Recirculating rotary gas compressor
Abstract
A positive displacement, recirculating Roots-type rotary gas compressor which operates on the basis of flow work compression. The compressor includes a pair of large diameter recirculation conduits (24 and 26) which return compressed discharge gas to the compressor housing (14), where it is mixed with low pressure inlet gas, thereby minimizing adiabatic heating of the gas. The compressor includes a pair of involutely lobed impellers (10 and 12) and an associated port configuration which together result in uninterrupted flow of recirculation gas. The large diameter recirculation conduits equalize gas flow velocities within the compressor and minimize gas flow losses. The compressor is particularly suited to applications requiring sustained operation at higher gas compression ratios than have previously been feasible with rotary pumps, and is particularly applicable to refrigeration or other applications requiring condensation of a vapor.
- Inventors:
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- 601 Oakwood Loop, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87123
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868173
- Patent Number(s):
- 5090879
- Assignee:
- Weinbrecht, John F. (601 Oakwood Loop, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87123)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- recirculating; rotary; gas; compressor; positive; displacement; roots-type; operates; basis; flow; compression; pair; diameter; recirculation; conduits; 24; 26; return; compressed; discharge; housing; 14; mixed; pressure; inlet; minimizing; adiabatic; heating; involutely; lobed; impellers; 10; 12; associated; configuration; result; uninterrupted; equalize; velocities; minimize; losses; particularly; suited; applications; requiring; sustained; operation; ratios; previously; feasible; pumps; applicable; refrigeration; condensation; vapor; flow velocities; compressor housing; positive displacement; gas compressor; applications requiring; particularly suited; particularly applicable; gas flow; inlet gas; recirculation conduits; compression ratio; compression ratios; rotary gas; recirculating rotary; discharge gas; rotary pump; circulation conduit; type rotary; /418/
Citation Formats
Weinbrecht, John F. Recirculating rotary gas compressor. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Weinbrecht, John F. Recirculating rotary gas compressor. United States.
Weinbrecht, John F. Wed .
"Recirculating rotary gas compressor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868173.
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title = {Recirculating rotary gas compressor},
author = {Weinbrecht, John F},
abstractNote = {A positive displacement, recirculating Roots-type rotary gas compressor which operates on the basis of flow work compression. The compressor includes a pair of large diameter recirculation conduits (24 and 26) which return compressed discharge gas to the compressor housing (14), where it is mixed with low pressure inlet gas, thereby minimizing adiabatic heating of the gas. The compressor includes a pair of involutely lobed impellers (10 and 12) and an associated port configuration which together result in uninterrupted flow of recirculation gas. The large diameter recirculation conduits equalize gas flow velocities within the compressor and minimize gas flow losses. The compressor is particularly suited to applications requiring sustained operation at higher gas compression ratios than have previously been feasible with rotary pumps, and is particularly applicable to refrigeration or other applications requiring condensation of a vapor.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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