WO2014203462A1 - エジェクタ - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04F—PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED; SIPHONS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B1/00—Compression machines, plants or systems with non-reversible cycle
- F25B1/06—Compression machines, plants or systems with non-reversible cycle with compressor of jet type, e.g. using liquid under pressure
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B5/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, with several evaporator circuits, e.g. for varying refrigerating capacity
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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- This disclosure relates to an ejector that decompresses a fluid and sucks the fluid by a suction action of a jet fluid ejected at a high speed.
- a vapor compression refrigeration cycle apparatus including an ejector (hereinafter referred to as an ejector refrigeration cycle) is known.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator is sucked by the suction action of the high-speed jet refrigerant jetted from the nozzle part of the ejector, and the jet refrigerant and suction are sucked by the diffuser part (pressure booster) of the ejector.
- the diffuser part pressure booster
- the power consumption of the compressor is reduced and the coefficient of performance of the cycle (in comparison with the normal refrigeration cycle apparatus in which the refrigerant evaporation pressure in the evaporator and the suction refrigerant pressure in the compressor are substantially equal) COP) is improved.
- Patent Document 1 includes two evaporators, and the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator having the higher refrigerant evaporation pressure flows into the nozzle portion of the ejector.
- the refrigerant that sucks out the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator having the low refrigerant evaporation pressure by the suction action of the injected refrigerant is disclosed.
- an object of the present disclosure is to suppress a decrease in the refrigerant pressure increase performance of an ejector that causes the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator to flow into the nozzle portion.
- an object of the present disclosure is to suppress a decrease in the refrigerant pressurization performance by stabilizing the refrigerant pressurization performance in an ejector that allows the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator to flow into the nozzle portion.
- another object of the present disclosure is to suppress a decrease in the refrigerant pressurization performance by reducing the energy loss of the refrigerant in the nozzle part in the ejector that causes the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator to flow into the nozzle part.
- the present disclosure has been devised to achieve the above object, and the ejector according to the present disclosure is applied to a vapor compression refrigeration cycle apparatus including a first evaporator and a second evaporator that evaporate a refrigerant. .
- the ejector includes a nozzle part, a body part, a refrigerant suction port, a pressure raising part, and a mixing part.
- a nozzle part decompresses the refrigerant
- the refrigerant suction port is formed in the body portion, and sucks the refrigerant that has flowed out of the second evaporator due to the suction action of the jetted refrigerant jetted from the nozzle portion as the suction refrigerant.
- the booster is formed in the body, and a booster that boosts the mixed refrigerant of the injected refrigerant and the suction refrigerant is formed.
- the mixing unit is formed in a range from the refrigerant injection port to the inlet of the pressure increasing unit in the internal space of the body unit, and mixes the injection refrigerant and the suction refrigerant.
- the distance from the refrigerant injection port to the inlet portion in the mixing portion is determined so that the flow velocity of the refrigerant flowing into the inlet portion is equal to or lower than the two-phase sound velocity.
- the distance from the refrigerant injection port to the inlet portion in the mixing portion is determined so that the flow velocity of the refrigerant flowing into the inlet portion of the pressure increasing portion is equal to or lower than the two-phase sound speed. Therefore, a shock wave generated when the mixed refrigerant shifts from the supersonic state to the subsonic state can be generated in the mixing unit.
- the ejector that causes the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator to flow into the nozzle unit the refrigerant pressure-up performance in the pressure-up unit can be stabilized, and the decrease in the refrigerant pressure-up performance can be suppressed.
- the ejector in the present disclosure is applied to a vapor compression refrigeration cycle apparatus including a first evaporator and a second evaporator that evaporate a refrigerant.
- the ejector includes a nozzle part, a body part, a refrigerant suction port, a pressure raising part, and a mixing part.
- a nozzle part decompresses the refrigerant
- the refrigerant suction port is formed in the body portion, and sucks the refrigerant that has flowed out of the second evaporator by the suction action of the injected refrigerant as the suction refrigerant.
- the pressure increasing part is formed in the body part, and pressurizes the mixed refrigerant of the injection refrigerant and the suction refrigerant.
- the mixing unit is formed in a range from the refrigerant injection port to the inlet unit of the pressure increasing unit in the internal space of the body unit, and mixes the injection refrigerant and the suction refrigerant.
- the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion there are provided a tapered portion where the sectional area of the refrigerant passage is gradually reduced toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow, and an injection portion that guides the refrigerant from the most downstream portion of the tapered portion to the refrigerant injection port.
- the nozzle part is formed so as to freely expand the injection refrigerant to be injected to the mixing part when the expansion angle in the axial section of the injection part is 0 ° or more.
- the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area serves as the refrigerant flow.
- the refrigerant can be accelerated in the mixing section without providing a divergent section that gradually expands toward the downstream side.
- the wall friction between the refrigerant and the refrigerant passage can be reduced, the loss of kinetic energy of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage can be suppressed, and the flow rate of the injected refrigerant can be suppressed from decreasing.
- the ejector that causes the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator to flow into the nozzle portion it is possible to reduce the energy loss of the refrigerant in the nozzle portion and suppress the decrease in the refrigerant pressure-up performance.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator due to the suction action of the high-speed jet refrigerant jetted from the nozzle portion of the ejector is sucked as suction refrigerant, and the jet refrigerant is ejected by the diffuser portion (pressure booster) of the ejector
- the diffuser portion (pressure booster) of the ejector By converting the kinetic energy of the mixed refrigerant between the refrigerant and the suction refrigerant into pressure energy, the pressure of the mixed refrigerant is increased and discharged to the suction side of the compressor.
- the power consumption of the compressor is reduced and the coefficient of performance of the cycle (in comparison with the normal refrigeration cycle apparatus in which the refrigerant evaporation pressure in the evaporator and the suction refrigerant pressure in the compressor are substantially equal) COP) is improved.
- the ejector-type refrigeration cycle of Patent Document 1 includes two evaporators.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator having the higher refrigerant evaporation pressure is caused to flow into the nozzle portion of the ejector, and the refrigerant evaporating pressure is caused by the suction action of the injected refrigerant.
- coolant which flowed out from the evaporator of the low side is disclosed.
- the inventors of the present application investigated the cause, and in the configuration in which the gas-phase refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator flows into the nozzle portion of the ejector as in the ejector-type refrigeration cycle of Patent Document 1, (a) the injected refrigerant and The reason is that the mixed refrigerant with the suction refrigerant becomes a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant with high dryness, and (b) the vapor phase refrigerant is condensed while being decompressed in the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle part. It was found that.
- the mixed refrigerant is a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a relatively high dryness x (for example, a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a dryness x of 0.8 or more)
- the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant causes the vicinity of the diffuser section or A shock wave is generated in the diffuser. Therefore, the refrigerant pressure increase performance in the diffuser portion of the ejector becomes unstable.
- This shock wave is generated when the flow velocity of the two-phase fluid in the gas-liquid two-phase state shifts from the two-phase sound velocity ⁇ h or higher (supersonic state) to a value lower than the two-phase sound velocity ⁇ h (subsonic state).
- the two-phase sound velocity ⁇ h is a sound velocity of a fluid in a gas-liquid mixed state in which a gas phase fluid and a liquid phase fluid are mixed, and is defined by the following formula F1.
- ⁇ h [P / ⁇ ⁇ (1 ⁇ ) ⁇ ⁇ l ⁇ ] 0.5 (F1)
- ⁇ in the formula F1 is a void ratio and indicates a volume ratio of voids (bubbles) contained per unit volume. More specifically, the void ratio ⁇ is defined by the following formula F2.
- ⁇ x / ⁇ x + ( ⁇ g / ⁇ l) ⁇ (1 ⁇ x) ⁇ (F2)
- ⁇ g in the formulas F1 and F2 is a gas phase fluid density
- ⁇ l is a liquid phase fluid density
- P is a pressure of a two-phase fluid.
- FIGS. 20 and FIG. 21 schematically show an axial sectional view of a general ejector.
- FIG. 20 and FIG. 21 schematically show an axial sectional view of a general ejector.
- the same reference numerals as those of the ejector 18 in the present disclosure are attached to portions that perform the same or equivalent functions as the ejector 18 in the present disclosure described in the embodiments described later. ing.
- a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a relatively low dryness x (for example, a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a dryness x of 0.5 or less) is caused to flow into the nozzle portion 18a of the ejector 18.
- the dryness x of the refrigerant immediately before being injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a is determined by the refrigerant flowing into the nozzle portion 18a. It becomes a value lower than the dryness x.
- the injection refrigerant injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a is mixed with the suction refrigerant in a gas phase state, thereby rapidly increasing the dryness x while reducing the flow velocity.
- the two-phase sound speed ⁇ h of the mixed refrigerant of the injection refrigerant and the suction refrigerant also rises abruptly.
- the mixed refrigerant has a flow velocity that is higher than the two-phase sound velocity ⁇ h immediately after being injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c.
- the shock wave generated when the flow velocity of the two-phase refrigerant is changed from the supersonic state to the subsonic state is generated in the vicinity of the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a. For this reason, the influence which a shock wave has on the refrigerant
- a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a relatively high dryness x for example, a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a dryness x of 0.8 or more
- a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a dryness x of 0.8 or more flows into the nozzle portion 18a
- the nozzle portion The dryness x of the refrigerant immediately before being injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c of 18a also increases. For this reason, the degree of increase in the dryness x when the injected refrigerant is mixed with the suction refrigerant and becomes the mixed refrigerant, compared with the case where the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a relatively low dryness x flows into the nozzle portion 18a. Becomes smaller.
- the degree of increase in the two-phase sonic velocity ⁇ h of the mixed refrigerant is also reduced, and the location where the mixed refrigerant has a value lower than the two-phase sonic velocity ⁇ h (location where the shock wave is generated) It is easier to separate from the refrigerant injection port 18c than when a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a relatively low dryness x flows into 18a.
- the flow rate of the mixed refrigerant flowing through the diffuser portion 18g is not affected by the action of the shock wave. It will become stable and the refrigerant
- coolant pressurization performance in the diffuser part 18g will become unstable.
- the diffuser portion 18g of the ejector 18 cannot exhibit the desired refrigerant pressurization performance, and the ejector-type refrigeration cycle of Patent Document 1 cannot sufficiently obtain the COP improvement effect due to the provision of the ejector. Further, the present inventors have confirmed that, in the ejector refrigeration cycle of Patent Document 1, when the dryness x of the mixed refrigerant is 0.8 or more, the refrigerant pressurization performance tends to become unstable.
- the loss of kinetic energy when the refrigerant is decompressed at the nozzle portion is recovered by sucking the refrigerant from the refrigerant suction port by the suction action of the injected refrigerant.
- the amount of energy recovered increases when the pressure of the refrigerant flowing into the nozzle unit is constant. It increases with.
- V V0 + (2 ⁇ ⁇ iej) 0.5 (F3)
- V0 is the initial speed of the refrigerant flowing into the nozzle portion.
- the gas-phase refrigerant flowing at high speed in the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion is condensed, and the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a high gas-liquid density ratio (for example, the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a gas-liquid density ratio of 200 or more). If it becomes, the wall surface friction of a refrigerant
- the inventors of the present application provide an ejector in which the ejector of Patent Document 1 is improved in order to suppress a decrease in the refrigerant pressurization performance of the ejector that causes the refrigerant that has flowed out of the evaporator to flow into the nozzle portion.
- the ejector refrigeration cycle 10 including the ejector 18 is used as a vehicle refrigeration cycle apparatus.
- the ejector-type refrigeration cycle 10 has a function of cooling indoor air blown into the vehicle interior, and the internal air blown into the in-vehicle refrigerator (cool box) disposed in the vehicle interior. It performs the function of cooling.
- the compressor 11 sucks the refrigerant and compresses and discharges the refrigerant until it becomes a high-pressure refrigerant.
- the compressor 11 of the present embodiment is an electric compressor configured by housing a fixed capacity type compression mechanism and an electric motor that drives the compression mechanism in one housing.
- various compression mechanisms such as a scroll-type compression mechanism and a vane-type compression mechanism can be adopted. Further, the operation (rotation speed) of the electric motor is controlled by a control signal output from a control device to be described later, and either an AC motor or a DC motor may be adopted.
- the compressor 11 may be an engine-driven compressor that is driven by a rotational driving force transmitted from a vehicle travel engine via a pulley, a belt, or the like.
- This type of engine-driven compressor includes a variable displacement compressor that can adjust the refrigerant discharge capacity by changing the discharge capacity, and a fixed type that adjusts the refrigerant discharge capacity by changing the operating rate of the compressor by intermittently connecting the electromagnetic clutch.
- a capacity type compressor or the like can be employed.
- the ejector refrigeration cycle 10 employs an HFC refrigerant (specifically, R134a) as a refrigerant, and a vapor compression subcritical refrigeration cycle in which the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure does not exceed the refrigerant critical pressure. It is composed. Furthermore, refrigeration oil for lubricating the compressor 11 is mixed in the refrigerant, and a part of the refrigeration oil circulates in the cycle together with the refrigerant.
- HFC refrigerant specifically, R134a
- a vapor compression subcritical refrigeration cycle in which the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure does not exceed the refrigerant critical pressure. It is composed. Furthermore, refrigeration oil for lubricating the compressor 11 is mixed in the refrigerant, and a part of the refrigeration oil circulates in the cycle together with the refrigerant.
- the refrigerant inlet side of the radiator 12 is connected to the discharge port side of the compressor 11.
- the radiator 12 is a heat exchanger for radiating heat by exchanging heat between the high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 and outside air (outside air) blown by the cooling fan 12a to dissipate the high-pressure refrigerant and cool it.
- the cooling fan 12a is an electric blower whose rotational speed (air amount) is controlled by a control voltage output from the control device.
- the inlet side of the high-stage expansion device 13 as the first decompression unit is connected to the refrigerant outlet side of the radiator 12.
- the high-stage expansion device 13 has a temperature sensing unit that detects the degree of superheat of the first evaporator 15 outlet-side refrigerant based on the temperature and pressure of the first evaporator 15 outlet-side refrigerant.
- the high stage side expansion device 13 is a temperature type expansion valve that adjusts the cross-sectional area of the expansion passage by a mechanical mechanism so that the degree of superheat of the refrigerant on the outlet side of the first evaporator 15 falls within a predetermined reference range.
- the outlet side of the high stage side throttle device 13 is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the branching section 14 that branches the flow of the refrigerant flowing out from the high stage side throttle device 13.
- the branch part 14 is configured by a three-way joint having three inflow / outflow ports, and one of the three inflow / outflow ports is a refrigerant inflow port, and the remaining two are refrigerant outflow ports.
- Such a three-way joint may be formed by joining pipes having different pipe diameters, or may be formed by providing a plurality of refrigerant passages in a metal block or a resin block.
- the refrigerant inlet side of the first evaporator 15 is connected to one refrigerant outlet of the branch part 14.
- the first evaporator 15 evaporates the low-pressure refrigerant by exchanging heat between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the high-stage expansion device 13 and the indoor air blown into the vehicle interior from the first blower fan 15a.
- An endothermic heat exchanger that exhibits an endothermic effect.
- the 1st ventilation fan 15a is an electric blower by which rotation speed (air amount) is controlled by the control voltage output from a control apparatus.
- the low-stage side throttle device 16 is a fixed throttle with a fixed opening, and specifically, a nozzle, an orifice, a capillary tube, or the like can be adopted.
- the refrigerant inlet side of the second evaporator 17 is connected to the outlet side of the low stage side expansion device 16.
- the second evaporator 17 exchanges heat between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the low-stage expansion device 16 and the internal air that is circulated into the cool box from the second blower fan 17a. This is an endothermic heat exchanger that evaporates to exert an endothermic effect.
- the basic configuration of the second evaporator 17 is the same as that of the first evaporator 15.
- the refrigerant flowing into the second evaporator 17 is depressurized by the high stage side expansion device 13 and then further depressurized by the low stage side expansion device 16, the refrigerant evaporation pressure in the second evaporator 17.
- the (refrigerant evaporation temperature) is lower than the refrigerant evaporation pressure (refrigerant evaporation temperature) in the first evaporator 15.
- the 2nd ventilation fan 17a is an electric blower by which rotation speed (air amount) is controlled by the control voltage output from a control apparatus.
- the inlet side of the nozzle portion 18 a of the ejector 18 is connected to the refrigerant outlet side of the first evaporator 15.
- the ejector 18 functions as a decompressor for decompressing the refrigerant on the downstream side of the first evaporator 15 and also circulates the refrigerant in the cycle by sucking (transporting) the refrigerant by the suction action of the jet refrigerant injected at a high speed. It functions as a part (refrigerant transport part).
- the ejector 18 has a nozzle portion 18a and a body portion 18b.
- the nozzle portion 18a is formed of a substantially cylindrical metal (for example, a stainless alloy) that gradually tapers in the downstream direction of the refrigerant flow, and the refrigerant is formed in the refrigerant passage (throttle passage) formed therein. Is expanded under reduced pressure isentropically.
- the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a is provided with a throat portion (minimum passage cross-sectional area portion) having the smallest refrigerant passage cross-sectional area, and further, a refrigerant injection port for injecting refrigerant from the throat portion as an injection refrigerant.
- a divergent portion in which the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area gradually increases toward 18c is provided. That is, the nozzle portion 18a of the present embodiment is configured as a so-called Laval nozzle.
- the injected refrigerant is in a gas-liquid two-phase state, and the flow rate of the refrigerant immediately before being injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c is as described above. It becomes more than the two-phase sound speed ⁇ h described in Formula F1 (supersonic speed state).
- the body portion 18b is formed of a substantially cylindrical metal (for example, aluminum) or resin, and functions as a fixing member for supporting and fixing the nozzle portion 18a therein, and forms an outer shell of the ejector 18. . More specifically, the nozzle portion 18a is fixed by press-fitting or the like so as to be housed inside the one end side in the longitudinal direction of the body portion 18b.
- a refrigerant suction port 18d provided in a portion corresponding to the outer peripheral side of the nozzle portion 18a in the outer peripheral side surface of the body portion 18b so as to penetrate the inside and the outside and communicate with the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a. Is formed.
- the refrigerant suction port 18d is a through hole that sucks the refrigerant that has flowed out of the second evaporator 17 by the suction action of the injection refrigerant into the ejector 18 as a suction refrigerant.
- a mixing portion 18e that mixes the jetted refrigerant and the suction refrigerant
- a suction passage 18f that guides the suction refrigerant to the mixing portion 18e
- a mixed refrigerant mixed in the mixing portion 18e is formed as a boosting portion for boosting the pressure.
- the suction passage 18f is formed by a space between the outer peripheral side around the tapered tip of the nozzle portion 18a and the inner peripheral side of the body portion 18b, and the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the suction passage 18f is downstream of the refrigerant flow. It is gradually shrinking in the direction. Thereby, the flow rate of the suction refrigerant flowing through the suction passage 18f is gradually increased, and the energy loss (mixing loss) when the suction refrigerant and the injection refrigerant are mixed in the mixing unit 18e is reduced.
- the mixing unit 18e is formed in a space in the inner space of the body 18b from the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle 18a to the inlet 18h of the diffuser 18g in the axial section of the nozzle 18a. Further, the axial distance La of the nozzle portion 18a from the refrigerant injection port 18c to the inlet portion 18h in the mixing portion 18e is determined so that the flow velocity of the refrigerant flowing into the inlet portion 18h is equal to or lower than the two-phase sound velocity ⁇ h. .
- the area is a total value of the circular opening cross-sectional area of the refrigerant injection port 18c and the annular refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the suction passage 18f in the axially vertical cross section of the nozzle portion 18a including the refrigerant injection port 18c.
- the distance La is determined so as to satisfy the following formula F4.
- the equivalent diameter ⁇ Da may be 9 mm and the distance La may be 7 mm.
- the mixing portion 18e of the present embodiment has a shape that reduces the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow. More specifically, it is formed in a shape combining a truncated cone shape that gradually reduces the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow and a cylindrical shape that makes the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area constant. Further, the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the inlet portion 18h of the diffuser portion 18g is formed to be smaller than the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the refrigerant injection port 18c.
- the axial length of the nozzle portion 18a of the cylindrical portion of the mixing portion 18e is Lb, and the diameter of the cylindrical portion (corresponding to the diameter of the inlet portion 18h of the diffuser portion 18g).
- the distance Lb is determined so as to satisfy the following formula F5.
- the diameter ⁇ Db may be 7 mm and the distance Lb may be 6 mm.
- the diffuser portion 18g is disposed so as to be continuous with the outlet of the mixing portion 18e, and is formed so that the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area gradually increases toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow.
- the diffuser part 18g fulfills the function of converting the velocity energy of the mixed refrigerant flowing out from the mixing unit 18e into pressure energy, that is, the function of increasing the pressure of the mixed refrigerant by decelerating the flow rate of the mixed refrigerant.
- the wall surface shape of the inner peripheral wall surface of the body portion 18b forming the diffuser portion 18g of the present embodiment is formed by combining a plurality of curves as shown in FIG. And since the degree of spread of the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the diffuser portion 18g gradually increases in the downstream direction of the refrigerant flow and then decreases again, the refrigerant can be increased in an isentropic manner.
- the suction port of the compressor 11 is connected to the refrigerant outlet side of the diffuser portion 18g of the ejector 18.
- a control device (not shown) includes a known microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like and peripheral circuits thereof.
- the control device performs various calculations and processes based on the control program stored in the ROM, and controls the operation of various control target devices 11, 12a, 15a, 17a, etc. connected to the output side.
- the control device includes a group of sensors such as an inside air temperature sensor, an outside air temperature sensor, a solar radiation sensor, a first evaporator temperature sensor, a second evaporator temperature sensor, an outlet side temperature sensor, an outlet side pressure sensor, and an internal temperature sensor.
- the inside air temperature sensor detects the cabin temperature.
- the outside air temperature sensor detects the outside air temperature.
- the solar radiation sensor detects the amount of solar radiation in the passenger compartment.
- the first evaporator temperature sensor detects the blown air temperature (evaporator temperature) of the first evaporator 15.
- the second evaporator temperature sensor detects the blown air temperature (evaporator temperature) of the second evaporator 17.
- the outlet side temperature sensor detects the temperature of the radiator 12 outlet side refrigerant.
- the outlet side pressure sensor detects the pressure of the radiator 12 outlet side refrigerant.
- the internal temperature sensor detects the internal temperature of the cool box.
- an operation panel (not shown) disposed near the instrument panel in the front part of the vehicle interior is connected to the input side of the control device, and operation signals from various operation switches provided on the operation panel are input to the control device.
- various operation switches provided on the operation panel there are provided an air conditioning operation switch for requesting air conditioning in the vehicle interior, a vehicle interior temperature setting switch for setting the vehicle interior temperature, and the like.
- a control unit that controls the operation of various control target devices connected to the output side is integrally configured.
- a configuration (hardware and software) that controls the operation of each control target device constitutes a control unit of each control target device.
- operation of the compressor 11 comprises the discharge capability control part.
- the control device operates the electric motor of the compressor 11, the cooling fan 12a, the first blower fan 15a, the second blower fan 17a, and the like. Thereby, the compressor 11 sucks the refrigerant, compresses it, and discharges it.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the radiator 12 flows into the high-stage expansion device 13 and is decompressed in an enthalpy manner (b3 point ⁇ c3 point in FIG. 3).
- the opening degree of the high-stage expansion device 13 is adjusted so that the degree of superheat of the first evaporator 15 outlet-side refrigerant (point d3 in FIG. 3) is within a predetermined range.
- the flow of the refrigerant depressurized by the high stage side expansion device 13 is branched by the branching section 14.
- One refrigerant branched in the branching section 14 flows into the first evaporator 15 and evaporates by absorbing heat from the indoor air blown by the first blower fan 15a (point c3 ⁇ d3 in FIG. 3). ). Thereby, indoor air is cooled.
- the other refrigerant branched at the branching portion 14 flows into the low-stage expansion device 16 and is further depressurized isoenthalpiously (point c3 ⁇ point e3 in FIG. 3).
- the refrigerant depressurized by the low-stage expansion device 16 flows into the second evaporator 17 and evaporates by absorbing heat from the internal air circulated by the second blower fan 17a (point e3 in FIG. 3). ⁇ f3 point). As a result, the internal air is cooled.
- the superheated gas phase refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15 flows into the nozzle portion 18a of the ejector 18 and isentropically depressurized, and is injected as an injection refrigerant (point d3 ⁇ g3 in FIG. 3). point). Then, due to the suction action of the injection refrigerant, the refrigerant flowing out from the second evaporator 17 is sucked from the refrigerant suction port 18d of the ejector 18 as suction refrigerant.
- the injection refrigerant and the suction refrigerant are mixed in the mixing portion 18e of the ejector 18 and flow into the diffuser portion 18g (g3 ⁇ h3 point, f3 point ⁇ h3 point in FIG. 3).
- the velocity energy of the refrigerant is converted into pressure energy by expanding the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area.
- the pressure of the mixed refrigerant of the injection refrigerant and the suction refrigerant increases (point h3 ⁇ point i3 in FIG. 3).
- the refrigerant flowing out from the diffuser portion 18g is sucked into the compressor 11 and compressed again (point i3 ⁇ point a3 in FIG. 3).
- the ejector refrigeration cycle 10 of the present embodiment can cool the indoor air blown into the vehicle compartment and the indoor air circulated into the cool box.
- the refrigerant evaporation pressure (refrigerant evaporation temperature) of the second evaporator 17 is lower than the refrigerant evaporation pressure (refrigerant evaporation temperature) of the first evaporator 15, so that different temperatures are provided in the vehicle interior and the interior of the cool box.
- the ejector refrigeration cycle 10 since the refrigerant whose pressure has been increased by the diffuser portion 18g of the ejector 18 is sucked into the compressor 11, the power consumption of the compressor 11 is reduced and the coefficient of performance (COP) of the cycle is improved. Can be made.
- the mixed refrigerant in the mixing portion 18e is also likely to be a relatively high value (for example, the dryness x is 0.8 or more).
- the mixed refrigerant becomes a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a relatively high dryness x as described above, the refrigerant pressure-increasing performance in the diffuser portion 18g becomes unstable as described with reference to FIGS. End up.
- the axial distance La of the nozzle portion 18a from the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a to the inlet portion 18h of the diffuser portion 18g in the mixing portion 18e is the inlet portion.
- the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing into 18h is determined to be equal to or lower than the two-phase sound velocity ⁇ h.
- the shape of the mixing portion 18e has a shape that gradually reduces the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow. Furthermore, the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the inlet portion 18h of the diffuser portion 18g is set smaller than the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18ac.
- the flow rate of the mixed refrigerant is reduced to the two-phase sonic speed ⁇ h or less until it reaches the inlet 18h of the diffuser unit 18g so as to effectively decelerate the flow rate of the mixed refrigerant.
- the shape of the mixing portion 18e includes a truncated cone shape that gradually reduces the refrigerant passage sectional area toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow, and a cylindrical shape that makes the refrigerant passage sectional area constant. It is known that the flow rate of the mixed refrigerant can be effectively decelerated by determining the distance Lb so as to satisfy the above formula F5.
- the energy conversion efficiency (ejector efficiency ⁇ ej) in the ejector 18 can be greatly improved over the prior art.
- the COP improvement effect due to the provision of the ejector 18 can be sufficiently obtained.
- the ejector efficiency ⁇ ej is defined by the following formula F6.
- ⁇ ej ⁇ hd ⁇ (Gn + Ge) ⁇ / ( ⁇ iej ⁇ Gn) (F6)
- Gn is a flow rate of the refrigerant injected from the nozzle portion 18 a of the ejector 18 and is a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the first evaporator 15.
- Ge is a flow rate of the suction refrigerant sucked from the refrigerant suction port 18d of the ejector 18 and is a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the second evaporator 17.
- ⁇ hd is an increase in enthalpy when the refrigerant is isentropically boosted in the diffuser portion 18 g of the ejector 18.
- ⁇ iej is a decrease amount of enthalpy when the pressure is reduced in an isentropic manner by the nozzle portion 18 a of the ejector 18.
- a tapered portion 18i is formed as a refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a so as to gradually reduce the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area toward the refrigerant injection port 18c. That is, the nozzle portion 18a of the present embodiment is a so-called tapered nozzle. Furthermore, the injection part 18j is formed in the most downstream side of the refrigerant path formed in the nozzle part 18a of this embodiment.
- the injection unit 18j is a space that guides the refrigerant from the most downstream portion of the tapered portion 18i toward the refrigerant injection port 18c. Therefore, the spray shape or the spreading direction of the jetted refrigerant injected from the refrigerant jet port 18c can be changed by the angle (spreading angle) ⁇ n in the axial section of the nozzle part 18a of the jetting part 18j. That is, the injection unit 18j can also be expressed as a space that defines the injection direction of the refrigerant injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c.
- the injection section 18j is formed so that its inner diameter is constant or gradually expands toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow.
- the angle ⁇ n of the injection portion 18j in the axial section of the nozzle portion 18a is set to 0 °. That is, the injection part 18j of the present embodiment is formed by a cylindrical space extending in the axial direction of the nozzle part 18a and having a constant refrigerant passage cross-sectional area. In FIG. 5, in order to clarify the angle ⁇ n, the angle ⁇ n is illustrated as a slight value (about 1 °).
- the axial length in which the injection portion 18j is formed in the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a is Lc, and the equivalent diameter of the opening area of the refrigerant injection port 18c is ⁇ Dc.
- the refrigerant injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c to the mixing portion 18e is freely expanded by forming the refrigerant passage formed therein as described above.
- the superheated gas phase refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15 is caused to flow into the nozzle portion 18a of the ejector 18, it is injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c.
- the flow rate of the injected refrigerant immediately after is likely to increase.
- the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a may become a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a high gas-liquid density ratio.
- the injection part 18j is provided in the nozzle part 18a comprised as a taper nozzle, and the mixed refrigerant
- the wall friction between the refrigerant and the refrigerant passage can be reduced, the loss of kinetic energy of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage can be suppressed, and the flow rate of the injected refrigerant can be suppressed from decreasing.
- the energy loss of the refrigerant in the nozzle portion 18a can be reduced, and a decrease in the refrigerant pressure increase performance of the ejector 18 can be suppressed.
- the refrigerant pressurization performance in the diffuser portion 18g can be stabilized, and the ejector efficiency ⁇ ej in the ejector 18 can be improved. Therefore, in the ejector type refrigeration cycle 10 of the present embodiment, the COP improvement effect due to the provision of the ejector 18 can be sufficiently obtained.
- the example in which the angle ⁇ n of the injection portion 18j in the axial section of the nozzle portion 18a is 0 ° has been described.
- the angle ⁇ n is set. You may set larger than 0 degree. That is, the injection unit 18j may be formed by a truncated cone-shaped space in which the inner diameter gradually increases in the refrigerant flow downstream direction.
- This embodiment demonstrates the example which changed the structure of the ejector 18 with respect to 1st Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG.
- the refrigerant that has flowed from the refrigerant inflow port 18l to the upstream side of the refrigerant flow from the throat (minimum passage cross-sectional area) in the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a.
- the throat minimum passage cross-sectional area
- the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a Is provided with a swirl space 18k for swirling around the axis of the nozzle portion 18a.
- this swirling space 18k is formed inside a cylindrical portion 18m provided on the upstream side of the refrigerant flow of the nozzle portion 18a.
- the cylindrical portion 18m constitutes a swirling space forming member described in the claims. Therefore, in this embodiment, the swirl space forming member and the nozzle portion are integrally configured.
- the swirling space 18k is formed in a rotating body shape, and its central axis extends coaxially with the nozzle portion 18a.
- the rotating body shape is a three-dimensional shape formed when a plane figure is rotated around one straight line (center axis) on the same plane. More specifically, the swirl space 18k of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the refrigerant inflow passage 18n that connects the refrigerant inlet 18l and the swirl space 18k is, as seen from the central axis direction of the swirl space 18k, in the tangential direction of the inner wall surface of the swirl space 18k, as shown in FIG. It extends.
- the refrigerant flowing into the swirl space 18k from the refrigerant inlet 18l flows along the inner wall surface of the swirl space 18k and swirls in the swirl space 18k.
- the refrigerant pressure on the central axis side is lower than the refrigerant pressure on the outer peripheral side in the swirling space 18k. Therefore, in the present embodiment, during normal operation, the refrigerant on the central axis side in the swirl space 18k is closer to the gas-liquid two-phase side than the saturated gas line, that is, the refrigerant on the central axis side in the swirl space 18k The pressure of the refrigerant on the central axis side in the swirling space 18k is reduced so as to start the condensation.
- Such adjustment of the refrigerant pressure on the central axis side in the swirling space 18k can be realized by adjusting the swirling flow velocity of the refrigerant swirling in the swirling space 18k. Further, the swirling flow velocity is adjusted by adjusting the ratio of the flow passage cross-sectional area between the passage cross-sectional area of the refrigerant inflow passage 18n and the axial cross-sectional area of the swirling space 18k, or on the upstream side of the nozzle portion 18a. This can be done by adjusting the opening degree of the arranged high stage side expansion device 13.
- the nozzle portion 18a of the ejector 18 As in the ejector-type refrigeration cycle 10 of the present embodiment, when the superheated gas phase refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15 is caused to flow into the nozzle portion 18a of the ejector 18, the nozzle portion 18a of the ejector 18 as described above.
- the refrigerant is condensed and accelerated while reducing the pressure in the refrigerant passage formed therein.
- FIG. 25 is a Mollier diagram showing changes in the state of the refrigerant when a condensation delay has occurred.
- the refrigerant in the same state as in FIG. 3 is given the same reference numeral (alphabet) as in FIG. Only letters (numbers) are changed. The same applies to other Mollier diagrams.
- the refrigerant in the region where the enthalpy has slightly decreased from the saturated gas line is in a metastable state in which the refrigerant cannot be condensed unless the temperature is lowered than the refrigerant on the saturated gas line at the same pressure. Therefore, when the gas-phase refrigerant is caused to flow into the nozzle portion 18a, a condensation delay is generated in which condensation does not start until the temperature of the metastable refrigerant is lowered to some extent.
- the enthalpy of the injected refrigerant increases as compared with the case where the refrigerant is isentropically expanded at the nozzle portion 18a (the amount of increase in enthalpy corresponds to ⁇ hx in FIG. 25).
- the amount of increase in enthalpy corresponds to the amount of latent heat released as latent heat when the refrigerant flows through the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a. Therefore, if the amount of latent heat released increases, the nozzle portion A shock wave is generated in the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage formed in 18a.
- shock wave generated by releasing the latent heat of the refrigerant destabilizes the flow rate of the injected refrigerant, so that the pressure increase performance of the refrigerant in the diffuser portion 18g is deteriorated.
- the refrigerant is swirled in the swirling space 18k to start condensing the refrigerant on the central axis side in the swirling space 18k, and the gas-liquid in which the condensation nuclei are generated.
- Two-phase refrigerant can flow into the nozzle portion 18a. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant from being delayed in the nozzle portion 18a.
- the nozzle efficiency ⁇ noz in the nozzle portion 18a can be greatly improved as compared with the prior art, and the refrigerant is condensed while reducing the pressure in the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a. Even if the ejector 18 is accelerated, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the refrigerant pressure increase performance in the diffuser portion 18g.
- the nozzle efficiency ⁇ noz is energy conversion efficiency when the pressure energy of the refrigerant is converted into kinetic energy in the nozzle portion 18a.
- the refrigerant pressurization performance in the diffuser portion 18g can be stabilized, and the ejector efficiency ⁇ ej in the ejector 18 can be improved. Therefore, in the ejector type refrigeration cycle 10 of the present embodiment, the COP improvement effect due to the provision of the ejector 18 can be sufficiently obtained.
- the ejector 18 of the present embodiment even when the refrigerant flowing into the swirling space 18k is a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant, the refrigerant pressure on the center side in the swirling space 18k is reduced to reduce the nozzle. Since the boiling of the refrigerant flowing into the throat (minimum passage cross-sectional area) of the portion 18a can be promoted, the nozzle efficiency ⁇ noz can be improved. (Fourth embodiment) This embodiment demonstrates the example which changed the structure of the ejector-type refrigerating cycle with respect to 1st Embodiment.
- the branch portion 14 is disposed on the outlet side of the radiator 12, and one of the refrigerants branched at the branch portion 14 is made high.
- the pressure is reduced until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant by the stage side expansion device 13, and flows into the refrigerant inlet side of the first evaporator 15.
- the other refrigerant branched by the branching section 14 is decompressed by the low stage side expansion device 16 until it becomes a low-pressure refrigerant, and flows into the refrigerant inlet side of the second evaporator 17.
- the opening degree of the low stage side throttle device 16 is set smaller than the opening degree of the high stage side throttle device 13, and the low stage side throttle device is smaller than the pressure reduction amount in the high stage side throttle device 13.
- the amount of decompression at 16 is large. Therefore, the refrigerant evaporation pressure (refrigerant evaporation temperature) in the second evaporator 17 is lower than the refrigerant evaporation pressure (refrigerant evaporation temperature) in the first evaporator 15.
- Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- the flow of the refrigerant flowing out of the radiator 12 is branched at the branching section 14.
- One refrigerant branched by the branching section 14 is decompressed by the high stage side expansion device 13 (b10 point ⁇ c10 point in FIG. 10) and flows into the first evaporator 15.
- the other refrigerant branched by the branching section 14 is decompressed by the low-stage expansion device 16 (b10 point ⁇ e10 point in FIG. 10) and flows into the second evaporator 17. Subsequent operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
- the ejector 18 exhibits the same effect as that of the first embodiment, so that the COP improvement effect due to the provision of the ejector 18 can be sufficiently obtained.
- a fixed throttle with a fixed opening degree is adopted as the high stage side throttle device 13, and the temperature as the low stage side throttle device 16 is adopted.
- a type expansion valve is used.
- a liquid storage tank (liquid storage part) 19 for storing excess refrigerant in the cycle is disposed between the refrigerant outlet side of the first evaporator 15 and the inlet side of the nozzle part 18 a of the ejector 18.
- the up and down arrows in FIG. 12 indicate the up and down directions when the liquid storage tank 19 is mounted on the vehicle.
- the liquid storage tank 19 includes a main body 19a, a refrigerant inflow port 19b, a refrigerant outflow port 19c, and the like.
- the main body 19a is formed of a cylindrical member extending in the vertical direction and closed at both ends.
- the refrigerant inflow port 19b allows the refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15 to flow into the main body 19a.
- the refrigerant outflow port 19c allows the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant to flow out from the main body portion 19a to the nozzle portion 18a side of the ejector 18.
- the refrigerant inflow port 19b is connected to the cylindrical side surface of the main body portion 19a and is constituted by a refrigerant pipe extending in the tangential direction of the cylindrical side surface of the main body portion 19a.
- the refrigerant outflow port 19c is connected to the lower end surface (bottom surface) in the axial direction of the main body 19a, and is constituted by a refrigerant pipe extending coaxially with the main body 19a over the inside and outside of the main body 19a.
- the upper end portion of the refrigerant outflow port 19c extends to the upper side from the connection portion of the refrigerant inflow port 19b. Further, a liquid phase refrigerant introduction hole 19d through which the liquid phase refrigerant stored in the main body portion 19a flows into the refrigerant outflow port 19c is formed below the refrigerant outflow port 19c.
- the refrigerant flowing into the main body 19a from the refrigerant inflow port 19b is the cylinder of the main body 19a.
- the refrigerant gas and liquid are separated by the action of centrifugal force generated by the swirling flow.
- the separated liquid phase refrigerant falls downward due to the action of gravity and is stored in the main body 19a as an excess refrigerant.
- the separated gas-phase refrigerant is mixed with the liquid-phase refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant outflow port 19c from the liquid-phase refrigerant introduction hole 19d when flowing out to the inlet side of the nozzle portion 18a via the refrigerant outflow port 19c. And flows out as a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant.
- the gas phase refrigerant flowing in from the refrigerant inflow port 19b is not separated into gas and liquid, and the refrigerant flows out. It flows out to the inlet side of the nozzle part 18a through the port 19c.
- the gas-phase refrigerant that has flowed into the refrigerant outflow port 19c is mixed with the liquid-phase refrigerant that has flowed into the refrigerant outflow port 19c from the liquid-phase refrigerant introduction hole 19d and flows out as a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant.
- the liquid storage tank 19 of the present embodiment constitutes a gas-liquid supply unit that causes the refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15 to flow out into the gas-liquid two-phase state to the inlet side of the nozzle unit 18a. More specifically, the liquid storage tank 19 mixes the liquid-phase refrigerant stored in the main body 19a and the refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15, and flows it out to the inlet side of the nozzle portion 18a.
- the dryness x of the mixed refrigerant obtained by mixing the injection refrigerant and the suction refrigerant in the mixing unit 18e is also a relatively high value (for example, The dryness x tends to be 0.8 or more.
- the diffuser portion 18g of the ejector 18 is desired.
- the refrigerant pressurization performance cannot be demonstrated. Further, the flow rate of the suction refrigerant in the ejector 18 may decrease.
- FIGS. 22 and 23 similarly to FIGS. 20 and 21, the axial section of a general ejector is schematically shown.
- the gas-phase refrigerant in the injection refrigerant is decelerated while being mixed with the suction refrigerant.
- the liquid phase refrigerant (that is, droplets) in the jet refrigerant is accelerated by the inertial force when jetted from the refrigerant jet port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a.
- the inertial force of the droplet is represented by an integrated value of the weight of the droplet and the velocity of the droplet at the refrigerant ejection port 18c.
- the pressure energy of the mixed refrigerant is converted into velocity energy, and the pressure of the mixed refrigerant is connected to the refrigerant suction port 18d as shown by the solid line in the lower graph of FIG. It is possible to lower the pressure of the refrigerant flowing out from the evaporator. Further, due to the pressure drop of the mixed refrigerant, the gas-phase refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator can be sucked.
- the speed of the liquid droplets changes substantially the same as that of the gas-phase refrigerant. For this reason, the droplets in the mixed refrigerant cannot be sufficiently accelerated, and the pressure of the mixed refrigerant is unlikely to decrease as shown by the solid line in the lower graph of FIG. As a result, the suction refrigerant flow rate of the ejector 18 decreases.
- the expansion wave generated when the injection refrigerant is injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c, the injection refrigerant, and the suction refrigerant merge.
- a plurality of periodic shock waves called barrel shock waves as shown in FIG. 24 may be generated in the mixed refrigerant.
- Such barrel shock waves periodically change the flow rate of the mixed refrigerant from the supersonic state to the subsonic state, and from the subsonic state to the supersonic state, so that the velocity energy of the mixed refrigerant is greatly lost. End up. Therefore, the barrel shock wave causes the suction refrigerant flow rate of the ejector 18 to be greatly reduced and causes the operating sound to be generated in the ejector 18.
- FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the barrel shock wave, and is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view around the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a of the ejector 18 of the prior art.
- the ejector refrigeration cycle 10b of the present embodiment includes the liquid storage tank 19 as a gas-liquid supply unit, so that the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant can surely flow into the nozzle unit 18a of the ejector 18. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to reliably suppress the occurrence of the condensation delay.
- the jet refrigerant is also surely converted into the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant, so that the dryness x of the mixed refrigerant increases. This can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the refrigerant pressure increase performance in the diffuser portion 18g from becoming unstable and the suction refrigerant flow rate of the ejector 18 from being lowered.
- the dryness x of the injected refrigerant can be reduced to reduce the two-phase sonic speed ⁇ h of the mixed refrigerant, it occurs when the flow speed of the two-phase refrigerant changes from the supersonic state to the subsonic state.
- the shock wave can be a gas-weak shock wave. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the refrigerant pressure increase performance in the diffuser portion 18g from becoming unstable.
- the COP can be sufficiently improved.
- the gas-liquid supply unit is constituted by the liquid storage tank 19, the gas-liquid supply to the nozzle unit 18a of the ejector 18 can be reliably performed with a very simple configuration without incurring a complicated cycle configuration. Two-phase refrigerant can be introduced.
- a temperature type expansion valve that is a variable throttle mechanism is adopted as the low stage side throttle device 16, and the refrigerant flowing out of the second evaporator 17 is within a predetermined reference range.
- the opening degree of the low-stage expansion device 16 of the present embodiment is adjusted so that the superheat degree of the refrigerant flowing out from the second evaporator 17 is equal to or less than a predetermined reference superheat degree.
- the mixed refrigerant obtained by mixing the jet refrigerant that is in the gas-liquid two-phase state and the suction refrigerant that is in the gas phase state below the reference superheat degree is dried. It is possible to reliably suppress the degree x from increasing. Further, the opening degree of the low-stage expansion device 16 may be adjusted so that the refrigerant flowing out of the second evaporator 17 becomes a saturated gas phase refrigerant or a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant.
- the refrigerant pressurization performance in the diffuser portion 18g can be stabilized, and the ejector efficiency ⁇ ej in the ejector 18 can be improved.
- the COP improvement effect by providing the ejector 18 can be sufficiently obtained.
- a discharge refrigerant passage 20a that guides the gas-phase refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 into the liquid storage tank 19 is added. It is desirable that a throttle means for preventing the refrigerant pressure in the liquid storage tank 19 from increasing is provided in the discharge refrigerant passage 20a. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the discharge refrigerant passage 20a is constituted by a capillary tube.
- the liquid storage tank 19 that is the gas-liquid supply unit of the present embodiment mixes the liquid-phase refrigerant stored in the liquid storage tank 19 and the gas-phase refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11, so that the nozzle 18 a It is configured to flow out to the inlet side.
- Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the fifth embodiment. Even if the gas-liquid supply unit is configured as in the present embodiment, the same effect as in the fifth embodiment can be obtained.
- a condensed refrigerant passage 20b that guides the liquid-phase refrigerant that has flowed out of the radiator 12 into the liquid storage tank 19 is added.
- the condensing refrigerant passage 20b is desirably provided with a throttle portion for preventing the refrigerant pressure in the liquid storage tank 19 from increasing. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the condensed refrigerant passage 20b is constituted by a capillary tube.
- the liquid storage tank 19 that is the gas-liquid supply unit of the present embodiment mixes the liquid-phase refrigerant that has flowed out of the radiator 12 and the gas-phase refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15 to the inlet side of the nozzle portion 18a. It is configured to flow into Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the fifth embodiment. Even if the gas-liquid supply unit is configured as in the present embodiment, the same effect as in the fifth embodiment can be obtained.
- the ejector 18 disclosed by 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 9th embodiment may apply to the ejector-type refrigerating cycle 10a of this embodiment.
- the ejector 18 of the second embodiment has a cylindrical portion 18m provided on the upstream side of the refrigerant flow of the nozzle portion 18a as in the third embodiment.
- a swirling space 18k for swirling the refrigerant flowing in from the refrigerant inlet 18l is provided.
- Other configurations and operations of the ejector 18 and the ejector refrigeration cycle 10 are the same as those in the second embodiment.
- the refrigerant is swirled in the swirling space 18k so that the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant in which condensed nuclei are generated flows into the nozzle portion 18a.
- the nozzle efficiency ⁇ noz can be improved. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the refrigerant pressure increase performance in the diffuser portion 18g.
- the injected refrigerant is freely expanded, it is possible to suppress an increase in wall friction. Therefore, the energy loss of the refrigerant in the nozzle portion 18a can be reduced, and the decrease in the refrigerant pressure increase performance of the ejector 18 can be suppressed.
- the refrigerant pressure-increasing performance in the diffuser portion 18g can be stabilized, and the ejector efficiency ⁇ ej in the ejector 18 can be improved. Therefore, in the ejector type refrigeration cycle 10 of the present embodiment, the COP improvement effect due to the provision of the ejector 18 can be sufficiently obtained.
- a fixed nozzle in which the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the minimum passage cross-sectional area portion formed at the inlet portion of the injection portion 18j is fixed is adopted as shown in FIG. 16, a variable nozzle configured to change the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the minimum passage cross-sectional area portion is employed.
- the ejector 18 of the present embodiment includes a needle valve 18y as a valve body that changes the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the nozzle portion 18a, and a stepping motor 18x as a drive unit that displaces the needle valve 18y.
- the needle valve 18y is formed in the shape of a needle whose central axis is arranged coaxially with the central axis of the nozzle portion 18a. More specifically, the needle valve 18y is formed in a shape that tapers toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow, and the taper tip portion on the most downstream side is further on the downstream side of the refrigerant flow than the refrigerant injection port 18c of the nozzle portion 18a. It arrange
- the stepping motor 18x is disposed on the refrigerant inlet 18l side of the nozzle portion 18a, and displaces the needle valve 18y in the axial direction of the nozzle portion 18a. As a result, the cross-sectional area of the refrigerant passage having an annular cross section formed between the inner peripheral wall surface of the nozzle portion 18a and the outer peripheral wall surface of the needle valve 18y is changed.
- the operation of the stepping motor 18x is controlled by a control signal output from the control device.
- the nozzle part 18a is comprised as a variable nozzle, the refrigerant
- the nozzle portion 18a of the present embodiment is configured as a plug nozzle, the injected refrigerant can be injected from the refrigerant injection port 18c to the mixing portion 18e along the outer surface of the needle valve 18y. Therefore, even if the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing into the nozzle portion 18a changes, the injected refrigerant can be easily expanded freely, and the kinetic energy of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage is reduced by reducing the wall friction between the refrigerant and the refrigerant passage. Loss can be suppressed.
- the needle valve 18y of the present embodiment is disposed so as to penetrate through the swirling space 18k, so that friction between the refrigerant swirling in the swirling space 18k and the inner wall of the nozzle portion 18a occurs. It is easy to produce condensed nuclei.
- a needle valve 18y having a shape that tapers toward the downstream side of the refrigerant flow is employed.
- This embodiment demonstrates the example which changed the structure of the ejector-type refrigerating cycle 10a with respect to 4th Embodiment.
- a high-stage ejector 131 is employed as the first pressure reducing unit in place of the high-stage expansion device 13.
- the basic configuration of the high-stage ejector 131 is the same as that of the ejector 18 described above. Therefore, similarly to the ejector 18, the high-stage ejector 131 has a rear-stage nozzle portion 131a and a rear-stage body portion 131b.
- the rear-side nozzle portion 131a depressurizes the refrigerant.
- the rear-stage body portion 131b is formed with a high-stage refrigerant suction port 131d that sucks the refrigerant that has flowed out of the first evaporator 15, and a high-stage diffuser portion (high-stage booster) 131g that boosts the mixed refrigerant. .
- the liquid-phase refrigerant condensed by the radiator 12 can be caused to flow into the high-stage nozzle portion 131a of the high-stage ejector 131 of the present embodiment. Therefore, in the high-stage ejector 131, the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having a high degree of dryness does not flow into the high-stage nozzle section 131a so that the high-stage diffuser section 131g cannot exhibit the desired pressure increase performance. .
- the high-stage ejector 131 is not of the same configuration as the ejector 18 described above, and the ejector-type refrigeration cycle 10a is introduced when the liquid-phase refrigerant is introduced into the high-stage nozzle portion 131a.
- the thing set so that high COP can be demonstrated as a whole is adopted.
- a gas-liquid separator 21 that separates the gas-liquid refrigerant flowing out from the high stage side diffuser portion 131g of the high stage side ejector 131 is connected to the high stage side diffuser portion 131g outlet side of the high stage side ejector 131.
- a refrigerant inlet of the first evaporator 15 is connected to the liquid-phase refrigerant outlet of the gas-liquid separator 21 via a fixed throttle 22, and a high-stage ejector is connected to the refrigerant outlet of the first evaporator 15.
- a refrigerant suction port 131 is connected.
- the gas-phase refrigerant outlet of the gas-liquid separator 21 is connected to the inlet side of the nozzle portion 18 a of the ejector 18.
- Other configurations are the same as those of the fourth embodiment.
- the flow of the liquid-phase refrigerant that has flowed out of the radiator 12 is branched at the branch portion 14.
- One refrigerant branched by the branching portion 14 flows into the high-stage nozzle portion 131a of the high-stage ejector 131 and is isentropically decompressed and injected.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the first evaporator 15 is sucked from the high stage side refrigerant suction port 131d of the high stage side ejector 131 by the suction action of the injection refrigerant.
- the mixed refrigerant of the refrigerant injected from the high stage side nozzle part 131a and the suction refrigerant sucked from the high stage side refrigerant suction port 131d flows into the high stage side diffuser part 131g and is pressurized.
- the refrigerant that has flowed out of the high stage side diffuser portion 131g flows into the gas-liquid separator 21 and is gas-liquid separated. Then, the liquid phase refrigerant separated by the gas-liquid separator 21 flows into the first evaporator 15 via the fixed throttle 22. On the other hand, the gas-phase refrigerant separated by the gas-liquid separator 21 flows into the nozzle portion 18 a of the ejector 18. Other operations are the same as those in the fourth embodiment.
- the ejector type refrigeration cycle 10a of the present embodiment not only the same effects as in the fourth embodiment can be obtained, but also the power consumption of the compressor 11 can be reduced by the boosting action of the high stage ejector 131, and the cycle The COP as a whole can be further improved.
- the ejector-type refrigeration cycle 10a that employs the high-stage ejector 131 as the first decompression unit is not limited to the cycle configuration shown in FIG. 18, but may be configured as shown in FIG.
- the refrigerant inlet side of the first evaporator 15 is connected to the outlet side of the high stage side diffuser part 131g of the high stage side ejector 131, and further, the branch part ( A second branch portion 14 a that further branches the refrigerant flow is connected to the other refrigerant outlet of the first branch portion 14.
- a refrigerant inlet of the third evaporator 23 is connected to one refrigerant outlet of the second branch portion 14a via a fixed throttle 132, and a high stage of the high stage ejector 131 is connected to the refrigerant outlet of the third evaporator 23.
- the side refrigerant suction port 131d is connected.
- the third evaporator 23 performs heat exchange between the low-pressure refrigerant decompressed by the fixed throttle 132 and the air blown from the third blower fan 23a, thereby evaporating the low-pressure refrigerant and exerting an endothermic effect. It is an exchanger.
- the refrigerant inlet of the second evaporator 17 is connected to the other refrigerant outlet of the second branch portion 14 a via the low stage side expansion device 16.
- Other configurations are the same as those of the fourth embodiment. Even with such a cycle configuration, the COP of the entire cycle can be further improved by the boosting action of the high-stage ejector 131. (Other embodiments)
- the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified as follows without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.
- the ejector-type refrigeration cycle 10, 10 a, 10 b including the ejector 18 is used as a vehicle refrigeration cycle apparatus, the room air is cooled by the first evaporator 15, and the second evaporator 17 is used.
- the application of the ejector refrigeration cycle 10, 10a, 10b is not limited to this.
- the first evaporator 15 cools the front seat air blown to the vehicle front seat side, and the second evaporator 17 The rear seat air blown to the vehicle rear seat side may be cooled.
- the first evaporator 15 blows air to food / drinking water at a low temperature (specifically, 0 ° C. to 10 ° C.). Air in the refrigerator compartment is cooled, and in the second evaporator 17, the air in the freezer compartment blown to the freezer compartment where the food is stored frozen at an extremely low temperature (specifically, -20 ° C to -10 ° C). You may make it cool.
- a low temperature specifically, 0 ° C. to 10 ° C.
- the gas-liquid refrigerant flowing out of the diffuser 18g is separated between the outlet side of the diffuser 18g of the ejector 18 and the inlet side of the compressor 11 and separated.
- An accumulator that causes the gas-phase refrigerant to flow out to the suction port side of the compressor 11 may be disposed.
- a beneficiary device may be disposed on the refrigerant outlet side of the radiator 12 so as to separate the gas-liquid refrigerant flowing out of the radiator 12 and flow out the liquid-phase refrigerant downstream.
- an internal heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the high-temperature refrigerant flowing out from the radiator 12 and the low-temperature refrigerant sucked into the compressor 11 may be arranged.
- an auxiliary pump for refrigerant pressure feeding may be provided between the refrigerant outlet side of the second evaporator 17 and the refrigerant suction port 18 d of the ejector 18.
- the radiator 12 includes a heat exchange unit that exchanges heat between the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 and the outside air.
- a so-called subcool type condenser having a condensing unit, a modulator unit, and a supercooling unit may be adopted.
- the condensing unit condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 by exchanging heat between the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 11 and the outside air.
- the subcooling unit supercools the liquid phase refrigerant by exchanging heat between the liquid phase refrigerant flowing out of the modulator unit and the outside air.
- the constituent members such as the body portion 18b of the ejector 18 are formed of metal
- the material is not limited as long as the functions of the respective constituent members can be exhibited. That is, you may form these structural members with resin.
- the inlet portion 18h when the opening diameter of the inlet portion 18h is set larger than the opening diameter of the refrigerant injection port 18c, the inlet portion 18h is provided with a protrusion that protrudes into the refrigerant passage so that the refrigerant passage of the inlet portion 18h is cut off.
- the area may be smaller than the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the refrigerant injection port 18c.
- the example in which the refrigerant passage cross-sectional area of the minimum passage cross-sectional area portion of the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a by the valve body (needle valve 18y) can be changed has been described.
- the valve body a conical shape extending from the refrigerant passage formed in the nozzle portion 18a to the inside of the diffuser portion 18g is adopted, and the refrigerant passage of the diffuser portion 18g is cut off simultaneously with the minimum passage cross-sectional area portion of the nozzle portion 18a.
- the area may be changed.
- R134a is employed as the refrigerant
- the refrigerant is not limited to this.
- R600a, R1234yf, R410A, R404A, R32, R1234yfxf, R407C, etc. can be employed.
- the means disclosed in the above embodiments may be appropriately combined within a feasible range.
- the gas-liquid supply unit described in the fifth to seventh embodiments may be applied to the ejector refrigeration cycle 10a described in the fourth embodiment.
- the ejector 18 disclosed in the second, third, eighth, and ninth embodiments may be applied as the ejector 18 of the ejector refrigeration cycle 10a described in the tenth embodiment.
- the radiator 12 is an outdoor heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and the outside air
- the first and second evaporators 15 and 17 are used as utilization side heat exchangers that cool the air.
- the first and second evaporators 15 and 17 are configured as outdoor heat exchangers that absorb heat from a heat source such as outside air
- the radiator 12 is a chamber that heats a fluid to be heated such as air or water.
- the present disclosure may be applied to a heat pump cycle configured as an inner heat exchanger.
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噴射冷媒と吸引冷媒との混合冷媒が、乾き度の高い気液二相冷媒になってしまうことによって、エジェクタのディフューザ部が所望の冷媒昇圧性能を発揮できなくなってしまう理由について説明する。
αh=[P/{α×(1-α)×ρl}]0.5 …(F1)
数式F1中のαはボイド率であって、単位体積あたりに含まれるボイド(気泡)の容積割合を示している。より詳細には、ボイド率αは以下数式F2で定義される。
α=x/{x+(ρg/ρl)×(1-x)}…(F2)
また、数式F1、F2中のρgは気相流体密度、ρlは液相流体密度、Pは二相流体の圧力である。
ノズル部内に形成される冷媒通路にて気相冷媒を減圧させながら凝縮させていること、すなわち、後述する実施形態で説明する図3のモリエル線図のd3点からg3点へ至る減圧過程に示すように、ノズル部にて飽和ガス線を跨ぐように冷媒を減圧させていることによって、エジェクタのディフューザ部が所望の冷媒昇圧性能を発揮できなくなってしまう理由について説明する。
V=V0+(2×Δiej)0.5…(F3)
V0は、ノズル部へ流入する冷媒の初速である。
(第1実施形態)
図1~図4を用いて、第1実施形態について説明する。本実施形態では、エジェクタ18を備えるエジェクタ式冷凍サイクル10を、車両用冷凍サイクル装置として用いている。具体的には、このエジェクタ式冷凍サイクル10は、車室内へ送風される室内用空気を冷却する機能、および車室内に配置された車内冷蔵庫(クールボックス)内へ送風される庫内用空気を冷却する機能を果たす。
La/φDa≦1…(F4)
本実施形態では、具体的に、La/φDa=1となるように距離Laを決定している(例えば、相当直径φDaおよび距離Laの何れも8mm)。但し、例えば相当直径φDaを9mm、距離Laを7mmとしてもよい。
Lb/φDb≦1…(F5)
本実施形態では、具体的に、Lb/φDb=1となるように距離Lbを決定している(例えば、直径φDbおよび距離Lbの何れも7mm)。但し、例えば直径φDbを7mm、距離Lbを6mmとしてもよい。
ηej={Δhd×(Gn+Ge)}/(Δiej×Gn)…(F6)
ここで、Gnは、エジェクタ18のノズル部18aから噴射される噴射冷媒の流量であって、第1蒸発器15を流通する冷媒流量である。また、Geは、エジェクタの18の冷媒吸引口18dから吸引される吸引冷媒の流量であって、第2蒸発器17を流通する冷媒流量である。
(第2実施形態)
本実施形態では、第1実施形態に対して、図5に示すように、エジェクタ18の構成を変更した例を説明する。図5および以下の他図面では、第1実施形態と同一もしくは均等部分には同一の符号を付している。
Lc/φDc≦1…(F7)
本実施形態では、具体的に、Lc/φDc=0.67となるように距離Lcが決定されているが、Lc/φDc=1となるようにLcを決定してもよい。
(第3実施形態)
本実施形態では、第1実施形態に対して、図6、図7に示すように、エジェクタ18の構成を変更した例を説明する。具体的には、本実施形態のエジェクタ18では、ノズル部18a内に形成される冷媒通路のうち喉部(最小通路断面積部)よりも冷媒流れ上流側に、冷媒流入口18lから流入した冷媒をノズル部18aの軸周りに旋回させる旋回空間18kを設けている。
(第4実施形態)
本実施形態では、第1実施形態に対して、エジェクタ式冷凍サイクルの構成を変更した例を説明する。
(第5実施形態)
本実施形態では、第1実施形態に対して、エジェクタ式冷凍サイクルの構成を変更した例を説明する。
(第6実施形態)
本実施形態では、第5実施形態に対して、図13に示すように、エジェクタ式冷凍サイクルの構成を変更した例を説明する。
(第7実施形態)
本実施形態では、第5実施形態に対して、図14に示すように、エジェクタ式冷凍サイクルの構成を変更した例を説明する。
(第8実施形態)
本実施形態では、図15に示すように、第2実施形態のエジェクタ18に対して、第3実施形態と同様に、ノズル部18aの冷媒流れ上流側に設けられた筒状部18mの内部に冷媒流入口18lから流入した冷媒を旋回させる旋回空間18kを設けている。その他のエジェクタ18およびエジェクタ式冷凍サイクル10の構成および作動は、第2実施形態と同様である。
(第9実施形態)
第8実施形態では、エジェクタ18のノズル部18aとして、噴射部18jの入口部に形成される最小通路断面積部の冷媒通路断面積が固定された固定ノズルを採用するが、本実施形態では、図16に示すように、最小通路断面積部の冷媒通路断面積を変更可能に構成された可変ノズルを採用する。
(第10実施形態)
本実施形態では、第4実施形態に対して、エジェクタ式冷凍サイクル10aの構成を変更した例を説明する。具体的には、本実施形態のエジェクタ式冷凍サイクル10aでは、図18に示すように、高段側絞り装置13に代えて、第1減圧部として高段側エジェクタ131を採用している。
(他の実施形態)
本開示は上述の実施形態に限定されることなく、本開示の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲内で、以下のように種々変形可能である。
Claims (10)
- 冷媒を蒸発させる第1蒸発器(15)および第2蒸発器(17)を備える蒸気圧縮式の冷凍サイクル装置(10、10a、10b)に適用されるエジェクタ(18)であって、
前記第1蒸発器(15)から流出した冷媒を気液二相状態となるまで減圧させ、噴射冷媒として冷媒噴射口(18c)から噴射するノズル部(18a)と、
ボデー部(18b)と、
前記ボデー部(18b)に設けられ、前記噴射冷媒の吸引作用によって前記第2蒸発器(17)から流出した冷媒を吸引冷媒として吸引する冷媒吸引口(18d)と、
前記ボデー部(18b)に設けられ、前記噴射冷媒と前記吸引冷媒との混合冷媒を昇圧させる昇圧部(18g)と、
前記ボデー部(18b)の内部空間のうち、前記冷媒噴射口(18c)から前記昇圧部(18g)の入口部(18h)へ至る範囲に設けられ、前記噴射冷媒と前記吸引冷媒とを混合させる混合部(18e)とを備え、
前記混合部(18e)における前記冷媒噴射口(18c)から前記入口部(18h)へ至る距離(La)が、前記入口部(18h)へ流入する冷媒の流速が二相音速以下となるように決定されるエジェクタ。 - 前記混合部(18e)における前記冷媒噴射口(18c)から前記入口部(18h)へ至る距離をLaとし、
前記冷媒噴射口(18c)を含む前記ノズル部(18a)の軸方向垂直断面における、前記冷媒噴射口(18c)の開口断面積と前記吸引冷媒が流通する吸引通路(18f)の冷媒通路断面積との合計値を面積として有する円に換算したときの円の直径をφDaとしたときに、
La/φDa≦1
となっている請求項1に記載のエジェクタ。 - 前記ノズル部(18a)内に形成される冷媒通路として、冷媒通路断面積が冷媒流れ下流側に向けて徐々に縮小する先細部(18i)、および前記先細部(18i)から前記冷媒噴射口(18c)へ冷媒を導く噴射部(18j)が設けられており、
前記ノズル部(18a)は、前記噴射部(18j)の内径が冷媒流れ下流側に向けて一定または徐々に拡大するよう噴射部(18j)の軸方向断面における拡がり角度(θn)が0°以上となっていることによって、前記混合部(18e)へ噴射される前記噴射冷媒を自由膨張させるように形成されている請求項1または2に記載のエジェクタ。 - 冷媒を蒸発させる第1蒸発器(15)および第2蒸発器(17)を備える蒸気圧縮式の冷凍サイクル装置(10、10a、10b)に適用されるエジェクタ(18)であって、
前記第1蒸発器(15)から流出した冷媒を気液二相状態となるまで減圧させ、噴射冷媒として冷媒噴射口(18c)から噴射するノズル部(18a)と、
ボデー部(18b)と、
前記ボデー部(18b)に設けられ、前記噴射冷媒の吸引作用によって前記第2蒸発器(17)から流出した冷媒を吸引冷媒として吸引する冷媒吸引口(18d)と、
前記ボデー部(18b)に設けられ、前記噴射冷媒と前記吸引冷媒との混合冷媒を昇圧させる昇圧部(18g)と、
前記ボデー部(18b)の内部空間のうち、前記冷媒噴射口(18c)から前記昇圧部(18g)の入口部(18h)へ至る範囲に設けられ、前記噴射冷媒と前記吸引冷媒とを混合させる混合部(18e)とを備え、
前記ノズル部(18a)内に形成される冷媒通路として、冷媒通路断面積が冷媒流れ下流側に向けて徐々に縮小する先細部(18i)、および前記先細部(18i)から前記冷媒噴射口(18c)へ冷媒を導く噴射部(18j)が設けられており、
前記ノズル部(18a)は、前記噴射部(18j)の軸方向断面における拡がり角度(θn)が0°以上となっていることによって、前記混合部(18e)へ噴射される前記噴射冷媒を自由膨張させるように形成されているエジェクタ。 - 前記混合部(18e)は、冷媒流れ下流側に向かって冷媒通路断面積が縮小する形状を備えている請求項1ないし4のいずれか1つに記載のエジェクタ。
- 前記混合部(18e)は、冷媒流れ下流側に向かって徐々に冷媒通路断面積が縮小する円錐台形状と冷媒通路断面積を一定とする円柱形状とを組み合わせた形状に形成されている請求項1ないし5のいずれか1つに記載のエジェクタ。
- 前記混合部(18e)のうち円柱形状の部位の前記ノズル部(18a)の軸方向長さをLbとし、円柱形状の部位の直径をφDbとしたときに、
Lb/φDb≦1
となっている請求項6に記載のエジェクタ。 - 前記入口部(18h)の冷媒通路断面積は、前記冷媒噴射口(18c)の冷媒通路断面積よりも小さく設定されている請求項1ないし7のいずれか1つに記載のエジェクタ。
- 前記ノズル部(18a)へ流入した冷媒を前記ノズル部(18a)の軸周りに旋回させる旋回空間(18k)を形成する旋回空間形成部材(18m)を備える請求項1ないし8のいずれか1つに記載のエジェクタ。
- 前記ノズル部(18a)の冷媒通路断面積を変化させる弁体(18y)を備える請求項1ないし9のいずれか1つに記載のエジェクタ。
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