IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0833304
(2001-04-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Escobar, Jeffrey Grant
- Hocker, Jon Almon
- Ohlsson, H.ang.kan
- Strong, John Richard
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness pllc
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
8 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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A two-stage refrigeration system includes an intermediate slurry tank for receiving and storing a refrigerant vapor and a slurry of solid sublimatable refrigerant particles in a liquid. The intermediate slurry tank has a first outlet for outflow of the slurry from the tank, a second outlet for outfl
A two-stage refrigeration system includes an intermediate slurry tank for receiving and storing a refrigerant vapor and a slurry of solid sublimatable refrigerant particles in a liquid. The intermediate slurry tank has a first outlet for outflow of the slurry from the tank, a second outlet for outflow of the refrigerant vapor, a first inlet for receiving at least the liquid, and a second inlet for receiving the refrigerant. The refrigeration system also includes a compression system having a first low pressure inlet and second intermediate pressure inlet, and having a high pressure outlet. A conduit connects the second outlet of the intermediate slurry tank to the intermediate pressure inlet of the compression system so as to compress the vapor with less energy than would be needed to compress low pressure refrigerant vapor.
대표청구항
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A two-stage refrigeration system includes an intermediate slurry tank for receiving and storing a refrigerant vapor and a slurry of solid sublimatable refrigerant particles in a liquid. The intermediate slurry tank has a first outlet for outflow of the slurry from the tank, a second outlet for outfl
A two-stage refrigeration system includes an intermediate slurry tank for receiving and storing a refrigerant vapor and a slurry of solid sublimatable refrigerant particles in a liquid. The intermediate slurry tank has a first outlet for outflow of the slurry from the tank, a second outlet for outflow of the refrigerant vapor, a first inlet for receiving at least the liquid, and a second inlet for receiving the refrigerant. The refrigeration system also includes a compression system having a first low pressure inlet and second intermediate pressure inlet, and having a high pressure outlet. A conduit connects the second outlet of the intermediate slurry tank to the intermediate pressure inlet of the compression system so as to compress the vapor with less energy than would be needed to compress low pressure refrigerant vapor. 76, 19880200, Ryan, 141/114; US-4867736, 19890900, Rasmussen et al., 493/413; US-4899967, 19900200, Ryan, 198/513; US-4907503, 19900300, Ryan, 100/065; US-4949633, 19900800, Johnson et al., 100/065; US-5140802, 19920800, Inman et al., 053/459; US-5178061, 19930100, Alonso-Amelot, 100/065; US-5213143, 19930500, Policky et al., 141/071; US-5220772, 19930600, Koskela et al., 053/576; US-5295554, 19940300, Cullen, 180/236; US-5297377, 19940300, Cullen, 053/527; US-5313768, 19940500, Cullen, 053/570; US-5345744, 19940900, Cullen, 053/128.1; US-5355659, 19941000, Cullen, 053/567; US-5367860, 19941100, Cullen, 053/576; US-5396753, 19950300, Cullen; US-5398736, 19950300, Cullen, 141/114; US-5408809, 19950400, Cullen, 053/567; US-5408810, 19950400, Cullen, 053/567; US-5413155, 19950500, Ryan, 141/114; US-5419102, 19950500, Inman et al., 053/567; US-5421142, 19950600, Cullen, 053/567; US-5425220, 19950600, Cullen, 053/527; US-5426910, 19950600, Cullen, 053/128.1; US-5452562, 19950900, Cullen, 053/428; US-5461843, 19951000, Garvin et al., 053/434; US-5463849, 19951100, Cullen, 053/527; US-5464049, 19951100, Cullen, 141/114; US-5469693, 19951100, Brodrecht; US-5517806, 19960500, Cullen, 053/527; US-5566532, 19961000, Inman et al., 053/529; US-5570565, 19961100, Simpson; US-5724793, 19980300, Inman et al., 053/576; US-5878552, 19990300, Wingert; US-6061999, 20000500, Wingert ir-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture produced at the first cylinder group rich and make an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture produced at the second cylinder group a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. 7. An exhaust gas purification device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controller is programmed to provide fuel injection to the first cylinder group at a period of time from an expansion stroke to an exhaust stroke upon making the air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture produced at the first cylinder rich. 8. An exhaust gas purification device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an oxidation property of the first front catalyst is substantially same as an oxidation property of the second front catalyst. 9. An exhaust gas purification device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the controller is programmed to periodically shift one engine cylinder among the first and second cylinder groups that is subjected to making the exhaust gas generated therefrom rich, from one to another. 10. An engine with an exhaust gas purification device, comprising: a plurality of engine cylinders divided into a first cylinder group and a second cylinder group; a first exhaust passage connected to the first cylinder group; a second exhaust passage connected to the second cylinder group; a common exhaust passage merging the first and second exhaust passages and disposed downstream thereof; a first catalyst disposed in the first exhaust passage; a second catalyst disposed in the second exhaust passage; a nitrogen oxide (NOx) trapping catalyst disposed in the common exhaust passage; fuel injectors connected to the engine cylinders; and a controller connected to the fuel injectors and programmed to control fuel injection for making an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the first catalyst rich relative to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, wherein the program is executed when an amount of the NOx trapped by the NOx trapping catalyst reaches a predetermined value at which the NOx trapped by the NOx trapping catalyst is to be reduced, wherein the controller is programmed to control at the same time, fuel injection for making an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the second catalyst a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. 11. An engine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the NOx trapping catalyst is operative to trap NOx present in exhaust gas flowing thereinto when an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is lean relative to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and reduce the NOx trapped thereby by the reducing agent present in the exhaust gas when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is rich relative to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. 12. An engine as claimed in claim 10, wherein said controller is programmed to conduct an additional fuel injection at the first cylinder group at a period of time from an expansion stroke to an exhaust stroke. 13. An engine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the predetermined value is approximately a half of a saturated amount of the NOx. 14. An engine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first and second catalysts are operative to trap oxygen present in exhaust gas flowing thereinto when an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is lean relative to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and oxidize a reducing agent present in the exhaust gas by the oxygen trapped thereby when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is rich relative to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. 15. An engine as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first cylinder group includes two or more engine cylinders. 16. An engine as claimed in claim 15, wherein an oxidation property of the first catalyst is substantially same as an oxidation property of the second catalyst. 17. An engine as claimed in claim 15, wherein an oxidation property of the first catalyst is lower than an oxidation property of the second catalyst. 18. An engine as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first cylinder group is constituted by one engine cylinder. 19. An engine as claimed in claim 18, wherein an ox idation property of the first catalyst is lower than an oxidation property of the second catalyst. 20. An engine as claimed in claim 19, wherein the first catalyst has contents of ceria (cerium oxide) smaller than contents of ceria in the second catalyst. 21. An engine as claimed in claim 18, wherein the second catalyst is constituted by a plurality of catalysts. 22. An engine as claimed in claim 21, wherein the plurality of catalysts of the second catalyst are disposed near exhaust ports of the engine cylinders of the second cylinder group. 23. An engine as claimed in claim 22, wherein the controller is programmed to periodically shift the one engine cylinder from one to another. 24. A method for controlling an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas generated from engine cylinders and flowing into a first and second catalyst arranged in parallel upstream of a nitrogen oxide (NOx) trapping catalyst, said first and second catalyst being operative to trap oxygen present in the exhaust gas flowing thereinto and oxidize a reducing agent present in the exhaust gas by the trapped oxygen, said method comprising: calculating a basic injection fuel amount required to be injected into each engine cylinder for making an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture to be combusted a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio; determining an optimal ignition timing based on the basic injection fuel amount calculated; and calculating an additional injection fuel amount required to be injected into a predetermined engine cylinder at a predetermined period of time for making an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas generated from the predetermined engine cylinder and flowing into the NOx trapping catalyst rich, wherein when an amount of the NOx trapped by the NOx trapping catalyst reaches a predetermined value at which the NOx trapped by the NOx trapping catalyst is to be reduced, the air-fuel ratio of exhaust flowing into the first catalyst is controlled to be rich relative to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and the air-fuel ratio of exhaust flowing into the second catalyst is controlled to be a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. 25. A method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the predetermined period of time is a period from an expansion stroke to an exhaust stroke at the predetermined engine cylinder. 26. A method as claimed in claim 24, further comprising periodically shifting one of the engine cylinders as said predetermined engine cylinder to another. U; WO84/002155, WO; WO87/003839, WO; WO92/017657, WO; WO93/013280, WO; WO94/001628, WO; WO94/026999, WO; WO96/027719, WO; WO96/027721, WO; WO96/030177, WO; WO97/047834, WO; WO98/024495, WO; WO98/024994, WO; WO98/038401, WO; WO99/066152, WO; WO99/040273, WO; WO99/066151, WO; WO 00/06854, WO; WO00/66856, WO; WO 01/66876, WO
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