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(11) EP 0 176 149 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.07.1986 Bulletin 1986/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.04.1986 Bulletin 1986/14

(21) Application number: 85201496

(22) Date of filing: 18.09.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB SE

(30) Priority: 24.09.1984 IT 2279884

(71) Applicant: N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken
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(72) Inventors:
  • Merli, Pietro
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  • Sina, Adriano
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(54) Refrigeration circuit comprising a turbine for driving a rotary member


(57) 57 A turbine (6) arranged in the refrigeration circuit of a refrigerator so as to be driven by refrigerant fluid is connected into the circuit at a position such that the enthalpy of the refrigerant fluid driving the turbine is substantially at a maximum. The turbine (6) comprises a rotor (11) which is driven by means of injected refrigerant fluid. The turbine (6) drives a fan impeller (16) which is preferably coupled to the turbine (11) rotor by a magnetic coupling.






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