摘要 |
A method and apparatus to refrigerate air in a compartment wherein liquid dioxide is delivered through a first primary heat exchanger such that sufficient heat is absorbed to evaporate the liquid carbon dioxide to form pressurized vapor. The pressurized vapor is heated in an external heat exchanger to prevent solidification of the pressurized carbon dioxide when it is depressurized to provide isentropic expansion of the vapor into a secondary heat exchanger. Pneumatically driven motors are driven by the pressurized carbon dioxide vapor to move air across the heat exchangers. Orifices in inlets to the motors and solenoid valves in flow lines to the motors keep the vapor pressurized while the external heat exchanger supplies sufficient heat to prevent solidification when it expands through the motors.
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