1. A vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus comprising:
a compressor that draws and compresses refrigerant;
a radiator that radiates heat of high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
a first throttle device that decompresses refrigerant discharged from the radiator into gas and liquid phase refrigerant;
a flow distributor that includes a first passage and a second passage, and separates the gas and liquid phase refrigerant discharged from the first throttle device into the first passage and the second passage;
an ejector that includes a nozzle portion, a suction portion and a pressure-increase portion, the nozzle portion that is in communication with the first passage and decompresses and expands refrigerant passing through the first passage, the suction portion that draws refrigerant by a jet flow of refrigerant from the nozzle portion, the pressure-increase portion that mixes refrigerant drawn from the suction portion with the refrigerant jetted from the nozzle portion to increase pressure of refrigerant;
a first evaporator that evaporates refrigerant discharged from the ejector and discharges evaporated refrigerant toward the compressor;
a suction passage that extends from the second passage to the suction portion of the ejector;
a second throttle device that is disposed on the suction passage and decompresses and expands refrigerant passing through the suction passage; and
a second evaporator that is disposed on the suction passage downstream of the second throttle device and evaporates the refrigerant passing through the suction passage, wherein
the flow distributor is configured to be capable of adjusting a ratio of a flow rate of refrigerant passing through the second passage to a flow rate of refrigerant passing through the first passage in accordance with a heat load of at least one of the radiator, the first evaporator and the second evaporator.
2. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the flow distributor is configured to be capable of adjusting dryness of the refrigerant passing through the first passage to be smaller than dryness of the refrigerant passing through the second passage in a first load condition where the heat load is lower than a predetermined load.
3. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
the flow distributor is configured to be capable of adjusting the dryness of the refrigerant passing through the first passage to be larger than the dryness of the refrigerant passing through the second passage in a second load condition where the heat load is higher than the predetermined load.
4. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the flow distributor is configured to be capable of adjusting dryness of the refrigerant passing through the first passage to be larger than dryness of the refrigerant passing through the second passage in a second load condition where the heat load is higher than a predetermined load.
5. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flow distributor is integrated with the ejector.
6. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flow distributor is integrated with the first throttle device.
7. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flow distributor is integrated with the second throttle device.
8. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flow distributor and the ejector are integrated with the first evaporator.
9. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the flow distributor has a base passage that extends in an up and down direction, an upper end of the base passage is in communication with the first throttle device,
the first passage extends from a lower end of the base passage in a horizontal direction, and
the second passage extends from a portion of the base passage in the horizontal direction, the portion being located between the upper end and the lower end.
10. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
the flow distributor has a structure capable of adjusting the ratio by means of at least one of an inertial force, a centrifugal force and gravity of the refrigerant.
11. The vapor compression refrigerating cycle apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the flow distributor has a structure capable of adjusting the ratio by means of at least one of an inertial force, a centrifugal force and gravity of the refrigerant.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A calcium aluminate product having about 40% CaO, about 40% Al2O3, about 5% MgO, about 5% SiO2, less than about 3% FeO, less than about 1% MnO, and less than about 0.5% S, manufactured from a composition of a liquid ladle slag releasing a latent heat and a crushed material by a method comprising:
a. providing said liquid ladle slag that is releasing said latent heat;
b. adding said crushed material to said liquid ladle slag;
c. fusing and melting said crushed material with said liquid ladle slag by utilizing said latent heat; and
d. solidifying said liquid ladle slag.
2. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said composition comprises:
from about 70% to about 85% by weight said liquid ladle slag and
from about 15% to about 30% by weight said crushed brick.
3. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said liquid ladle slag comprises:
up to about 15% FeO;
up to about 10% MnO;
up to about 15% MgO;
up to about 15% SiO2;
up to about 1% S;
from about 35% to about 65% CaO;
from about 10% to about 35% Al2O3; and
from about 0.01% to about 0.15% P2O5.
4. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said liquid ladle slag comprises:
from about 35% to about 65% CaO;
from about 10% to about 35% Al2O3;
from about 1% to about 10% SiO2;
from about 3% to about 15% MgO;
from about 0.1% to about 10% FeO;
from about 0.1% to about 5% MnO;
from about 0.01% to about 0.15% P2O5; and
from about 0.01% to about 0.5% S.
5. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said liquid ladle slag comprises:
up to about 15% FeO;
up to about 10% MnO;
from about 3% to about 15% MgO;
from about 3% to about 15% SiO2;
up to about 1% S; from about 35% to about 65% CaO;
from about 10% to about 35% Al2O3; and
from about 0.01% to about 0.15% P2O5.
6. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said crushed material is a crushed alumina ladle brick.
7. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 6, wherein said crushed alumina ladle brick comprises:
from about 50% to about 85% Al2O3;
up to about 15% SiO2;
up to about 15% MgO;
up to about 10% FeO;
up to about 10% C; and
up to about 3% TiO2.
8. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said crushed material is a crushed brick that comprises:
from about 50% to about 86% MgO;
up to about 10% C; and
up to about 15% SiO2.
9. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 8, wherein said crushed brick further comprises up to about 15% Al2O3.
10. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said crushed material is a crushed aluminum dross.
11. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 10, wherein said crushed aluminum dross comprises:
from about 24% to about 28% alumina,
from about 32% to about 38% Al(OH)3,
from about 14% to about 21% MgAl2O4,
from about 1% to about 2% Al2O3,
up to about 1% Si,
from about 1% to about 3% SiO2,
up to about 10% CaO,
up to about 1% Na2Al2O4,
from about 2% to about 6% NaF,
from about 5% to about 9% CaF2,
from about 1% to about 4% Na3AlF6,
up to about 1.2% NaCl, and
up to about 1% KCl.
12. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said crushed material has a maximum size of about 1.27 cm (0.5 in).
13. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 12, wherein said crushed material has a maximum size of about 0.64 cm (0.25 in).
14. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said liquid ladle slag is releasing a latent heat of about 600 BTUslb.
15. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 11, wherein said composition comprises:
from about 70% to about 85% by weight said liquid ladle slag and
from about 15% to about 30% by weight said crushed brick.
16. The calcium aluminate product according to claim 1, wherein said crushed material is a crushed carbon waste material.