WO2020204218A1 - 냉각시스템 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cooling system, and more particularly, to a cooling system capable of improving the overall efficiency of the liquefaction process.
- Natural gas is generally referred to as Liquefied Natural Gas, which is a colorless, transparent cryogenic liquid that is reduced to 1/600 by cooling natural gas to about -162 degrees Celsius for ease of storage and transportation. It has changed and is managing and operating.
- Such liquefied natural gas is stored and transported by being accommodated in a storage tank installed in an insulated hull.
- a storage tank installed in an insulated hull.
- external heat is continuously transferred to the inside of the storage tank, so that the liquefied natural gas is naturally vaporized and the cooling object generated by the natural vaporization accumulates in the storage tank.
- the object to be cooled may cause deformation and damage of the storage tank by increasing the internal pressure of the storage tank, so it is necessary to treat and remove the object to be cooled.
- a general cooling object liquefaction device uses a refrigerant that combines C1 ⁇ C5 hydrocarbons, nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, etc., compresses and cools the refrigerant flowing through the compression unit, and then cools through heat exchange between the refrigerant and the object to be cooled. It includes a system for liquefying the object.
- the compression part located in the low pressure part decreases the cooling and heat effect that may occur compared to the energy consumed as the gas component therein increases. That is, as the gas volume present in the low pressure portion increases, the overall efficiency of the liquefaction system decreases.
- An aspect of the present invention is to provide a cooling system capable of improving the liquefaction efficiency and performance of the liquefaction system.
- An aspect of the present invention is to provide a cooling system capable of improving energy efficiency by reducing the amount of gas volume going to a low pressure portion.
- An aspect of the present invention is to provide a cooling system capable of promoting efficient facility operation with a simple structure.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a cooling system capable of effectively controlling and maintaining the operating efficiency of a heat exchanger by increasing the amount of refrigerant circulating in the heat exchanger.
- a first compressor for pressurizing a refrigerant in a gaseous state, a first cooler for cooling a refrigerant pressurized by the first compressor, and a refrigerant cooled by the first cooler are composed of a gas component.
- a second cooler and a second gas-liquid separator for separating the first refrigerant flow cooled by the second cooler into a third refrigerant flow of gaseous component and a fourth refrigerant flow of liquid component, and a second gas-liquid separator for decompressing the fourth refrigerant flow.
- An expansion means, an economizer separating the fourth refrigerant flow depressurized by the first expansion means into a fifth refrigerant flow of a gas component and a sixth refrigerant flow of a liquid component, and a fifth refrigerant flow separated by the economizer.
- a cooling system may be provided that includes a first circulation line supplied to the first gas-liquid separator, and wherein the refrigerant includes a refrigerant circulation unit that is a mixed refrigerant.
- the economizer may be composed of two or more stages.
- a cooling system further comprising a second expansion means for decompressing the third refrigerant flow and a third expansion means for decompressing the sixth refrigerant flow.
- first to third expansion means may be expansion valves or expanders.
- a cooling line for receiving and subcooling an object to be cooled
- a heat exchanger provided between the cooling line and the refrigerant circulation unit to exchange heat between the object to be cooled and the refrigerant
- the heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange unit for subcooling the object to be cooled
- a second heat exchange unit provided between a rear end of the second gas-liquid separator and a front end of the second expansion unit to cool the third refrigerant flow
- a second heat exchange unit provided at a rear end of the second expansion unit and depressurized by the second expansion unit.
- a third heat exchange unit that transfers the cooling heat of the third refrigerant flow, a fourth heat exchange unit that precools the sixth refrigerant flow depressurized by the third expansion means, and the third refrigerant flow through the third heat exchange unit and the A cooling system including a fifth heat exchange unit may be provided, wherein the sixth refrigerant flow passing through the fourth heat exchange unit joins the seventh refrigerant flow and heat-exchanging the seventh refrigerant flow with the object to be cooled.
- a first heat exchanger supply line supplying a seventh refrigerant flow completely vaporized by the fifth heat exchanger to the first compressor, and a second heat exchanger supplying the third refrigerant flow to the second heat exchanger.
- a second circulation line including a line, a third heat exchanger supply line for supplying the sixth refrigerant flow to the fourth heat exchanger, and an outlet side end are provided to join the third heat exchanger supply line, and a fourth expansion
- a second refrigerant flow supply line for supplying a second refrigerant flow reduced by the means may be provided, including a second circulation line.
- the fourth expansion means may be an expansion valve or an expander.
- the first heat exchanger supply line includes a storage tank supply line for supplying a seventh refrigerant flow completely vaporized by the fifth heat exchanger to a refrigerant storage tank, and the seventh refrigerant flow from the refrigerant storage tank. It may be provided including a compressor supply line for supplying to the compressor.
- the heat exchanger further includes a sixth heat exchange unit precooling with the fifth refrigerant flow
- the second circulation line is a fourth heat exchange unit for supplying the fifth refrigerant flow to the sixth heat exchange unit.
- a cooling system may be provided that further includes a supply line.
- the cooling system according to an aspect of the present invention has an effect of improving the liquefaction efficiency and performance of a cooling object.
- the cooling system according to an aspect of the present invention has an effect of improving energy efficiency.
- the cooling system according to an aspect of the present invention has a simple structure and has an effect of promoting efficient facility operation.
- the cooling system according to another aspect of the present invention has an effect of effectively controlling and maintaining the operating efficiency of the heat exchanger.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a cooling system including a refrigerant circulation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a cooling system including a refrigerant circulation unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a cooling system 100 including a refrigerant circulation unit according to an aspect of the present invention.
- a cooling system 100 including a refrigerant circulating unit includes a cooling line 130 for receiving and subcooling a cooling object, a refrigerant circulating unit and a cooling line 130 for circulating a refrigerant. ) And a heat exchanger 145 provided between the refrigerant circulation unit and heat-exchanging the cooling object and the refrigerant.
- the cooling system 100 including the refrigerant circulation unit configured as described above is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited only by this configuration.
- any configuration may be used as long as it can liquefy an object to be cooled such as boil-off gas generated from liquefied gas such as LNG.
- the above-described cooling system may consist of a refrigeration cycle for circulating a refrigerant, and a mixed refrigerant may be used as the refrigerant.
- a mixed refrigerant may be used as the refrigerant.
- an example of a preferred mixed refrigerant that can be applied to the embodiments of the present invention will be described later.
- the cooling object is supplied to the cooling system through the cooling line 130.
- the object to be cooled supplied to the cooling system is cooled by a refrigerant while passing through a cold box, that is, a heat exchanger 145 and liquefied.
- the refrigerant circulation unit is provided to receive and re-liquefy a refrigerant of a pressurized gas component passing through the first and second compressors 121a and 131a.
- the refrigerant circulation unit includes a first compressor 121a for pressurizing a refrigerant in a gaseous state and a first cooler 121b for cooling a refrigerant pressurized by the first compressor, and the refrigerant cooled by the first cooler 121b And a first gas-liquid separator 133 for separating the gas component first refrigerant flow and the liquid component second refrigerant flow.
- the first refrigerant flow of the gas component having a low density is separated into an upper layer line, and the second refrigerant flow of the liquid component having a relatively high density is separated into the lower layer line.
- the separated liquid second refrigerant flow may then be reduced and expanded by the fourth expansion means 136.
- the above-described refrigerant circulation unit includes a second compressor 131a for pressurizing the first refrigerant flow, a second cooler 131b for cooling the first refrigerant flow pressurized by the second compressor, and a second cooler.
- the refrigerant circulation unit described above includes a first circulation line 134 for supplying the fifth refrigerant flow to the first gas-liquid separator 133.
- the first refrigerant flow pressurized by the second compressor 131a may be set to have a pressure of 10 to 200 barG, more preferably 15 to 150 barG.
- the pressure of the first refrigerant flow pressurized from the second compressor 131a is set to be less than 15 barG, the devices disposed at the rear end compared to the energy required for pressurization, for example, the heat exchanger 145 uses cold heat. Since the rate of the pressure loss generated increases, there is a problem in terms of the efficiency of the cooling system.
- the pressure of the first refrigerant flow pressurized from the second compressor 131a is set to exceed 150 barG, the boiling point of the first refrigerant flow is also increased accordingly. In this refrigerant, there is a problem that the efficiency of the liquefaction process is generally low.
- the first to fourth expansion means 132, 142, 143, and 136 described above may be of any configuration as long as they can reduce the refrigerant flow, and may be provided as, for example, expansion valves or expanders.
- the second gas-liquid separator 137 separates the first refrigerant flow into a liquid fourth refrigerant flow, and can be depressurized by the first expansion means 132.
- the fourth refrigerant flow in a reduced pressure and expanded state exists in a state in which a gas component and a liquid component are mixed, and the lower the pressure condition of the above-described gas component, the lower the cooling and heat efficiency obtained compared to the input compressed energy.
- the cooling system 100 separates from the fourth refrigerant flow into a fifth refrigerant flow of gaseous component and a sixth refrigerant flow of liquid component, and separates the fifth refrigerant flow of gaseous component into high pressure.
- the economizer 141 circulating to the front end of the second compressor 131a under conditions, it is possible to improve the overall efficiency of the cooling system by reducing the capacity of the first compressor 121a.
- the fifth refrigerant flow of the gas phase separated by the economizer 141 is, as described above, the first gas-liquid separator provided in front of the second compressor 131a through the first circulation line 134 in the refrigerant circulation unit. 133) can be circulated.
- the heat exchanger 145 is provided between the first heat exchange unit 145a for subcooling the object to be cooled, and the rear end of the second gas-liquid separator 131a and the front end of the second expansion means 142 to cool the third refrigerant flow.
- the fourth heat exchange section (145d) precooling the sixth refrigerant flow reduced by the pressure, the third refrigerant flow passing through the third heat exchange section (145c) and the sixth refrigerant flow passing through the fourth heat exchange section (145d) are It is provided to include a fifth heat exchange unit 145e that merges into a seventh refrigerant flow and heat-exchanges the seventh refrigerant flow with the cooling object.
- the refrigerant circulation unit may include a second circulation line and a second refrigerant flow supply line 139.
- the above-described second circulation line is provided including the first heat exchanger supply line (140a, b), the second heat exchanger supply line 146 and the third heat exchanger supply line 138, the above-described The second refrigerant flow supply line is provided to supply the second refrigerant flow reduced by the fourth expansion means 136.
- the gas-liquid third refrigerant flow separated by the second gas-liquid separator 137 may be supplied to the second heat exchanger 145b through the second heat exchanger supply line 146.
- the third refrigerant flow that has passed through the second heat exchange unit 145b is depressurized and expanded through the second expansion means 142, and is then supplied to the heat exchanger 145 to the inside of the third heat exchange unit 145c.
- the furnace is provided to transfer the cold heat of the third refrigerant flow.
- the refrigerant supplied to the second expansion means 142 is configured to pass through the heat exchanger 145 before expansion and exchange heat with the refrigerant in a cryogenic state after expansion.
- the second expansion means 142 may be provided at the rear end of the second heat exchange unit 145b.
- the second expansion means 142 can perform cooling and re-liquefaction by reducing the flow of the third refrigerant of the gas component that has passed through the second heat exchange unit 145b.
- the second expansion means 142 may be made of, for example, a Joule-Thomson Valve.
- the second expansion means 142 may reduce the pressure of the third refrigerant flow passing through the second heat exchange unit 145b to a pressure level corresponding to the gas pressure condition required by the system.
- the liquid sixth refrigerant flow separated by the economizer 141 is supplied to the fourth heat exchange unit 145d through the third heat exchanger supply line 138.
- the sixth refrigerant flow described above is decompressed by the third expansion means 143 and transferred to the fourth heat exchange unit 145d in an expanded state to enable pre-cooling.
- the second refrigerant flow supply line 139 for supplying the second refrigerant flow depressurized by the fourth expansion means 136 is provided so that the outlet side end joins the third heat exchanger supply line 138. Accordingly, the second refrigerant flow flowing through the above-described line 139 and the sixth refrigerant flow flowing through the third heat exchanger supply line 138 are mixed, and the fourth heat exchange unit is formed through one third heat exchanger supply line 138. It is supplied to (145d).
- the third refrigerant flow is provided so that the cooling object can be subcooled after passing through a liquefaction process through heat exchange with the cooling object flowing through the cooling line 130 through the third heat exchange unit 145c. .
- the third refrigerant flow passing through the third heat exchange unit 145c and the sixth refrigerant flow passing through the fourth heat exchange unit 145d merge into the seventh refrigerant flow in the fifth heat exchange unit.
- the seventh refrigerant flow described above is provided so that the cooling object may be precooled through heat exchange with the cooling object flowing through the cooling line 130 in the fifth heat exchange unit.
- the first heat exchanger supply lines 140a and b supply the seventh refrigerant flow completely vaporized by the above-described fifth heat exchanger to the first compressor 121a.
- the seventh refrigerant flow is completely vaporized by providing cold heat to the fifth heat exchanger, and passes through the fifth heat exchanger in a gas phase state.
- a refrigerant storage tank 150 for collecting the flow of the seventh refrigerant in the gas phase may be provided at an intermediate point of the first heat exchanger supply lines 140a and b.
- the gaseous seventh refrigerant flow passing through the above-described fifth heat exchange unit is supplied to the first compressor 121a and supplied to the refrigerant storage tank 150 so as to circulate.
- the first heat exchanger supply line (140a,b), the storage tank supply line (140a) supplying the seventh refrigerant flow to the refrigerant storage tank 150 and the refrigerant collected in the refrigerant storage tank 150 are first It is provided with a compressor supply line 140b supplied to the compressor 121a.
- the mixed refrigerant that can be applied to the embodiments of the present invention may be a refrigerant obtained by combining C1 to C5 hydrocarbons and nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, and the like. More specifically, the mixed refrigerant contains nitrogen and methane, and may further contain ethylene and propane with higher boiling points, and iso-pentane with a higher boiling point. ) May contain.
- the temperature difference between the above-described first to seventh refrigerant flows and the feed gas as a cooling object is defined as an approach temperature. More specifically, in the fifth heat exchange unit 145e in which heat exchange occurs between the seventh refrigerant flow in the heat exchanger 145 and the object to be cooled, the difference between the temperature of the seventh refrigerant flow and the object to be cooled is the approach value of the heat exchanger 145 (Approach temperature).
- the approach of the heat exchanger 145 is set within a predetermined range from the viewpoint of heat transfer efficiency, capacity and economy of the first and second compressors 121a and 131a. In this case, the above-described approach value is a value proportional to the heat transfer amount of the heat exchanger 145.
- the composition ratio between components of the mixed refrigerant to be described later is set such that the above-described approach value has a predetermined range, for example, 1 to 15°C under the temperature conditions of the liquefaction process according to the type of the cooling object.
- the approach value is set lower than 1°C, the heat transfer area for transferring the same amount of heat must be set excessively wide, resulting in a loss in terms of economy.
- the approach value is set higher than 15°C, the temperature of the refrigerant flow is further lowered, and the pressure of the compressor applied to the refrigerant must be increased. In this process, the compression energy required for the compressor increases. There is a problem of lowering the efficiency of the process and the production efficiency of the process.
- the composition ratio of nitrogen to the whole mixed refrigerant is 5 mol (mol)% or more, more preferably 5 to 20 mol (mol)%, and the composition ratio of methane is 20 mol% or more, more preferably 20 to 40 mol%. .
- nitrogen and methane having a relatively low boiling point are contained in a small amount below the above-described range, there is a problem in that the efficiency of the liquefaction process of LNG or BOG whose main component is methane is lowered.
- the composition ratio of ethylene is 35 mol% or less, more preferably 10 to 35 mol%.
- ethane may be used instead of ethylene.
- the composition ratio of propane is 35 mol% or less, more preferably 10 to 35 mol%.
- the composition ratio of isopentane is 20 mol% or less, more preferably 5 to 20 mol%.
- iso-butane can be used in place of isopentane, or isopentane and isobutane are used in combination, but the total composition ratio of isopentane and isobutane is 20 mol% or less, more preferably May be used to be 5 to 20 mol%. If the above-described composition ratio is 5 mol% or less, the refrigerant capable of covering the high-temperature part in the mixed refrigerant is insufficient, and to overcome this, the amount of refrigerant having a large molecular weight must be increased, which in turn causes an increase in the flow rate of the compressor.
- the overall efficiency may be lowered.
- the approach value of the heat exchanger 145 falls below a predetermined range in the liquefaction process of a cooling object having a low-temperature freezing point as a physical property. There is a problem in that the heat transfer amount of the heat exchanger 145 is lowered.
- a non-flammable mixed refrigerant may be used as the cooling systems 100 and 200 including the refrigerant circulation unit.
- the non-explosive mixed refrigerant formed by mixing a plurality of non-explosive refrigerants has a mixing composition ratio such that it does not condense even at a liquefaction temperature when the vaporized gas compressed at medium pressure is reliquefied.
- the refrigeration cycle using the phase change of the mixed refrigerant is more efficient than the nitrogen gas refrigeration cycle using only nitrogen as a refrigerant.
- the non-explosive mixed refrigerant may be, for example, a mixed refrigerant including argon, a hydro-fluoro-carbon refrigerant, and a fluoro-carbon refrigerant.
- the cooling systems 100 and 200 including the refrigerant circulation unit not only the above-described non-explosive mixed refrigerant but also an explosive mixed refrigerant may be used.
- the mixed refrigerant according to the embodiment of the present invention may be used as a single mixed refrigerant (SMR) as well as a double mixed refrigerant (DMR) or applied to a cascade that is three or more closed loops.
- SMR single mixed refrigerant
- DMR double mixed refrigerant
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a cooling system 200 according to another aspect of the present invention.
- a cooling system 200 includes a cooling line for receiving and subcooling an object to be cooled, a refrigerant circulation unit through which a refrigerant circulates, and a cooling object provided between the cooling line and the refrigerant circulation unit.
- a heat exchanger 145 for exchanging the refrigerant, and the refrigerant circulation unit includes a first compressor 121a for pressurizing a gaseous refrigerant, a first cooler 121b for cooling a refrigerant pressurized by the first compressor, A first gas-liquid separator 133 that separates the refrigerant cooled by the first cooler into a first refrigerant flow of gaseous component and a second refrigerant flow of liquid component, and a second compressor 131a that pressurizes the first refrigerant flow.
- a second cooler (131b) that cools the first refrigerant flow pressurized by the second compressor, and the first refrigerant flow cooled by the second cooler is a third refrigerant flow of gaseous component and a fourth refrigerant flow of liquid component.
- an economizer 141 for separating the reduced fourth refrigerant flow into a fifth refrigerant flow of gaseous component and a sixth refrigerant flow of liquid component, and a third expansion means 143 for decompressing the sixth refrigerant flow.
- the refrigerant circulation unit described above includes a first circulation line 134 for supplying the fifth refrigerant flow to the first gas-liquid separator 133.
- the heat exchanger 145 is provided between the first heat exchange unit 145a for subcooling the object to be cooled and the rear end of the second gas-liquid separator 137 and the front end of the second expansion means 142 to cool the third refrigerant flow.
- the fourth heat exchange section (145d) that precools the sixth refrigerant flow and the third refrigerant flow through the third heat exchange section (145c) and the sixth refrigerant flow through the fourth heat exchange section (145d) are the seventh refrigerant. It is provided to include a fifth heat exchanger that merges into a flow and heat-exchanges the seventh refrigerant flow with the cooling object.
- the refrigerant circulation unit provides the first heat exchanger supply lines 140a and b for supplying the seventh refrigerant flow completely vaporized by the fifth heat exchange unit to the first compressor 121a and the third refrigerant flow to the second heat exchange unit 145b.
- the second circulation line including the second heat exchanger supply line 146 and the third heat exchanger supply line 138 supplying the sixth refrigerant flow to the fourth heat exchange unit 145d and the outlet side end are It further includes a second refrigerant flow supply line 139 provided to join the third heat exchanger supply line 138 and supplying the second refrigerant flow reduced by the fourth expansion means 136.
- the heat exchanger 145 further includes a sixth heat exchange unit 145f precooling with a fifth refrigerant flow, and the second circulation line described above transfers the fifth refrigerant flow to the sixth heat exchange unit 145f. It may be provided to further include a supply line 135 to supply the fourth heat exchanger.
- the fifth refrigerant flow is supplied to the sixth heat exchange unit 145f through the fourth heat exchanger supply line 135 to generate cold heat to the heat exchanger 145. Then, it is controlled so that it can be supplied to the first circulation line 134.
- the fourth heat exchanger supply line 135 delivers the separated gaseous fifth refrigerant flow through the economizer 141. Accordingly, the fifth refrigerant flow in the gas phase separated from the economizer 141 is supplied as a refrigerant to the sixth heat exchange unit 145f through the fourth heat exchanger supply line 135, thereby reducing the cooling effect of the heat exchanger 145. Can increase.
- the cooling system 100 and 200 according to the present invention is shown to include only the first and second compressors 121a and 131a, which are two-stage compressors, and only one economizer 141.
- a multi-stage compressor when a multi-stage compressor is provided, it includes the case of adding two or more multi-stage economizers according to the number of compressors provided. For example, when a 3-stage compressor is used, a 2-stage economizer may be provided, and when a 4-stage compressor is used, a 3-stage economizer may be provided.
- the cooling systems 100 and 200 respectively, in different embodiments, the second refrigerant flow through the first circulation line 134 as soon as the fifth refrigerant flow is separated from the economizer 141. It is supplied to the first gas-liquid separator 133 provided at the front end of the compressor 131a, or the fifth refrigerant flow passes through the fourth heat exchanger supply line 135 to cool and heat the sixth heat exchanger 145f, and the first circulation line It is shown as being supplied to 134, but is not limited thereto.
- the cooling systems 100 and 200 according to the present invention are refrigerant circulation units through which the fifth refrigerant flow separated from the economizer 141 can pass, and the first circulation line 134 and the fourth heat exchanger supply line 135 ), depending on the operation mode and efficiency of the system, the fifth refrigerant flow is not supplied to the inside of the heat exchanger, but is directly passed through the first circulation line 134 or supplied to the sixth heat exchange unit 145f. It may include a case of alternatively controlling the flow of cooling and heating the heat exchanger 145.
- the above-described cooling system separates the gaseous refrigerant generated through the expansion means through the economizer 141 and transfers the above-described refrigerant to the front end of the second compressor 131a so that it can be pressurized under a high pressure condition. It has the effect of improving the liquefaction efficiency and performance.
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- 냉매가 순환하는 냉매순환부를 포함하는 냉각시스템에 있어서,상기 냉매순환부는기체상태의 냉매를 가압하는 제1압축기;상기 제1압축기에 의해 가압된 냉매를 냉각하는 제1냉각기;상기 제1냉각기에 의해 냉각된 냉매를 기체성분의 제1냉매흐름과 액체성분의 제2냉매흐름으로 분리하는 제1기액분리기;상기 제1냉매흐름을 가압하는 제2압축기;상기 제2압축기에 의해 가압된 제1냉매흐름을 냉각하는 제2냉각기;상기 제2냉각기에 의해 냉각된 제1냉매흐름을 기체성분의 제3냉매흐름과 액체성분의 제4냉매흐름으로 분리하는 제2기액분리기;상기 제4냉매흐름을 감압하는 제1팽창수단;상기 제1팽창수단에 의해 감압된 제4냉매흐름을 기체성분의 제5냉매흐름과 액체성분의 제6냉매흐름으로 분리하는 이코노마이저; 및상기 이코노마이저에 의해 분리된 제5냉매흐름을 상기 제1기액분리기로 공급하는 제1순환라인을 포함하되, 상기 냉매는 혼합냉매인 냉각시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 이코노마이저는 2단 이상의 다단으로 구성된 것인 냉각시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 냉매순환부는상기 제3냉매흐름을 감압하는 제2팽창수단; 및상기 제6냉매흐름을 감압하는 제3팽창수단을 더 포함하는 냉각시스템.
- 제3항에 있어서,냉각대상물을 공급받아 과냉시키는 냉각라인 및상기 냉각라인과 상기 냉매순환부 사이에 마련되어 상기 냉각대상물과 상기 냉매를 열교환시키는 열교환기를 더 포함하고,상기 열교환기는상기 냉각대상물을 과냉시키는 제1열교환부와, 상기 제2기액분리기의 후단과 상기 제2팽창수단 전단 사이에 마련되어 상기 제3냉매흐름을 냉각하는 제2열교환부와, 상기 제2팽창수단 후단에 마련되어 상기 제2팽창수단에 의해 감압된 제3냉매흐름의 냉열을 전달하는 제3열교환부와, 상기 제3팽창수단에 의해 감압된 제6냉매흐름을 예냉시키는 제4열교환부와, 상기 제3열교환부를 통과한 제3냉매흐름과 상기 제4열교환부를 통과한 제6냉매흐름은 제7냉매흐름으로 합류하고 상기 제7냉매흐름을 상기 냉각대상물과 열교환시키는 제5열교환부를 포함하는냉각시스템.
- 제4항에 있어서,상기 냉매순환부는상기 제5열교환부에 의해 완전 기화된 제7냉매흐름을 상기 제1압축기에 공급하는 제1열교환기 공급라인, 상기 제3냉매흐름을 상기 제2열교환부에 공급하는 제2열교환기 공급라인, 상기 제6냉매흐름을 상기 제4열교환부에 공급하는 제3열교환기 공급라인을 포함하는 제2순환라인; 및출구 측 단부가 상기 제3열교환기 공급라인에 합류하도록 마련되며, 제4팽창수단에 의해 감압된 제2냉매흐름을 공급하는 제2냉매흐름 공급라인을 더 포함하는냉각시스템.
- 제5항에 있어서,상기 제1열교환기 공급라인은상기 제5열교환부에 의해 완전 기화된 제7냉매흐름을 냉매저장탱크에 공급하는 저장탱크 공급라인; 및상기 냉매저장탱크에서 상기 제7냉매흐름을 상기 제1압축기로 공급하는 압축기 공급라인을 포함하는냉각시스템.
- 제5항에 있어서,상기 열교환기는 상기 제5냉매흐름으로 예냉시키는 제6열교환부를 더 포함하고,상기 제2순환라인은 상기 제5냉매흐름을 상기 제6열교환부에 공급하는 제4열교환기 공급라인을 더 포함하는냉각시스템.
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