Compact refrigerant reclaim apparatus

Patent · Tue Sep 24 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5664018

Van Steenburgh, Jr, L R

This patent describes an apparatus for reclaiming refrigerant. It comprises in combination, means for removing gaseous or liquid refrigerant from a container, vaporizing means for vaporizing all of the liquid refrigerant, an oil separator chamber for separating oil from the gaseous refrigerant, a compressor for receiving and compressing the gaseous refrigerant from the oil separator chamber, oil accumulator means for receiving and removing oil mist from the gaseous refrigerant before it enters the compressor, and condensor means for receiving and condensing the gaseous refrigerant from the container, wherein the oil accumulator means is located within the oil separator chamber.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-92-058108; NOV-91-042064
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5050401
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-468229
• OSTI ID: 5664018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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