Preventing condensation on environmental control system fluid lines

摘要

According to one embodiment, a condensation control system (200) features a dew point analyzer (210), a fluid system (300), and a condensation control engine (230). The dew point analyzer (200) provides a dew point temperature measurement (T318, T328) of environmental conditions outside a fluid line (330) having a refrigerant flowing therein. The fluid system (300) provides a flow of insulating fluid to an insulation chamber (322) at least partially separating the fluid line (330) from environmental conditions outside the fluid line (330). The condensation control engine (230) instructs the fluid system (300) to provide the flow of insulating fluid to the insulation chamber (322) at a temperature such that the temperature of the insulating fluid exiting the insulation chamber (322) is greater than the dew point temperature measurement.