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Accumulator

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000243

A component of a heat pump that stores liquid and keeps it from flooding the compressor. The accumulator takes the strain off the compressor and improves the reliability of the system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000243
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Glossary of Energy-Related Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000243",
  "term": "Accumulator",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A component of a heat pump that stores liquid and keeps it from flooding the compressor. The accumulator takes the strain off the compressor and improves the reliability of the system.",
  "references": [
    "DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Glossary of Energy-Related Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/accumulator/"
}

Record 243 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.