US4943208A
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Multi-stage lateral channel compressor
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1989-05-11
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Granted: 1990-07-24
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Expires: 2009-05-11
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a multi-stage lateral channel compressor, wherein the housings of the individual compressor stages consisting of individual housing shells are arranged axially, one behind the other, and are mechanically interconnected, wherein, in addition, a common driving shaft is provided for the impellers of the individual compressor stages, and a coolant is provided in the interspace which exists between the housings of the individual compressor stages. An intensive cooling is thereby achieved, in that the interspace is sealed both from the outside and also against the driving shaft, an inlet and an outlet orifice are each assigned to the interspace and a liquid coolant, which flows through the interspace, is supplied and evacuated by way of these orifices.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegfried Schoenwald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:03
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/58; F04D29/582; F04D29/584; F04D23/00; F04D23/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A multi-stage lateral channel compressor comprising: a plurality of compressor stages, each compressor stage including a housing comprising at least two housing shells and an impeller; the compressor stages being arranged axially one behind another and mechanically interconnected so as to form an interspace between the housings of the individual compressor stages; a common driving shaft for driving the impellers of the individual compressor stages; means for sealing the interspace both from the outside and also against the driving shaft; a supply of coolant; and an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice communicating the supply of coolant with the interspace, whereby coolant is supplied to the interspace via the inlet orifice, flows through the interspace and is evacuated via the outlet orifice.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A multi-stage lateral channel compressor comprising: a plurality of compressor stages, each compressor stage including a housing comprising at least two housing shells and an impeller; the compressor stages being arranged axially one behind another and mechanically interconnected so as to form an interspace between the housings of the individual compressor stages; a common driving shaft for driving the impellers of the individual compressor stages; means for sealing the interspace both from the outside and also against the driving shaft; a supply of coolant; and an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice communicating the supply of coolant with the interspace, whereby coolant is supplied to the interspace via the inlet orifice, flows through the interspace and is evacuated via the outlet orifice.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The lateral channel compressor of claim 1, the compressor housing further comprising an intake port an exhaust port and an interrupter separating the intake port from the exhaust port; wherein the inlet orifice and the outlet orifice are provided on the housing proximate the interrupter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The lateral channel compressor of claim 1 wherein the compressor has a service position corresponding to its orientation in use and the interspace has an uppermost point when the compressor is in the service position and wherein the outlet orifice is connected to the uppermost point of the interspace.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The lateral channel compressor of claim 3 wherein the outlet orifice is connected to the uppermost point of the interspace via a vent line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The lateral channel compressor of claim 1 further comprising a blocking wall provided in the interspace, the blocking wall separating the incoming flow of the coolant from the return flow of the coolant so as to prevent coolant from flowing directing from the intake port to the exhaust port.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The lateral channel compressor of claim 1 wherein the opposite-facing housing shells of adjacent compressor stages are integral so as to define a continuous interspace housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
137 words
A multi-stage later channel compressor comprising: an inlet housing shell, at least one inner housing shell, and an outlet housing shell, the inlet housing shell, at least one inner housing shell and outlet housing shell being serially axially arranged to define a plurality of compressor stage housings, each compressor stage including an impeller; a common driving shaft for driving each of the impellers of the compressor; an interspace defined within at least one inner housing shell; a tubular piece sealingly connected to the inner housing shell to seal the interspace from the common driving shaft; a supply of coolant; an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice communicating the supply of coolant with the interspace such that coolant is supplied to the interspace via the inlet orifice, flows through the interspace and is evacuated via the outlet orifice.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
137 words
A multi-stage later channel compressor comprising: an inlet housing shell, at least one inner housing shell, and an outlet housing shell, the inlet housing shell, at least one inner housing shell and outlet housing shell being serially axially arranged to define a plurality of compressor stage housings, each compressor stage including an impeller; a common driving shaft for driving each of the impellers of the compressor; an interspace defined within at least one inner housing shell; a tubular piece sealingly connected to the inner housing shell to seal the interspace from the common driving shaft; a supply of coolant; an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice communicating the supply of coolant with the interspace such that coolant is supplied to the interspace via the inlet orifice, flows through the interspace and is evacuated via the outlet orifice.
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