Device for separating lubricant from a lubricant-refrigerating gas mixture discharged from at least one refrigerant compressor
US9207005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2700/21155
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The separating device according to the invention comprises a body delimiting a separating chamber, at least one inlet orifice emerging in the separating chamber and intended to be connected to a discharge orifice of the refrigerant compressor so as to allow a lubricant-refrigerating gas mixture to be introduced into the separating chamber, at least one lubricant outlet orifice emerging in the separating chamber and intended to be connected to a lubricant pan formed in the refrigerant compressor. The separating device comprises a first measuring means arranged to measure the temperature of the lubricant contained in the lubricant pan formed in the refrigerant compressor, and a regulating means arranged to regulate the temperature of the lubricant separated in the separating chamber as a function of the temperature of the lubricant measured by said first measuring means.
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