Refrigeration inventions 02/06

20060037327 - Temperature controlling unit and container using the same: A temperature controlling subunit, which includes a Stirling refrigerator as a temperature controlling device, is attached to an insulative lid. A heat absorbing sink which constitutes a temperature control effect member of the temperature controlling subunit is thermally exposed at one surface side of the lid. The resultant structure functions...

20060037328 - Cryogenic vessel with an ullage space venturi assembly: A cryogenic vessel includes a first, outer vessel assembly having an outer vessel and a liquid fill line assembly and a second, ullage space vessel having a bottom and disposed within the first, outer vessel, adjacent to the top of the first, outer vessel. The liquid fill line assembly has...

20060037329 - Thermal energy storage and cooling system with secondary refrigerant isolation: Disclosed are a method and device for a refrigerant-based thermal storage system wherein a condensing unit and an ice-tank heat exchanger can be isolated through a second heat exchanger. The disclosed embodiments provide a refrigerant-based ice storage system with increased reliability, lower cost components, and reduced power consumption compared to...

20060037330 - Apparatus and method for the disinfection of an air conditioning installation of a stationary air conditioning system for buildings: An apparatus for the disinfection of an air conditioning installation of stationary air conditioning system for a building or a room has an injection device (3, 11, 14) for the accurate ejection of a defined quantity of an antibacterial active substance onto an evaporator (1) of the air conditioning installation....

20060037331 - Liquid cooling system: A liquid cooling system having cooling units individually assigned to electronic component groups housed in a rack or a switchgear cabinet, which are to be cooled, and having a monitoring and control arrangement for monitoring a cooling temperature. Effective cooling and temperature monitoring is obtained because the cooling units are...

20060037332 - Air-conditioner and method for controlling driving thereof: Disclosed are an air-conditioner capable of connecting a single stage indoor unit to a two-stage outdoor unit, and of improving an ability thereof to correspond to a heating load or a cooling load, and a method for controlling a driving thereof. For the purpose, the air-conditioner in accordance with the...

20060037333 - Air-conditioner and operation control method thereof: An air-conditioner includes a small-capacity compressor and a large-capacity compressor for compressing a refrigerant to a high temperature high pressure gaseous refrigerant; a valve for connecting a suction opening of a refrigerant channel of the large-capacity compressor and a discharge passage of a refrigerant channel of the large-capacity compressor; and...

20060037334 - Method for auto-regulating fan speed: The present invention relates to a method for auto-regulating the fan speed. The method includes detecting the temperature of a thermal source. When the temperature of the thermal source exceeds a target value, the fan speed of the fan is regulated according to a relation between the temperature of the...

20060037335 - Method for controlling solenoid valve of air-conditioner: Disclosed is a method for controlling a solenoid valve of an air-conditioner capable of reducing power consumption of an air-conditioner. To this end, in the method for controlling the solenoid valve of the air-conditioner, when at least one compressor of the air-conditioner temporarily stops operating, power is applied to a...

20060037336 - Compressor loading control: A system has a number of parallel flowpath segments between a compressor and an evaporator. One or more valves selectively block and unblock at least one of the segments to provide capacity control....

20060037337 - Combined cooling and power plant with water extraction: A turbine engine system and a method for using the turbine engine system that includes at least one low-pressure compressor, at least one high-pressure compressor, at least one low-pressure turbine, and at least one high-pressure turbine. In addition, the turbine engine system includes an absorption refrigeration system that is used...

20060037338 - Cogeneration system: A cogeneration system in which at least one of the heat of an engine-cooling heat exchanger and the heat of an exhaust gas heat exchanger is used in a heat consumer during a heating operation of the heat consumer, and the heat of the engine-cooling heat exchanger is transferred to...

20060037339 - Roof-top air-conditioning system for a vehicle, particularly a bus: The invention relates to a roof-top air-conditioning system K, particularly for a bus, comprising a series of devices, which are subjected in succession to the action of internal coolant, and which consist of a high pressure-side heat exchanging device including a fan device, an expansion device, an evaporating device and...

20060037340 - Modularized high efficiency cooling device in a cooling mechanism: A modularized high efficiency cooling device in a cooling mechanism, which includes at least one exchanger, at least one gas cooling device, at least one water cooling unit, at least one chiller unit, at least one chiller pump and at least one pair of copper tube. The cooling device adopts...

20060037344 - Cogeneration system: A cogeneration system including an engine, which drives a generator to generate electricity, a cooling/heating unit, which comprises at least one compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger, to establish a heat pump type refrigerant cycle, and an exhaust heat consuming...

20060037345 - Cogeneration system: A cogeneration system including an engine, which drives a generator to generate electricity, a cooling/heating unit using a heat pump type refrigerant cycle, in which a refrigerant is circulated through at least one compressor, a four-way valve, a first outdoor heat exchanger, a first expansion device, and an indoor heat...

20060037346 - Cogeneration system: A cogeneration system including an engine, which drives a generator to generate electricity, a cooling/heating unit, which includes at least one compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger, to establish a heat pump type refrigerant cycle, and a refrigerant over-heating unit...

20060037342 - Cogeneration system and method for controlling the same: A cogeneration system including a pre-heater to pre-heat outdoor air blown toward the outdoor heat exchanger during a heating operation of a heat pump type air conditioner, an auxiliary evaporator to evaporate a refrigerant emerging from the outdoor heat exchanger during the heating operation of the heat pump type air...

20060037341 - Electricity generating and air conditioning system: An electricity generating and air conditioning system including an engine, a generator connected to an output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, an air conditioner, which uses the electricity generated from the generator and includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, and an expansion device,...

20060037343 - Electricity generating and air conditioning system with dehumidifier: An electricity generating and air conditioning system with a dehumidifier. The system includes an engine, a generator connected to an output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, a heat pump type air conditioner, through which a refrigerant is circulated, the heat pump type air conditioner comprising a compressor, a...

20060037348 - Cogeneration system: A cogeneration system including an engine, a generator connected to an output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, and a waste heat recoverer to recover waste heat of the generator and to transfer the recovered waste heat to a heat consumer. Since waste heat of the generator is supplied...

20060037352 - Cogeneration system: A cogeneration system including an engine, which drives a generator to generate electricity, a cooling/heating unit, which comprises at least one compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger, to establish a heat pump type refrigerant cycle, a cooling water heat supplier...

20060037351 - Cogeneration system and exhaust gas heat exchanger assembly thereof: An exhaust gas heat exchanger assembly of a cogeneration system including exhaust tubes, through which exhaust gas discharged from an engine passes, a muffler arranged between the exhaust tubes to reduce exhaust noise, and a first exhaust gas heat exchanger and a second exhaust gas heat exchanger respectively arranged at...

20060037349 - Cogeneration system and method for controlling the same: A cogeneration system and a method for controlling the cogeneration system in which waste heat of an engine is mainly used to prevent an outdoor heat exchanger from being frosted, or is used not only to prevent the outdoor heat exchanger from being frosted, but also to enhance the heating...

20060037347 - Electricity generating and air conditioning system: An electricity generating and air conditioning system including a first generator coupled to the output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, a turbo charger to be operated by exhaust gas discharged from the engine, and thus, to enhance the power of the engine, and a second generator coupled to...

20060037350 - Electricity generating and air conditioning system with dehumidifier: An electricity generating and air conditioning system with a dehumidifier. The system includes an engine, a generator connected to an output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, a dehumidifying agent body to dehumidify indoor air, a regeneration heater to regenerate the dehumidifying agent body, and a waste heat recovering...

20060037353 - Temperature controlled liquid dispenser: A preferred embodiment temperature controlled liquid dispenser for dispensing a liquid in a container having a delivery tube includes a cabinet, a compartment within a cavity of the cabinet, and a valve assembly within the compartment. The cabinet has a temperature controlled cavity configured and arranged to contain the container...

20060037354 - Indoor unit of air conditioner: An indoor unit of an air conditioner, includes a blower fan disposed within a casing; and a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging between refrigerant and air flowing by the blower fan, said heat exchanger connected to a refrigerant inlet pipe for introducing refrigerant and a refrigerant outlet pipe for discharging a...

20060037355 - Stand-type air conditioner: A stand-type air conditioner including a casing having at least two air discharge openings and an air suction opening, and a blower fan installed therein. Also included are at least two heat exchangers positioned adjacent to the air discharge openings, respectively, in the casing for exchanging heat with air to...

20060037356 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator having a refrigerator body and a component chamber provided in the refrigerator body to accommodate components includes a condenser provided in the component chamber, and has a plurality of condensing parts positioned separately from each other. The refrigerator also includes at least one fan provided in the component...

20060037357 - Process and system for obtaining a gaseous pressure product by the cryogenic separation of air: A process and system are used for obtaining a gaseous pressure product by cryogenic separation of air. In the normal operation, charge air is condensed, cooled and fed to a distillation column system; a product fraction is withdrawn-in a liquid condition from the distillation column system, and is introduced into...

20060032238 - Optical transmitter with forward controlled peltier device: The present invention provides an optical transmitter with a forward controlled Peltier driver. The temperature sensor generates a monitoring signal Sm. The comparator compares this monitored signal Sm with the target temperature signal St to generated the temperature difference signal Sn. The limiter restricts this difference signal Sn between the...

20060032239 - Boil-off gas removal system: In a new boil-off gas removal system for a liquid storage tank, boil-off vapor from the storage tank is first pressurized in the low-stage compressor. The pressurized vapor may be cooled to near cryogenic temperature in a cooler that can include a preliminary cooler and/or a high-pressure gas exchanger in...

20060032240 - Valve device: A valve device, according to the invention, for connecting to a cryopump, wherein the valve device comprises a body with a through-channel and a connection flange at one end of the through-channel for connecting to a backing pump connection flange of the cryopump; a pressure relief valve which opens when...

20060032241 - Method and apparatus for air conditioning: The invention proposes a method and apparatus for the air conditioning and can be used for the buildings, individual homes, offices and production facilities wherein purified oxygen and nitrogen or mixture of these gases are injected into the air passage of the air conditioning system from the storage units that...

20060032242 - Methods for fluid separations, and devices capable of separating fluids: Wick-Containing apparatus capable of separating fluids and methods of separating fluids using wicks are disclosed....

20060032243 - Injection molding device with cooling system having carbon nanotube superfluid: An injection molding device includes an injection unit (10), a lock unit, and a control unit. The injection unit includes a mold (11, 11′) and a cooling system. The cooling system includes one or more pipeways (18, 18′) in the mold, and a coolant received in the pipeways. The coolant...

20060032244 - Water-heating dehumidifier: A water-heating dehumidifier includes a refrigerant loop including a compressor, at least one condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator including an evaporator fan. The condenser includes a water inlet and a water outlet for flowing water therethrough or proximate thereto, or is affixed to the tank or immersed into...

20060032246 - Intelligent thermostat system for monitoring a refrigerant-cycle apparatus: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060032247 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a condenser unit in a refrigerant-cycle system: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060032248 - Method and apparatus for monitoring air-exchange evaporation in a refrigerant-cycle system: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060032245 - Method and apparatus for monitoring refrigerant-cycle systems: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060032249 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator having a main body cabinet including a cooling compartment, a door opening and closing the main body cabinet, and an ice making device provided within the cooling compartment which makes ice from water supplied from a water supply source with cool air, including: a water supply valve between...

20060032250 - System and method for determining component temperature requiring maximum cooling: The present invention is directed to a system for determining a temperature of a component that requires a maximum level of cooling apparatus operation. The system monitors the component's temperature, then may add a compensation offset to account for variations in the manufacture of the component, and then adds a...

20060032251 - Flat hollow body for passing fluid therethrough, heat exchanger comprising the hollow body and process for fabricating the heat exchanger: A fluid passing flat hollow body 2 comprises an upper and a lower flat plate 15, 16 elongated laterally and spaced apart as positioned one above the other, and a channel forming body 17 interposed between and brazed to the two flat plates 15, 16. The channel forming body 17...

20060032253 - Driving control method for central air conditioner: A driving control method for a central air conditioner having at least two compressors of a small capacity and a large capacity, respectively, includes, upon a user's selecting a cooling mode between a weak cooling mode or a strong cooling mode, judging a load size in the selected cooling mode,...

20060032252 - Operation control method for unitary air conditioner: The present invention discloses an operation control method for a unitary air conditioner. The present invention improves the load response capabilities of compressors by operating them at three-stages of the maximum operation, minimum operation and intermediate operation using one or more compressors, and improves the energy efficiency and the amenity...

20060032254 - Air conditioning system and control method thereof: An air conditioning system includes an indoor heat exchanging unit, an outdoor heat exchanging unit, a compressor forming a closed loop together with the indoor and outdoor heat exchanging units to compress refrigerant, and a compressor driver to drive the compressor. The air conditioning system also includes an outdoor temperature...

20060032255 - Apparatus for controlling operation of air conditioner: An apparatus for controlling operation of an air conditioner having a compressor for compressing refrigerant and a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging refrigerant with ambient air, includes a temperature sensor installed on a passage through which refrigerant passes, for detecting a temperature of refrigerant; and a control unit connected to the...

20060032256 - Refrigerated display merchandiser with light filter: A refrigerated display merchandiser in which is stored food products and which is ordinarily exposed to prevailing ambient light is provided with transparent sheets which function as filter media to prevent harmful light from reaching the foods stuffs. The filtering media comprises a transparent sheet affixed to the display merchandiser...

20060032257 - Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigeration recovery apparatus: The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refrigerant pumped to the compressor which, in turn, assists to cool...

20060032258 - Cooling assembly: An apparatus for air conditioning the interior of a structure is shown which can be run entirely off a DC power source, such as a storage battery. A shell and tube heat exchanger is combined with a mechanical refrigeration system to provide a wet shell side and a dry tube...

20060032259 - Collapsible misting fan apparatus: A portable, evaporative cooling apparatus consists of a cabinet for storing cooling water, a water pump, a fan, and a spraying system. The fan is mountable on the cabinet lid and is removable from the cabinet lid for storage within the cabinet. The cabinet has wheels that allow it to...

20060032260 - Air conditioner: Disclosed is an air conditioner having an excellent air cleaning function, the air conditioner including a cabinet having a first air inlet and discharging conditioned air; and a filter unit provided at the cabinet and cleaning air drawn therein, and selectively performing an interlocking operation for supplying purified air to...

20060032261 - Thermal management of a gas turbine bearing compartment utilizing separate lubrication and cooling circuits: A multiple path fluid circuit comprising a fluid reservoir and a fluid pump having an inlet in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The fluid pump may have an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of a fluid cooling circuit. The fluid cooling circuit may then have an outlet...

20060032262 - Icemaker: An icemaker to freeze water into ice, includes an ice cube tray formed with cubes to be filled with the water. The icemaker also includes an ultrasonic vibrator attached to the ice cube tray, to apply ultrasonic vibration to the ice cube tray to undulate the water filled in the...

20060032263 - Stream down type ice making machine: A stream down type ice making machine having an ice making plate in which an ice making region is defined between a pair of vertical ribs, the pair of vertical ribs being spaced apart in the width direction and projecting from an ice making face and an evaporator disposed meanderingly...

20060032264 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator including a refrigerating compartment evaporator cover to partition a storage space of a refrigerating compartment and a refrigerating compartment evaporator accommodator, a ventilator which is provided in a lower part of the refrigerating compartment evaporator cover, a damper which is provided in an upper part of the refrigerating...

20060032265 - System for delivering refrigerated air within a vehicle: A system for refrigerating ambient air flowing into a moving racing vehicle and delivering it to the passenger compartment, such as through the driver seat and/or other locations within the cockpit to mitigate the effects of excessive heat. The system includes a coolant container unit, such an insulated cooler having...

20060032266 - Self-contained gel insulated container: A self-contained insulated container for maintaining an item at a predetermined temperature. The container has an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, which are spaced apart from each other and closed off to define an insulating chamber therebetween. The container includes a storage area, for receiving the item therein, which...

20060032267 - Refrigerant cycle apparatus: In a refrigerant cycle apparatus which is operated at a supercritical pressure on a high-pressure side, for a purpose of maintaining or enhancing performances or reducing generation of clogging or a dimension of a capillary tube, a compressor has a first compression element, and a second compression element which compresses...

20060032268 - Refrigeration capillary tube inside suction line assembly: A refrigeration capillary tube inside suction tube heat exchanger assembly, including a suction tube whose ends each have a slot with a shaped inner end portion; two braze connectors, each including a sleeve portion with the free end having a shaped recess; a capillary tube adapted to be inserted into...

20060032269 - Hydrocarbon gas processing: A process for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The stream is cooled and divided into first and second streams. The first stream is further cooled to condense substantially all of it and is thereafter expanded to the...

20060026968 - Cryopump with two-stage pulse tube refrigerator: Disclosed is a two-stage pulse tube cryopump cooling system in which the pulse tubes and valves are inline, with the hot ends of the pulse tubes at the top and the valve mechanism is at the bottom and the hot ends and buffer volume are cooled by an inline coolant...

20060026969 - Method for transferring cryogenic liquids and associated cryogenic fill nozzle insulating boot: In the present method, cold substances are transferred through a nozzle with moving parts. An insulating boot facilitates the method. The present method is generally suited for use in transferring cryogenic substances such as during the refueling of liquid natural gas vehicles. The present method causes an insulating layer to...

20060026970 - Spray cooling system for transverse thin-film evaporative spray cooling: A spray cooling system for transverse evaporative spray cooling in a narrow gap which may generally include a mixing zone, a converging zone, a cooling conduit, and a re-circulation conduit. The spray cooling system in some of its embodiments, provides among other things, a feed system for narrow gap evaporative...

20060026971 - Systems and methods for determining and monitoring wine temperature: A system for determining and monitoring wine temperature includes a housing, a first temperature sensor for sensing an ambient temperature and a second temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of a wine bottle, for example without opening the bottle. A processor processes the ambient temperature with the wine bottle temperature...

20060026972 - Air conditioner control system, central remote controller, and facility controller: An operation information processing section (11) in a central remote controller (5) processes operation information from operation setting buttons (8a,8b,8c), each of which is independent in function, transmits the operation information through a transmission line (6), and generates screen information based on the operation information collected through the transmission line...

20060026973 - Automated condensing unit test apparatus and associated methods: A test module is connectable to the suction line of a condensing unit charged with refrigerant, and also electrically connectable to the unit, and is useable to automatically test for proper operation of the unit without having to connect an external test coil thereto or place pressurized nitrogen therein. After...

20060026974 - Hot-water supply apparatus, anti-freezing method thereof, and anti-freezing program thereof: A hot-water supply apparatus is an apparatus which has a primary heat exchanger absorbing sensible heat of combustion exhaust and a secondary heat exchanger absorbing latent heat of the combustion exhaust, and improves a freezing prevention function of the hot-water supply apparatus at a cold period. Further, this apparatus has...

20060026975 - Wireless system for preventing condensation on refrigerator doors and frames: The present invention is an improved anti-sweat controller for removing condensation from glass doors that are used on refrigerators in retail stores. The anti-sweat controller comprises three components, a sensor to measure condensation and temperature, a control unit to adjust door heaters, and a command unit. The sensors, control unit,...

20060026976 - Climate control and dehumidification system and method: A system for controlling temperature and humidity in an enclosure, that has a central air conditioning system; a dehumidifier attached to a return air duct of the central air conditioning system; and a system control unit that comprises a thermostat, dehumidstat and can control a cooling solenoid valve to provide...

20060026977 - Device for creating a reference humidity: A device for creating a reference humidity that includes a saturation chamber and a condensate cooler in fluid communication with the saturation chamber and arranged downstream of the saturation chamber, wherein the condensate cooler is a fin-type condenser whose arrangement is such that substantially horizontal gas flow through the condensation...

20060026978 - Thermal management system for electrical enclosures: To improve the thermal management of an enclosure for electrical equipment or the like, one or more wall-mounted panels are provided. An air-filled space between each panel and the adjacent wall, door, or ceiling has insulative behavior when the air in the space is stagnant. Accordingly, thermal exchange through the...

20060026979 - Multi air conditioning system and method for operating the same: A multi air conditioning system for adjusting the amount of refrigerant flowing into indoor units determined to be in a stopped state, to improve the overall system efficiency, and a method for operating the multi air conditioning system. The method includes determining whether or not some indoor units are in...

20060026980 - Apparatus, method and software for use with an air conditioning cycle: A turbine for generating power has a rotor chamber, a rotor rotatable about a central axis within the rotor chamber, and at least one nozzle for supplying a fluid from a fluid supply to the rotor to thereby drive the rotor and generate power. The flow of the fluid from...

20060026981 - Refrigerating device comprising waste heat utilization equipment: In a refrigerating device comprising waste heat utilization equipment having: a refrigerating cycle 200 formed by sequentially connecting a compressor 210, a condenser 210, an expansion valve 240, and an evaporator 250; and a Rankine cycle 300 formed by sequentially connecting a heater 310 using the waste heat of a...

20060026982 - Vehicle air-conditioning system: An evaporator placed in a vehicle compartment includes a meandering flattened pipe, a header joined with one end of the flattened pipe for introducing a compressed refrigerant from a compressor placed in an engine room, and a header joined with the other end of the flattened pipe for discharging the...

20060026983 - Spray cooling system for transverse thin-film evaporative spray cooling: A spray cooling system for transverse thin-film evaporative spray cooling in a narrow gap which generally includes a framework, a cooling cavity, a plurality of atomizers oriented to transversely spray coolant across the electronic components to be cooled, and preferably a vapor recirculation system and a reduction in cross section...

20060026986 - Ice machine and ice-making assembly including a water distributor: An ice machine has an ice-making assembly that includes a water distributor in which one or more structural elements form a first chamber. The first chamber is configured to receive an inflow of water, distribute the water laterally, and to controllably release the water. A mating member cooperates with the...

20060026985 - Ice machine including a condensate collection unit, an evaporator attachment assembly, and removable sump: An ice machine includes an evaporator, a condensate collection unit, positioned below the evaporator and configured to collect condensate from a back surface of the evaporator. First and second mounting brackets attached to the first and second sides of the evaporator, respectively, and are attached to first and second side...

20060026984 - Ice-making machine with contoured water curtain: An ice machine includes a water curtain configured to minimize the flow of water into an ice bin underneath the ice machine. The water curtain is positioned adjacent to the front surface of an ice-forming mold and includes a body having a wide section and a narrow section. The wide...

20060026987 - Drinking water cooler: A cooler (100) for supplying cooled drinking water, particularly at remote outdoor locations, includes a reservoir (101) that supplies water to a conduit (119) for indirect cooling by a cooling medium, for example ice, contained in a container (105). A water bottle (103) is installed in the cooler (100) such...

20060026988 - Energy efficient, inexpensive extraction of oxygen from ambient air for portable and home use: Apparatus and method for separating oxygen directly from air, operating at substantially atmospheric pressure and recuperating energy used for cooling incoming air. An ambient air input leads from the atmosphere to a vessel for confining gases. A cryocooler has a cooled surface in the vessel for directly condensing oxygen from...

20060021355 - Cryostat configuration: A cryostat configuration for keeping liquid helium comprising an outer jacket (3) surrounding a helium container (1) connected at at least two suspension tubes (2) to the outer jacket (3), wherein the helium container (1) also comprises a neck tube (5) whose upper warm end is connected to the outer...

20060021356 - Water separator for air-conditioning systems: The invention relates to a water separator for air-conditioning systems, preferably for aircraft air-conditioning systems, comprising a swirl generator, a housing surrounding it, a separation chamber arranged around the housing for the collection of the water separated at the inner wall of the housing, which opens in a separation sump,...

20060021359 - Air conditioner: Disclosed is an air conditioner including a case having an inlet provided at a front surface thereof to suck in air and an outlet provided at a lower surface thereof to discharge the air, and at least one displaying member provided at an outer border of the inlet so as...

20060021358 - Method and apparatus for cooling system failure detection: A system and method for detecting failure of a cooling system in an alternating current machine, such as a motor and/or a generator. For example, in one embodiment energy wasting is initiated and a failure is indicated if a temperature rises by more than a selected amount over a selected...

20060021357 - Method and device for monitoring the temperature in a refrigerator: A temperature monitoring process for a refrigerator interior and a device for such monitoring. A monitoring unit is formed by a temperature sensitive element and a thermal buffer liquid in a transparent container. The monitoring unit container is placed in the refrigerator in any location to be monitored. The temperature...

20060021360 - Refrigerator and guide apparatus for display of refrigerator: There is provided a refrigerator and guide apparatus for a display of a refrigerator. The guide apparatus includes two extendable arms and a guide link guiding the movement of the extendable arms. The guide apparatus is installed between the display and the refrigerator to smoothly extend and retract the display...

20060021361 - Fault detection system and method for detecting a faulty temperature sensor in motor vehicles: An error detection system is provided for identifying a defective temperature sensor in motor vehicles including an internal combustion engine and at least one electronic control unit that is provided with a mechanism for detecting the immobilization time between turning off and restarting the internal combustion engine. An ambient-air temperature...

20060021362 - Charge loss detection and prognostics for multi-modular split systems: A method for detecting and predicting refrigerant level includes the steps of determining an estimated value for a parameter indicative of refrigerant level and comparing that estimated value to an actual value. The difference between the actual and estimated value provides a refrigerant charge indicator value. The charge indicator value...

20060021363 - Vehicle temperature regulation control unit: A control unit including a switch for regulating the temperature of a passenger compartment and/or the temperature of a vehicle seat. The switch is of a unit type with a control member, a switch member, a light-emitting member, and an indicator member housed in a single case, and can be...

20060021364 - Cooling apparatus: A cooling apparatus configured such that a cooling body provided with heat-dissipating plates is pressed against a device to which a socket of a burn-in board is attached, and air is provided by a blower such that the air passes between the heat-dissipating plates, and compressed air provided from a...

20060021365 - Automatic defrost controller including air damper cleaning: A damper cleaning apparatus for a two compartment refrigerator having a damper for controlling airflow between compartments. The damper cleaning apparatus includes a damper drive mechanism for opening and closing the damper. A controller for controlling the damper drive mechanism repeats a cleaning operation at a set interval. The cleaning...

20060021366 - Method and apparatus for cooling interior spaces of vehicles: A vehicle interior cooling system (100) for a vehicle having a cabin (108) and an engine (107) for providing propulsion power is disclosed. The vehicle interior cooling system includes a cabin cooling system (102) driven by the engine of the vehicle and an electrically driven cooling system (103) having a...

20060021367 - Oxygen enriched operator cab: An oxygen distribution system for a railroad locomotive having an operator cab and operable at high latitudes in ambient air conditions having a low oxygen content level that would be hazardous to locomotive operators, with the oxygen distribution system being configured to generate and supply air having enriched oxygen content...

20060021368 - Cooling apparatus: A cooling apparatus for such things as convenience foods and beverages has a tilted, open faced bed from which persons may select objects. The apparatus is self-contained, and may run from a standard, single phase electrical outlet. It may be carried by two people, and is suitable for mounting either...

20060021369 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner is disclosed, which is suitable for improving its configuration and facilitating its assembly. The present invention includes a cabinet via which air is sucked or blown, a shroud guiding an air flow within the cabinet, a motor provided within the cabinet to forcibly circulate the air within...

20060021370 - Combined type air conditioner: A combined type air conditioner is disclosed, by which manufacturing or assembly of the air conditioner is facilitated. The present invention includes a cabinet forming an exterior of the air conditioner to suck and blow an air by driving a blowing fan and an air guide provided within the cabinet...

20060021371 - Heat exchange device for a cold-producing machine: The invention relates to a heat exchange device including at least one heat exchange wall (6) between the refrigerant fluid (3) and the fluid to be cooled (4) having on one side a so-called hot surface (7) in contact with the fluid to be cooled, and at least one mechanical...

20060021372 - Cold carbonation system for beverage dispenser with remote tower: A beverage dispensing system is characterized by an ice/beverage dispenser and a remote beverage tower. The dispenser has a cold plate, a carbonator pump and a carbonator tank and the tower has a carbonator tank. To chill the tower carbonator tank, a closed loop fluid circuit extends between and heat...

20060021373 - Bottom drawer type refrigerator having basket lift device: In a refrigerator which includes a main body having a lower cooling chamber disposed at a lower portion of the main body, a base frame is disposed to be moved in inward/outward directions at a lower cooling chamber and has a drawer door at a front side thereof. A lift...

20060021374 - Outdoor, multiple stage, single pass and non-recirculating refrigeration system for rapid cooling of athletes, firefighters and others: A multiple stage, single pass and non-recirculating refrigeration system is provided for either outdoor use or for use with temporary structures such as emergency firefighter tents. The refrigeration system utilizes, for example, three evaporative coils in series to achieve a 48° F. reduction of temperature and 70% reduction of humidity...

20060021375 - Environmental control unit for hospital room: An air conditioner and filtering unit produces a positive or negative pressure to create an isolation space. A common air intake plenum has first and second inlets for admitting return air from the space or outside air which may be from a building main A/C system supply. Sanitized, cleaned and...

20060021376 - Cooler: A cooler comprising a first compartment defining an interior region and a portion of the first compartment extending into an interior region of a second compartment. The interior region of the second compartment carries a cooling material that cools the interior region thereof. Heat flow from the interior region of...

20060021378 - Method of liquefying a hydrocarbon-rich flow: A hydrocarbon-rich flow, such as a natural gas flow, is liquefied by means of an open expander process, where the peak coldness required for the liquefaction and the supercooling of the hydrocarbon-rich flow takes place in that the hydrocarbon-rich flow to be liquefied is liquefied and supercooled in one or...

20060021377 - Refrigeration system: A refrigeration process is disclosed that employs a mixed refrigerant to chill a process gas stream in which a second stream is cooled against rewarming vaporized mixed refrigerant at low pressure and subsequently is at least partially vaporized against at least partially condensed mixed refrigerant at a higher pressure....

20060021379 - Secondary deethanizer to debottleneck an ethylene plant: A process for deethanizing light hydrocarbons comprising olefins is disclosed. A feed stream, comprising ethylene, ethane, propylene, and propane, is supplied to a primary deethanizer 24, having absorption and stripping sections. The absorption section produces an overhead vapor effluent 128, consisting primarily of ethylene and ethane, which is supplied to...

20060021380 - Method and installation for production of noble gases and oxygen by means of cryrogenic air distillation: A method and an apparatus for producing oxygen and noble gases by cryogenic distillation. A first stream of cooled and purified air is sent to a medium pressure column where it is separated. A first nitrogen enriched stream is withdrawn from the medium pressure column, and part of this stream...