Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying device includes a tubular casing arranged in exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine. A filter is held in the casing. The filter collects and burns particulates contained in the exhaust gas discharged by the internal combustion engine. The casing has a double structure including an inner case supporting an outer peripheral surface of the filter and an outer case arranged around the inner case. The inner and outer cases are spaced from each other with a clearance defined between the cases.

Abstract: A system is described for improving engine and vehicle performance by considering the effects of exhaust conditions on catalyst particle growth. Specifically, engine operation is adjusted to reduce operating in such conditions, and a diagnostic routine is described for determining the effects of any operation that can cause such particle growth. Further, routines are described for controlling various vehicle conditions, such as deceleration fuel shut-off, to reduce effects of the particle growth on emission performance.

Abstract: A system to supply hydrogen-rich fuel to an internal combustion engine, whereby a hydrogen-rich gas is produced from a liquid raw fuel by a hydrogen generator. The exhaust line of the internal combustion engine contains an exhaust purification system, such as a DeNOx catalytic converter, which is at least temporarily supplied with hydrogen-rich gas through a bypass line. In addition, the exhaust line is in thermal contact with the hydrogen generator in order to recover thermal energy.

Abstract: A system is described for improving engine and vehicle performance by considering the effects of exhaust conditions on catalyst particle growth. Specifically, engine operation is adjusted to reduce operating in such conditions, and a diagnostic routine is described for determining the effects of any operation that can cause such particle growth. Further, routines are described for controlling various vehicle conditions, such as deceleration fuel shut-off, to reduce effects of the particle growth on emission performance.

Abstract: A method is provided for backwashing, by heating, a particulate filter to be purified of exhaust gases (G) of an internal combustion engine (M), in particular an internal combustion engine equipping a motor vehicle (V). The method includes controlling the start-up of a device for heating (1) the filter (F) when the engine (M) delivers an engine torque at a predetermined low threshold (Cbas).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a muffler (1) having an integrated SCR catalytic converter (9) for an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, having a housing (2) which has an intake trumpet (6) on the intake end and an exhaust pipe (7) on the output end. Catalytic converter elements (10) are arranged in the housing (2) with one inlet end (12) in an inlet chamber (11) and with an outlet end (14) in an outlet chamber (15). An outlet end (23) of the intake trumpet communicates with the inlet chamber (11). To improve the efficiency of the SCR catalytic converter (9) the inlet chamber (11) is sealed off from the outside and with respect to the intake trumpet (6) and the catalytic converter elements (10) to the extent that in operation of the internal combustion engine with exhaust gas loaded with urea, passing through the intake trumpet (6) into the inlet chamber (11), the exhaust gas leaves the inlet chamber only through the catalytic converter elements (10).

Abstract: An engine with an auxiliary airflow booster is installed to an exhausting tube at an exhausting gate of the exhausting head of a cylinder. The auxiliary airflow booster is a hollow body. An inner wall of the auxiliary airflow booster is formed with a narrowing portion which has two opposite tapered surfaces so as to have a front via hole and a rear via hole. The front via hole has a front tapered portion and the rear via hole has a rear tapered portion. An inner diameter of the front via hole is smaller than that of the rear via hole. Since the inner diameter of the rear via hole is larger than that of the front via hole, the rear via hole expands the diameter of the body. By above structure, the exhausting speed of waste gas is increased so that more fresh air is sucked into the cylinder.

Abstract: An exhaust manifold connected to exhaust ports of at least three straightly-arranged cylinders of an internal combustion engine is constructed by a primary exhaust pipe which extends from the foremost cylinder of the cylinders in the rearward direction of the engine along the direction of the straight arrangement of the cylinders and a plurality of secondary exhaust pipes which extend from the other cylinders except for the foremost cylinder to the primary exhaust pipe. The secondary exhaust pipes are collected to the primary exhaust pipe so that downstream end portions of the secondary exhaust pipes are wound into the center axis of the primary exhaust pipe at a plurality of points on the center axis, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is an actuator system for positioning a piston within a cylinder and comprising a compressed air source, a positioner, and first and second pneumatic valving modules. The first and second pneumatic valving modules respectively comprise first and second volume boosters to amplify the flow of compressed air, first and second derivative boosters to alternately supply and exhaust compressed air into and out of the first and second ends at high flow rates, and first and second commutators to selectively allow the compressed air to flow respectively between the volume boosters and the derivative boosters. A safety valve opens at a predetermined pressurization level such that the first and second commutators may be energized. A volume tank provides compressed air to each one of the first and second pneumatic valving modules upon energization of the first and second commutators.

Abstract: A control valve, and a control module including such a control valve, for selectively controlling a flow of pressurised hydraulic fluid from a pump in a hydraulically powered vehicle seat adjustment system. The control valve including a duct for pressurised fluid delivered from the pump, and a moveable valve member which selectively closes off the duct. The control valve also includes an integral set of contacts which are arranged to activate the pump to provide a supply of pressurised hydraulic fluid to the duct when the valve member is in the second operative position in which hydraulic fluid is permitted to flow though the duct. The control valves are preferably mounted within the control module which defines an internal chamber forming a reservoir of the hydraulically powered vehicle seat adjustment system. The control module is mounted upon a side valance of the seat as a single integrated unit.

Abstract: An electrohydraulic actuation system in which the quantity of fluid being fed to hydraulic actuators under higher load pressure among those of a plurality of electrohydraulic actuators can be prevented from becoming deficient. In the electrohydraulic actuation system (100), a selection valve (141), a two-position valve (142), a spring (143) and a hydraulic cylinder (144) for altering delivery alter delivery of the working oil of a variable delivery hydraulic pump (111) based on the maximum pressure of the working oil being fed to hydraulic motors (122, 132) and the delivery pressure of working pump (111), and pressure gauges (145, 146, 147, 148, 149) and a computer (not shown) alter the rotatim speeds of motors (123, 133) at a substantially same rate for them.

Abstract: A shape memory alloy actuator comprising a body (1) connected through an arm (5) with an activating member (15), the body (1) being arranged for rotation around a pivot (2) and connected to a first wire (9) and a second wire (10) of a shape memory alloy such as nitinol and to a biasing means such as a tension spring (6) such that heating and therefore shortening of the wire (10) rotates the body (1) counter-clockwise such that the tension spring (6) is in its cocked position while heating (shortening) of the wire (9) and cooling (lengthening) of the wire (10) to the position shown in 10a rotates the body (1) clockwise past a balance point for the tension spring (16) whereafter the body (1) rotates further clockwise under the influence of the tension spring (6), thereby exerting a relatively powerful actuation of the activating member (15), the whole cyclus being repeated by heating wire (10) causing it to shorten and rotate the body (1) counter-clockwise until the spring (6) is cocked again.

Abstract: A piston member is slidably accommodated in a cylinder bore for defining a master pressure chamber. A simulator piston is provided for defining a simulator chamber and moving in response to operation of a brake pedal. An annular groove is formed on the inner surface of the cylinder bore with a certain width along a longitudinal axis of the cylinder bore, and a seal member is mounted around the piston member. The simulator chamber is communicated with the atmospheric pressure chamber through a clearance between the seal member and the annular groove, when the piston member is placed in the initial position thereof, whereas the communication between the simulator chamber and the atmospheric pressure chamber is blocked, with the seal member being placed to contact the inner surface of the cylinder bore, when the auxiliary piston is advanced from the initial position thereof by the predetermined distance or more.

Abstract: A master cylinder includes a primary cup received in a groove formed in the inner wall of the cylinder body. Projections are formed on a radially inner portion of the cup so as to protrude forwardly from the front end of the radially inner portion. The projections are adapted to be pressed against the front end wall of the cup-receiving groove and elastically deformed under a pressure difference produced between the front and rear ends of the cup when the piston is returned quickly, allowing the cup to advance in the cup-receiving groove. When the cup advances in the groove, a fluid passage is defined between a base portion of the cup and the rear end wall of the groove.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling a hydraulic circuit to be used for operating hydraulic clutches with a pump (8) connected with a relevant reservoir (88) for the fluid of the hydraulic circuit and comprising a piston (89) sliding within a relevant chamber (80) provided with one or more ports (83, 84) for connection to said reservoir (88), the said piston being so shaped as to close/open the said ports (83, 84) upon its stroke along said chamber (80), apparatus being characterized in that the idle stroke of the piston (89) within said chamber (80) is adjustable through a rotation of the same piston (89) about its longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A method of reducing high cycle fatigue of a turbocharger fitted to an internal combustion engine in which fuel supply to the engine is controlled by an electronic engine management unit (ECU) in accordance with a fuel map of fuel values required to meet different engine operating conditions. The method comprises varying the fuel value F associated with a particular engine operating condition to thereby prevent the turbocharger running at the same constant speed each time said particular engine operating condition arises.

Abstract: An intake air crossover arrangement for an internal combustion engine having two cylinder banks in a V-shaped arrangement in which air compressed by at least one, and preferably two, turbochargers, is delivered via air ducts to respective intake manifolds for each cylinder bank wherein the air ducts twist at least in the crossover region and have a cross-sectional shape such that they sit in flat contact with one another, preferably by use of an integrally formed crossover pipe containing portions of both ducts. The crossover pipe may further include integral connections for exhaust gas recirculation respectively for each duct.

Abstract: In an engine cogeneration system in which power generators 5 to 8 are driven by a plurality of engines 1 to 4 to thereby supply electric power to power load 22 of a general household, at the same time, heat produced by cooling each of the engines 1 to 4 and heat generated from the exhaust gas are recovered by heat exchangers 18 and 19 to be stored as hot water into a hot-water tank 20 to supply heat to heat load 21 of the general household, the amount of power to be supplied and of the amount of heat to be supplied are controlled by a number of the engines 1 to 4 and the combustion modes of these engines 1 to 4. This engine cogeneration system can follow both the head demand and power demand in a high efficiency.

Abstract: A heat engine has a region within which a working fluid travels and an hydraulic fluid provided in a reservoir and the output from the heat engine drives the movement of the hydraulic fluid.

Abstract: This Invention relates generally to the free-piston type internal combustion engine, using air by compressing the air, moving the compressed air outward onto the flywheel vane 244, therefor moving the flywheel 240 in a rotary motion. Transferring energy from the flywheel 240 directly to the drive shaft 246. The piston 138 move fore and aft, within the cylinder 112, from the combustion chamber 1 118 to the combustion chamber 2 128. The piston arm 1 148, attached to the piston 138 at one end, the air piston 1 172 at the other end, resulting in the fore and aft movement of the air piston 1 172. The piston arm 2 154, attached to the piston 138 at one end, the air piston 2 178 at the other end, resulting in the fore and aft movement of the air piston 2 178. The air piston 1 172 move fore on the outward stroke and aft on the inward stroke compressing the air, the compressed air is pushing and pulling the flywheel vane 244 in a rotary motion.

Abstract: A premix burner includes a swirler (7) for a combustion air stream and a device for injection of fuel into the combustion air stream. The swirler (7) includes one or more inlet openings for combustion air of the combustion air stream entering the burner. The device for injection of fuel into the combustion air stream includes one or more first fuel lines (8) with first fuel injection openings (4). The opening diameter and/or the injection angle of the injection openings varies with respect to the axial and/or radial direction. Alternatively or in addition, some of the first fuel injection openings (4) may be arranged in one or more first groups of closely grouped fuel injection openings (4) so that each of the first groups forms one fuel jet with a large cross section. An improved mixing of the fuel with the combustion air is achieved with the burner in particular in cases in which the fuel is injected at the end of the burner facing the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A device for reducing the jet noise of a turbomachine, the turbomachine having a longitudinal axis and a substantially cylindrical nozzle extending along the longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, having a downstream end for mixing the flows of gas inside and outside the nozzle, the device comprising a plurality of corrugations disposed to extend the downstream end of the nozzle, and a plurality of notches disposed between pairs of successive corrugations in the plurality of corrugations, and the plurality of corrugations and the plurality of notches are asymmetrical relative to at least one axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the turbomachine so as to generate a dual counter-rotating effect between the gas flows.

Abstract: An outdoor microturbine engine assembly includes a microturbine engine supported by a base and enclosed by an enclosure. The base defines a reservoir for the collection of rain water and any oil that may leak from the engine into the reservoir. The oil will naturally float on the water in the reservoir. A drain pipe communicates with the bottom of the reservoir and drains water from the bottom of reservoir while maintaining the oil in the reservoir.

Abstract: This invention provides an improved means of quickly warming a pulse tube (165) by shifting the phase relation of flow to the warm end of the pulse tube relative to flow to the warm end (117) of the pulse tube relative to flow to the warm end of the regenerator (160) using a “four valve” concept and the “active buffer” concept. Several different pulse tube configurations and valve timing relations that are effective at reversing the cycle from the normal mode, which produces cooling at the pulse tube heat station, to a reverse mode that produces heating are disclosed.

Abstract: An offshore liquefied natural gas structure may receive, store, and process liquefied natural gas from carriers. A structure may be a gravity base structure. A structure may include a system of ballast storage areas, transfer equipment to offload liquefied natural gas from a carrier, docking equipment to allow direct mooring with carriers, platforms to elevate equipment, water intake systems to provide water to the structure, wave deflectors, and/or projections extending from a bottom of the structure. A portion of the structure may be composed of lightweight concrete. Pipelines may be coupled to the structure to export processed natural gas onshore. Living quarters, flare towers, and export line metering equipment may be included on the structure.

Abstract: The present invention further relates to an air-based climate control system, especially for aircraft, having at least one turbine for decompression and cooling of the air to be fed into the passenger cabin and having a condenser with a heat exchange unit, the inlet on the cool-air side of which is connected with the turbine outlet, and having an admixture conduit by means of which hot air can be mixed into the air to be fed into the passenger cabin, with the admixture conduit feeding in downstream of the inlet on the cool-air side of the heat exchange unit.

Abstract: A refrigerator, having a load-driving unit to lower or raise an internal temperature of the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an external temperature sensor to sense an external temperature, an internal temperature sensor to sense the internal temperature of the refrigerator, and a controller to change at least one of upper and lower limits of a preset temperature range by a preset width and to control the load-driving unit based on the internal temperature sensed by the internal temperature sensor when the external temperature sensed by the external temperature sensor exceeds a predetermined level beyond the upper or lower limits of the preset temperature range and is then maintained in excess of the predetermined level beyond a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorption refrigerator including a cabinet having outer walls and at least one door encasing a low temperature storage compartment and a higher temperature storage compartment, said compartments being separated by a partition wall, an absorption refrigerating system including an evaporator tube in which a refrigeration medium flows from an upstream end to a downstream end of the evaporator tube, and which evaporator tube comprises a first tube section which is arranged to absorb heat from the low temperature compartment, and at least a second tube section, which is arranged to absorb heat from the higher temperature compartment, a battery arranged to supply power to electronic equipment in said absorption refrigerating system, a control system arranged to control start and stop of said absorption refrigerating system to control the temperature in at least said higher temperature storage compartment to be within a specified temperature range, and a heater arranged in said h

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for defrosting an absorption refrigerator comprising the steps of determining a defrost start time for defrosting of the low temperature compartment and higher temperature compartment, starting the absorption refrigerating system at the defrost start time independent of other control parameters determining start and stop of the absorption refrigerating system, detecting stop of the absorption refrigerating system, applying heat to the first tube section using the first heater, detecting end of low temperature compartment defrosting, starting the absorption refrigerating system after end of low temperature compartment defrosting, and applying heat to the second tube section using the second heater.

Abstract: Carbon dioxide refrigerant is circulated through a vapor compression system including a compressor, a gas cooler, an expansion device, and an evaporator. Carbon dioxide is extracted from a vehicle exhaust stream that includes combustion products of burned hydrocarbon fuel. The extracted carbon dioxide is used to supplement the initial supply of carbon dioxide refrigerant to maintain a desired (or predetermined) level of refrigerant in the system. The system includes a sensor assembly that measures and monitors the amount of refrigerant in the system. In one example, the extracted carbon dioxide is automatically added to the system from a storage tank when a sensor detects that the amount of carbon dioxide refrigerant in the system is below a threshold value. In another example, the extracted carbon dioxide is directly added to the system, and the carbon dioxide refrigerant is purged from the system when a sensor detects that the amount of carbon dioxide in the system exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: A humidity control method is provided for a multi-stage cooling system having two or more refrigerant circuits that balances humidity control and cooling demand. Each refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. A hot gas reheat circuit having a hot gas reheat coil is connected to one of the refrigerant circuits and is placed in fluid communication with the output airflow from the evaporator of that refrigerant circuit to provide additional dehumidification to the air when humidity control is requested. The hot gas reheat circuit bypasses the condenser of the refrigerant circuit during humidity control. Humidity control is only performed during cooling operations and ventilation operations. During a first stage cooling operation using only one refrigerant circuit and having a low cooling demand, the request for humidity control activates the hot gas reheat circuit for dehumidification and activates a second refrigerant circuit to provide cooling capacity.

Abstract: A vehicle climate control system develops a fog index based on relative humidity at or near the inner surface of the windshield, and uses the fog index to variably override the normal control settings. The relative humidity is combined with a pair of humidity thresholds to form a dimensionless fog index, and fog index values within a predetermined range are applied to a variable path function for transitioning between existing control settings and control settings that maximize defogging.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rotational speed control system including a plurality of motor drivers for driving motors, and the object thereof is to drive a plurality of motors at the same rotational speed without depending on the number of motor drivers and without depending on the characteristics of each motor driver. A remote controller 31 and a motor driver 202 are connected to a motor driver 201. The motor drivers 201 and 202 control motors M11 and M12 at a prescribed rotational speed, respectively. A rotational speed instructing signal 91 indicative of the rotational speed is supplied from the remote controller 31 to the motor driver 201, and further supplied from the motor driver 201 to the motor driver 202. Because the rotational speed instructing signal 91 indicates a rotational speed which is transmitted in a digital value between the motor drivers 201 and 202, both of the motors M11 and M12 are driven at the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed instructing signal 91.

Abstract: A method and system of cooling hardware, sensing hardware, and supporting code streams that enables a non-redundant liquid cooling system to be used seemlessly in conjunction with an air cooling backup solution. The result offers system speed and reliability benefits of liquid cooling except for the brief occasions when the primary cooling system has failed and air cooling takes over. Until the liquid cooling is repaired, system clocks are automatically slowed to be compatible with the circuit speeds possible at the higher temperatures associated with air cooling. When the liquid cooling is repaired, the system clocks are automatically returned to their normal fast state. Depending on the circuit technology used, a supplied voltage may be varied while being air cooled.

Abstract: A variable speed air handling system for cooling and/or heating a room and a method of controlling the system. The system includes a fan assembly to transport air from the system into the room, the fan assembly having a substantially continuously adjustable speed within a range of speeds defined by a predetermined upper limit and a predetermined lower limit. A user interface transmits a signal in response to a desired speed of the fan assembly input by an operator via the user interface. The system further includes a control unit to substantially continuously adjust the speed of the fan assembly to a speed in the range of speeds in response to the signal transmitted by the user interface, and a climate control unit for heating and/or cooling the air to be transported from the air conditioner by the fan assembly.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a compressor and a control unit for selectively activating and deactivating the compressor in response to the temperature inside the refrigerator. The selective activation and deactivation of the compressor being carried out at predetermined cut-on and cut-off temperatures. The control unit being adapted to detect how the actual temperature inside the refrigerator increases above the cut-on value due to a special event, and to adjust the cut-off temperature of the refrigerator accordingly, in order to keep the temperature of stored food substantially constant.

Abstract: A water heating system including a water storage vessel; a water circuit; first and second heat exchangers operably disposed in the water circuit; and a vapor compression system defining a refrigerant circuit. The vapor compression system includes first and second compressor mechanisms. The first compressor mechanism compresses the refrigerant from suction pressure to intermediate pressure. The second compressor mechanism compresses the refrigerant from the intermediate pressure to a supercritical discharge pressure. The first heat exchanger is operably disposed in the refrigerant circuit between the first and second compressor mechanisms, and exchanges heat between intermediate pressure refrigerant and water. An expansion device is operably disposed in the refrigerant circuit. An evaporator is operably disposed in the refrigerant circuit between expansion device and first compressor mechanism.

Abstract: There is provided a showcase which can expand a goods mounting area of a rack within a range of no interference with cooling in a display room. The showcase comprises a display room surrounded with a transparent wall supported by support pillars erected at four corners of a bottom frame, and a door, a rack hung in the display room to display goods, a cold air outlet formed on one side of the bottom frame, and a cold air inlet formed on the other side of the bottom frame. A space between the transparent wall of the other side of the display room and the rack is narrower than a space between the transparent wall of one side of the display room and the rack.

Abstract: A room air conditioner has a front side portion and a rear side portion for location at an area to receive unwanted heat. The room air conditioner includes an evaporator coil at the front side portion of the air conditioner, and having a left-right centerline extending parallel to a front to rear direction. A condenser coil is at the rear side portion of the air conditioner, and has a left-right centerline extending parallel to the front to rear direction. An air-moving device is located between the evaporator coil and the condenser coil, and has a left-right centerline extending parallel to the front to rear direction. A chassis supports the evaporator coil, the condenser coil, and the air-moving device, and has a left-right centerline extending parallel to the front to rear direction.

Abstract: Heat exchanger arrangement for a refrigerator apparatus, which evaporator comprises an evaporator tube (2) for conducting a refrigerating medium; a heat exchanger (5, 11) with at least one heat conducting member (7, 11), which is arranged in heat conducting contact with a portion of the evaporator tube and; a heat generating element (10) for defrosting the heat exchanger, which element is arranged in heat conducting contact with the heat conducting member. For optimizing defrosting, the heat-conducting member (7, 11) is arranged essentially between the heat generating element (10) and the evaporator tube (2).

Abstract: The present invention provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner in which a heat exchanger can be easily installed and a method of assembling an indoor unit of an air conditioner. The indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a cross flow fan, an indoor heat exchanger, and a lower casing. The indoor heat exchanger has an approximate inverted V-shape in cross-section, auxiliary lines in which refrigerant flows that are connected thereto, and is disposed so as to cover the upper portion of the cross flow fan. The lower casing supports the cross flow fan. Then, each portion of the support unit is positioned at the height of the apex of the ventilation fan or lower.

Abstract: The invention provides an air chiller unit mounted on an aircraft for sending cooled air to a service cart etc. for serving meals. The air chiller unit 1 comprises a refrigeration cycle unit equipped on a casing 10. The refrigeration cycle unit is equipped with a refrigerant compressor 20, a condenser 30 and an evaporator 40, and the cooled air is sent to a galley etc. via a blower device 60. The casing 10 is formed of a honeycomb panel. Since the honeycomb panel has high flexural rigidity, the base plate can reliably support the refrigeration cycle unit by itself. Further, since the honeycomb panel has good heat insulating property, the efficiency to cool air is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is an icemaker for a refrigerator includes an ice mold for receiving water and freezing the water to ice, an ejector pivotally installed on the ice mold to eject the ice out of the ice mold, a motor for operating the ejector, a heater body disposed enclosing the ice mold to separate the ice from an inner surface of the ice mold by uniformly heating the ice mold, and a heating coil for applying induced electromotive power to the heater body, thereby allowing the heater body to generate heat.

Abstract: A blowing fan includes: a hub connected to a rotational shaft of a motor and receiving a driving force of the motor; and a plurality of blades connected at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the hub and generating a blowing force, in which a connection between the blades and the hub has an area-reduced form in order to reduce a rigidity of the connection portion. The rigidity between a hub where a rotational shaft is fixed and a blade is weakened to lower a torsional resonant frequency of the rotational shaft. Thus, a noise of a refrigerator is considerably reduced.

Abstract: Refrigerator comprising at least one compartment (2, 21) to be cooled and a refrigeration apparatus with an evaporator, which evaporator is arranged in heat conducting contact with a heat exchanger (6, 24, 50). The refrigerator further comprises an essentially enclosed chamber (7, 30, 40), in which chamber the heat exchanger (6, 24, 50) is arranged and which chamber communicates with the compartment (2, 21) through an inlet port (9, 31, 41) and an outlet port (10, 32, 42) of the chamber, for allowing air to circulate from the compartment through the inlet port into the chamber and trough the outlet port back to the compartment, and means (9, 11, 13, 31a, 31b, 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b) for preventing air to pass by self-circulation from the chamber, through the inlet port and/or outlet port. The invention also concerns a method for temperature control of a refrigerator.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved air chiller unit mounted on an aircraft for sending cooled air to service carts used for serving meals. A compressor 20 of a refrigerant equipped in an air chiller unit has a motor 210 and a rotary compressor 220 disposed in a cylindrical housing 200. An oil separator unit 240 attached to the top portion of a drive shaft 214 of the motor has two disks 241 and 242 which define two labyrinth portions G1 and G2 for effectively separating lubricating oil from the refrigerant traveling toward a refrigerant exit 203.

Abstract: The invention provides a relief valve for discharging refrigerant in a receiver drier equipped to an air conditioner of a car. A receiver drier 1 of an air conditioner of a car has an inlet path 44 and an outlet path 46 of refrigerant formed to a body 10, and retains refrigerant. A valve chamber 184 is formed to the end of the body 10, which communicates with the atmosphere via a path 182 and a path 184. A plunger 170 of a solenoid valve 100 is regularly in contact with a valve seat 180. When power is supplied to the coil 120 based on a signal from a sensor, an attractor 140 separates the plunger 170 from the valve seat 180 and allows the refrigerant to be discharged to the atmosphere.

Abstract: In a refrigerating apparatus in which a plurality of application-side heat exchangers (41, 45, 51) are connected to a heat-source side heat exchanger (4), liquid lines for a plurality of channels in a refrigerant circuit (1E) share a liquid side communication pipe (11) in order to reduce the number of pipes. Further, the liquid side communication pipe (11) is provided adjacent to a low-pressure gas side communication pipe (15) for at least one channel so as to contact it in order to supercool a liquid refrigerant by a low-pressure gas refrigerant. Thus, workability for connecting the pipes is improved and a refrigerating ability may not be decreased even if communication pipes (11, 15, 17) become long.

Abstract: A radiating apparatus of a built-in refrigerator includes an airflow guide that separates a condenser from a blower fan in order to prevent a cool air and a hot air from mixing together, thereby increasing an efficiency of the built-in refrigerator.

Abstract: A multistage fluid separation assembly is disclosed, which includes one or more primary gas cooling devices which each have liquefied and/or solidified condensables enriched fluid outlet, and, a secondary fluid separation vessel having a tubular vertical section. The vessel is connected to the condensables enriched fluid outlet of the primary gas cooling device(s) via a tangential conduit which injects the condensables enriched fluid tangentially into the tubular section such that a tertiary stream of liquified and/or solidified condensables is induced by gravity and centrifugal forces to swirl in downward direction alongside the inner surface of the tubular section into a liquid collecting tank at or near the bottom of the vessel for collecting a tertiary mixture of liquified and/or solidified condensables. The tank is provided with one or more heaters for heating the tertiary mixture to reduce the amount of solidified condensables, such as wax, paraffins and hydrates, and with one or more liquid outlets.