Refrigeration inventions 04/06

20060086096 - Thermoelectric cooling and/or moderation of transient thermal load using phase change material: Techniques described and illustrated herein can permit high luminous flux and/or longer lifetimes for a class of photoemissive device configurations and/or uses that generate intense highly localized, but transient heat flux. For example, certain Light Emitting Diode (LED) applications, e.g., for flash illumination, certain solid state laser configurations and other...

20060086097 - Single-use, self-heating or self-cooling container, particularly for beverages and method for manufacturing the same: A single-use, self-heating or self-cooling container, particularly for beverages, producible in a plurality of sizes, comprises a first receptacle (2) containing a beverage and inserted into a second receptacle (3), a first compartment (11) formed between the first and the second receptacle and a second compartment (12) formed on the...

20060086098 - Pulse tube cooler with internal mems flow controller: A regenerative refrigeration system includes one or more control devices that utilize micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. Such MEMS devices may be small in size, on a scale such that it can be introduced into a refrigeration system, such as a cryocooler, without appreciably affecting the size or mass...

20060086099 - Liquefying and storing a gas: Apparatus and methods for improving the safety and efficiency and decreasing the cost of producing liquid gas, such as liquid oxygen, with a small-scale use liquefaction device, according to various embodiments of the present invention. In one embodiment, liquid oxygen barrier may be added to interface between a cryocooler and...

20060086100 - Gaseous fluid production apparatus and method: Gaseous fluid production apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes a fluid container containing fluid in substantially the liquid state. A first fluid line is connected to the fluid container so that it receives from the fluid container a first fluid stream substantially in the liquid state. A...

20060086101 - Cryogenic system: A cryogenic system includes a containment vessel in which a body to be cooled is housed in such a manner that the body is immersed in a liquid coolant; a tubular refrigerator sleeve; and a refrigerator, inserted in the opening section of the refrigerator sleeve, for recondensing coolant gas generated...

20060086102 - Liquefying and storing a gas: Apparatus and methods for improving the safety and efficiency and decreasing the cost of producing liquid oxygen with a small-scale use liquefaction device, according to various embodiments of the present invention. In one embodiment, a switch is electrically coupled to a storage dewar pressurizing means, the switch positioned to be...

20060086103 - Abnormal state detecting apparatus of multi-type air conditioner and method thereof: Disclosed are an abnormal state detecting apparatus of a multi-type air conditioner and a method thereof. The method comprises: a user's selecting a test operation, and then detecting plural indoor temperatures of indoor zones where a plurality of indoor units are installed and plural outdoor temperatures of outdoor zones where...

20060086105 - System and method for detecting clogged state of pipe of heat pump type multi-air conditioner: A method for detecting a clogged state of a pipe of a heat pump type multi-air conditioner includes: detecting a temperature of a pipe of an arbitrary indoor heat exchanger among a plurality of indoor heat exchangers; detecting a pressure of a refrigerant sucked into an arbitrary outdoor unit among...

20060086104 - System for detecting mis-connected state between communication lines for multi-type air conditioner and method thereof: A system for detecting a mis-connected state between communication lines for a multi-type air conditioner and a method thereof. The system comprises an indoor unit pipe temperature detection unit for detecting a temperature of an indoor unit pipe, and a microprocessor for controlling an opening of an electronic expansion valve...

20060086106 - Electric refrigerator: An electric refrigerator comprising a cooling space in which a temperature sensor is arranged and which is closable by a heat-insulating door. The temperature sensor is connected to a device which regulates the cooling temperature and is adjustable by a temperature-setting device. The temperature sensor and the regulating device are...

20060086107 - Method for making ice in a compact ice maker: A method of making ice cubes in a compact ice maker by setting a freeze time based on the determined volume of a mold for the ice maker....

20060086108 - Refrigerant containment vessel with thermal inertia and method of use: A vapor compression system including a closed fluid circuit having operably coupled thereto, in serial order, a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion device, a second heat exchanger and a fluid vessel. The refrigerant is compressed in the compressor and circulated through the fluid circuit. Thermal energy is removed...

20060086109 - Method and apparatus for conditioning moisture of object to be moisture conditioned: There are provided a moisture conditioning method and a moisture conditioning apparatus which enable the moisturizing of a coating film in a short time and at high efficiency, thereby improving productivity, and besides, do not require an increase in the path length of the moisture conditioning zone, thereby contributing to...

20060086110 - Method and apparatus for control of carbon dioxide gas cooler pressure by use of a two-stage compressor: A transcritical vapor compression system includes a fluid circuit circulating a refrigerant in a closed loop. The fluid circuit has operably disposed therein, in serial order, a first compressor, an intercooler, a second compressor with a variable capacity, a first heat exchanger, an expansion device and a second heat exchanger....

20060086111 - Method for estimating inlet and outlet air conditions of an hvac system: The temperature of the air exiting an evaporator and the relative humidity of the air entering and exiting the evaporator can be calculated by using existing sensors in a vapor compression system. The temperature of the air exiting the evaporator is calculated by using the detected temperature of the air...

20060086112 - Systems and methods for whole-house dehumidification based on dew point measurements: A dehumidifier system is connected to an interior space of a building through supply and return ducts, either directly and/or through an HVAC system. Controllable dampers can be used to select how the dehumidifier system is connected to the interior space and the HVAC system. The dehumidifier determines the dew...

20060086113 - Speed and system pressure control for cooling fan: A method and system for controlling a cooling fan that cooperates with an air conditioning condenser in a vehicle. The present embodiments include steps and corresponding implementations for determining a speed of the vehicle, determining a discharge pressure of the air conditioning condenser, determining an ambient temperature of air surrounding...

20060086114 - Constant-temperature fluid supply system: A constant-temperature fluid supply system is provided with a first constant-temperature fluid supply apparatus and a second constant-temperature fluid supply apparatus. The first constant-temperature fluid supply apparatus has an input side to which a cooling fluid not controlled in temperature is supplied, and an output side from which a first...

20060086115 - Control stability system for moist air dehumidification units and method of operation: A system and 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...

20060086116 - Expansion valve and method for its control: The invention relates to an expansion valve and a method for controlling an expansion valve, in which the opening and closing movement of the valve-closing element is adjusted as a function of the pressure difference which is present on the high-pressure side in an inlet opening and on the low-pressure...

20060086117 - Method of controlling air conditioner for vehicles: A vehicle air conditioner is controlled to a target control value that controls a swash-plate control value of a swash-plate variable capacity compressor. The variable control is based on temperature deviation between target evaporator temperature and actual evaporator temperature, to control compressor discharge capacity. A target evaporator temperature is set....

20060086118 - Thin film thermoelectric devices for hot-spot thermal management in microprocessors and other electronics: A structure, system and method for controlling a temperature of a heat generating device in a solid medium, wherein heat is extracted from the medium into at least one heat extraction device, the heat extraction device dissipates heat into an environment apart from the medium by a heat sink thermally...

20060086119 - Vent for a data center cooling system: In an embodiment of a vent for a data center cooling system the vent has a body that has a fluid outlet. The body of the vent also has a member that can be adjusted to obstruct the fluid outlet. Mounted to the body of the vent is an electromechanical...

20060086120 - Dehumidifying system: A dehumidifying system, comprising: a dehumidifier having a dehumidifying zone which is provided at a flow passage of supply air supplied to a low dew-point chamber and dehumidifies the supply air with a dehumidifying member and a regenerating zone which allows regenerating air to pass through the dehumidifying member to...

20060086121 - Capillary tube/plate refrigerant/air heat exchanger for use in conjunction with a method and apparatus for inhibiting ice accumulation in hvac systems: A non-stick coating, which inhibits frozen moisture accumulation, is applied to the exterior exposed portions of a refrigerant/air heat exchanger, which heat exchanger is comprised of a capillary tube/plate means/design, which plate has an exterior surface that is comprised of at least one of raised dots, ridges, trenches, and a...

20060086123 - Pressure testing and refrigerant recharging conduit assembly for automobiles: A combination pressure measurement/charging system may include a conduit coupled to a refrigerant can. The conduit may be coupled to a low-pressure side of a refrigerant system. The system may include a valve to control a flow of fluid through the conduit. Thus, a flow of fluid between the refrigerant...

20060086122 - Pressure testing and refrigerant recharging hose assembly for automobiles: A combination pressure measurement/refrigerant charging apparatus may include a shutoff valve that includes a piercing pin and a pressure gauge. The piercing pin may be used to pierce a refrigerant can. The pressure gauge may be used as a handle for operating the shutoff valve. A first end of a...

20060086124 - Portable refrigeration unit: A portable refrigeration unit for cooling a refrigerated space, the unit comprising an evaporator unit that is separable from a condensing unit, the evaporator unit and condenser unit being connected by extended lengths of flexible hosing, such that the evaporator unit can be positioned within the space and the condenser...

20060086125 - Dehumidifying element, and adsorbing element used for the dehumidifying element: In a dehumidification unit comprising alternate laminations of an adsorption element (1) which supports an adsorbent and which is provided with a first air ventilation passage (3) and a cooling element (2) which is provided with a second air ventilation passage (4), the first air ventilation passage (3) of the...

20060086126 - Convertible refrigerator/freezer: A refrigerator provides for flexibility in the allocation of refrigerator space. The refrigerator includes multiple compartments. Each of the compartments can be convertible or resizable between a freezer compartment and a refrigeration compartment. Preferably, each compartment is independently temperature controlled. To resize the compartments, positionable separators can be used....

20060086127 - Ice making and dispensing system: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop....

20060086130 - Ice and water dispenser on refrigerator compartment door: An ice and water dispenser for a bottom freezer refrigerator positioned on a refrigerator compartment door. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can have below 0° C. air provided to maintain the ice maker and ice cube storage bin below 0° C. Supply and return ducts can convey...

20060086128 - Ice making and dispensing system: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin are located in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment. The insulated sub-compartment is maintained below 0° C. for forming...

20060086129 - Ice making and dispensing system: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can be positioned in an insulated module in the refrigerator compartment opposite an ice dispenser positioned on the refrigerator compartment...

20060086131 - Ice making and dispensing system: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The bottom freezer refrigerator includes an automatic ice maker in an insulated module positioned outside the freezer compartment. The insulated module can be mounted to the exterior of...

20060086132 - Ice making and dispensing system: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker is positioned in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment maintained at a temperature below 0° C. An insulated ice cube storage bin and ice...

20060086133 - Refrigerator water supply systems: Refrigerator Water Supply Systems. A refrigerator is provided according to the present invention. The refrigerator can include a cabinet including at least one wall and a door pivotally mounted to the at least one wall to define a refrigeration compartment. The refrigerator can also include a first water supply line...

20060086134 - Refrigerator with compact icemaker: A refrigerator/freezer with an ice maker having an ice cube tray in which are formed multiple ice cube recesses. The ice cube tray is movable between a fill position and a harvest position. The ice cube tray has a composite construction comprising a base layer and a top layer, with...

20060086135 - Water spillage management for in the door ice maker: A refrigerator freezer having an ice maker positioned on a refrigerator compartment or freezer compartment door. The ice maker is arranged to prevent or manage spills from the ice maker in the event the door on which the ice maker is mounted is opened or closed when unfrozen water is...

20060086137 - Method and apparatus for operating a water cooler: A method for operating a water cooler, wherein the water cooler includes a cooling system, a storage compartment assembly, a water dispenser assembly, and a climate control assembly including a thermostat and a control capillary, includes coupling the control capillary to the thermostat, and coupling the thermostat to the cooling...

20060086136 - Refrigerator with carbonated water distributor: A refrigerator incorporating in its door a water dispenser within a compartment present on the outside of the door, the dispenser being connected to a water container of given capacity carried by the door and provided to enable the contained water to be carbonated via a connection to a cylinder...

20060086138 - Air conditioner having independent cooling and purifying paths: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner having independent cooling and purifying paths. The air conditioner comprises a body casing formed by assembling a front panel with a rear panel, the front panel having a cooled air discharge opening and one or more suction openings to introduce indoor air into the...

20060086139 - Lng system employing stacked vertical heat exchangers to provide liquid reflux stream: An improved apparatus and method for providing reflux to a refluxed heavies removal column of a LNG facility. The apparatus comprises stacked vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers and an economizer disposed between the heat exchangers. The reflux stream originates from the methane-rich refrigerant of the methane refrigeration cycle. The liquid reflux...

20060086140 - Vertical heat exchanger configuration for lng facility: LNG facility employing one or more vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers to cool natural gas via indirect heat exchange with a refrigerant. The vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers save plot space and can be use to reduce the size of cold boxes employed in the LNG facility. In addition, vertical core-in-kettle heat...

20060086141 - Cold box and cryogenic plant including a cold box: This disclosure discusses providing safer and more accessible insulating cold boxes for cryogenic equipment. A cold box of the current invention includes a housing partially extending out of the cold box jacket wherein equipment that may need to be accessed can be located. The housing includes a breakaway barrier between...

20060080972 - Powered desk caddy: A powered desk caddy comprises a caddy body including a bottom surface and a working surface opposite the bottom surface, an electrical outlet located on the caddy body, an AC power inverter located in the caddy body and adapted to receive a DC power input and provide an AC power...

20060080973 - Quick lng offloading: A system of the type wherein LNG from a tanker (30) is offloaded to a moored vessel (16), which has a regas unit (36) which heats the LNG to transform it into gaseous hydrocarbons, and which has a pump unit (38) that pumps the gaseous hydrocarbons to a consumer (46)...

20060080974 - Drying apparatus, washing/drying apparatus, and operation methods of the apparatuses: An object is to provide an energy-saving drying apparatus which prevents liquid backflow, reduces time for a refrigeration cycle to be in a steady state, and can significantly reduce a time required for drying. The drying apparatus comprises: a drying chamber for accommodating a thing to be dried; a refrigerant...

20060080975 - Spray cooling system for narrow gap transverse 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 plurality of cooling conduits, and a re-circulation conduit. The spray cooling system in some of its embodiments, provides, among other things, a feed system for narrow...

20060080978 - Compressor diagnostic system: A system and method for diagnosing and protecting a compressor includes a sensor, logic circuitry, a motor protector and an intelligent device. The logic circuitry is associated with the sensor and the motor protector and operable to determine a trip frequency of the motor protector and identify a specific fault...

20060080976 - Method for the estimation of the power consumed by the compressor of a refrigerant circuit in a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a refrigerant system for a motor vehicle comprising a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. A pressure sensor measures the discharge pressure at the outlet of the compressor, and a temperature sensor measures the ambient temperature at the condenser. Based on the measured values of pressure...

20060080977 - Torque calculation apparatus and torque calculation method of variable capacitance compressor: A variable capacitance compressor is provided in a refrigeration cycle of a vehicular air conditioning system. The variable capacitance compressor controls discharge capacity of refrigerant by an external control pulse signal, and can substantially estimate compressor suction side pressure by the external control pulse signal and compressor discharge side pressure....

20060080979 - Method and device for the generation of cold and heat by magneto-calorific effect: The device (10), for the continuous generation of cold and heat by magneto-calorific effect, comprises a mixture of a heat exchange fluid and particles made from at least one magneto-calorific material, superconductor or phase-change material circulating through a first heat exchanger (11) subject to a magnetic field generated by magnetic...

20060080980 - Apparatus and method for controlling compressors of multi-chamber type air conditioner: Apparatus and method for controlling compressors of a multi-chamber type air conditioner. The apparatus includes an operating time-accumulating unit for accumulating operating times of the plural compressors; a storage unit for storing the cumulative operating times obtained by the operating time-accumulating unit; indoor control units for respectively controlling the indoor...

20060080981 - Compressor variable dryer system: A dryer assembly for drying compressed fluid received from a fluid compressor. The dryer assembly comprises a compressed fluid circuit and a refrigeration circuit associated with the compressed fluid circuit and configured to reduce the temperature of the compressed fluid and to remove condensate from the compressed fluid. The dryer...

20060080982 - Self-cleaning condenser: An air conditioning system includes a condenser coil and a fan situated adjacent the condenser coil. The fan driven by a motor, which is reversed to change the rotational direction of the fan in response to a predetermined condition. The fan is operated in a first direction to cool a...

20060080983 - Displacement control mechanism for variable displacement compressor: A displacement control mechanism for a variable displacement compressor includes a first valve hole, a first valve body, a pressure sensing means operable to sense pressures of first and second points in a discharge pressure region to adjust a position of the first valve body, and a pressure-difference-increasing means operable...

20060080984 - Refrigerant cycle with tandem compressors and multiple condensers: A tandem compressor system is utilized that receives refrigerant from a common suction manifold, and from a common evaporator. From the compressors, the refrigerant passes to a plurality of condensers, with each of the condensers being associated with a separate zone for heat rejection, preferably at different temperature levels. Each...

20060080985 - Vapor compression refrigerating apparatus: A vapor compression refrigerating apparatus comprises a refrigerating cycle for performing a cooling operation of an automotive air conditioning system, a Rankine cycle for collecting waste heat from an engine of a vehicle to generate an electric power by an electric rotating device driven by an expansion device of the...

20060080986 - Battery cooling device for vehicle use: The air suction mode can be switched among the inside air mode in which the air sucked by the battery cooling blower 15 to cool the battery 3 for vehicle use is the air inside a vehicle passenger compartment, the outside air mode in which the air sucked by the...

20060080987 - Cooling clothes: The present invention provides a cooling suit for allowing comfortable feeling even with a lesser power consumption and a simple structure. The cooling suit includes a cloth part 10a having an upper portion made of a highly air-permeable material, and having those portions other than the upper portion which are...

20060080988 - Gas cooler configuration integrated into heat pump chassis: A thin-profiled gas cooler and chassis suitable for a transcritical heat pump water heater are provided. The heat pump system includes a chassis for supporting such system components as a gas cooler and evaporator. The dimensions of the gas cooler are designed to minimize the impact that the gas cooler...

20060080989 - Refrigeration/air conditioning equipment: Refrigeration/air conditioning equipment includes a first internal heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a refrigerant to be sucked in a compressor and a high-pressure liquid refrigerant, an injection circuit for evaporating a bypassed high-pressure liquid at intermediate pressure and injecting the vaporized refrigerant into the compressor, a second internal heat...

20060080990 - Air conditioner: Disclosed is an air conditioner. The air conditioner a main compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a four-way valve disposed at a discharge side of the main compressor and switching a fluid path; an outdoor heat exchanger having one side connected with the four-way valve; an indoor heat exchanger having one...

20060080992 - Refrigerating device for a water station: A refrigerating device for a water station comprises cold storage cabinet, cold water container and refrigerating system. Said cold water container is installed in the cold storage cabinet, one end of which is connected to a water storage pail via a pipeline, and the other end is provided with a...

20060080991 - Refrigerator having dispenser: A dispenser of a conventional refrigerator supplies only cold water. Therefore, the dispenser cannot meet a variety of users' needs. Further, the conventional refrigerator has a problem in that various kinds of water supplied from a water source cannot be properly purified. The present invention relates to a refrigerator including...

20060080993 - Refrigerated liquid dispensing system: A refrigerated liquid dispensing system includes a cabinet having a refrigerated compartment. At least one liquid container such as a water bottle is mounted in a receptacle in the compartment. A valve is mounted to the neck of the bottle for controlling the flow of liquid from the bottle. In...

20060080995 - Refrigerator with device for preventing chilled air from leaking: A refrigerator with a chilled air leakage preventing device that has high insulating efficiency and an aesthetically pleasing appearance and that is not easily damaged is provided. The refrigerator with the chilled air leakage preventing device includes a cabinet for forming a storage compartment, a door for opening and closing...

20060080994 - Walk-in refrigerator/freezers and wine coolers for home use: Walk-in refrigerator/freezers and walk-in refrigerator/wine coolers for home use include walk-in refrigerator sections, reach-in freezer sections, pullout pantries and pullout refrigerated drawers, and wine cooler/humidor sections that may include one or two separate interior temperature-controlled sections....

20060080996 - Centrifugal heat transfer engine and heat transfer systems embodying the same: A heat transfer engine having cooling and heating modes of reversible operation, in which heat can be effectively transferred within diverse user environments for cooling, heating and dehumidification applications. The heat transfer engine of the present invention includes a rotor structure which is rotatably supported within a stator structure. The...

20060080997 - Accumulator with an internal heat exchanger for an air-conditioning system: An accumulator for an air conditioning system, including a housing (10) with an elongated tubular wall (12). The accumulator also includes an internal heat exchanger fitted in the housing (10). The internal heat exchanger has a tubular structure (40) with radially protruding ribs (40, 42) arranged coaxially with the housing...

20060080998 - Falling film evaporator: A falling film evaporator is provided for use in a two-phase refrigeration system or process system. The evaporator includes a shell having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a tube bundle having tubes extending substantially horizontally in the shell. A hood is disposed over the tube bundle, the hood...

20060080999 - Air conditioning system expansion valve: The invention relates to an expansion valve, designed especially for an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle, that comprises a valve housing with a first high-pressure side port, a second low-pressure side port, and a channel disposed therebetween through which refrigerant can flow. The valve includes a sliding element...

20060081000 - Non-slip ice bag device and method for using same to treat patients: Non-slip, non-constrictive, self-adhesive ice bag device for use with confined patients that comprises a flexible, preferably water-impermeable outer cover with an open end that is sealable with a leak-proof closure means, said cover having a layer of adhesive to temporarily attach said cover, when it is filled with the cooling...

20060075756 - Thermoelectric air conditioner: A thermoelectric air conditioner includes semiconductor, cold and hot ducts, fins, temperature controller and fan installed in a casing; cold air or hot air generated through the process by the thermoelectric cooling chip before being delivered through superconductor ducts free of barrier to be stored by fins; and push buttons...

20060075758 - Air-conditioning and heating system utilizing thermo-electric solid state devices: In one embodiment, a cooling and heating system includes a heat exchanger, a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the heat exchanger and operable to cool or heat a fluid within the heat exchanger, a heat transfer device, an input conduit coupled between the heat exchanger and the heat transfer device, a...

20060075757 - Vehicle cooler box: The present invention provides a portable refrigerating container with a covering/opening mean allowing at least 100-degree rotation angles; an adjustable handler with detachable function on the container makes it easier for user to carry. There is a cup holder parallel with the horizontal line and nestling up to the said...

20060075759 - Seat organizer: A vehicle seat organizer comprises a strap adapted to connect to a seat, a cooler/warmer unit attached to the strap, and a storage compartment attached to the strap....

20060075761 - Apparatus for cooled or heated on demand drinking water and process for making same: An apparatus for Cooled Or Heated On Demand Drinking Water having a thermal accumulator with embedded serpentine fluid conduit, a network of independently controlled thermoelectric heat transfer modules, and a network of temperature control modules. A preferred embodiment includes the thermal accumulator as a single die-cast thermally conductive metallic medium...

20060075760 - Temperature measuring device using a matrix switch, a semiconductor package and a cooling system: An embodiment relates to a temperature measuring device using a matrix switch, and a semiconductor package. In another embodiment a cooling system may be included. A plurality of temperature sensors may be arranged on a surface of a semiconductor device. The matrix switch may select the temperature sensors by an...

20060075762 - Lng regas: Liquefied hydrocarbon gas is carried in a tanker (12) to an offshore location where the liquefied gas is to be transferred to an offloading facility (20) such as a barge (21). At the offshore location the liquefied gas is to be heated to change it into a gaseous state and...

20060075763 - Apparatus for controlling refrigerant level: An apparatus for controlling a refrigerant level comprises a first detecting unit installed at a lower side of the inside of a refrigerant tank, for detecting whether a refrigerant stored at a lower side of the inside of the refrigerant is a liquefied refrigerant or a gaseous refrigerant, a second...

20060075764 - Correlation of vent tiles and racks: In a method for correlating vent tiles with racks, the vent tiles are opened to a first setting and the mass flow rates of air received by the racks and supplied through the vent tiles are determined. In addition, one of the vent tiles is closed to obtain a second...

20060075765 - Constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application and control method thereof: A constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application comprising a refrigerator, a low-temperature heat exchanger, a medium-temperature heat exchanger, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a pump, a first solenoid valve, a second solenoid valve, a third solenoid valve, a temperature sensor, a power regulator, a controller and a plurality...

20060075766 - Method for pre-cooling automotive vehicle passenger compartment: The present invention concerns a method for pre-cooling the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle. The vehicle includes at least one electrically actuatable window and a HVAC system having at least a controller, a blower, a passenger compartment temperature sensor, and a HVAC ducting leading to the passenger compartment. The...

20060075767 - Utilization of bypass refrigerant to provide reheat and dehumidification function in refrigerant system: A refrigerant system is provided with an unloader bypass line to selectively unload the compressor and deliver refrigerant from a partially (or fully) compressed location back to a suction port of the compressor. A section of this unloader bypass line is placed in the path of air having passed over...

20060075768 - Refrigerant cycle with plural condensers receiving refrigerant at different pressure: A refrigerant cycle is provided with a compressor system, capable of simultaneously delivering refrigerant to multiple condensers operating at different temperature levels. A single evaporator communicates with these condensers. One of the condensers receives fully compressed refrigerant while the others receives refrigerant at an intermediate pressure. A control can optionally...

20060075769 - Refrigeration system which compensates for heat leakage: A refrigeration system/cycle includes two or more refrigeration stages, in which one or more of the warmer stages provide(s) cooling to partially compensate for heat leakage that would otherwise leak to the colder stage(s). The refrigeration system includes a single heat sink or multiple heat sinks. The refrigeration cycle can...

20060075770 - Coaster: A coaster for a beverage container has an enclosed base and a cooling material encapsulated therein. The enclosed base has a top surface with a substantially planar portion. The beverage container engages on the top surface of the base. In another embodiment, a coaster assembly has a base portion and...

20060075771 - Refrigeration mechanical diagnostic protection and control device: In vapor compression refrigeration systems a mechanism and method are provided for protecting a compressor from failures related to lack of superheat, loss of lubricating oil and other system malfunctions. Also provided is a mean of monitoring system conditions and providing service personnel with a quick manner of diagnosing problems....

20060075772 - Heat transfer tubes, including methods of fabrication and use thereof: An improved heat transfer tube, an improved method of formation and an improved use of such a heat transfer tube is disclosed. The heat transfer tube includes an outer surface with a plurality of radially outwardly extending helical fins, the fins being grooved to define notches, a plurality of channels...

20060075773 - Heat transfer tubes, including methods of fabrication and use thereof: The present invention discloses an improved heat transfer tube, an improved method of formation, and an improved use of such heat transfer tube. The present invention discloses a boiling tube for a refrigerant evaporator that provides at least one dual cavity nucleate boiling site. The present invention further discloses an...

20060075774 - Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling and freezing processes and apparatuses for solution separation and seawater desalination: Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing processes for solution separation and seawater desalination are implemented through multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing systems. The systems are set to their initial state for implementing constant temperature distilling process, drain-to-vacuum and freezing process, transferring of a specific solution, and recycling of a...

20060075775 - Efficient heat exchanger for refrigeration process: Aspects of the invention are found in a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a fluid inlet manifold, a fluid outlet manifold, a plurality of heat transfer channels configured to communicate with the fluid inlet manifold and the fluid outlet manifold, and packing located within the fluid inlet manifold. Further...

20060075776 - Method for providing cooling for gas liquefaction: A method for generating refrigeration for cooling a product gas wherein a first or working gas undergoes a staged expansion to a first temperature and a subsequent turboexpansion to a second higher temperature and both the expanded gas and the turboexpanded gas provide cooling to the product gas....

20060075777 - Method for producing liquefied natural gas: A method for producing liquefied natural gas employing two separate adsorption steps for removing water and carbon dioxide from natural gas and employing a subambient expansion to produce regeneration gas for the regeneration of the dehydration adsorption step in addition to supplying refrigeration for the cooling or liquefaction of clean...

20060075778 - Method and system for treating an oxygen-rich liquid bath collected at the foot of a cryogenic distillation column: Methods and apparatus for treating a liquid bath of oxygen. A liquid bath of at least 70 mol % of oxygen is located at the base of a cryogenic distillation column. The bath is continuously boiled by an aluminum reboiler. A portion of the liquid bath is purged to prevent...

20060075779 - Process for the cryogenic distillation of air: Pressurized gaseous nitrogen (“GAN”) is produced in a process in which liquid nitrogen (“LIN”) is produced in a cryogenic air separation unit (“ASU”). The pressure of at least a portion of the LIN is increased to produce pressurized LIN. A fluid having an oxygen concentration at least equal to that...

20060070384 - Radiographic detector docking station with dynamic environmental control: A docking station for one or more x-ray detectors is disclosed and designed to secure an x-ray detector when not in use to limit exposure of an x-ray detector to drops, jars, and other potentially damaging incidents. The docking station may be equipped to regulate the temperature of a stored...

20060070385 - Thermal energy storage and cooling system with gravity fed 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...

20060070386 - Refrigerator and method of making shaved ice: A refrigerator and a method of making shaved ice by controlling a period during which ice is fed into an ice-shaving compartment, thereby preventing ice from overflowing the ice-shaving compartment and preventing the ice-shaving compartment from being broken due to an excessive amount of ice. The method of making shaved...

20060070387 - Automotive air-conditioning system: In an automotive air-conditioning system, when pollen mode control is effected by a vehicle occupant, air outlet mode is forcibly set to a face mode. Further, the air flow amount determined from the air flow amount Vm used in the usual auto mode and the air flow amount f(Tw) used...

20060070388 - Automotive air-conditioning system: In an air-conditioner control unit, when pollen mode control is set by a vehicle occupant to perform the pollen mode control that can provide a defogging effect while maintaining the pollen removal effect, the opening of an air inlet door is forcibly set to an inside-air introduction mode (S330) when...

20060070389 - Climatic device, and process for defrosting a heat exchanger in a climatic device: The invention pertains to a climatic device comprising a working space and an equipment space connected thereto via at least one connection opening, wherein a heat exchanger is arranged in said equipment space. In order to prevent the penetration of moist and cold air into the working space when defrosting...

20060070390 - Evaporative cooler: The invention relates to an evaporative cooler having two medium circuits which are thermally coupled to one another by a number of heat-conducting vertical walls. These walls and the heat-conducting fins arranged thereon are provided with a hydrophilic, water-buffering covering layer, for example made from Portland cement. A humidification unit...

20060070391 - Air-conditioner having a dual-refrigerant cycle: An air-conditioner having a dual-refrigerant cycle includes a primary refrigerant circuit heat-exchanged with outdoor air; a secondary refrigerant circuit heat-exchanged with indoor air to perform either a cooling operation or a heating operation; and a heat exchange unit disposed between the primary refrigerant circuit and the secondary refrigerant circuit to...

20060070392 - Apparatus for freezing a biological sample: An apparatus for freezing a biological sample having a frame, an enclosure adapted to conduct a cryogenic fluid therethrough, and a block in the enclosure such that the block is cooled to a temperature capable of freezing the sample. A force generating device is mounted on the frame generally above...

20060070393 - Apparatus and method for freezing food products: An apparatus and method of cooling products includes a conveyor for transporting the products, through a refrigeration medium for cooling the products, agitation means disposed proximate to the conveyor for selective, intermittent contact with the conveyor to displace the conveyor from a plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on...

20060070394 - Frozen carbonated beverage apparatus for preparing a low brix frozen carbonated beverage: A frozen carbonated beverage apparatus includes a freezing cylinder that stores and freezes a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage. A beater including a helical member is moveable about an axis, and a stationary baffle is received within the beater. As the beater rotates, a scraper blade scrapes against the wall...

20060070395 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator capable of adjusting a discharge position and a quantity of cold air discharged into the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an inner panel installed at a rear surface of a storage chamber and having cold air outlets for forming a cooling channel. The refrigerator also includes a variable duct...

20060070396 - Cooling fan apparatus: A cooling fan apparatus includes a main housing assembly which includes a front housing end, a rear housing end, and a plurality of housing air channels located at the rear housing end. A fan assembly is supported in the main housing assembly near the front housing end. A solid coolant...

20060070397 - Refrigerator: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. In the present invention, storage spaces 59, each of which is formed in a hexahedral shape with a front face being opened, are formed in an inner case 55 that defines the interior of the refrigerator. A tray 61 is installed in each...

20060070398 - Compressor intended to compress coolant fluid for a refrigeration or air conditioning installation: A compressor intended to compress coolant fluid for a refrigeration or air conditioning installation, comprising a substantially vertical body consisting of a casing intended to receive in particular a lubricating liquid in its bottom portion forming a reservoir, and means of heating the lubricating liquid. The means of heating the...

20060070400 - Modular header system: The present invention provides a header module adapted for use with a retail store refrigeration system including a plurality of refrigerated merchandisers. The header module includes a first conduit defining at least a portion of a common suction header adapted to carry low-pressure gaseous refrigerant received from the plurality of...

20060070399 - Refrigerant distribution device and method: A refrigerant distribution device 10 situated in an inlet header 12 of a multiple tube heat exchanger 14 of a refrigeration system 20. The device 10 includes an inlet passage 32 that is in communication with an expansion device. Small diameter conduits 34 are disposed within the inlet header 12...

20060070401 - Refrigerant distribution device and method: A refrigerant distribution device 10 situated in an inlet header 12 of a multiple tube heat exchanger 14 of a refrigeration system 20. The device 10 includes an inlet passage 32 that is in communication with an expansion device. Small diameter nozzles 34 are disposed within the inlet header 12...