摘要 |
A device and method is provided for separating oil from an oil and gas mixture in a chiller system. The device includes a housing, an oil and gas inlet, a gas outlet, an oil outlet, a baffle, and a coalescing assembly to separate the oil from the oil and gas mixture. The method includes tangentially introducing the oil and gas mixture into a housing, separating the oil from the mixture by centrifugal force, separating the oil from the mixture by changing a flow direction of the mixture in the housing, discharging the gas from the housing, and discharging the oil separated from the oil and gas mixture from the housing. The device and method provides excellent oil separation performance. The device and method is also cost effective, compact in size, and compatible to the existing chiller system design, and can be readily manufactured.
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