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The present invention relates to a refrigerant recycling and reclaiming system capable of removing refrigerant from a refrigeration machine for filtering and reclaiming of the refrigerant, whereupon the refrigerant can be either stored or reintroduced into the refrigeration machine and reused rather

The present invention relates to a refrigerant recycling and reclaiming system capable of removing refrigerant from a refrigeration machine for filtering and reclaiming of the refrigerant, whereupon the refrigerant can be either stored or reintroduced into the refrigeration machine and reused rather than being lost to the atmosphere or otherwise wasted. The recycling and reclaiming system of the present invention is characterized in that it includes an evaporator and/or refrigerant storage tank which are contained within a thermal barrier, typically a water bath, which permits the system to operate at lower temperatures and pressures than systems heretofore known in the art. Lower temperatures and pressures in turn require a much smaller horsepower compressor unit resulting in a decrease in the physical size and operating cost of the system.

대표청구항 ▼

A refrigerant recovery apparatus for recovering compressible refrigerant from a refrigeration system having a high pressure side and a low pressure side comprising: first fluid carrying line means, a first end of said first line means adapted for fluid communication with the high pressure side of th

A refrigerant recovery apparatus for recovering compressible refrigerant from a refrigeration system having a high pressure side and a low pressure side comprising: first fluid carrying line means, a first end of said first line means adapted for fluid communication with the high pressure side of the refrigeration system and a second end of said first line means adapted for fluid communication with a compressor means; second fluid carrying line means, a first end of said second line means being in fluid communication with said compressor means and a second end of said second line means adapted for fluid communication with an evaporator means and refrigerant storage means; a thermal barrier means surrounding said evaporator means and said storage means wherein said thermal barrier means further comprises a means to retain at least one of water, air or ice interiorly of said thermal barrier means and exteriorly of said evaporator means, to thereby assist in reducing the temperature within said evaporator means and said storage means; third fluid carrying line means, a first end of said third line means adapted for fluid communication with said evaporator means and a second end of said third line means adapted for fluid communication with said first line means; and fourth fluid carrying line means, a first end of said fourth line means adapted for fluid communication with said second line means downstream of said compressor means and a second end of said fourth line means adapted for fluid communication with the low pressure side of the refrigeration system to re-introduce refrigerant into the refrigeration system.