Superfridge
13-09-2020, 07:15 AM
Hi all,
Sometimes refrigeration skids chuck oil due to operation issues and some due to design flaws chuck oil all the time and we as fridge's have to pipe up a oil return system to save the customer excessive oil costs and limit waste oil. I've seen a multitude of designs returning oil from various collection points using pressure differences and/or venturi/eductors as drivers. What I have yet to see is a suitable filtration system that can filter this sometimes heavily contaminated oil to an acceptable level. I've googled a bit and there is doesn't seam to be many on the market that are ammonia refrigeration specific. One is the WITT Oil Filter. Otherwise a pressure rated oil filter from a hydraulics supplier is another option but the ammonia compatibility is a problem. I know returning oil to a compressor is not recommended and fixing the problem is always best but sometimes "ya gota do what ya gota do".
Any suggestions?
Sometimes refrigeration skids chuck oil due to operation issues and some due to design flaws chuck oil all the time and we as fridge's have to pipe up a oil return system to save the customer excessive oil costs and limit waste oil. I've seen a multitude of designs returning oil from various collection points using pressure differences and/or venturi/eductors as drivers. What I have yet to see is a suitable filtration system that can filter this sometimes heavily contaminated oil to an acceptable level. I've googled a bit and there is doesn't seam to be many on the market that are ammonia refrigeration specific. One is the WITT Oil Filter. Otherwise a pressure rated oil filter from a hydraulics supplier is another option but the ammonia compatibility is a problem. I know returning oil to a compressor is not recommended and fixing the problem is always best but sometimes "ya gota do what ya gota do".
Any suggestions?