Parker-Hannifin Corporation
THERMAL SENSING BULB CONTAINING A BALLAST MATERIAL FOR AN EXPANSION VALVE

Abstract:

A thermal sensing bulb (102) for an expansion valve (104) in a refrigerant system, the bulb containing a ballast material (108), the ballast material including alumina. More particularly, the ballast material (108) includes alpha alumina, which may be in the form of a plurality of discrete particles having a desired surface area, particle size, and/or particle size distribution.