LOW VIBRATION THROTTLING DEVICE FOR THROTTLE-CYCLE REFRIGERATORS

摘要

A throttle device provides a large number of small flow channels generally in parallel rather than a single flow path. The throttling device, a porous cartridge (14) within a tube (11, 12), may be porous metal, packed ferrous spheres or other particles, packed fibrous material, a plurality of smaller capillaries joined together in parallel, etc. The number and size of the channels provide proper pressure drop performance of the throttle, and flow is laminar with a Reynolds number less than 2,000. Vibrations are low. With certain refrigerant components, and small openings in the porous throttle device, refrigerant flow resistance increases until all flow ceases below selected and repeatable temperature levels. Thus, a temperature-dependent, variable on to off throttle device is provided without moving parts. This self adjusting throttle device can operate in parallel with a fixed throttle device.