Abstract: A refrigerant flow control system for regulating the flow of a refrigerant liquid from a condenser sump to an evaporator wherein the control system regulates the liquid flow as a function of both the level of the liquid in the condenser sump and the system pressure differential between the condenser and evaporator of the refrigeration system. The flow control system includes a stop, biasing means, a guidepost, a standpipe, a generally tubular metering sleeve, and a float member.

Abstract: A refrigerant flow control assembly for metering the flow of refrigerant, under low load and normal operating conditions, from the high pressure side to the low pressure side of refrigeration machine. The assembly includes a valve plate defining a circular port for the flow of refrigerant therethrough. A valve plug is provided having a conical surface at one end for communication with the circular port, and a stem at the other end. A valve plug support is operatively connected to the valve plate for mounting thereon the valve plug for slidable movement between a closed position and an open position along a line coincident with the axis of the valve plug, which line is perpendicular to and intersects the plane of the circular port at its center.