Centrifugal and impingement oil separator
US4690759A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2400/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An oil separator, for use in the compressor discharge of a refrigeration system, has a turbine wheel on which refrigerant vapor impacts positioned within a vessel so that the oil is slung outwardly and impinges on the side walls of the vessel and the oil-free vapor is deflected 180.degree. to flow upwardly through the turbine wheel for discharge from the vessel.
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