Vehicle air cycle air conditioning system

摘要

An air cycle automotive air conditioning system for providing conditioned air to an automotive passenger compartment (20) includes an air compressor (10) tandemed to an expander (12). The expander (12) is efficiently run so as to expand air to a very low temperature, sending recovered work back to the compressor (10). The very cold expander air is then mixed with warmer air from other sources, providing a proper volume flow and temperature of air to the passenger compartment (24).