Global Patent Index - EP 1960726 A1

EP 1960726 A1 20080827 - REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT

Title (en)

REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT

Title (de)

KÜHLKREISLAUF

Title (fr)

CIRCUIT DE FRIGORIGENE

Publication

EP 1960726 A1 20080827 (EN)

Application

EP 06819959 A 20061214

Priority

  • EP 2006069693 W 20061214
  • EP 05112327 A 20051216
  • EP 06819959 A 20061214

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007068730A1] The present invention relates to a refrigerant circuit (1), in particular for use in a liquefaction plant, the refrigerant circuit (1) at least comprising: - a refrigerator (2) having an inlet (21) for refrigerant (10) at a refrigeration pressure, and at least five outlets (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, ...) for evaporated refrigerant (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ...) evaporated at different pressure levels, the at least five outlets (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, ...) being preferably intended for refrigerants evaporated at increasing pressures from the first outlet (22) to the fifth (26) and optional higher outlets; - a first compressor (3) having one or more inlets for receiving evaporated refrigerant from the refrigerator and an outlet (34) that can be connected to the inlet (21) of the refrigerator (2); and - a second compressor (4) having one or more inlets for receiving evaporated refrigerant from the refrigerator and an outlet (44) that can be connected to the inlet (21) of the refrigerator (2).

IPC 8 full level

F25B 1/10 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25B 1/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0294 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/075 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/13 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007068730A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007068730 A1 20070621; AU 2006325208 A1 20070621; AU 2006325208 B2 20091126; EP 1960726 A1 20080827; JP 2009519429 A 20090514; RU 2008129106 A 20100127; RU 2424477 C2 20110720; US 2008289360 A1 20081127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2006069693 W 20061214; AU 2006325208 A 20061214; EP 06819959 A 20061214; JP 2008545000 A 20061214; RU 2008129106 A 20061214; US 9729506 A 20061214