EP0593495A1 - Cooling device. - Google Patents
Cooling device.Info
- Publication number
- EP0593495A1 EP0593495A1 EP92909704A EP92909704A EP0593495A1 EP 0593495 A1 EP0593495 A1 EP 0593495A1 EP 92909704 A EP92909704 A EP 92909704A EP 92909704 A EP92909704 A EP 92909704A EP 0593495 A1 EP0593495 A1 EP 0593495A1
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- Prior art keywords
- oil
- compressor
- refrigerant
- cooling
- bearing points
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C29/00—Component parts, details or accessories of pumps or pumping installations, not provided for in groups F04C18/00 - F04C28/00
- F04C29/04—Heating; Cooling; Heat insulation
- F04C29/042—Heating; Cooling; Heat insulation by injecting a fluid
Definitions
- the invention relates to a cooling device according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Refrigeration and air conditioning systems essentially comprise an evaporator in which heat is removed by evaporation of the refrigerant by means of the environment, a compressor which increases the pressure of the evaporated refrigerant from an intake pressure to an outlet pressure, and a condenser in which the evaporated refrigerant under the outlet pressure is liquefied again with heat being given off.
- the refrigerant to be compressed is cooled by the injected oil and thus the screw compressor as a whole is also cooled. It is therefore exposed to smaller temperature differences. This means that fits and clearances can be made narrower, which reduces the gap losses in the compressor.
- the injected oil seals the gap between the two rotors and between the individual rotors and the compressor housing. That way any leakage paths within the compressor are sealed off, thus creating the conditions for a high efficiency of the compressor.
- the oil injected into the compression chamber is atomized and entrained by the gaseous refrigerant to be compressed located in the compression chamber. An oil / refrigerant mixture is thus present at the pressure outlet of the compressor.
- the oil in the oil-refrigerant mixture must be separated from the refrigerant by an oil separator in order to be re-injected into the compressor and in order not to adversely affect heat transfer of the refrigerant within the refrigerant circuit.
- the oil injected into the compressor is cooled depending on an end temperature resulting at the pressure outlet of the compressor. Cooling can be done by refrigerant injection, or by cooling with water or air in a heat exchanger, e.g. a plate heat exchanger. In the latter case, a large amount of oil injection requires large and expensive heat exchangers.
- the temperature of the injected oil is essentially determined by the fact that its viscosity is high enough to ensure lubrication of the bearing points. If the oil temperature rises, the viscosity of the oil drops and the lubrication of the bearing points of the rotors is at risk. In contrast, lower oil viscosities or higher oil temperatures would also be permissible for the above-mentioned seal of the gap, which requires the greatest amount of oil injection.
- the object of the invention is to controllably cool the oil used for bearing lubrication in a simple and economical manner, regardless of the total amount of oil injected into the compressor.
- a cooling device essentially comprises a screw compressor 1, a condenser 2 and an evaporator 3, which are connected by lines 4 in a closed refrigerant circuit. Furthermore, there is a check valve 5 in the refrigerant circuit, which is arranged directly at the pressure outlet of the compressor, an oil separator 6, which is arranged behind the check valve 5 and in front of the condenser 2, and an expansion element 7, which is located between the condenser 2 and the evaporator 3 is in the refrigerant circuit.
- a first temperature sensor 8 senses the temperature at the bearing points of the compressor 1 and is connected to a control unit 11 via an electrical line 9.
- a second Temperature sensor 12 senses the temperature in the pressure outlet area of the compressor 1 and is also connected to the control unit 11 via an electrical line 13.
- a main oil line 14 extends from the oil separator 6 and leads via a solenoid valve 15 into the compression space of the compressor 1.
- a bearing oil line 16 is branched off from the main oil line 14 and leads into a heat exchanger 17 and from there to the bearing points of the compressor 1.
- part of the refrigerant is branched off from the line 4 of the refrigerant circuit via a line 18, fed to a solenoid valve 20 which can be controlled by the control unit 11 via an electrical line 19, and from there passes through an injection nozzle 21 into the heat exchanger 17, from which it is fed to a point 22 of the compressor 1 at which the suction process of the compressor 1 brought about by the rotors is completed.
- the mode of operation of the cooling device is as follows:
- the refrigerant evaporated in the evaporator 3 is drawn in on the suction side of the compressor 1 and is compressed therein.
- Oil is injected into the compression chamber of the compressor via the main oil line 14 and the solenoid valve 15.
- the oil is entrained by the refrigerant to be compressed, and the resulting oil-refrigerant mixture is compressed in the compressed state
- Check valve 5 fed to the oil separator 6.
- the oil separator 6 the oil is separated from the refrigerant and, since it is under increased pressure, is injected back into the compressor 1 via the main oil line 14 and the solenoid valve 15 at a point of the compressor which is at a lower pressure.
- the oil is separated from the refrigerant so as not to adversely affect the heat transfer of the refrigerant within the refrigerant circuit and also to implement a closed main oil circuit.
- the control unit 11 uses the electrical line 19 to switch the magnetic valve 20 opened and liquid refrigerant injected into the heat exchanger 17 via the line 18 and the injector 21.
- the oil branched off from the main oil line 14 via the bearing oil line 16 is cooled for cooling the bearing points by the refrigerant branched off behind the condenser 2, heat being supplied to the refrigerant and heat being removed from the oil used for bearing point lubrication.
- the refrigerant evaporated in the heat exchanger 17 is fed to the suction side of the compressor, advantageously to a point 22 at which the suction process of the compressor 1 is completed.
- the injection at this point 22 of the compressor 1 is necessary because otherwise the refrigerating capacity of the compressor, ie the amount of heat absorbed by the environment in the evaporator 3 for evaporating the refrigerant, decreases because the refrigerant which is used to cool the oil used for bearing lubrication does not branch off contributes to the heat transfer in the evaporator 3. Furthermore, when the refrigerant is injected at the point 22 of the compressor 1, there is the advantage that the refrigerant coming from the heat exchanger 17 meets the partially compressed, warmer refrigerant in the compressor 1 and cools the latter, which leads to an advantageous lower compression end temperature .
- the second temperature sensor 12 located in the pressure outlet area of the compressor 1 is used to open the solenoid valve 20 via the electrical line 13 through the control unit 11 and by means of the injection nozzle 21 more refrigerant into the heat exchanger 17 injected than is required for cooling the oil used for bearing lubrication.
- the temperature sensor 12 or a further temperature sensor (not shown) in the pressure outlet area of the compressor 1 via the control unit 11 switches off the compressor.
- the above-described cooling of the oil used for bearing lubrication offers the advantage of using oil with a low basic viscosity. So far, the requirement for a high basic viscosity has primarily been determined by the lubrication of the bearing points of the compressor, since an adequate operating viscosity of the oil is required at the bearing points at high bearing temperatures. On the "cold side" of the refrigerant circuit, however, the use of oil with a high basic viscosity can lead to problems.
- the oil that is not separated by the oil separator and is therefore in the refrigerant circuit can become so viscous that it is no longer entrained by the refrigerant gas flow in the evaporator. In this way, oil is stored in the evaporator, which can lead to reduced heat transfer of the refrigerant gas, for example to evaporator tubes of the evaporator, or even to the clogging of individual such tubes.
- the main advantage of the controllable cooling of the oil used to lubricate the compressor bearing points according to the invention is that, despite the use of an oil with a low basic viscosity, a sufficient operating viscosity of the oil used for bearing lubrication is achieved. Since the main oil flow in the main oil line, which is provided for injection into the compressor, remains uncooled, it is prevented that the compression end temperature does not drop to critical values and thus no refrigerant in the oil separator is condensed into the oil . In addition, the cost of oil cooling is considerably reduced by the bearing oil cooling according to the invention and thus the economy is increased.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Applications Or Details Of Rotary Compressors (AREA)
- Encapsulation Of And Coatings For Semiconductor Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
- Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
- Surgical Instruments (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE4122889A DE4122889C1 (en) | 1991-07-11 | 1991-07-11 | |
DE4122889 | 1991-07-11 | ||
PCT/EP1992/001045 WO1993001413A1 (en) | 1991-07-11 | 1992-05-13 | Cooling device |
Publications (2)
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EP0593495A1 true EP0593495A1 (en) | 1994-04-27 |
EP0593495B1 EP0593495B1 (en) | 1995-01-18 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP92909704A Expired - Lifetime EP0593495B1 (en) | 1991-07-11 | 1992-05-13 | Cooling device |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US5433590A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0593495B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE117409T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE4122889C1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK0593495T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2067334T3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1993001413A1 (en) |
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US6082982A (en) * | 1997-11-17 | 2000-07-04 | Uop Llc | Flooded compressor with improved oil reclamation |
US6371742B1 (en) * | 1997-12-30 | 2002-04-16 | Ateliers Busch S.A. | Cooling device |
US6067804A (en) * | 1999-08-06 | 2000-05-30 | American Standard Inc. | Thermosiphonic oil cooler for refrigeration chiller |
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EP1571337B1 (en) * | 2004-03-05 | 2007-11-28 | Corac Group plc | Multi-stage No-oil Gas Compressor |
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US8590324B2 (en) * | 2009-05-15 | 2013-11-26 | Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc. | Compressor and oil-cooling system |
CN103782117B (en) | 2011-09-16 | 2016-05-18 | 丹佛斯公司 | For the cooling and sub-cooling circuit of motor of compressor |
DK2573388T3 (en) * | 2011-09-22 | 2019-01-14 | Moventas Gears Oy | Process for controlling the lubrication of an exchange and of an exchange |
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US3176913A (en) * | 1960-07-22 | 1965-04-06 | Linde Eismasch Ag | Rotary compressor arrangement |
US3710590A (en) * | 1971-07-19 | 1973-01-16 | Vilter Manufacturing Corp | Refrigerant cooled oil system for a rotary screw compressor |
US3759348A (en) * | 1971-11-08 | 1973-09-18 | Maekawa Seisakusho Kk | Method of compressing chlorine gas |
SE360168B (en) * | 1971-12-22 | 1973-09-17 | Stal Refrigeration Ab | |
DE2801408A1 (en) * | 1978-01-13 | 1979-07-19 | Linde Ag | Refrigeration unit rotary piston compressor cooling system - injects oil and refrigerant mixture into compression chamber |
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1991
- 1991-07-11 DE DE4122889A patent/DE4122889C1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1992
- 1992-05-13 EP EP92909704A patent/EP0593495B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-05-13 US US08/167,874 patent/US5433590A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-05-13 DK DK92909704.6T patent/DK0593495T3/en active
- 1992-05-13 ES ES92909704T patent/ES2067334T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-05-13 WO PCT/EP1992/001045 patent/WO1993001413A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1992-05-13 AT AT92909704T patent/ATE117409T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ES2067334T3 (en) | 1995-03-16 |
EP0593495B1 (en) | 1995-01-18 |
US5433590A (en) | 1995-07-18 |
DK0593495T3 (en) | 1995-04-10 |
WO1993001413A1 (en) | 1993-01-21 |
ATE117409T1 (en) | 1995-02-15 |
DE4122889C1 (en) | 1992-12-17 |
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