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

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for cooling an eutectic device in a transport refrigeration system (TRS), the eutectic device containing an eutectic medium, and having a cryogen circuit disposed in thermal contact with the eutectic medium, the method comprising:
directing the flow of a cryogen through the cryogen circuit of the eutectic device; cooling the eutectic medium by transferring heat from the eutectic medium to the cryogen flowing through the cryogen circuit; and removing the cryogen that is in a gas phase via a gas outlet of the cryogen circuit.