Liquid refrigerant flooding back to a compressor’s crankcase and mixing with the oil is a compressor’s worst nightmare. Floodback will dilute the compressor’s oil with liquid refrigerant and cause ...

The refrigeration compressor is designed to compress vapor only. A suction line accumulator prevents compressor damage from a sudden surge of liquid refrigerant and oil that could enter the compressor ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University engineers have developed a second-generation smart accumulator with oil circulation ratio (OCR) sensing capabilities for heating, ventilation, air conditioning ...