Claims
- 1. A heat exchange refrigerant subcool system that utilizes stored discharge water from an ice machine that is then pumped through a heat exchanger for subcooling a refrigerant that has already passed through the condenser of said ice machine, comprising in combination:a subcooler connected in fluid communication with the output of the condenser, enabling the refrigerant to flow in a first direction through said subcooler after first flowing through the condenser; and said subcooler connected in fluid communication with the output of a pump that pumps stored ice machine discharge water to directly flow through said subcooler from a bottom portion to a top portion in a second direction opposite to said first direction and then to discharge; whereby said subcooler utilizes the pumped and flowing cold discharge water from an ice machine for providing maximum available subcooling to the liquid refrigerant of said ice machine.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of provisional application Ser. No. 60/087,372, filed May 28, 1998.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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60/087372 |
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