Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioning device in which a compressor, a heat exchanger, and a fan are accommodated in a casing including a top plate, side plates, and a bottom plate is provided. The top plate is formed in a rectangular shape, and a flat mount surface is formed in each of corner portions of the top plate. Regarding each of sides of the top plate, an intermediate part excluding the corner portions serves as a retreat portion set back to the side of the device, and an end of the retreat portion and the mount surface are connected by a standing surface.

Abstract: A reaction material formed body into which a reaction material reacting with a reaction medium to store or release heat is formed includes first and second opposite surfaces and multiple heat transfer enhancing members extending at least from the first surface to the second surface. At least two or more of the heat transfer enhancing members are oriented in a predetermined single direction.

Abstract: A system for providing cooled compressed air free of entrained moisture. A housing surrounds a heat exchanger and has an inlet for passage of hot compressed air into an input plenum of the housing and an outlet plenum having an outlet for the cooled and dried compressed air. The bottom of the output plenum extends below the bottom of the heat exchanger to form a trough which collects condensate that collects on the plates of the heat exchanger, flows to the bottom of the heat exchanger, and is pushed by the flow of the compressed air to the output plenum. A shield is placed between the outlet and the heat exchanger to prevent condensate spewed from the plates of the heat exchanger from passing directly across the outlet opening or directly into the outlet opening.

Abstract: An air conditioning unit including a condenser, a compressor, an evaporator system having an evaporator coil and a plurality of evaporator fins in contact with the evaporator coil, wherein the evaporator system forms a generally hollow cylindrical shape, a blower having an intake side and an exhaust side, the blower adapted to draw a volume of air through the plurality of evaporator fins and expel the volume of air in a direction generally perpendicular with a longitudinal axis of the evaporator system, and an exhaust shroud arranged adjacent the exhaust side of the blower, wherein the exhaust shroud is adapted for rotational movement about the longitudinal axis of the evaporator system, the compressor is arranged in fluid communication with the evaporator system and the condenser, and the evaporator is arranged in fluid communication with the condenser.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a regulated thermal transfer device for a storage container includes: a phase change material unit, the phase change material unit including one or more walls surrounding a phase-change material region, and an aperture in the one or more walls; a heat pipe with a first end positioned within the phase change material unit, and a second end; a thermoelectric unit thermally connected to the second end of the heat pipe; a heat sink connected to the thermoelectric unit, and positioned to radiate heat away from the thermoelectric unit; and an electronic controller operably connected to the thermoelectric unit; wherein the regulated thermal transfer device is of a size and shape to be positioned so that the phase change material unit is within a storage region of a temperature-stabilized storage container, and the thermoelectric unit is positioned adjacent to an external surface of the temperature-stabilized storage container.

Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes at least one outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units, and at least one remote controller to receive operation commands for the plural indoor units. One of the plural indoor units may be selected as a power-supplying indoor unit to supply electric power to the at least one remote controller, based on voltage values of electric power to be supplied from the plural indoor units to the at least one remote controller. The selected indoor unit supplies electric power to the at least one controller. The air conditioner enables a supply of electric power with a sufficiently high voltage to a remote controller by supplying electric power to the remote controller by one indoor unit exhibiting a highest voltage value of electric power to be supplied to the remote controller, as compared to other indoor units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling appliance and an operating method thereof. The cooling appliance comprises multiple thermally insulated storage chambers (2, 3, 4), a cooling system (5) for cooling these storage chambers (2, 3, 4), and an indication unit (20). According to the proposal of the present invention, the indication unit (20) is set to be capable of displaying information about which of the storage chambers (2, 3, 4) is/are being cooled by the cooling system (5).

Abstract: An adsorption heat pump includes: a first evaporator that evaporates a first fluid; a condenser that condenses the first fluid; a heater; and a rotary adsorption device. The rotary adsorption device includes: partitioning portions that radially partition a space encircling the rotation axis into plural regions, that each include a flow path for internally retaining and discharging a second fluid, and that each include an adsorbent on an outer surface thereof or on a wall surface of the flow path; and a pair of closure portions that close off both ends, in the direction of the rotation axis, of the plural regions. Each of the partitioning portions is moved alternately between the first evaporator side and the condenser side by rotation around the rotation axis. In the partitioning portions, retention and discharge of the first fluid, and discharge and retention of the second fluid, are repeated.

Abstract: An aircraft galley compartment cooling system includes a source of chilled air, and a closed compartment with a door. A sensor detects the opening of the door, and sends a signal to the cooling system to deactivate while the door is opened to prevent ambient air from entering the cooling system. Once the door is closed, the cooling system is reactivated. The sensor can be a light sensor, a mechanical sensor, a magnetic sensor, or the like for determining movement or the presence/non-presence of the door to the compartment.

Abstract: Systems and methods of producing a frozen food product include dosing ingredients with a liquefied gas while mixing the ingredients using self-cleaning interlocking beaters. The beaters are optionally also disposed to clean a container in which the ingredients are frozen. The rate and amount of cooling is controlled by measuring the quantity of liquid nitrogen, measuring viscosity of the frozen food product, measuring temperature, and/or the like.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to apparatuses and methods for storing temperature-sensitive items. More specifically, embodiments include a storage apparatus that may store the temperature-sensitive items. For example, the storage apparatus may include a storage compartment that may be maintained at a predetermined temperature or temperature range.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus may include an air conditioner that is provided at a rear of a rear seat in the vehicle and includes a thermoelectric element and a blower to produce conditioned air, an inlet duct that connects the air-conditioner to a passenger compartment to introduce air in the passenger compartment into the air-conditioner, an outlet duct that connects the air-conditioner to a roof above the rear seat in the passenger compartment to blow the conditioned air from the roof toward a passenger in the rear seat, and a radiator that is provided at a trunk room to radiate heat from the thermoelectric element.

Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger, which includes a plurality of tubes and a plurality of fins. The tubes accommodate respective refrigerant passages through which refrigerant flows. The fins having a plate shape are spaced apart from each other, and include a plurality of through holes through which the tubes pass, respectively. The fin is provided with a condensate water guide part guiding discharge of condensate water generated during heat exchange between air and the refrigerant flowing through the tube. Accordingly, adhesion of the tube and the fin is facilitated, the distance between neighboring fins is maintained, and condensate water is efficiently discharged.

Abstract: A container for accepting and retaining bottles or cans for the purpose of insulating or bringing them to a desired temperature range is disclosed. A preferred embodiment includes a hollow upper section with an internal cylindrical portion that has an upper edge. The upper section includes an internal frusto-conical section with a slotted aperture that commences from the cylindrical portion and extends away from the cylindrical portion. The device also includes a hollow base section that is adapted for engaging the upper section. The arrangement accommodates cans as well as bottles, and allows drinking from either type of container while retaining the container.

Abstract: A regenerative refrigerator includes an expander which includes a regenerator including a regenerative material and an expansion space for expanding a refrigerant gas flowing in the regenerator, the regenerator being configured such that a temperature profile at a predetermined temperature range in the regenerator is selectively higher than a case when lead is used as the regenerative material.

Abstract: A cooling and heating cup holder includes: a pair of holder bodies; a pair of thermoelectric elements having first and second surfaces for heat absorption and heat generation, the first surfaces being installed on the holder bodies; a pair of heat exchange pins provided so as to exchange heat with the second surfaces of the respective thermoelectric elements; a blower disposed at one side of the heat exchange pins and heat-radiating the heat exchange pins; and an extension heat pipe thermally connecting the second surfaces of the respective thermoelectric elements to each other or thermally connecting the respective heat exchange pins to each other.

Abstract: A beverage cooler (10, 100, 200) includes a heat pump (12) having a cooling element thermally coupled to a negative-heat-energy accumulator (14). The accumulator (14) includes a heat-energy dispersion arrangement (16) formed from thermally conductive material which is in thermal contact with a quantity of phase-change material (18) having a phase-change temperature above zero Celsius. A conduit (20) for the beverage defines a circuitous path thermally coupled to accumulator (14). The heat pump (12) draws heat energy predominantly from the phase-change material (18) so as to ensure that a temperature of the phase-change material is reduced by at least as much as the temperature of the beverage within conduit (20), even under zero-flow conditions. This ensures that the accumulator (14) can be fully charged during periods of low beverage dispensing demand without risk of freezing the beverage within conduit (20).

Abstract: There are provided: a flow-rate adjustment unit capable of individually adjusting the flow rates of a heating medium to be supplied to a plurality of electronic devices; a temperature sensor configured to individually detect the temperatures of the heating medium released from the plurality of electronic devices; and a control unit. The control unit controls the flow-rate adjustment unit based on outputs of the temperature sensor such that the temperatures of the heating medium released from the plurality of electronic devices become equal to each other.

Abstract: In a refrigeration cycle device, a design volume ratio, obtained by dividing a stroke volume of a sub-compressor by a stroke volume of an expander, is set to be smaller than (DE/DC)×(hE?hF)/(hB?hA). With an operating efficiency being the maximum in an operating range allowed to be set of the refrigeration cycle device, DE is a density of a refrigerant, which has flowed out from a radiator, DC is a density of the refrigerant, which has flowed out from an evaporator, hE is a specific enthalpy of the refrigerant flowing into the expander, hF is a specific enthalpy of the refrigerant, which has flowed out from the expander, hA is a specific enthalpy of the refrigerant sucked by a main compressor, and hB is a specific enthalpy of the refrigerant at an intermediate position of a compression process of the main compressor.

Abstract: A cryogenic refrigerator includes a compressor that compresses a working gas; a displacer to which the working gas compressed by the compressor is supplied; a drive mechanism that includes a drive shaft and is configured to drive the displacer; a motor that drives the drive mechanism; a housing that accommodates the drive mechanism; a valve mechanism that adjusts a pressure of the working gas supplied to the displacer; a pipe that supplies the working gas from the compressor to the valve mechanism; and a branch pipe that branches out from the supply pipe and is connected to a space formed between the drive shaft and the housing.