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    Unit 2.3, Oil Separator Condenser Dryer Sight Glass

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    The oil separator removes oil entrained in the gas returning it to the compressor sump. It uses baffles or wire mesh to reduce gas velocity, allowing heavier oil particles to impinge on the surfaces and drain to the bottom by gravity. The condenser condenses refrigerant vapors into liquid using shell and tube heat exchange with water as the coolant. It has a safety valve and vent to remove non-condensable gases and its coolant temperature is regulated to maintain efficiency. Below the condenser, the reservoir allows for accurate refrigerant level measurement and space for liquid during system evacuation for maintenance without loss. It is important not to allow the liquid level to get too high to maximize condensing surface

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    The oil separator removes oil entrained in the gas returning it to the compressor sump. It uses baffles or wire mesh to reduce gas velocity, allowing heavier oil particles to impinge on the surfaces and drain to the bottom by gravity. The condenser condenses refrigerant vapors into liquid using shell and tube heat exchange with water as the coolant. It has a safety valve and vent to remove non-condensable gases and its coolant temperature is regulated to maintain efficiency. Below the condenser, the reservoir allows for accurate refrigerant level measurement and space for liquid during system evacuation for maintenance without loss. It is important not to allow the liquid level to get too high to maximize condensing surface

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    The oil separator removes oil entrained in the gas returning it to the compressor sump. It uses baffles or wire mesh to reduce gas velocity, allowing heavier oil particles to impinge on the surfaces and drain to the bottom by gravity. The condenser condenses refrigerant vapors into liquid using shell and tube heat exchange with water as the coolant. It has a safety valve and vent to remove non-condensable gases and its coolant temperature is regulated to maintain efficiency. Below the condenser, the reservoir allows for accurate refrigerant level measurement and space for liquid during system evacuation for maintenance without loss. It is important not to allow the liquid level to get too high to maximize condensing surface

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    Unit 2.3, Oil Separator Condenser Dryer Sight Glass

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    The oil separator removes oil entrained in the gas returning it to the compressor sump. It uses baffles or wire mesh to reduce gas velocity, allowing heavier oil particles to impinge on the surfaces and drain to the bottom by gravity. The condenser condenses refrigerant vapors into liquid using shell and tube heat exchange with water as the coolant. It has a safety valve and vent to remove non-condensable gases and its coolant temperature is regulated to maintain efficiency. Below the condenser, the reservoir allows for accurate refrigerant level measurement and space for liquid during system evacuation for maintenance without loss. It is important not to allow the liquid level to get too high to maximize condensing surface

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    Oil Separator:

    The purpose of the oil separator, situated on the compressor


    discharge line, is to return oil entrained in the gas, back to the
    compressor sump.
    Oil separators of the impingement type, may be fitted in hot gas
    discharge lines from the compressor. The type shown is a closed
    vessel fitted with a series of baffles or a knitted wire mesh through
    which the oil-laden vapour passes. The reduction in velocity of the
    vapour as it enters the larger area of the separator allows the oil
    particles, which have greater momentum, to impinge on the
    baffles. The oil then drains by gravity to the bottom of the vessel
    where a float valve controls flow to the compressor crankcase.

    Condenser
    Condensers are generally water cooled, and are of the shell and
    tube type in which it will be seen that the refrigerant passes over
    the tubes and the cooling water is passed through the tubes. A
    safety valve and vent are fitted to the condenser. The purpose of
    the vent is to bleed off non-condensable such as air. The coolant
    flow to the condenser is sometimes temperature regulated to
    prevent too low temperature in the condenser which can affect
    plant efficiency due to the reduction in pressure.
    Below the condenser, or sometimes as a separate unit, is the
    reservoir. Its purpose is to allow accurate gauge of the level of
    refrigerant in the system. In addition to this it also allows a space
    for the refrigerant liquid when the system is pumped down. This
    refers to the evacuation of the refrigerant gas to the condenser to
    allow maintenance on the fridge system without loss. For systems
    not fitted with a reservoir, a sight glass is sometimes incorporated
    on the side of the condenser. Care should be given to ensuring that
    the liquid level is not too high as this reduces the surface area of
    the cooling pipes available for condensing the liquid and can lead
    to increased discharge pressures.

    Filter Drier
    Driers are located on refrigerant liquid line after the condenser.
    Water can freeze on the expansion valve so causing starvation of
    refrigerant to the evaporator. When this occurs, the compressor will
    cut out due to operation of low pressure controller. These are
    usually simple cylindrical vessels, the refrigerant entering at one
    end and leaving at the other. For modern installations the
    strainer/drier pack is in cartridge form. Older systems are likely to
    have a strainer/drier partly filled with renewable drying agent. The
    drier, usually silica gel or activated alumina, is supported on a stiff
    gauze disc, overlaid with cotton wool with a similar layer above. In
    most cases driers have a bypass valve so maintenance can be
    carried out easily.

    Sight Glass
    This is located after the filter. Often of the Bulls eye form. This
    allows the operator to ensure that it is only liquid, and not a
    liquid/gas mix going to the expansion valves. On some designs a
    water indicator is incorporated, this is a colored ring in contact
    with the liquid, when water is detected it changes color, typically
    from pink to blue.

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