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Refrigeration plant and rotary positive displacement machine
Assignee: SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER VARMDOVAGEN 120 NACKA SWEDEN PO BOX 15085 S-104 65 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN A JOINT STOCK Co OF AB
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Filing: 1986-05-02
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Granted: 1988-06-07
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Expires: 2006-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A refrigeration type plant comprises a rotary, positive displacement machine which as at least one rotor provided with spiral lobes and intervening grooves. The plant further comprises a condenser communicating with an outlet port (60) of the compressor through a high pressure channel (14), an evaporator communicating with an inlet port (58) of the compressor through a low pressure channel (18), a vessel for an intermediate pressure communicating with an intermediate port (38) of the compressor through an intermediate pressure channel (36), the intermediate port (38) being spaced from the inlet port (58) as well as from the outlet port (60), and a pressure reducer for decreasing the high pressure in the condenser to the intermediate pressure in the vessel and to the low pressure in the evaporator, respectively. A selectively adjustable valve (40) is provided for forming a communication between the intermediate channel (36) and the low pressure channel (18).
Inventors
- 👤 David N. Shaw
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:03
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04C; F04C18/00; F04C18/08; F04C18/12; F04C18/14; F04C18/16; F04C28/00; F04C28/10; F04C28/16; F25; F25B; F25B1/00; F25B1/04; F25B1/047; F25B2400/00; F25B2400/05; F25B2400/13; F25B2400/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
A plant of the refrigeration type, comprising: a rotary positive displacement compressor having an inlet port, an outlet port, intermediate port means communicating with a working space of said compressor, and at least one rotor, said at least one rotor being provided with spiral lobes and intervening grooves; a condenser communicating with an outlet port of said compressor through a high pressure channel; an evaporator communicating with an inlet port of said compressor through a low pressure channel; a vessel for an intermediate pressure communicating with said intermediate port means of said compressor through an intermediate pressure channel; said intermediate port means being in communication with a compression chamber in said working space, said compression chamber being spaced from said inlet port and also being spaced from said outlet port; pressure reduction means for decreasing high pressure in said condenser to an intermediate pressure in said vessel and to a low pressure in said evaporator, respectively; and a branch channel coupling said low pressure channel with said intermediate pressure channel, said branch channel being provided with selectively adjustable valve means, said selectively adjustable valve means having an open position for allowing gas to flow to said low pressure channel from said intermediate pressure vessel and from said compression chamber in said working space with communicates with said intermediate port means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
A plant of the refrigeration type, comprising: a rotary positive displacement compressor having an inlet port, an outlet port, intermediate port means communicating with a working space of said compressor, and at least one rotor, said at least one rotor being provided with spiral lobes and intervening grooves; a condenser communicating with an outlet port of said compressor through a high pressure channel; an evaporator communicating with an inlet port of said compressor through a low pressure channel; a vessel for an intermediate pressure communicating with said intermediate port means of said compressor through an intermediate pressure channel; said intermediate port means being in communication with a compression chamber in said working space, said compression chamber being spaced from said inlet port and also being spaced from said outlet port; pressure reduction means for decreasing high pressure in said condenser to an intermediate pressure in said vessel and to a low pressure in said evaporator, respectively; and a branch channel coupling said low pressure channel with said intermediate pressure channel, said branch channel being provided with selectively adjustable valve means, said selectively adjustable valve means having an open position for allowing gas to flow to said low pressure channel from said intermediate pressure vessel and from said compression chamber in said working space with communicates with said intermediate port means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The plant of claim 1, wherein said adjustable valve means has a maximum open position in which the flow area of said adjustable valve means is larger than the flow area of said intermediate port means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The plant of claim 1 or 2, wherein said intermediate port means is disposed in a high pressure end wall of said compressor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
The plant of claim 1 or 2, wherein said compressor further comprises: at least one bleed port communicating with said inlet port and disposed in a wall of said working space of said compressor; and an additional, selectively adjustable valve means cooperating with said at least one bleed port such that the volumetric capacity of said compressor may be further reduced.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The plant of claim 4, wherein said intermediate port means is disposed in a high pressure end wall of said compressor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
67 words
The plant of claim 1 or 2, wherein said compressor comprises at least one injection opening for receiving liquified refrigerant injected therein, said at least one injection opening being spaced from said intermediate port means and being disposed such that any communication between said at least one injected opening and said intermediate port means through said working space is continuously blocked by at least one rotor lobe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The plant of claim 6, wherein said intermediate port means is disposed in a high pressure end wall of said compressor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
The plant of claim 6, wherein said compressor further comprises: at least one bleed port communicating with said inlet port and disposed in a wall of said working space of said compressor; and an additional, selectively adjustable valve means cooperating with said at least one bleed port such that the volumetric capacity of said compressor may be further reduced.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The plant of claim 6, comprising means for cooling the liquified refrigerant to be injected into said at least one injection opening by means of intermediate pressure fluid in said intermediate pressure vessel before the injection thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
The plant of claim 1 or 2, wherein said compressor comprises an adjustable valve member for variation of the size of said outlet port in dependence of at least one of the adjustment of said selectively adjustable valve means and the actual temperatures in said condenser and said evaporator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The plant of claim 10, wherein said adjustable valve member is slidable in the axial direction of said compressor and comprises an edge determining the angular position of a cooperating rotor in which a communication is formed between a compression chamber of said compressor and said high pressure channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The plant of claim 11, further comprising means coupled to said axially slidable valve member for adjusting said axially slidable valve member between at least three different positions thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The plant of claim 11, further comprising means coupled to said axially slidable valve member for continuously adjusting said axially slidable valve member between two extreme positions thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
The plant of claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a motor drivingly coupled to said compressor; and a heat exchanger for cooling said motor, said heat exchanger being disposed within an intermediate pressure section of the plant.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
The plant of claim 1 or 2, wherein said intermediate pressure vessel and said evaporator are provided in series with a pressure reduction means coupled therebetween, whereby said intermediate pressure vessel acts as a flash chamber producing flash gas of said intermediate pressure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
171 words
A rotary, positive displacement compressor comprising: a housing means defining a working space; at least one rotor in said housing means, said at least one rotor having spiral lobes and intervening grooves at least partly defining compression chambers in said housing means for an elastic working fluid; said housing means being provided with an inlet port communicating with an inlet channel, an outlet port communicating with an outlet channel, and intermediate port means communicating with an intermediate pressure source through an intermediate pressure channel, said intermediate port means being spaced from said inlet port and also being spaced from said outlet port; and a branch channel coupling said intermediate pressure channel with said inlet channel, said branch channel being provided with selectively adjustable valve means, said selectively adjustable valve means having an open position for forming a communication between said inlet channel and said intermediate pressure source, and for also forming a communication between said inlet channel and a compression chamber in the machine which communicates with said intermediate port means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
171 words
A rotary, positive displacement compressor comprising: a housing means defining a working space; at least one rotor in said housing means, said at least one rotor having spiral lobes and intervening grooves at least partly defining compression chambers in said housing means for an elastic working fluid; said housing means being provided with an inlet port communicating with an inlet channel, an outlet port communicating with an outlet channel, and intermediate port means communicating with an intermediate pressure source through an intermediate pressure channel, said intermediate port means being spaced from said inlet port and also being spaced from said outlet port; and a branch channel coupling said intermediate pressure channel with said inlet channel, said branch channel being provided with selectively adjustable valve means, said selectively adjustable valve means having an open position for forming a communication between said inlet channel and said intermediate pressure source, and for also forming a communication between said inlet channel and a compression chamber in the machine which communicates with said intermediate port means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
111 words
The compressor of claim 16, in combination with a plant of the refrigeration type, which plant further comprises a condenser communicating with said outlet channel, an evaporator communicating with said inlet channel, a vessel for an intermediate pressure forming said intermediate pressure source, and pressure reduction means for decreasing a high pressure in said condenser to an intermediate pressure in said vessel and to a low pressure in said evaporator, respectively, said compressor being provided with an adjustable valve member for variation of said outlet port in dependence of at least one of the adjustment of said selectively adjustable valve means and the actual temperatures in said condenser and said evaporator.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
The compressor 17, wherein said adjustable valve member is slidable in an axial direction and is provided with an edge determining an angular position of a cooperating rotor in which a communication is formed between a compression chamber and said high pressure channel.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
The compressor 17, wherein said adjustable valve member is slidable in an axial direction and is provided with an edge determining an angular position of a cooperating rotor in which a communication is formed between a compression chamber and said high pressure channel.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The compressor 18, further comprising means for adjusting said axially slidable valve member between two extreme positions thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The compressor 18, further comprising means for adjusting said axially slidable valve member between two extreme positions thereof.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
61 words
The compressor of any one of claims 17, 18 and 19, wherein said compressor further comprises: at least one bleed port communicating with said inlet channel and disposed in a wall of said working space; and additional, selectively adjustable valve means cooperating with said at least one bleed port such that the volumetric capacity of the compressor may be further reduced.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
68 words
The compressor of claim 20, wherein said compressor is provided with at least one injection opening for receiving a liquified refrigerant injected therein, said at least one injection opening being spaced from said intermediate port means and being disposed such that any communication between said at least one injection opening and said intermediate port means through said working space is continuously blocked by at least one rotor lobe.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
74 words
The compressor of any one of claims 17, 18 and 19, wherein said compressor is provided with at least one injection opening for receiving a liquified refrigerant injected therein, said at least one injection opening being spaced from said intermediate port means and being disposed such that any communication between said at least one injection opening and said intermediate port means through said working space is continuously blocked by at least one rotor lobe.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
45 words
The compressor of any one of claims 17, 18 and 19, in which the flow area of said adjustable valve means between said intermediate pressure channel and said inlet channel in its maximum open position is larger than the area of said intermediate port means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
The compressor of claim 17, wherein said intermediate port means is disposed in a high pressure end wall of said compressor.
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