EUTECTIC DEVICE FOR A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COOLING AND INSTALLING THE EUTECTIC DEVICE

• Main Authors: VANDER WOUDE, David J, VIEGAS, Herman H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 05.04.2017
• Subjects: AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING; ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES; BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RANGES; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

A device and method for cooling an air inside a cargo space by freezing an eutectic solution of an eutectic device. The eutectic device is installed inside a cargo space of a refrigerated transport unit. A cryogen is provided to a cryogen circuit of the eutectic device that is connected to a transport unit. Then the cryogen is circulated through the cryogen circuit, transferring heat from the eutectic medium to the cryogen. This transfer of heat freezes the eutectic medium. The frozen eutectic medium is used to cool a cargo space of a container of the transport unit.