WO2004113803A1 - 冷凍装置の施工方法及び冷凍装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a refrigeration apparatus installation method and a refrigeration apparatus, in particular, a heat source unit having a compressor and a heat source side heat exchanger, a use unit having a use side heat exchanger, a heat source unit and a use unit.
- the present invention relates to a method for constructing a refrigeration system having a refrigerant communication pipe for connecting the refrigeration system and a refrigeration system.
- Such an air conditioner mainly includes a heat source unit having a compressor and a heat source side heat exchanger, a use unit having a use side heat exchanger, a liquid refrigerant communication pipe connecting these units, and A gas refrigerant communication pipe.
- the series of work from equipment installation, piping, wiring work to the start of operation mainly consists of the following four processes.
- the work of evacuating the refrigerant communication pipe includes the discharge of refrigerant to the atmosphere, the deterioration of refrigerant and refrigerating machine oil due to the residual oxygen gas, and the air components such as oxygen gas and nitrogen gas.
- This is an important work to prevent the operating pressure from rising due to non-condensable gas containing as a main component, but it is necessary to connect the vacuum pump to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe and the gas refrigerant communication pipe, etc. There is a problem that it takes time and effort.
- a gas separation device filled with an adsorbent is connected to the refrigerant circuit to circulate the refrigerant, so that non-condensable gas accumulated in the refrigerant communication pipe after equipment installation, piping, and wiring work
- An air conditioner that adsorbs and removes air from a refrigerant has been proposed.
- the evacuation operation using the vacuum pump can be omitted, and the air conditioner can be omitted.
- the construction can be simplified (for example, see Patent Document 1).
- this air conditioner requires a large amount of adsorbent to adsorb all the non-condensable gas contained in the refrigerant, so the whole device becomes large and it is difficult to actually mount it on a refrigeration system. I will.
- a jig having a separation membrane is connected to the refrigerant circuit to fill the entire refrigerant circuit with the refrigerant previously sealed in the heat source unit, and the refrigerant accumulated in the refrigerant communication pipe after equipment installation, piping, and wiring work.
- An air conditioner that mixes a condensable gas and a refrigerant and then supplies the mixed gas of the refrigerant and the non-condensable gas to the separation membrane without increasing the pressure, thereby separating and removing the non-condensable gas. Proposed. It is stated that this makes it possible to omit the evacuation work using a vacuum pump and to simplify the construction of the air conditioner (for example, see Patent Document 2).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-69571
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-10-213363
- An object of the present invention is to separate and remove a non-condensable gas remaining in a refrigerant communication pipe in a refrigerant circuit from a state mixed with a refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit by using a separation membrane in order to omit a vacuuming operation. It is an object of the present invention to improve the efficiency of separating non-condensable gas in a separation membrane in a refrigeration system having a configuration capable of performing the above-mentioned operations.
- the construction method of a refrigeration apparatus includes a heat source unit having a compressor and a heat source side heat exchanger, a use unit having a use side heat exchanger, and a refrigerant communication for connecting the heat source unit and the use unit.
- the compressor is operated to circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit, and the refrigerant remaining in the refrigerant communication pipe from the refrigerant flowing between the heat source side heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger.
- the non-condensable gas is separated by membrane and discharged to the outside of the refrigerant circuit.
- the pressure of the refrigerant and the non-condensable gas flowing between the heat source side heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger is increased,
- the non-condensable gas is membrane-separated from the high-pressure refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas and discharged to the outside of the refrigerant circuit.
- the pressure between the primary side (ie, inside the refrigerant circuit) and the secondary side (ie, outside the refrigerant circuit) of the separation membrane used for membrane separation is determined. Since the difference can be increased, the separation efficiency of the non-condensable gas in the separation membrane can be improved.
- the method for constructing a refrigeration apparatus includes a heat source unit having a compressor and a heat source side heat exchanger, a use unit having a use side heat exchanger, and a refrigerant communication connecting the heat source unit and the use unit.
- a method for constructing a refrigeration system including a pipe, comprising a refrigerant circuit configuration step and a non-condensable gas discharging step.
- a refrigerant circuit is configured by connecting the heat source unit and the utilization unit via a refrigerant communication pipe.
- the compressor In the non-condensable gas discharge step, the compressor is operated to circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit, and a separation membrane is used from the refrigerant flowing between the heat source side heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger. To separate the non-condensable gas remaining in the refrigerant communication pipe and discharge it to the outside of the refrigerant circuit.
- the non-condensable gas remaining in the refrigerant communication pipe is connected.
- the pressure of the refrigerant and the non-condensable gas flowing between the heat source side heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger is increased,
- the non-condensable gas is separated from the refrigerant containing the high-pressure non-condensable gas using a separation membrane and discharged to the outside of the refrigerant circuit.
- the separation between the primary side (that is, inside the refrigerant circuit) and the secondary side (that is, outside the refrigerant circuit) of the separation membrane used for membrane separation is performed. Since the pressure difference can be increased, the separation efficiency of non-condensable gas in the separation membrane is improved. S power
- the method for constructing a refrigeration system according to the third invention is the method for constructing a refrigeration system according to the first or second invention, wherein, in the non-condensable gas discharging step, the heat source side heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger After gas-liquid separation of the refrigerant flowing between the gas refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas, the non-condensable gas is separated from the gas refrigerant that has been gas-liquid separated.
- the refrigerant flowing between the heat source side heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger is gas-liquid separated into a gas refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas and a liquid refrigerant, and is processed by membrane separation. Since the amount of gas used is reduced, the size of the gas separation device that performs membrane separation can be reduced.
- the method for constructing a Karuru refrigeration apparatus according to the fourth invention is the method for constructing a Karu refrigeration apparatus according to the third invention. I have.
- the size of the gas separation apparatus for performing membrane separation can be further reduced.
- the method for constructing a refrigeration apparatus according to the fifth invention is similar to the method for constructing a refrigeration apparatus according to any of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the refrigerant communication pipe is connected before the non-condensable gas discharging step.
- the method further includes an airtight test step of performing an airtight test, and an airtight gas releasing step of releasing the airtight gas in the refrigerant communication pipe to the atmosphere and reducing the pressure after the airtight test step.
- an airtight test of the refrigerant communication pipe is performed using an airtight gas such as nitrogen gas, and the airtight gas is released to the atmosphere.Therefore, after these steps, the refrigerant remains in the refrigerant communication pipe. The amount of oxygen gas has decreased. Thus, the amount of oxygen gas circulating in the refrigerant circuit together with the refrigerant can be reduced, and the possibility of problems such as deterioration of the refrigerant and the refrigerating machine oil can be eliminated.
- an airtight gas such as nitrogen gas
- a heat source unit having a compressor and a heat source side heat exchanger and a use unit having a use side heat exchanger are connected via a refrigerant communication pipe to form a refrigerant circuit.
- a refrigeration apparatus that is connected to a liquid-side refrigerant circuit that connects a heat-source-side heat exchanger and a use-side heat exchanger, and that operates a compressor to circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit.
- the non-condensable gas remaining in the communication pipe is separated from the refrigerant to recover the refrigerant.
- a gas separation device having a separation membrane capable of being discharged to the outside of the passage is provided.
- a non-condensable gas mainly composed of air components such as oxygen gas and nitrogen gas remaining in the refrigerant communication pipe is cooled.
- the pressure of the refrigerant and the non-condensable gas flowing between the heat source side heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger is increased, and this high pressure is applied.
- the non-condensable gas is separated from the refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas by using a gas separation device having a separation membrane and discharged to the outside of the refrigerant circuit.
- the pressure difference between the primary side (ie, inside the refrigerant circuit) and the secondary side (ie, outside the refrigerant circuit) of the separation membrane increases. Therefore, the separation efficiency of the non-condensable gas in the separation membrane can be improved.
- a refrigeration apparatus is the refrigeration apparatus according to the sixth aspect, wherein the liquid-side refrigerant circuit is capable of storing a refrigerant flowing between the heat source-side heat exchanger and the use-side heat exchanger. It further has a simple receiver.
- the gas separation device is connected to the receiver and separates the non-condensable gas contained in the gas refrigerant accumulated at the top of the receiver.
- a gas separation device is connected to a receiver provided in the liquid-side refrigerant circuit, and gas-liquid separation of the refrigerant flowing through the liquid-side refrigerant circuit into a gas refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas and a liquid refrigerant. Since the non-condensable gas can be separated by the gas separation device after the amount of the processing gas is reduced by using the gas separation device, the size of the gas separation device can be reduced.
- the refrigeration apparatus is the refrigeration apparatus according to the seventh invention, wherein the gas separation device further includes a discharge valve for discharging the separated non-condensable gas to the atmosphere.
- the gas separation device further includes a discharge valve for discharging the separated non-condensable gas to the atmosphere.
- a container or the like for storing the separated non-condensable gas is not required, so that the size of the gas separation apparatus can be further reduced.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner as a refrigeration apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of a receiver and a gas separation device of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a table showing molecular weight data of various gases.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Modification Example 1 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner according to Modification 2 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a schematic structure of a receiver and a gas separation device of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Modification 2 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner as a refrigeration apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner according to Modification Example 1 of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner as a refrigeration apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of a separation membrane device of an air conditioner according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Modification Example 1 of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner according to a second modification of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner as a refrigeration apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner 1 as an example of a refrigeration apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the air conditioner 1 is an air conditioner dedicated to cooling, and includes a heat source unit 2, a use unit 5, a liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 for connecting the heat source unit 2 and the use unit 5, and A gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 is provided.
- the usage unit 5 mainly has a usage-side heat exchanger 51.
- the use-side heat exchanger 51 is a device capable of cooling indoor air with a refrigerant flowing inside.
- the heat source unit 2 mainly has a compressor 21, a heat source side heat exchanger 23, a heat source side expansion valve 26, a liquid side gate valve 27, and a gas side gate valve 28.
- the compressor 21 is a device for compressing the sucked gas refrigerant.
- the heat source side heat exchanger 23 is a device capable of condensing a refrigerant using air or water as a heat source.
- the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is a valve connected to the outlet side of the heat-source-side heat exchanger 23 in order to adjust the refrigerant pressure ⁇ the refrigerant flow.
- the liquid-side gate valve 27 and the gas-side gate valve 28 are connected to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7, respectively.
- the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 is connected to the usage-side heat exchanger 51 of the usage unit 5.
- a connection is made between the inlet side and the outlet side of the heat source side heat exchanger 23 of the heat source unit 2.
- the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 connects between the outlet side of the use side heat exchanger 51 of the unit IJ unit 5 and the suction side of the compressor 21 of the heat source unit 2.
- the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 are used when installing the air conditioner 1 for new construction.
- Refrigerant communication piping used for air conditioning equipment.
- the refrigerant circuit extending from the use side heat exchanger 51 to the heat source side heat exchanger 23 including the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6, the liquid side gate valve 27, and the heat source side expansion valve 26 is referred to as the liquid side refrigerant circuit 11.
- a refrigerant circuit ranging from the use side heat exchanger 51 to the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7, the gas side gate valve 28, and the heat source side heat exchanger 23 including the compressor 21 is referred to as a gas side refrigerant circuit 12.
- the refrigerant circuit 10 of the air conditioner 1 includes a liquid-side refrigerant circuit 11 and a gas-side refrigerant circuit 12.
- the air conditioner 1 further includes a receiver 25 provided in the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 11 in the present embodiment. More specifically, it is provided between the heat source side heat exchanger 23 and the heat source side expansion valve 26.
- the receiver 25 can store the refrigerant condensed in the heat source side heat exchanger 23.
- the liquid refrigerant condensed in the heat source side heat exchanger 23 flows out from the lower part of the receiver 25 and is sent to the heat source side expansion valve 26. For this reason, the gas refrigerant not condensed in the heat source side heat exchanger 23 is separated into gas and liquid in the receiver 25 and accumulates at the upper part of the receiver 25 (see FIG. 2).
- the air conditioner 1 further includes a gas separation device 31 connected to the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 11. In the present embodiment, the gas separation device 31 mainly has a separation membrane device.
- the separation membrane device 34 converts the non-condensable gas remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 from the refrigerant into the refrigerant circuit. It is possible to discharge to the outside of 10.
- the non-condensable gas is a gas mainly composed of an air component such as oxygen gas or nitrogen gas. Therefore, when the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 is circulated, the refrigerant flows into the receiver 25 without being condensed in the heat source side heat exchanger 23, and accumulates in the upper portion of the receiver 25 together with the gas refrigerant.
- the separation membrane device 34 is a device provided integrally with the upper portion of the receiver 25, and as shown in FIG. 2, a container body 34a partially connected to the upper portion of the receiver 25, and a container body 34a. Separation membrane 3 arranged to divide the space in 34a into space S and space S
- the separation membrane 34b is made of a material such as a polyimide membrane, a cellulose acetate membrane, a polysulfone membrane, or a carbon membrane, and transmits water vapor, oxygen gas, and nitrogen gas, which are components having relatively small molecular weights. It is a membrane that has the function of not passing through, and is called a porous membrane.
- the porous membrane is a membrane having a large number of very fine pores, and a membrane that is separated by a difference in the speed of gas permeation through these pores, that is, a component having a small molecular diameter is This is a membrane that transmits but does not transmit components having a large molecular diameter. For example, as shown in FIG.
- the molecular weights (more specifically, the molecular diameters) of R22 and R134a used as refrigerants of the air conditioner, and R32 and R125 contained in R407C and R410A of the mixed refrigerants, Is larger than the molecular weight (more specifically, the molecular diameter) of water vapor, oxygen gas or nitrogen gas, and can be separated by the separation membrane 34b.
- the space S is a space communicated with the upper part of the receiver 25.
- the space S contains air components that have passed through the separation membrane 34b.
- the discharge valve 34c is a valve provided to open the space S to the atmosphere.
- the newly installed usage unit 5 and heat source unit 2 are installed, the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 are installed, and connected to the usage unit 5 and heat source unit 2, and the refrigerant circuit 10 of the air conditioner 1 is installed. Is composed.
- the liquid-side gate valve 27 and the gas-side gate valve 28 of the newly installed heat source unit 2 are closed, and the refrigerant circuit of the heat source unit 2 is filled with a predetermined amount of refrigerant in advance.
- the discharge valve 34c of the separation membrane device 34 is closed.
- an air tightness test of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 is performed. If the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 and the gate valve are not provided in the usage unit 5, the airtightness test of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant It is performed in a state where it is connected to.
- the airtightness test portion including the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 is supplied to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the supply port (not shown) provided in the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 for the airtight test.
- Supply nitrogen gas as a gas and increase the pressure in the hermetic test section to the hermetic test pressure. After the supply of nitrogen gas is stopped, it is confirmed that the airtight test pressure is maintained in the airtight test section for a predetermined test time.
- the atmosphere gas (airtight gas) in the airtight test section is released to the atmosphere in order to reduce the pressure in the airtight test section.
- the atmosphere gas in the airtight test section contains a large amount of nitrogen gas used in the airtight test, most of the atmosphere gas in the airtight test section after being released to the atmosphere is replaced with nitrogen gas.
- the amount of oxygen gas is decreasing.
- the pressure in the airtight test section including the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 is slightly higher than the atmospheric pressure, and the pressure is reduced until it reaches the pressure.
- the liquid-side gate valve 27 and the gas-side gate valve 28 of the heat source unit 2 are opened so that the refrigerant circuit of the utilization unit 5 and the refrigerant circuit of the heat source unit 2 are connected.
- the refrigerant previously filled in the heat source unit 2 is supplied to the entire refrigerant circuit 10. If the amount of refrigerant charged in advance in the heat source unit 2 is not sufficient, as in the case where the lengths of the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 are long, etc. Is additionally charged. If the heat source unit 2 is not charged with the refrigerant in advance, all of the required refrigerant amount is charged from the outside.
- the compressor 21 is started and an operation of circulating the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 10 is performed.
- the range from the discharge side of the compressor 21 to the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 of the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 11 is raised to the condensing pressure of the refrigerant by adjusting the opening of the heat-source-side expansion valve 26. That is, the pressure of the receiver 25 is increased to the condensation pressure of the refrigerant.
- the receiver 25 receives the saturated gas-liquid mixed phase containing the non-condensable gas (air component containing a large amount of nitrogen gas) remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 after the gas-tight gas is released.
- Refrigerant flows in.
- the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 25 is gas-liquid separated into a gas refrigerant containing non-condensable gas and a liquid refrigerant.
- the gas refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas accumulates in the upper space of the receiver 25, and the liquid refrigerant flows out from the lower part of the receiver 25 and is sent to the heat source side expansion valve.
- the discharge valve 34c of the separation membrane device 34 is opened to open the space S of the separation membrane device 34 to the atmosphere. Then, the space S is communicated with the upper part of the receiver 25.
- the discharge valve 34c of the separation membrane device 34 is closed.
- the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment and the method of constructing the same have the following features. (A)
- the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 11 is connected to the gas separation device 31 having the separation membrane 34b, and after the device installation step (refrigerant circuit configuration step), the liquid-refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant Non-condensable gases such as oxygen gas and nitrogen gas remaining in the connecting pipe 7 can be separated into membranes and discharged to the outside of the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the size of the gas separation device 31 can be reduced as compared with the case where a gas separation device is used. Thereby, it is possible to omit the evacuation work at the time of construction without increasing the size of the entire refrigeration apparatus (in this embodiment, the heat source unit 2).
- the heat source unit 2 and the utilization unit 5 are connected via the refrigerant communication pipes 6, 7, and then, in the non-condensable gas discharge step, the refrigerant communication step is performed.
- the compressor 21 specifically, cooling operation or heating operation
- the heat source side heat exchanger The pressure of the refrigerant and non-condensable gas flowing between 23 and the use side heat exchanger 51 is increased, and the non-condensable The gas is separated and discharged outside the refrigerant circuit 10.
- the gas separation device 31 is connected to the receiver 25 provided in the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 11 (in the present embodiment, the gas separation device 31 is provided integrally with the receiver 25). After the refrigerant flowing through the side refrigerant circuit 11 is gas-liquid separated into a gas refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas and a liquid refrigerant to reduce the amount of the processing gas, the gas separation device 31 separates and discharges the non-condensable gas. As a result, the size of the gas separation device 31 can be reduced.
- the air conditioner 1 further includes a discharge valve 34c for discharging the non-condensable gas separated by the gas separation device 31, a container or the like for storing the separated non-condensable gas becomes unnecessary, and the membrane is not required.
- the size of the gas separation device that performs the separation can be further reduced.
- the airtight gas such as nitrogen gas was used to perform an airtight test on the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7, and the airtight gas was released to the atmosphere.
- the amount of oxygen gas remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 can be reduced. This makes it possible to reduce the amount of oxygen gas circulating in the refrigerant circuit 10 together with the refrigerant, and to eliminate the risk of problems such as deterioration of the refrigerant and the refrigerating machine oil.
- the gas separation device 31 of the embodiment is provided so as to separate the non-condensable gas in the gas refrigerant above the receiver 25, the water present in the gas refrigerant as water vapor in the receiver 25 is separated. 'hilst it can be removed, it cannot be separated and removed from the water present in the liquid refrigerant.
- the water is removed together with the non-condensable gas such as nitrogen gas and oxygen gas. In some cases, it cannot be removed from the inside of the refrigerant circuit 10 until it becomes operable.
- the separation membrane device 34 is connected to the receiver 25 as in the gas separation device 131 incorporated in the heat source unit 102 of the air conditioner 101 of this modification shown in FIG.
- a dryer 44 may be connected to the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 11.
- the dryer 44 is connected to the upstream side of the receiver 26, that is, between the heat source side heat exchanger 23 and the receiver 25.
- the dryer 44 is connected to the downstream side of the receiver 25, that is, between the receiver 25 and the heat source side expansion valve 26. It may be connected between them.
- the water remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 can be reliably removed from the refrigerant circuit 10 to a operable level while separating and discharging the non-condensable gas. .
- the separation membrane device 34 is formed integrally with the receiver 25, but is incorporated in the heat source unit 202 of the air conditioner 201 of the present modified example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- the separation membrane device 34 may be connected to the upper portion of the receiver 25 via the gas refrigerant introduction circuit 238, as in the case of the gas separation device 231 described above.
- the gas refrigerant introduction circuit 238 is a conduit for introducing the gas refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas accumulated in the upper portion of the receiver 25 to the separation membrane device 34. It has a gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a for flowing / cutting off a gas refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas introduced into the refrigeration system.
- the gas separation device 231 performs an operation of discharging an airtight gas as a non-condensable gas from the refrigerant circuit 10 by the following procedure. First, the gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a is opened, and the gas refrigerant (supply gas) containing the non-condensable gas accumulated in the upper part of the receiver 25 is introduced into the separation membrane device. Then, the discharge valve 34c of the separation membrane device 34 is opened to open the space S of the separation membrane device 34 to the atmosphere. Then, the space S of the separation membrane device 34 is
- the gas refrigerant contained in the supply gas does not pass through the separation membrane 34b, but remains in the space S.
- the non-condensable gas remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 is discharged from the refrigerant circuit 10. Then, after the non-condensable gas is discharged from the refrigerant circuit 10, the gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a and the discharge valve 34c constituting the gas separation device 231 are operated. Close all.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner 501 as an example of a refrigeration apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the air conditioner 501 is an air conditioner capable of performing a cooling operation and a heating operation, and includes a heat source unit 502, a use unit 5, and a liquid for connecting the heat source unit 502 and the use unit 5.
- a refrigerant communication pipe 6 and a gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 are provided.
- the configuration of the usage unit 5 and the refrigerant communication pipes 6, 7 of the air conditioner 501 of the present embodiment is the same as the usage unit 5 and the refrigerant communication pipes 6, 7 of the first embodiment and its modifications. The description is omitted.
- the heat source unit 502 mainly includes a compressor 21, a four-way switching valve 522, a heat source side heat exchanger 23, a bridge circuit 524, a receiver 25, a heat source side expansion valve 26, and a liquid side gate valve 27. And a gas-side gate valve 28. That is, the heat source unit 502 of the present embodiment has a four-way switching valve 522 and a bridge circuit 524 in addition to the configurations of the heat source units 2, 102, and 202 of the first embodiment and its modifications. Both the use side heat exchanger 51 and the heat source side heat exchanger 23 function as a refrigerant condenser and an evaporator.
- the four-way switching valve 522 and the bridge circuit 524 will be described.
- the four-way switching valve 522 is a valve for switching the direction of the flow of the refrigerant when switching between the cooling operation and the heating operation.
- the discharge side of the compressor 21 and the gas side of the heat source side heat exchanger 23 are used.
- the suction side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas-side gate valve 28, and during the heating operation, the discharge side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas-side gate valve 28, and the suction side of the compressor 21 is connected to the heat source. It is possible to connect the gas side of the side heat exchanger 23.
- the bridge circuit 524 includes four check valves 524a and 524d, and is connected between the heat source side heat exchanger 23 and the liquid side gate valve 27.
- the check valve 524a is a valve that allows only the flow of the refrigerant from the heat source side heat exchanger 23 to the receiver 25.
- the check valve 524b is a valve that allows only the flow of the refrigerant from the liquid-side gate valve 27 to the receiver 25.
- the check valve 524c is a valve that allows only the flow of the refrigerant from the receiver 25 to the liquid-side gate valve 27.
- the check valve 524d allows only the refrigerant to flow from the receiver 25 to the heat source side heat exchanger 23. It is a valve that accepts.
- the bridge circuit 524 supplies the refrigerant into the receiver 25 through the inlet of the receiver 25. It functions to allow the refrigerant to flow into the use-side heat exchanger 51 after being expanded at the heat-source-side expansion valve 26, and to flow toward the use-side heat exchanger 51, as in the heating operation.
- the refrigerant flows into the receiver 25 through the inlet of the receiver 25 and expands the refrigerant flowing out of the outlet of the receiver 25 at the heat source expansion valve 26 when flowing toward the heat exchanger 23 side. After that, it functions to flow toward the heat source side heat exchanger 23 side.
- the refrigerant circuit ranging from the use side heat exchanger 51 to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6, the liquid side gate valve 27, the bridge circuit 524, the receiver 25 and the heat source side heat exchanger 23 including the heat source side expansion valve 26 is described.
- the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 511 is used.
- the refrigerant circuit ranging from the use side heat exchanger 51 to the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7, the gas side gate valve 28, the four-way switching valve 522, and the heat source side heat exchanger 23 including the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side refrigerant circuit 512.
- the refrigerant circuit 510 of the air conditioner 501 includes the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 511 and the gas-side refrigerant circuit 512.
- the air conditioner 501 further includes a gas separator 231 connected to the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 511.
- the gas separation device 231 is the same as the gas separation device 231 of the modified example of the first embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.
- the liquid-side gate valve 27 and the gas-side gate valve 28 of the heat source unit 502 are opened, so that the refrigerant circuit of the utilization unit 5 and the refrigerant circuit of the heat source unit 502 are connected.
- the refrigerant previously charged in the heat source unit 502 is supplied to the entire refrigerant circuit 510. If the amount of refrigerant previously filled in the heat source unit 502 is less than the required amount of refrigerant, such as when the lengths of the refrigerant connection pipes 6 and 7 are long, etc.
- the refrigerant is additionally charged from the outside. Note that the heat source unit 502 When the refrigerant is not charged, all of the required refrigerant is charged from the outside.
- the airtight gas remaining as a non-condensable gas in the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 after the airtight gas discharging step (if the airtightness test of the usage unit 5 is also performed at the same time, the usage unit 5 Non-condensable gas remaining in the gas) and the refrigerant.
- the compressor 21 is started to perform an operation of circulating the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 510.
- the four-way switching valve 522 is in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 7, that is, the discharge side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side of the heat source side heat exchanger 23, and the suction side of the compressor 21 is the gas side. It is connected to the gate valve 28. Further, the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is in a state where the opening is adjusted. Further, the gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a and the discharge valve 34c constituting the gas separation device 231 are both closed, so that the gas separation device 231 is not used.
- the compressor 21 When the compressor 21 is started in the state of the refrigerant circuit 510 and the gas separation device 231, the gas refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 21 and compressed, and then, via the four-way switching valve 522, the heat source side heat exchanger It is sent to 23 and condensed by heat exchange with air or water as a heat source.
- the condensed liquid refrigerant flows into the receiver 25 through the check valve 524a of the bridge circuit 524.
- the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 connected to the downstream side of the receiver 25 is in a state where the opening degree is adjusted, and has a range from the discharge side of the compressor 21 to the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 of the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 511.
- the refrigerant pressure has been increased to the condensation pressure of the refrigerant. That is, the refrigerant pressure in the receiver 25 is increased to the condensing pressure of the refrigerant. Therefore, in the receiver 25, a saturated gas-liquid mixed-phase refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas (specifically, an airtight gas) remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 after the airtight gas is released. Will flow in.
- the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 25 is separated into a gas refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas and a liquid refrigerant by gas-liquid separation.
- the gas refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas accumulates in the upper portion of the receiver 25, and the liquid refrigerant temporarily accumulates in the receiver 25, and then, accumulates in the lower portion of the receiver 25. It flows out of the section and is sent to the heat source side expansion valve 26.
- the liquid refrigerant sent to the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is expanded into a gas-liquid two-phase state, and passes through the check valve 524c of the bridge circuit 524, the liquid-side gate valve 27, and the liquid-refrigerant communication pipe 6. Sent to user unit 5.
- the refrigerant sent to the use unit 5 exchanges heat with indoor air in the use-side heat exchanger 51 and is evaporated.
- the vaporized gas refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 21 again via the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7, the gas-side gate valve 28, and the four-way switching valve 522.
- the four-way switching valve 522 is in the state shown by the broken line in FIG. 7, that is, the discharge side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side partition valve 28, and the suction side of the compressor 21 is connected to the heat source side heat exchanger. 23 is connected to the gas side. Further, the heat source side expansion valve 26 is in a state where the opening degree is adjusted. Further, the gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a and the discharge valve 34c constituting the gas separation device 231 are both closed, so that the gas separation device 231 is not used.
- the gas refrigerant When the compressor 21 is started in the state of the refrigerant circuit 510 and the gas separator 231, the gas refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 21 and compressed, and then passes through the four-way switching valve 522 to the gas-side gate valve. It is sent to the utilization unit 5 via the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 and 28.
- the refrigerant sent to the use unit 5 exchanges heat with indoor air in the use side heat exchanger 51 and is condensed.
- the condensed liquid refrigerant flows into the receiver 25 through the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6, the liquid-side gate valve 27, and the check valve 524b of the bridge circuit 524.
- the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 connected to the downstream side of the receiver 25 is in a state where the opening degree is adjusted, similarly to the cooling operation, and the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is connected to the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 511 from the discharge side of the compressor 21.
- the refrigerant pressure in the range up to the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is increased to the condensing pressure of the refrigerant. That is, the refrigerant pressure in the receiver 25 is increased to the condensing pressure of the refrigerant.
- the receiver 25 has the same Thus, saturated gas-liquid mixed-phase refrigerant containing non-condensable gas (specifically, airtight gas) remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 after the gastight gas is released become.
- the refrigerant flowing into the receiver 25 is separated into a gas refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas and a liquid refrigerant by gas-liquid separation.
- the gas refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas is stored in the upper part of the receiver 25, and the liquid refrigerant is temporarily stored in the receiver 25, and then flows out from the lower part of the receiver 25 and is sent to the heat source side expansion valve 26.
- Can be The liquid refrigerant sent to the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is expanded into a gas-liquid two-phase state, and sent to the heat-source-side heat exchanger 23 via the check valve 524d of the bridge circuit 524. Then, the refrigerant sent to the heat source side heat exchanger 23 is evaporated by exchanging heat with air or water as a heat source. The evaporated gas refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 21 again via the four-way switching valve 522.
- this heating operation state the same operation as in the cooling operation state to discharge non-condensable gas can be performed.
- This procedure is the same as the operation for discharging the non-condensable gas in the above-described cooling operation state, that is, the operation for discharging the non-condensable gas in the gas separation device 231 of the modified example of the first embodiment. The description is omitted.
- the liquid refrigerant is used by using the gas separation device 231.
- An operation of discharging the non-condensable gas remaining in the communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 from the refrigerant circuit 510 can be performed.
- the force in which the receiver 25 and the separation membrane device 34 are connected via the gas refrigerant introduction circuit 238 is incorporated in the heat source unit 602 of the air conditioner 601 of this modification shown in FIG.
- the receiver 25 and the separation membrane device 34 may be integrally formed as in the gas separation device 31 of the first embodiment.
- a dryer for removing moisture remaining in the refrigerant circuit 10 is used as a liquid. It may be connected to the side refrigerant circuit 510.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner 1001 as an example of a refrigeration apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- the air conditioner 1001 is an air conditioner capable of performing a cooling operation and a heating operation similarly to the air conditioner 501 of the second embodiment, and includes a heat source, a unit 1002, and a unit 5 for IJ.
- a liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and a gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 for connecting the heat source, the unit 1002 and the IJ unit 5 are provided.
- the configuration of the air conditioner 1001 according to the present embodiment except for the gas separator 1031 is the same as that of the air conditioner 501 according to the second embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.
- the gas separation device 1031 mainly includes a separation membrane device 1034.
- the separation membrane device 1034 separates the non-condensable gas from the gas refrigerant containing the non-condensable gas accumulated in the upper part of the receiver 25, similarly to the separation membrane devices 34 of the first and second embodiments, and This is a device for discharging the collected non-condensable gas outside the refrigerant circuit 510.
- the separation membrane device 1034 is connected to the receiver 25 via a gas refrigerant introduction circuit 238.
- the separation membrane device 1034 includes, in the present embodiment, a device main body 1034a and a space S (primary side) connected to a space in the device main body 1034a by a gas refrigerant introduction circuit 238.
- the separation membrane 1034b uses a membrane capable of selectively permeating gas refrigerant in a gas refrigerant containing a non-condensable gas.
- a separation membrane a non-porous membrane made of a polysulfone membrane, a silicon rubber membrane, or the like is used.
- a non-porous membrane is a homogeneous membrane that does not have many very fine pores as in a porous membrane, and gas permeates through the membrane through a process of dissolution, diffusion, and de-dissolution.
- R22 and R134a used as the refrigerant of the air conditioner and R32 and R125 contained in the mixed refrigerants R407C and R410A all have higher boiling points than water vapor, oxygen gas and nitrogen gas. It is possible to separate by a non-porous membrane.
- the separation membrane 1034b becomes non-condensing Gas refrigerant containing gaseous gas (specifically, a supply gas that is a mixed gas of a non-condensable gas and a gas refrigerant accumulated in the upper portion of the receiver 25), and selectively permeates the gas refrigerant to convert the gas refrigerant. It can flow from the space S to the space S.
- the procedure excluding the non-condensable gas discharging step is the same as that of the air conditioner 1 according to the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- the liquid-side gate valve 27 and the gas-side gate valve 28 of the heat source unit 1002 are opened, and the refrigerant circuit of the utilization unit 5 and the refrigerant circuit of the heat source unit 1002 are connected.
- the refrigerant previously filled in the heat source unit 1002 is supplied to the entire refrigerant circuit 10. If the amount of refrigerant previously filled in the heat source unit 1002 is less than the required amount of refrigerant, such as when the lengths of the refrigerant communication piping 6 and 7 are long, etc., The refrigerant is additionally charged from the outside.
- the required amount of the refrigerant is entirely externally charged.
- airtight gas as non-condensable gas remaining in the refrigerant communication pipes 6 and 7 after the airtight gas release step the airtight gas remains in the usage unit 5 when the airtight test of the usage unit 5 is also performed at the same time
- Non-condensable gas the refrigerant
- the compressor 21 is started to circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 510. Operation.
- the four-way switching valve 522 is in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 9, that is, the discharge side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side of the heat source side heat exchanger 23, and the suction side of the compressor 21 is the gas side. It is connected to the gate valve 28. Further, the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is in a state where the opening is adjusted. Further, the gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a, the gas refrigerant return valve 1041a, and the discharge valve 1034c that constitute the gas separation device 1031 are all closed, and the gas separation device 1031 is not used.
- the gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a is opened, and the gas refrigerant (supply gas) containing the non-condensable gas collected at the upper part of the receiver 25 is introduced into the separation membrane device 1034.
- the gas refrigerant return valve 1041a of the separation membrane device 1034 is opened, and the refrigerant pressure in the space S of the separation membrane device 1034 becomes equal to the pressure of the refrigerant flowing on the suction side of the compressor 21.
- the gas refrigerant contained in the gas flows through the separation membrane 1034b as a driving force by this differential pressure, flows to the space S side, and is returned to the suction side of the compressor 21 through the gas refrigerant return valve 104la.
- the gas refrigerant passes through the separation membrane 1034b and flows to the space S side, and remains in the space S.
- Non-condensable gas (non-permeate gas) is released to the atmosphere by opening the discharge valve 1034c.
- the non-condensable gas remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 6 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 7 is discharged from the refrigerant circuit 510.
- the four-way switching valve 522 is in the state shown by the broken line in FIG. 9, that is, the discharge side of the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side partition valve 28, and the suction side of the compressor 21 is connected to the heat source side heat exchanger. It is connected to the 23 gas side. Further, the heat-source-side expansion valve 26 is in a state where the opening is adjusted. Further, the gas refrigerant introduction valve 238a, the gas refrigerant return valve 1041a, and the discharge valve 1034c that constitute the gas separation device 1031 are all closed, and the gas separation device 1031 is not used.
- the same heating operation as in the second embodiment is performed.
- the operation of the refrigerant circuit 510 and the gas separation device 1031 is the same as the operation of discharging the non-condensable gas in the cooling operation state, and thus the description is omitted.
- the first and second embodiments are characterized in that a non-porous membrane is selectively used as a membrane for selectively permeating a refrigerant as the separation membrane 1034b constituting the separation membrane device 1034.
- the configuration is different from the configuration of the air conditioners 1-1 201, 501, and 601 of the embodiment, the air conditioners 1-1 201, 501, and 601 of the first and second embodiments have the same characteristics as those of the air conditioners 1-1, 501, and 601 and the construction method thereof. I have.
- a gas refrigerant outflow circuit 1141 is provided on the downstream side of the separation membrane device 1034 and the heat source side expansion valve 26 like the gas separation device 1131 incorporated in the heat source unit 1102 of the air conditioner 1101 of this modification shown in FIG. Specifically, it may be provided to connect between the downstream side of the heat source side expansion valve 26 and the check valves 524c and 524d of the bridge circuit 524).
- the receiver 25 and the separation membrane device 1034 Although connected via a refrigerant introduction circuit 238, as in the gas separation device 1231 incorporated in the heat source unit 1202 of the air conditioner 1201 of this modification shown in FIG. Similarly to the device 31, the receiver 25 and the separation membrane device 1034 may be integrally formed. At this time, the space above the receiver 25 (ie, the space on the primary side of the separation membrane 34b) is connected to the discharge valve 1034c, and the space on the secondary side of the separation membrane 1034b is connected to the gas refrigerant discharge circuit 1041. .
- the receiver 25 and the separation membrane device 1034 may be integrally formed as in the gas separation device 1231.
- the separation membrane device of this embodiment and its modifications is used as the separation membrane device constituting the gas separation device. May be adopted.
- the refrigerant circuit is connected to the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 511 similarly to the air conditioner 101 of the modified example of the first embodiment.
- a dryer for removing moisture remaining in 510 may be connected.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner 1501 as an example of a refrigeration apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the air conditioner 1501 is an air conditioner capable of performing a cooling operation and a heating operation.
- the air conditioner 1501 includes a heat source unit 1502, a plurality (two in the present embodiment) of IJ units 1505, a heat source unit 1502, and a plurality of units.
- the system is provided with a liquid refrigerant communication pipe 1506 and a gas refrigerant communication pipe 1507 for connecting the IJI unit 1505, and constitutes a so-called multi-type air conditioner.
- the usage unit 1505 mainly includes the usage-side heat exchanger 51 and the usage-side expansion valve 1552.
- the use-side heat exchanger 51 is the same as the use-side heat exchanger 51 of the air-conditioning apparatus 501 of the second embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.
- the use-side expansion valve 1552 is used to control the refrigerant pressure ⁇ refrigerant flow, This is a valve connected to the liquid side of the vessel 51.
- the use-side expansion valve 1552 has a function of expanding the refrigerant in the present embodiment, particularly during the cooling operation.
- the heat source unit 1502 mainly includes a compressor 21, a four-way switching valve 522, a heat source side heat exchanger 23, a bridge circuit 1524, a receiver 25, a heat source side expansion valve 1526, and a liquid side isolation valve 27. And a gas-side gate valve 28.
- the compressor 21, the four-way switching valve 522, the heat source side heat exchanger 23, the receiver 25, the liquid-side gate valve 27, and the gas-side gate valve 28 are the compressor 21 of the air conditioner 501 of the second embodiment.
- the four-way switching valve 522, the heat source side heat exchanger 23, the receiver 25, the liquid side gate valve 27, and the gas side gate valve 28, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the bridge circuit 1524 includes three check valves 524a to 524c and a heat source side expansion valve 1526, and is connected between the heat source side heat exchanger 23 and the liquid side gate valve 27.
- the check valve 524a is a valve that allows only the flow of the refrigerant from the heat source side heat exchanger 23 to the receiver 25.
- the check valve 524b is a valve that allows only the flow of the refrigerant from the liquid-side gate valve 27 to the receiver 25.
- the check valve 524c is a valve that allows only the flow of the refrigerant from the receiver 25 to the liquid-side gate valve 27.
- the heat-source-side expansion valve 1526 is a valve connected between the outlet of the receiver 25 and the heat-source-side heat exchanger 23 for adjusting the refrigerant pressure and the refrigerant flow rate.
- the heat-source-side expansion valve 1526 is fully closed during the cooling operation, and the refrigerant flowing from the heat-source-side heat exchanger 23 toward the use-side heat exchanger 51 flows into the receiver 25 through the inlet of the receiver 25. It functions so as to allow the refrigerant flowing from the use-side heat exchanger 51 (specifically, the outlet of the receiver 25) to the heat-source-side heat exchanger 23 to expand during heating operation. Functioning.
- the bridge circuit 1524 enters the receiver 25 through the inlet of the receiver 25. It functions so that the refrigerant flows in and flows out from the outlet of the receiver 25 toward the use side heat exchanger 51 without being expanded in the heat source side expansion valve 1526.
- the refrigerant flows into the receiver 25 through the inlet of the receiver 25 and the refrigerant flowing out of the outlet of the receiver 25 expands on the heat source side. After being expanded at the valve 1526, it functions to flow toward the heat source side heat exchanger 23 side.
- the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 1506 connects between the liquid side of the use side heat exchanger 51 of the plurality of use units 1505 and the liquid side gate valve 27 of the heat source unit 1502.
- the gas refrigerant communication pipe 1507 connects between the gas side of the use side heat exchanger 51 of the plurality of use units 1505 and the gas side gate valve 28 of the heat source unit 1502.
- the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 1506 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 1507 are used when renewing the refrigerant connection pipe installed locally when installing an air conditioner 1501 or one or both of the heat source unit 1502 and the use unit 1505. This is a refrigerant communication pipe diverted from the existing air conditioner.
- the refrigerant circuit ranging from the use side heat exchanger 51 to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 1506, the liquid side gate valve 27, the bridge circuit 1524, the receiver 25, and the heat source side heat exchanger 23 including the heat source side expansion valve 1526 is connected to the liquid refrigerant circuit.
- This is referred to as a side refrigerant circuit 1511.
- the refrigerant circuit ranging from the use side heat exchanger 51 to the gas refrigerant communication pipe 1507, the gas side gate valve 28, the four-way switching valve 522, and the heat source side heat exchanger 23 including the compressor 21 is connected to the gas side refrigerant circuit. 1512. That is, the refrigerant circuit 1510 of the air conditioner 1501 is composed of the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 1511 and the gas-side refrigerant circuit 1512.
- the air conditioner 1501 further includes a gas separator 231 connected to the liquid-side refrigerant circuit 1511.
- the gas separator 231 operates the compressor 21 to circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 1510, thereby separating non-condensable gas remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 1506 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 1507 into refrigerant in the refrigerant.
- This is a device that can be discharged to the outside of the refrigerant circuit 1510 in the present embodiment, and is incorporated in the heat source unit 1502 in the present embodiment.
- the gas separation device 231 is the same as the gas separation device 231 of the air conditioner 201 of the modified example of the first embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.
- the gas separation device 231 is used. An operation of discharging the non-condensable gas remaining in the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 1506 and the gas refrigerant communication pipe 1507 from the refrigerant circuit 1510 can be performed.
- the refrigerant length of the refrigerant communication pipes 1506 and 1507 and the diameter of the pipe are relatively small for air conditioners such as room air conditioners. Exhaust from inside the refrigerant circuit 1510, which is larger than the connection pipe This construction method is useful because the amount of non-condensable gas that must be discharged is large.
- the receiver 25 and the separation membrane device 34 may be integrally formed.
- gas separation devices 1031, 1131, and 1231 having a separation membrane 1034b made of a non-porous membrane according to the third embodiment and its modifications may be employed.
- the present invention is applied to an air conditioner that can be operated by switching between cooling and heating operations, an air conditioner dedicated to cooling operation, and a multi-type air conditioner in which a plurality of use units are connected.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to an ice storage type air conditioner or another separate type refrigeration system.
- the non-condensable gas remaining in the refrigerant connection pipe at the time of on-site construction is separated and removed using a separation membrane from the state mixed with the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit in order to eliminate the evacuation work.
- a separation membrane from the state mixed with the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit in order to eliminate the evacuation work.
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