Abstract: In an ejector-type depressurizer, a nozzle arrangement converts pressure energy of refrigerant supplied from a radiator into velocity energy to depressurize and expand the refrigerant, and a pressurizer arrangement mixes the refrigerant discharged from the nozzle arrangement with the refrigerant drawn from an evaporator and converts the velocity energy of the refrigerant discharged from the nozzle arrangement into pressure energy to increase the pressure of the mixed refrigerant discharged from the pressurizer arrangement. The pressurizer arrangement includes a refrigerant passage that conducts the refrigerant supplied from the nozzle arrangement and the refrigerant supplied from the evaporator, and the refrigerant passage includes a refrigerant passing zone, through which the refrigerant from the nozzle arrangement and the refrigerant from the evaporator mainly pass during operation of the ejector-type depressurizer.

Abstract: An ejector cycle device includes a compressor that draws and compresses refrigerant, a radiator that radiates heat of high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an ejector, a branch passage branched from a refrigerant passage between the radiator and a nozzle portion of the ejector and coupled to a suction port of the ejector, a throttle unit that is arranged in the branch passage and decompresses refrigerant, and an evaporator that is arranged on a downstream side of refrigerant flow of the throttle unit in the branch passage and evaporates refrigerant. Accordingly, even when a suction performance of the ejector is lowered, refrigerant can flow through the evaporator.

Abstract: In an ejector cycle device having an ejector, an evaporator is arranged in a refrigerant branch passage connected to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector, an opening/closing member for opening and closing a refrigerant passage is disposed to prevent refrigerant from flowing into the evaporator, and a control unit intermittently controls operation of the compressor. In the ejector cycle device, the control unit brings the opening/closing member into a closing state in a time period for which the operation of the compressor is stopped. Accordingly, it can restrict liquid refrigerant from collecting in the evaporator while the compressor is stopped.

Abstract: A fluid in the state of two phase containing gas and liquid, which flows into the separating space, is revolved along an inner wall of the separating space and a liquid flow outlet is opened toward a revolving flow of the fluid and arranged in a lower portion of the separating space. The liquid-phase fluid which is a part of the revolving flow of the fluid flows out through the liquid flow outlet.

Abstract: An ejector type refrigerating cycle comprises a compressor, a heat radiating device, an ejector, and a first vaporizing device, which are connected in a circuit to form a refrigerating cycle. A bypass passage is provided between an inlet port and a suction port of the ejector, so that a part of the refrigerant is bifurcated to flow through the bypass passage. A second vaporizing device is provided in the bypass passage. An internal heat exchanger is further provided between an outlet side of the heat radiating device and the inlet side of the ejector, so that the enthalpy of the high-pressure refrigerant from the heat radiating device is reduced, to thereby increase an enthalpy difference between the inlet side and outlet side of the first and second vaporizing devices. As a result, the cooling capability by the both vaporizing devices can be improved.

Abstract: An ejector cycle device includes a compressor, a refrigerant radiator disposed to radiate heat of refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an ejector having a nozzle, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant from the ejector, a branch passage, which is branched from a refrigerant downstream side of the refrigerant radiator and is connected to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector, a throttle member disposed in the branch passage to decompress refrigerant flowing from the refrigerant radiator, a second evaporator disposed in the branch passage between the throttle member and the refrigerant suction port of the ejector, and a gas-liquid separator having an inlet connected to a downstream side of the first evaporator and an outlet from which gas refrigerant is introduced to a refrigerant suction side of the compressor. Thus, refrigerant amounts flowing to the first and second evaporators can be suitably controlled.

Abstract: An ejector cycle device includes an ejector having a nozzle portion which decompresses refrigerant flowing out of a radiator, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant from the ejector, and a second evaporator provided in a branch passage that is branched from a position between the refrigerant radiator and the ejector and is connected to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector. Furthermore, a throttle member is disposed in the branch passage to decompress refrigerant and adjust a flow amount of refrigerant, and the second evaporator is disposed in the branch passage between the throttle member and the refrigerant suction port. In the ejector cycle device having both the first and second evaporators, a defrosting operation of one the first and second evaporators can be performed while the other one of the first and second evaporators is operated to have a cooling function.

Abstract: A vapor-compression refrigerant cycle device includes an ejector, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant flowing out of a pressure-increasing portion of the ejector, a second evaporator for evaporating refrigerant to be drawn into a refrigerant suction port of the ejector. In the refrigerant cycle device, a refrigerant suction pipe is connected to a refrigerant outlet of the second evaporator and the refrigerant suction port of the ejector, and the surface of the refrigerant suction pipe is covered by an insulating member. Furthermore, the ejector, the first evaporator, the second evaporator and the refrigerant suction pipe are arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle.

Abstract: A double-wall pipe includes an outer pipe provided with first and second openings, respectively, at first and second end parts of the outer pipe in a pipe longitudinal direction, and an inner pipe inserted in the outer pipe to define a passage between the outer pipe and the inner pipe. An inlet portion is connected to the outer pipe to communicate with the passage through the first opening, and an outlet portion is connected to the outer pipe to communicate with the passage through the second opening. In the double-wall pipe, the outer pipe and the inner pipe can be disposed to define an expanded portion having an expanded sectional area in the first passage, and the expanded portion can be provided at least at a portion near the inlet portion and the outer portion. The inner pipe can be provided with plural grooves in the double-wall pipe.

Abstract: In an ejector cycle with an ejector including a nozzle for decompressing refrigerant, an insulation member is provided on an outer surface of the ejector to suppress a heat exchange with an external side. When a suction portion of the ejector is insulated by the insulation member, pressure loss in the suction portion can be reduced, a gas refrigerant ratio at an inlet port of the mixing portion can be reduced, and a liquid refrigerant amount to be supplied to the evaporator can be increased. In addition, when a mixing portion and a diffuser portion of the ejector are insulated, it can prevent liquid refrigerant from being excessively evaporated. As a result, it can effectively restrict heat loss due to a heat exchange in the ejector with the external side.

Abstract: A nozzle (41) is made of a sintered metal, and a pressure increasing portion (a mixing portion (42) and a diffuser (43)) is manufactured by plastic-forming a metal pipe. Accordingly, the nozzle (41) can be manufactured in a short time while high accuracy in machining is maintained. Thus, the cost of manufacturing an ejector (40) can be reduced.

Abstract: A first evaporator is arranged on a downstream side of an ejector, and a second evaporator is connected to a refrigerant suction inlet of the ejector. A refrigerant evaporation temperature of the second evaporator is lower than that of the first evaporator. The first and second evaporators are used to cool a common subject cooling space and are arranged one after the other in a flow direction of air to be cooled.

Abstract: An ejector includes a nozzle having therein a throat portion, and a needle valve that extends at least from the throat portion to the outlet of the nozzle. The needle valve is displaced in an axial direction of the nozzle to adjust an opening degree of the throat portion and an opening degree of an outlet of the nozzle. Therefore, even when a flow amount of refrigerant flowing into the nozzle is changed, it can prevent a vertical shock wave from being generated by suitably adjusting both the opening degrees of the throat portion and the opening degree of the outlet of the nozzle. Accordingly, nozzle efficiency can be improved regardless of a change of the flow amount of the refrigerant.

Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle has a cool storage heat exchanger for continuing cooling operation with stored cooling energy during a compressor is stopped due to a temporal stop of an engine for the vehicle. Cooling energy is stored in the cool storage material of the cool storage heat exchanger during a normal cooling operation during which the compressor is operated by the engine. When the vehicle stops, for example before a traffic lamp, and thereby the compressor is not operated, an ejector is operated to circulate the refrigerant from the cool storage heat exchanger to an evaporator so that the cooling operation can be continued.

Abstract: The invention relates to a variable capacity type ejector capable of more precisely adjusting a flow rate of refrigerant in a range in which a displacement means can displace a needle and also capable of increasing a flow rate of refrigerant when the needle valve is fully opened. In the needle valve 24 which changes the degree of opening (throat portion area) of the nozzle 18 when the needle is displaced in the axial direction R of the throttle portion 18b, the second tapered portion 24b is formed on the throat portion 18a side of the first tapered portion 24a, and the taper angle ?2 of the second tapered portion 24b is formed larger than the taper angle ?1 of the first tapered portion 24a.

Abstract: When an air conditioning heat load is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the degree of throttle opening of a nozzle arrangement of an ejector is controlled in such a manner that a coefficient of performance coincides with a target value. When the air conditioning heat load is less than the predetermined value, the degree of throttle opening of the nozzle arrangement is controlled in such a manner that a flow rate of refrigerant, which passes through the nozzle arrangement, coincides with a target value.

Abstract: An ejector including a nozzle 17 having a high pressure space 18 into which a high pressure coolant flows from an inlet 17a and a throttle portion 17c for reducing a passage area of the high pressure coolant from the high pressure space 18 to jet port 17b, a needle valve 19 for changing opening of the throttle portion 17c by undergoing displacement in an axial direction R of the throttle portion 17c, and a suction space 22 in which a jet port 17b and a gaseous phase coolant inlet 22a are arranged, wherein an end portion 19c of the needle valve 19 on the side opposite to the jet port is arranged on an opposite side end portion space 21 as a space different from the high pressure space 18 and is communicated with the suction space 22.

Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle has a cool storage heat exchanger for continuing cooling operation with stored cooling energy during a compressor is stopped due to a temporal stop of an engine for the vehicle. Cooling energy is stored in the cool storage material of the cool storage heat exchanger during a normal cooling operation during which the compressor is operated by the engine. When the vehicle stops, for example before a traffic lamp, and thereby the compressor is not operated, an ejector is operated to circulate the refrigerant from the cool storage heat exchanger to an evaporator so that the cooling operation can be continued.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a compressor for compressing refrigerant, an exterior heat exchanger for performing heat exchange between refrigerant and outside air, an interior heat exchanger for performing heat exchange between the refrigerant and air to be blown into the compartment, an ejector for decompressing high-pressure refrigerant, a heater core for heating air using a high-temperature fluid as a heating source, and a fluid-refrigerant heat exchanger that heats the fluid flowing to the heater core using high-temperature refrigerant discharged from the compressor as a heating source. In a dehumidifying and heating operation, refrigerant in the interior heat exchanger absorbs heat from air so that the air is cooled and dehumidified, and the dehumidified and cooled air can be further heated in the heater core by indirectly using the heating source from the high-temperature refrigerant.

Abstract: In an ejector-type depressurizer, a nozzle arrangement converts pressure energy of refrigerant supplied from a radiator into velocity energy to depressurize and expand the refrigerant, and a pressurizer arrangement mixes the refrigerant discharged from the nozzle arrangement with the refrigerant drawn from an evaporator and converts the velocity energy of the refrigerant discharged from the nozzle arrangement into pressure energy to increase the pressure of the mixed refrigerant discharged from the pressurizer arrangement. The pressurizer arrangement includes a refrigerant passage that conducts the refrigerant supplied from the nozzle arrangement and the refrigerant supplied from the evaporator, and the refrigerant passage includes a refrigerant passing zone, through which the refrigerant from the nozzle arrangement and the refrigerant from the evaporator mainly pass during operation of the ejector-type depressurizer.