A flooded refrigerant surge drum permits to separate vapor from liquid phasis of the refrigerant coming out of the evaporator in order to protect the compressor against liquid hammering. Surge drum permits also to absorb excessive surge due to variation of the refrigeration system load.
Docal refrigerant surge drums are custom made and can be sized according to your specifications. Our surge drums are designed for a huge variety of refrigerants used in industrial refrigeration systems such as R717 ammonia, R744 carbonic dioxide CO2, R290 propane, etc.
Docal surge drums are ASME certified (U stamp our UM stamp) and can also bear Canadian registered number (CRN) from CSA B51 for Canada or with National Board for USA. Our refrigerant surge drum can be made of a variety of materials such as carbon steel, 304 or 316 stainless steel or other exotic materials. Post-weld Heat treatment, corrosion allowance are available as options.
