Receivers, Separators & Accumulators
3 productsThree vessels that look alike in a catalogue and do completely different jobs. A liquid receiver stores the charge and absorbs the difference between summer and winter operation, so the condenser does not flood when the ambient drops. An oil separator takes oil out of the discharge gas and returns it to the crankcase through a metered orifice, instead of letting it collect in the evaporator where it costs heat transfer. A suction accumulator sits ahead of the compressor and catches the liquid that would otherwise arrive as a slug and damage the valves or dilute the oil. All three are chosen by volume and connection size, but the details decide whether they work: an unrestricted oil return turns a separator into a bypass, an undersized receiver keeps the condenser flooded and raises discharge pressure, and an accumulator without insulation picks up heat and boils off the liquid it is supposed to be holding.
