Compression system and clothing treating apparatus comprising same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsByung Ha CHOI, Jung Han KIM, Jang Seok LEE
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Abstract
Provided is a compression system including, in order to minimize an amount of oil mixed with a supplied refrigerant, a compressor configured to compress and discharge the refrigerant, a plurality of oil separators configured to separate the oil included in the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, and a refrigerant pipe configured to connect the compressor and the plurality of oil separators to form a travelling path of the refrigerant, and the plurality of oil separators are connected in series along the travelling path of the refrigerant.
Claims14
A compression system comprising:
- a compressor configured to compress and discharge a refrigerant;
- a plurality of oil separators configured to separate oil included in the refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
- and
- a refrigerant pipe configured to connect the compressor and the plurality of oil separators to form a travelling path of the refrigerant,
- wherein the plurality of oil separators are connected in series along the travelling path of the refrigerant.
A clothing treating apparatus comprising:
- a washing unit that is supplied with a refrigerant and performs washing of laundry:
- a distillation unit comprising a shell forming, inside the shell, a distillation space for receiving the refrigerant which is discharged from the washing unit and comprising a heater positioned inside the shell to heat the refrigerant received in the distillation space:
- a compression system for compressing the refrigerant which is distilled in the distillation space and supplying the refrigerant to the heater;
- a freezing unit that freezes the refrigerant which is discharged from the heater;
- and
- a storage unit that stores the refrigerant which is liquefied by the freezing unit,
- wherein the compression system comprises:
- a compressor configured to compress and discharge the refrigerant:
- a plurality of oil separators configured to separate oil included in the refrigerant discharged from the compressor:
- and
- a refrigerant pipe configured to connect the compressor and the plurality of oil separators to form a travelling path of the refrigerant, and
- the plurality of oil separators are connected in series along the travelling path of the refrigerant.
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