LIQUID CHILLER WITH ENHANCED MOTOR COOLING AND LUBRICATION

摘要

An enhanced motor cooling and lubrication system for a liquid chiller (10) includes a liquid refrigerant cooled compressor drive motor (46), wherein th e refrigerant used to cool the drive motor is returned to the chiller's condenser (14), and apparatus to better facilitate the return of oil carried to the compressor entrained in the suction gas flow stream back to the chiller's oil supply tank (62).