Refrigeration plant with multiple evaporation levels and method of managing such a plant

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PATENT NO 11231209
APP PUB NO 20190203980A1
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16301231

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A refrigeration plant with multiple evaporation levels, operating according to a vapour compression cycle and including a circuit having a high-pressure branch HP, wherein is arranged at least one heat exchanger, and two or more low-pressure branches, each of which operates at a different evaporation level to serve users having different refrigeration requirements. In each of the low-pressure branches the plant comprises an expansion device, at least one evaporator and a compressor group. At least one evaporator of each low-pressure branch is connected directly to the high-pressure branch. At least a first low-pressure branch comprises a liquid separator fluidically connected: to the evaporator outlet to collect the liquid exiting the evaporator when operating in overfeeding conditions; and to the intake of the compressor group. Such liquid separator is fluidically connected to a second low-pressure branch upstream of the expansion device of such second low-pressure branch through a first connection duct.

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EPTA S P A20138 MILANO

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Cavalleri, Paolo Milan, IT 10 41
De, Bona Mario Milan, IT 2 15
Mazzola, Daniele Milan, IT 3 15

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