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Heat pump, energy recovery method and method of curtailing power for driving compressor in the heat pump

CA 1298985 C · Owner: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Endou, Hajime

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Disclosed are a heat pump, a method of energy recovery in the heat pump and a method of curtailing the required power for driving a compressor in the heat pump which commonly center essentially upon providing a vapor-liquid separator for separating a working fluid introduced from a condensor through an expansion valve into vapor and liquid, an expansion turbine to be driven by the vapor separated through the vapor-liquid separator and a compressor adapted to be driven by the expansion turbine, into which turbine a cooling liquid is atomized and sprayed.

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  • Granted April 21, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 21, 2009.
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FiledOctober 17, 1986
GrantedApril 21, 1992
Term endedApril 21, 2009
Patent numberCA 1298985 C
Classification (IPC)F25B11/00 +2 more

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19871990199319961999200220052008Application filedOct 17, 1986Patent grantedApril 21, 1992Term endedApril 21, 2009

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