Fluid reservoir, component description

P83.40-3086-76

2 Fluid reservoir

Location

The fluid reservoir is located below the condenser (1).

Task

 Filtering chemical and mechanical impurities out of the refrigerant

 Volume storage for the refrigerant

 Draining of the refrigerant

Function

The liquefied refrigerant enters the fluid reservoir under pressure and flows through a stainless-steel fabric layer to the filter block. The filter block can absorb a specific amount of water.

The filter block's pores are matched exactly to the molecular size of the refrigerant. Thus the refrigerant can flow through the filter block.

All other substances are held back and retained. The cleansed refrigerant then flows through a rising pipe to the expansion valve.