Isothermal compression
US4478553A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/5846
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compression intensified thermodynamic gas process that includes a compressor rotor having a series of passage forming blades between which a process gas is conducted during compression. A coolant metering system is contained within the rotor structure which is arranged to introduce a liquid coolant directly into the gas flow as the gas is being compressed. Coolant nozzles are strategically positioned throughout the rotor so that coolant droplets that are introduced into the flow stream will pass freely out of the rotor without impacting the rotor blades.
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