Refrigerant reclaim apparatus

Patent · Tue Feb 11 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5328934

Van Steenburgh, L R

This patent describes an apparatus for reclaiming refrigerant. It comprises: cleaning means for removing gaseous or liquid refrigerant from a container, vaporizing all of the liquid refrigerant and separating oil from the gaseous refrigerant, a compressor for receiving and compressing the gaseous refrigerant from the containers, a condenser for receiving and condensing the gaseous refrigerant from the compressor, storing means for receiving and storing the liquid refrigerant from the condenser, removal means for removing condensed refrigerant out from the storing means, and evacuations beans for evacuating high pressure gaseous refrigerant from the entire apparatus after all of the condenser refrigerant has been removed the storing means; the evacuation means comprised of the three-way solenoid valve and an operator activated switch functionally associated with the solenoid valve wherein the activation of the switch caused the evacuation of high pressure gaseous refrigerant; and the evacuation means located adjacent to and in fluid communication with the exit of the compressor.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-92-025261; EDB-92-096060
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5086630
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-677607
• OSTI ID: 5328934
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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