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Condensation in Refrigerant Vapor Lines

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Condensation in Refrigerant Vapor Lines

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Here is a example of a fundamental principle that may explain some of your past issues with liquid slugging.  Liquid slugging occurs when a volume of liquid refrigerant suddenly flows into a compressor.  This may be difficult to imagine how this occurs if the accumulator upstream of the compressor(s) is performing properly.

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