Compact individual multistage universal hybrid oil separator

A cooling system, comprising:

• a compressor;
• and
• an oil separator coupled to the compressor, the oil separator positioned downstream of the compressor and configured to receive a mixed fluid output from the compressor, wherein the oil separator includes:
• a housing defining an oil outlet and a coolant outlet;
• a body disposed within the housing, wherein the body includes:
• a mixed fluid inlet that receives the mixed fluid output from the compressor;
• and
• a conduit coupled to the mixed fluid inlet, wherein the conduit changes a flow direction of the mixed fluid output and directs the mixed fluid output to a separating device disposed within the body, and wherein the conduit defines at least one opening that directs collected oil to the oil outlet of the housing;
• wherein coolant discharged from the body is directed to the coolant outlet of housing.

A method of operating an oil separator in a cooling system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a body of the oil separator, an amount of a mixed fluid from a compressor, the mixed fluid including coolant and oil;
• imparting, by the body, a centrifugal flow to the at least a portion of the amount of mixed fluid;
• directing, by the body, separated oil caused from the centrifugal flow to openings defined by the body to guide the separated oil to an oil outlet of the oil separator;
• separating, by a separating device disposed within the body, oil from coolant;
• discharging, by a nozzle of the body, at least a portion of the separated oil and coolant into a housing of the oil separator, wherein the body is disposed within the housing;
• and
• directing, by the housing, the discharged coolant to a coolant outlet of the housing.