Chris Pate is product manager - thermostatic expansion valves and pressure regulating valves, with Sporlan, a division of Parker Hannifin. Visit www.sporlan.com or www.parker.com and download Bulletin 20-10, or contact your local Sporlan sales engineer. For a free copy of Sporlan’s selection and sizing program, contact your local sales engineer or call 636-239-1111.
This article provides a brief discussion regarding the purpose of the distributor nozzle, and how critical proper nozzle sizing during a refrigerant conversion is to maintaining system overall performance and efficiency.