Compressor unit and separator therefor
US5158585A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2341/0016
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A compressor unit in which the oil separated by a plurality of oil separators to a gas suction side pipe of the previous stage oil separator which contains gas whose oil concentration is higher than that of the gas from which oil has been separated, with the separated oil being returned to a compressor. The plurality of separators enables a simplification of the arrangement of the oil returning pipe, a prevention in a reduction in the discharge flow rate of the compressor, and reduction in space required for the separators.
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