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Oil separator

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019471

Mechanism which removes at least 50 percent of the oil entrained in the oil/refrigerant mixture exiting the compressor and returns it to the compressor housing or compressor inlet, or a compressor design which does not rely on the circulation of an oil/refrigerant mixture for lubrication.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019471
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
References40 CFR 86.1868.12 (CFR 2024)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019471",
  "term": "Oil separator",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Oil Separator",
  "definition": "Mechanism which removes at least 50 percent of the oil entrained in the oil/refrigerant mixture exiting the compressor and returns it to the compressor housing or compressor inlet, or a compressor design which does not rely on the circulation of an oil/refrigerant mixture for lubrication.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 86.1868.12 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oil-separator/"
}

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