electric current. An expansion valve for a vapour compression system of the above type may be controlled externally but also be self-regulating. The shape memory alloy actuator is arranged in a second fluid passage of the expansion valve and the shape memory alloy actuator is in thermal contact with fluid in the second fluid passage, such that the shape memory alloy actuator actuates the valve element towards a closed valve position when the shape memory actuator is cooled by the fluid.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat pipe, which performs heat exchange. The air-conditioning apparatus provides supply air in a set state (temperature, humidity) through a change in the flow passage of ventilation air and outside air by the selective opening/shutting of dampers, cooling the outside air by spraying mist, and cooling and humidifying the supply air. The cooling temperature and humidity of the supply air is controlled at a ratio of the ventilation air passing through a cooling coil and the ventilation air passing through a bypass passage. Using a bypass passage, ventilation air can directly move to an air supply block without the intervention of the cooling coil within a heat exchange block through which a ventilation air passes.

Abstract: A method for the degassing of hypergolic propellants includes introducing hypergolic propellant into a vacuum-tight vessel, cooling the vacuum-tight vessel containing the hypergolic propellant, and applying a pressure that is reduced as compared to the atmospheric pressure to the hypergolic propellant.

Abstract: A valve core connection structure of a valve assembly comprising: a body, two stop valve sets, two limitation structures, and two locking sleeves. The body includes a holder, a cold-water inflow connector, a hot-water inflow connector, a first outflow connector, a second outflow connector, a cold-water inflow seat, and a hot-water inflow seat. Each stop valve set includes a valve core, a limiting loop, a defining structure, and a locating structure. Each limitation structure is defined between a peripheral fence of each second accommodation cavity and the limiting loop so that the limiting loop is retained on the peripheral fence of each second accommodation cavity, thus limiting rotation of the limiting loop. Each locking sleeve is screwed on the cold-water inflow seat and the hot-water inflow seat so that the limiting loop and the valve core are limited in each second accommodation cavity.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator and a humidity control method for the same. The refrigerator comprises a humidity controller to controllably maintain moisture and/or perform humidification. The humidity controller is configured to: set a target humidity value, measure an actual relative humidity value of a target space, and calculate a target water replenishing mass W based on a difference between the two values and a current temperature of the target space; measure and calculate a water replenishing time T, and adjust the humidity controller so as to maintain its maximum humidifying rate Vmax within the time T to achieve the humidification purpose; and adjust the humidity controller so as to maintain a humidifying rate consistent with a water vapor loss rate in the target space to achieve the moisture maintaining purpose.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator adopting a linear compressor and a control method thereof. The method includes: monitoring the temperature of an evaporator of the refrigerator; if the current temperature of the evaporator of the refrigerator is greater than or equal to a first preset temperature threshold, then invoking a noise reduction mode to actively reduce the heat exchange amount between the evaporator and a compartment of the refrigerator until the current temperature of the evaporator of the refrigerator is smaller than or equal to a second preset temperature threshold, and invoking a cooling mode to resume the normal heat exchange between the evaporator and the compartment of the refrigerator, wherein the first preset temperature threshold is higher than the second preset temperature threshold.