Abstract: Disclosed is a window air conditioner drain that includes a main body having a drain side and an interfacing side. The drain side includes a funnel structure that narrows to a tube attachment portion of the funnel structure. The window drain further includes a magnetic attachment mechanism configured for magnetically attaching the main body to a window air conditioner such that the main body covers a drainage hole of the window air conditioner. Further disclosed is a window air conditioner drain kit incorporating the window air conditioner drain, and a kit that includes the window air conditioner drain, magnets and/or a flexible tube.

Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a chassis, a housing including an indoor-side housing and an outdoor-side housing respectively arranged at two sides of the chassis, an electric control box installed at the chassis and located in the outdoor-side housing, a junction box arranged in the indoor-side housing, and a wiring plate arranged at the chassis and including a power supply wire slot, a strong electric wire slot, and a weak electric wire slot isolated from each other. A power wire electrically connected to the electric control box is arranged in the power supply wire slot. A strong electric wire electrically connected to at least one of the electric control box or the junction box is arranged in the strong electric wire slot. A weak electric wire electrically connected to the electric control box is arranged in the weak electric wire slot.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a heating system coupling a passive phase change energy storage sunlight room with an air source heat pump. The heating system includes a passive phase change energy storage sunlight room (7), phase change heat storage units, a to-be-heated room (8), and an air source heat pump air heater arranged between the passive phase change energy storage sunlight room (7) and the to-be-heated room (8), wherein each phase change heat storage unit (11) consists of a plurality of phase change heat storage modules (1). An opening in the front part of each phase change heat storage module faces an interior of the passive phase change energy storage sunlight room, and the phase change heat storage modules located on the top are spliced transversely, and the vent in the top of each phase change heat storage module is connected with the ventilation port of the room.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of defrosting frozen items, is provided. The apparatus and method utilizes a fluid flow system and method, such as a fluid-push/pull system in which generally an entire volume of fluid is pushed or pulled through a cavity in which frozen items are located and/or a continuous motion system in which fluid is circulated within a fluid tank of the system.

Abstract: Described herein is a perspiration evaporation device (PED) utilizing an evaporative column having an internal channel that can be secured to a garment or other accessory. As air passes over the top opening internal channel the internal air pressure within the evaporative column is reduced causing evaporated moisture from a user's skin to be drawn up the internal channel and away from the skin resulting in improved evaporation of moisture and a reduction in the core body temperature of a user.

Abstract: Provided is a refrigeration appliance including a main electrical board that controls operation of the refrigeration appliance and an adjustable temperature compartment for storing food items at a user-selectable target temperature. The adjustable temperature compartment includes a user interface connected to the main electrical board by an electric wire cable and enabling selection of user-selectable target temperature. A first end of the electric wire cable includes a removable connector connected to the user interface. The second end of the electric wire cable is connected to the main electrical board. A method for manufacturing a refrigeration appliance with an adjustable temperature compartment is also provided.

Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser including a case having a first case section. The first and second case sections define first and second product display areas. The first case section further defines an air passageway and the second case section includes a glass panel. The air passageway supports a fan and is in fluid communication with a first airflow inlet and a second airflow outlet. An airflow flows through the first airflow outlet toward the evaporator and a second airflow outlet in communication with the first airflow inlet via an evaporator bypass channel. A first airflow portion flows through the first airflow outlet and is cooled by the evaporator, and a second airflow portion flows through the second airflow outlet to bypass the evaporator and is uncooled by the evaporator. The second airflow outlet directs the second airflow portion over an exterior of the glass panel of the second case section.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing chilled beverage containers having: a housing with a rear-side insertion opening for inserting beverage containers and a front-side removal element which has a support surface for the frontmost beverage container, an inner wall projecting upwards from the surface and comprising a curved contact region for the outer wall of the frontmost beverage container, and an upper removal opening for removing the frontmost beverage container; a guide channel with two lateral surfaces and a sliding surface sloping downwards towards the front for conveying the upright beverage containers from the rear-side receiving opening into the front-side removal element; and a chiller device having two lateral chiller surfaces substantially parallel with the lateral surfaces of the guide channel, and the chiller device having a curved chiller surface substantially parallel with the curved contact region for the frontmost beverage container on the inner wall of the removal element.

Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a fan, a heat exchanger, and a drain receiver. The interior of the housing is partitioned into a first space and a second space in an axial direction of the rotating shaft of the fan. In the first space, a first opening is provided to allow air to flow out toward a region located outward of the fan in the first space in a radial direction of the fan. In the second space, no opening is provided and a region located outward of the fan in the second space is closed in the radial direction of the fan. In at least part of a space between the fan in the first space and the heat exchanger, a first water receiving device is provided at a higher position than the drain receiver.

Abstract: Modular heating and cooling systems may include one or more modules connected to a fluid input and fluid output. Conventional modular heating and cooling systems typically use a single fluid in the cooling, heating and source fluid loops due to the mixing of fluids in the system. According to an aspect there is provided a modular heating system comprising at least one heating and cooling apparatus. The apparatus comprises a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger and a third heat exchanger. The apparatus further comprises a refrigerant line system coupled to the first (e.g. cooling), second (e.g. heating) and third (e.g. source) heat exchangers and configurable for selectively directing refrigerant fluid through the heat exchanger to provide multiple modes of operation. The heating, cooling and source fluid loops may be separate and independent such that the fluids do not mix.

Abstract: An indoor/outdoor cooling cabinet includes an internal cavity that may be maintained at a desired temperature by a cooling system that is powered by a DC power system having at least one onboard battery for facilitating use of the cabinet outdoors where an external power supply is not readily available. The cooling cabinet also includes an AC power system that is connectable to an external AC power source for replenishing the power stored in the at least one battery of the DC power system, which facilitates the use of the cabinet indoors.

Abstract: A refrigerator has an open front, an air curtain system having at least one upper air egress having an outer edge and at least one lower air-recovery ingress. The air curtain system is adapted to produce a substantially vertical air curtain over at least part of the open front of the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress including a first shelf that has an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the first shelf being located in the upper half of the open front of refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a second shelf that does not have an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the second shelf being located below the first shelf.

Abstract: A thermal modification device for modifying the skin temperature of a user, the thermal modification device including: a first elongated flexible container including a first substance disposed therein and a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first substance is a fluid having thermal properties of a first substance; and a second elongated flexible container including a second substance disposed therein and a first wall and a second wall, wherein the second substance is a fluid having thermal properties of a second substance, wherein a ratio of the mass of the first substance and the mass of the second substance is at least one of about 0.22 and about 0.31, the first elongated flexible container and the second elongated flexible container are disposed with the second wall of the first elongated flexible container disposed in contacting relationship with the first wall of the second elongated flexible container.

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body may include: a first plate member; a second plate member; a sealing part sealing the first plate member and the second plate member to provide a third space; a supporting unit maintaining the third space; a heat resistance unit at least including a conductive resistance sheet capable of resisting heat conduction flowing along a wall for the third space to decrease a heat transfer amount between the first plate member and the second plate member; and an exhaust port through which a gas in the third space is exhausted. A side frame may be fastened to the conductive resistance sheet and the second plate member, and the side frame is fastened to an edge portion of the second plate member. Accordingly, the formation of dews may be prevented and an adiabatic effect may be improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for hyperloop vapor cycle environmental control systems (ECS) and related methods. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for hyperloop vapor cycle environmental control systems and methods, with the hyperloop vapor cycle environmental control systems and methods configured without a compressor needed to pump a refrigerant through the system and configured without a condenser heat exchanger needed to condense gas refrigerant to a liquid to reject the heat of compression of a compressor to the ambient atmosphere. Since there is no need for a compressor, the example hyperloop ECS of the present disclosure requires only a small fraction of the electrical power of a standard vapor cycle air conditioning system. Power is needed substantially only for the ECS controller and some various valves.

Abstract: A subcooling controller includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor measures one or more of a temperature external to a first heat exchanger that removes heat from carbon dioxide refrigerant, a temperature of the carbon dioxide refrigerant, and a pressure of the carbon dioxide refrigerant. The processor determines that one or more of the measured temperature external to the first heat exchanger, the temperature of the carbon dioxide refrigerant, and the pressure of the carbon dioxide refrigerant is above a threshold and in response to that determination, activates a subcooling system. The subcooling system includes a condenser, a second heat exchanger, and a compressor. The condenser removes heat from a second refrigerant. The second heat removes heat from the carbon dioxide refrigerant stored in a flash tank. The compressor compresses the second refrigerant from the second heat exchanger and sends the second refrigerant to the condenser.

Abstract: A cryogenic cooling system includes a gas circulation source; a cryocooler including a cryocooler stage that cools the cooling gas; an object-to-be-cooled gas flow path; a gas supply line that supplies a cooling gas from the gas circulation source via the cryocooler stage to the object-to-be-cooled gas flow path; a gas recovery line that recovers the cooling gas from the object-to-be-cooled gas flow path to the gas circulation source; at least one temperature sensor installed at a measurement location away from the object-to-be-cooled gas flow path along the gas supply line and/or a measurement location installed away from the object-to-be-cooled gas flow path along the gas recovery line; and a gas flow rate control unit that controls the gas circulation source to adjust a flow rate of the cooling gas flowing through the object-to-be-cooled gas flow path in accordance with a measured temperature at at least one measurement location.

Abstract: An outdoor unit of a refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a first header pipe and a second header pipe. The first header pipe and the second header pipe are connected to a heat-source-side heat exchanger. The outdoor unit further includes a refrigerant distributor pipe. The refrigerant distributor includes an inflow pipe into which refrigerant discharged from a compressor flows, a splitter pipe connected to the inflow pipe, a first feed pipe connected to the splitter pipe and to a first body portion of a first main pipe of the first header pipe, and a second feed pipe connected to the splitter pipe and to a second body portion of a second main pipe of the second header pipe.

Abstract: A solid-state passive evaporative cooling system includes a hydrogel body, a water supply channel, a hydrogel root, and a water supply device. One end of the water supply channel is embedded into the hydrogel body, and a plurality of water outlets are formed in an outer wall of the water supply channel embedded into the hydrogel body. A water inlet at the other end of the water supply channel is connected to the water supply device which is configured to pump an aqueous solution into the water supply channel. The hydrogel root is disposed within the water supply channel. The aqueous solution is solidified by the hydrogel body to achieve the water-saving effect. During evaporative cooling, an osmotic pressure may be spontaneously created or enhanced within the system. The water supply channel is capable of adjusting the water content of the hydrogel body and providing a water supply driving force.

Abstract: An auxiliary mounting device and mounting method for a saddle-type window air conditioner. The auxiliary mounting device comprises a base and an airbag; the base is located on a window, an upper end of the airbag is connected to a connecting portion of the saddle-type window air conditioner, a lower end of the airbag is connected to the base), an air hole is provided on the airbag, and a plug is provided at the air hole. When mounting the saddle-type window air conditioner, the airbag is inflated first, and then the saddle-type window air conditioner, together with the base and the airbag, is placed on the window, the base sits on the window, then the airbag is deflated, and the connecting portion gradually descends, along with the deflation of the airbag, in the direction towards the base, thereby enabling the saddle-type window air conditioner to fall slowly. The auxiliary mounting device has a simple structure and is easy to operate.