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Old 10-16-15, 12:31 AM   #58
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Probably the butane that is not evaporated in the loop. The high pressure in the evaporator is not forcing a low enough boiling point on the butane. I have a sneaky suspicion that you have a lot of liquid butane living in the accumulator after the unit has run up to its balance point. It can only exist at these high pressures as a subcooled liquid, except the tiny fraction that dissolves in the propane due to partial pressure.

Propane Butane Mix - Evaporation Pressure
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