High performance dehumidifier
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1. A dehumidifier comprising:
- a cabinet;
a compressor in said cabinet for delivering hot compressed refrigerant;
a desuperheater coil in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said compressor and condensing same;
a condenser coil in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said desuperheater coil and condensing same;
an expansion device in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said condenser coil and expanding same;
an evaporator coil in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said expansion device and evaporating same, and delivering said refrigerant to said compressor;
said refrigerant being circulated from said compressor to said desuperheater coil to said condenser coil to said expansion device to said evaporator coil and back to said compressor in a refrigeration cycle;
said cabinet having an airflow path therethrough comprising;
a first segment passing ambient air to said evaporator coil;
a second segment passing air from said evaporator coil to said condenser coil;
a third segment passing air from said condenser coil to said desuperheater coil;
a fourth segment discharging air from said desuperheater coil.
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A dehumidifier includes a compressor delivering hot compressed refrigerant, a desuperheater coil receiving refrigerant from the compressor and condensing same, a condenser coil receiving refrigerant from the desuperheater coil and condensing same, an expansion device receiving refrigerant from the condenser coil and expanding same, and an evaporator coil receiving refrigerant from the expansion device and evaporating same and delivering the refrigerant to the compressor, in a refrigeration cycle.
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1. A dehumidifier comprising:
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a cabinet; a compressor in said cabinet for delivering hot compressed refrigerant; a desuperheater coil in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said compressor and condensing same; a condenser coil in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said desuperheater coil and condensing same; an expansion device in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said condenser coil and expanding same; an evaporator coil in said cabinet and receiving refrigerant from said expansion device and evaporating same, and delivering said refrigerant to said compressor; said refrigerant being circulated from said compressor to said desuperheater coil to said condenser coil to said expansion device to said evaporator coil and back to said compressor in a refrigeration cycle; said cabinet having an airflow path therethrough comprising; a first segment passing ambient air to said evaporator coil; a second segment passing air from said evaporator coil to said condenser coil; a third segment passing air from said condenser coil to said desuperheater coil; a fourth segment discharging air from said desuperheater coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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