Refrigerant reclaim method and apparatus
OwnerLeon R. Van Steenburgh, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A refrigerant reclaim method and apparatus is described wherein a separate primary refrigeration pathway is utilized to drive refrigerant to be reclaimed through a secondary refrigeration pathway. The primary refrigeration pathway is comprised of a compressor, the hot side of a first heat exchange element, a condenser, a receiver and an evaporator, which is in part comprised of the cold side of a second heat exchange element. The secondary refrigeration pathway is comprised of the cold side of the first heat exchange element, a oil separation chamber, the hot side of the second heat exchange element, and a refrigerant storage cylinder.
Claims4
A refrigerant reclaim comprised of primary and secondary refrigeration pathways wherein:
- said primary refrigeration pathway is comprised of, in combination, of:
- a compressor;
- the hot side of a first heat exchange element;
- a condenser;
- a receiver;
- and
- the cold side of a second heat exchange element said secondary refrigeration pathway is comprised of, in combination:
- the cold side of said first heat exchange element;
- an oil separation chamber;
- the hot side of said second heat exchange element;
- and
- a refrigerant storage cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.