Refrigerant reclamation and charging unit

Patent · Tue Aug 30 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6622698

Scuderi, C J

This patent describes an apparatus for recovering compressible refrigerant from a refrigeration system and delivering the recovered refrigerant to refrigerant receiver means comprising: first fluid carrying line means, a first end of the first line means adapted for fluid communication with a refrigeration system and a second end of the first line means adapted for fluid communication with a refrigerant receiver means; second fluid carrying line means, a first end of the second line means being in fluid communication with the first line means and a second end of the second line means adapted for fluid communication with the refrigerant receiver means, the second fluid carrying line means including; compressor means in communication with the second end of the second line means; condenser means downstream of the compressor means; and back pressure regulator means downstream of the condenser means wherein refrigerant is adapted to flow from the refrigerant receiver means sequentially through the compressor means, condenser means, back pressure means and into the first line means wherein the refrigerant mixes with refrigerant from the refrigeration system which is flowing into the refrigerant receiver means.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-89-034062; EDB-89-026089
• Patent Number(s): US 4766733
• OSTI ID: 6622698
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
ACCUMULATORS
COMPRESSION
COMPRESSORS
CONDENSERS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
LIQUID FLOW
PRESSURE CONTROL
RECOVERY
REFRIGERANTS
REFRIGERATORS
TANKS
WORKING FLUIDS