ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,021, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co. (Atlanta).
"Systems and methods for flash tank liquid level control" was invented by Ammar Khuzeima Sakarwala (Lewisville, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for flash tank liquid level control are provided. A flash tank is a device used to separate the vapor and liquid phases of a mixture. Maintaining a desired liquid level may be important. If the flash tank overflows, liquid injected into the compressor may potentially damage the compressor. If the flash tank drains out of liquid completely, two-phase refrigerant may then be provided being into a l...