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US 2023/0417464 A1Published application
Refrigerant collector and air separator
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsJacob Wittmer, Karina D'Abruzzo, Michael Stark, Howard Hughes, Rajiv Ranjan, Sudhakara Gopireddy
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Abstract
A refrigeration system includes a vapor compression loop and a purge system in communication with the vapor compression loop. The purge system includes at least one separator for separating contaminants from a purge gas provided from the vapor compression loop to the separator. The at least one separator has a vertical orientation.
Claims19
A refrigeration system comprising:
- a vapor compression loop;
- a purge system in communication with the vapor compression loop, the purge system comprising at least one separator for separating contaminants from a purge gas provided from the vapor compression loop to the separator, wherein the at least one separator has a vertical orientation.
A separator system for removing contamination from a fluid of a heat pump, the separator comprising:
- a manifold having an inlet and an outlet;
- at least one separator fluidly connected to the manifold and extending at an angle to the manifold, the at least one separator having a vertical orientation.
A method of operating a purge system comprising:
- circulating a refrigerant through a vapor compression loop;
- receiving a purge gas from the vapor compression loop at the purge system, the purge gas including the refrigerant and contaminants;
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- separating the contaminants from the purge gas within a separator, the separator having a vertical orientation, wherein separating the contaminants from the purge gas further comprises separating the purge gas into a liquid and a vapor within the separator.
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