EP2390508B1 - Suction opening of a screw compressor - Google Patents
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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
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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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
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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
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- the present invention relates to a screw compressor, and particularly relates to a shape of an axial suction port of an oil free type screw compressor including a timing gear.
- JP-A-06-288369 describes a contour shape preferable for an axial suction port of a screw compressor including a working chamber in which a volumetric change is temporarily discontinued. Further, JP-A-10-9164 describes a method for increasing a suction flow rate by performing suction operation intermittently.
- JP-A-06-288369 and JP-A-10-9164 have not been applied widely and generally because certain conditions are required for the structure of the screw compressor to which those can be applied and for the usage thereof. Accordingly, there has been the problem of embodying the structure for increasing the suction amount that can be applied to many screw compressors.
- US 2457314 A discloses a rotary screw wheel device in which intermeshing rotors having helical lands and grooves cooperate with each other and with an enclosing casing to form working chambers which vary in volume as the rotors revolve.
- US 2481527 A discloses rotary multiple helical rotor machine which provides working chamber between intermeshing rotors of the screw wheel type mounted in a suitable casing.
- the teaching of the two latter documents generally relates to the effect of the shape of the suction port opening and closing on pressure waves travelling along the working chambers.
- an object of the present invention is to propose a configuration which can enhance energy efficiency and volume efficiency in a screw compressor of an ordinary configuration.
- the invention provides a screw compressor including a male rotor having a helical lobe, a female rotor having a helical lobe, a casing forming a bore for accommodating the lobes of the male female rotors in a state where the lobes mesh with each other, an axial suction port provided on a suction side of the casing, and a delivery port provided on a delivery side of the casing, wherein the axial suction port is configured by a contour line including a line along a male lobe profile and a line along a female lobe profile, and the line along the male lobe profile is disposed at a predetermined displacement angle toward a rotational direction side of the male rotor from a following side contour line position of a male lobe groove in the rotational angle of the male rotor, at which following side contour line position the volume of a working chamber formed by being enclosed by the male lobe groove of the male rotor,
- the invention provides a screw compressor including a male rotor having a helical lobe, a female rotor having a helical lobe, a casing forming a bore for accommodating the lobes of the male and female rotors in a state where the lobes mesh with each other, an axial suction port provided on a suction side of the casing, and a delivery port provided on a delivery side of the casing, wherein the axial suction port is configured by a contour line including a line along a male lobe profile and a line along a female lobe profile, and the line along the female lobe profile is disposed at a predetermined displacement angle toward a rotational direction side of the female rotor from a following side contour line position of a female lobe groove in the rotational angle of the female rotor, at which following side contour line the volume of a working chamber formed by being enclosed by a male lobe groove of the male rotor, the female lobe groove
- the compressor which increases the suction amount and is highly efficient can be realized.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a screw compressor.
- Reference numeral 1 designates a male rotor having a helical lobe
- reference numeral 2 designates a female rotor having a helical lobe.
- the male rotor 1 and the female rotor 2 are housed in a bore 4 formed inside a casing 3 in a state where those mesh with each other.
- the bore 4 is of a shape of two cylinders of which parts overlapping each other, and more specifically, is configured by four surfaces which are a cylindrical outer peripheral surface with which a lobe portion of the male rotor 1 is covered, a cylindrical outer peripheral surface with which a lobe portion of the female rotor 2 is covered, a suction end 7, and a delivery end 8.
- the suction end 7 is provided with an axial suction port 11 which will be described later, and the delivery end 8 is provided with a delivery port not illustrated.
- a timing gear 10 which is provided at one end of a shaft of the male rotor 1 and a timing gear 10 which is provided at one end of a shaft of the female rotor 2 are disposed to mesh with each other, so that the female rotor 2 is configured to be rotationally driven synchronously with rotational drive of the male rotor 1.
- a space where a male lobe groove 5 of the male rotor 1 and a female lobe groove 6 of the female rotor 2 communicate with each other is covered with the bore 4, and forms a working chamber 9 which is a closed space. Since there are a plurality of spaces where the male lobe groove 5 and the female lobe groove 6 communicate with each other, a plurality of working chambers 9 are formed.
- Each of the working chambers 9 moves toward the direction of the delivery end 8 from the suction end 7 in accordance with rotation of both rotors.
- backlash of the timing gears 10 is designed to be smaller than backlash of the lobe portions of the male rotor 1 and the female rotor 2, and the lobe portions of the male rotor 1 and the female rotor 2 are not brought into contact with each other. Therefore, each of the working chambers 9 is not a closed space in strict meaning, and accordingly is connected to the adjacent working chambers through a clearance. However, the amount of gas which leaks into the adjacent working chamber 9 through the clearance is so small that it can be ignored.
- Figs. 4A and 4B are views explaining an ordinary shape of the axial suction port 11 which is provided in the suction end 7 of the bore 4.
- the male rotor 1 rotates clockwise
- the female rotor 2 rotates counterclockwise.
- the working chamber 9 which is generated in a position where both rotors on the suction end 7 are in contact with each other enlarges its inner volume while a leading head of the working chamber 9 moves toward the delivery end 8 in accordance with rotation of both rotors.
- gas to be compressed is supplied to the working chamber 9 via the axial suction port 11.
- a contour line 15 on the male rotor 1 side and a contour line 18 on the female rotor 2 side of the axial suction port 11 are provided at a position where the inner volume of the working chamber 9 is maximum. More specifically, during the time period in which the inner volume of the working chamber 9 is enlarged, the gas to be compressed is supplied to the working chamber 9 communicating with the axial suction port 11, and during the time period in which the inner volume of the working chamber 9 is reduced, new gas to be compressed is not supplied to the working chamber 9 which does not communicate with the axial suction port 11. Thereafter, in accordance with rotation of both rotors, the inner volume of the working chamber 9 is reduced, and therefore, the gas to be compressed in the working chamber 9 is compressed. The gas to be compressed which has been compressed is discharged from the delivery port which is provided in the delivery end 8.
- FIG. 1A is a view explaining a shape in embodiment 1 of the axial suction port 11 provided in the suction end 7 of the bore 4.
- the male rotor 1 rotates clockwise, whereas the female rotor 2 rotates counterclockwise.
- the working chamber 9 which is the nearest to the delivery side and shown by the oblique lines is in a position where the working chamber 9 has the maximum volume, and the working chambers which are located on the suction side from that position are in the suction process by enlargement of the volume.
- the contour line of the axial suction port 11 is configured by seven contour lines that are a line 13 of a meshing portion, a circular arc 14 along a male lobe bottom diameter, the line 15 along a male lobe profile, a circular arc 16 along a male lobe tip diameter, a circular arc 17 along a female lobe tip diameter, the line 18 along a female lobe profile and a circular arc 19 along a female lobe bottom diameter.
- the line 15 along the male lobe profile and the line 18 along the female lobe profile which are the contour lines that have a large effect on the performance of the compressor, will be described in detail.
- the working chamber 9 with the maximum volume shown by hatching in Fig. 1A is in contact with the suction end 7 and the delivery end 8 at both male and female sides.
- the contour of the groove of each of the rotors in the suction end 7 will be studied by dividing the contour into two on an advance side and a following side with respect to the rotor rotation. Among those, the following side has a large effect on the performance of the compressor, and therefore, attention will be paid on a following side contour line 21 of the male lobe groove 5 and a following side contour line 22 of the female lobe groove 6 hereinafter.
- the line 15 along the male lobe profile is provided at a position which is displaced clockwise by ⁇ f1 from a position of the following side contour line 21 at the timing when the working chamber 9 has the maximum volume.
- the positional precision of the line 15 along the male lobe profile has to be within 1/20 of the rotor diameter.
- the line 18 along the female lobe profile is provided at a position which is displaced counterclockwise by ⁇ f2 from a position of the following side contour line 22 at the timing when the working chamber 9 has the maximum volume.
- the positional precision of the line 18 along the female lobe profile has to be within 1/20 of the rotor diameter.
- the positional relation of the working chamber 9 and the axial suction port 11 will be described by using the development of the bore 4 as shown in Fig. 2 .
- the right side is a development of the male side cylinder
- the left side is a development of the female side cylinder.
- a lower end of the development is the suction end 7, whereas an upper end is the delivery end 8.
- the axial suction port 11 which is adjacent to the suction end 7, and has both ends defined by the line 15 along the male lobe profile and the line 18 along the female lobe profile is opened.
- a vertical line in the center which is designated by reference numeral 31 is an expansion side cusp which is on an expansion side, of intersection lines of the male side cylinder and the female side cylinder.
- Vertical lines at both left and right sides designated by reference numerals 32 are compression side cusps which are on a compression side, of the intersection lines of the male side cylinder and the female side cylinder of the bore 4.
- Oblique lines 24 and 25 and the oblique lines parallel with them show lobe tip lines of each of the rotors.
- the working chambers facing the axial suction port 11 take the gas to be compressed in, and the working chambers which do not face the axial suction port 11 do not take the gas to be compressed in.
- FIG. 5 a suction stroke of the gas to be compressed to the working chamber of the screw compressor having the configuration described above will be described.
- (a) shows the volume of the working chamber when the rotors are rotated.
- (b) shows the volumetric change rate of the working chamber that is obtained by differentiating (a).
- (c) shows a volume flow rate which is sucked by the working chamber.
- the axial suction port 11 of the present embodiment is larger than the ordinary axial suction port by the fact that the axial suction port opening time period is longer than the working chamber volume increasing time period.
- a rotational angle of the rotors that is generated at a contact point of the suction end 7 and the expansion side cusp 31 by the working chamber formed by the male lobe groove and the female lobe groove communicating with each other is set as ⁇ 0 .
- the male lobe groove and the female lobe groove are connected to each other at the opening of the working chamber in the suction end 7.
- the opening of the working chamber in the suction end 7 is separated to a male lobe groove side and a female lobe groove side.
- Fig. 6 shows the state of the flow of the gas to be compressed which is sucked to the rotors through the suction port from the suction side casing. Since suction in the state close to a stationary state where the inertia effect accompanying the suction is small is conventionally assumed, the flow velocity of the gas to be compressed sucked from the rotors has a sufficiently large inertia effect, and in the present embodiment, the volume efficiency is enhanced by increasing the suction quantity by adopting a shape of the axial suction port 11 which can utilize the inertia effect.
- a groove length L' in the axial direction of the working chamber can be expressed assuming that the groove bottom radius is minimum as follows ( ⁇ is in a radian unit).
- L ' 2 ⁇ R ⁇ ⁇ / 2 ⁇ 2 + L 2
- the gas to be compressed which has flown into the working chamber is considered to have a temperature and a pressure substantially equal to a port temperature and a port pressure before shifting to the compression process.
- a sound velocity of the gas to be compressed at this time is set as "a". With respect to the case of a non oil free type, the sound velocity is defined by the sound velocity corrected with a vapor quantity of oil, water or the like.
- the working chamber volume is enlarged the stage at which the working chamber volume is minimum in accordance with rotation of the rotor from, and the volume enlargement of the working chamber becomes maximum at the stage at which the working chamber reaches the delivery end.
- a displacement angle ⁇ f ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ R ⁇ ⁇ / 2 ⁇ 2 + L 2 / a
- a male rotor side groove length L'm is shorter than a female rotor side groove length L'f
- ⁇ t 3.7 ⁇ 10 -4 sec
- the wrap angle ⁇ f 150°
- the rotor axial length L 100 mm
- air is used as the gas to be compressed
- the sound velocity a 340 m/s
- the rotational speed of the female rotor is set as 200 rev/sec
- the suction opening sectional area and the suction time can be increased, and the suction volume efficiency can be enhanced.
- the working chamber in the suction process can suck the gas to be compressed smoothly with low pressure loss, and the suction quantity can be increased while backflow of the gas to be compressed which is once sucked from the working chamber is prevented.
- the present invention is applicable to any kind of gas. Further, the condition is defined by the shape (mainly, the length) of the working chamber 9 formed by the male rotor 1 and the female rotor 2, the present invention is applicable to various rotor lobe shapes, and the material of the rotor is not limited.
- the axial suction port 11 is closed on the male and female sides at the same timing, but in example 1 only the contour line 15 which is the male side contour line of the axial suction port 11 is closed at the closing timing described in embodiment 1.
- the axial suction port 11 is closed on the male and female sides at the same timing, whereas in example 2 only the contour line 18 which is the female side contour line of the axial suction port 11 is closed at the closing timing described in embodiment 1.
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- The present invention relates to a screw compressor, and particularly relates to a shape of an axial suction port of an oil free type screw compressor including a timing gear.
- In order to enhance energy efficiency and volume efficiency of a screw compressor, a great deal of effort has been spent so far. While various factors determine the performance, it has been learned from the recent study that a contour shape of an axial suction port affects the volume efficiency of the screw compressor. In general, when a sufficient opening area or an opening time cannot be ensured in an axial suction port, a suction flow rate decreases to cause reduction in volume efficiency, but when an excessive opening area and an excessive opening time are set on the contrary, the fluid which is once sucked into a working chamber flows back in a compression process, and the suction flow rate decreases to reduce the volume efficiency as a result.
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US 2457314 A discloses a rotary screw wheel device in which intermeshing rotors having helical lands and grooves cooperate with each other and with an enclosing casing to form working chambers which vary in volume as the rotors revolve. -
US 2481527 A discloses rotary multiple helical rotor machine which provides working chamber between intermeshing rotors of the screw wheel type mounted in a suitable casing. - The teaching of the two latter documents generally relates to the effect of the shape of the suction port opening and closing on pressure waves travelling along the working chambers.
- Thus, in view of the above described problem, an object of the present invention is to propose a configuration which can enhance energy efficiency and volume efficiency in a screw compressor of an ordinary configuration.
- The above object is achieved by the features of
claim 1. - In order to solve the above described problem, the invention provides a screw compressor including a male rotor having a helical lobe, a female rotor having a helical lobe, a casing forming a bore for accommodating the lobes of the male female rotors in a state where the lobes mesh with each other, an axial suction port provided on a suction side of the casing, and a delivery port provided on a delivery side of the casing, wherein the axial suction port is configured by a contour line including a line along a male lobe profile and a line along a female lobe profile, and the line along the male lobe profile is disposed at a predetermined displacement angle toward a rotational direction side of the male rotor from a following side contour line position of a male lobe groove in the rotational angle of the male rotor, at which following side contour line position the volume of a working chamber formed by being enclosed by the male lobe groove of the male rotor, a female lobe groove of the female rotor and the bore is maximum.
- Further, the invention provides a screw compressor including a male rotor having a helical lobe, a female rotor having a helical lobe, a casing forming a bore for accommodating the lobes of the male and female rotors in a state where the lobes mesh with each other, an axial suction port provided on a suction side of the casing, and a delivery port provided on a delivery side of the casing, wherein the axial suction port is configured by a contour line including a line along a male lobe profile and a line along a female lobe profile, and the line along the female lobe profile is disposed at a predetermined displacement angle toward a rotational direction side of the female rotor from a following side contour line position of a female lobe groove in the rotational angle of the female rotor, at which following side contour line the volume of a working chamber formed by being enclosed by a male lobe groove of the male rotor, the female lobe groove of the female rotor and the bore is maximum.
- According to the present invention, the compressor which increases the suction amount and is highly efficient can be realized.
- Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Figs. 1A and 1B show a pair of rotors and a contour of a suction port ofembodiment 1; -
Fig. 2 is a development of a bore outer circumferential surface ofembodiment 1; -
Fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view of an ordinary screw compressor; -
Figs. 4A and 4B show a pair of rotors and a contour of a suction port of an ordinary screw compressor; -
Fig. 5 shows graphs of a volumetric change and a suction flow rate of a working chamber of a screw compressor; and -
Fig. 6 is a view explaining an inflow sectional area shape. - Before describing an embodiment of the present invention, a general configuration of a screw compressor will be described by using
Figs. 3 ,4A and 4B . -
Fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a screw compressor.Reference numeral 1 designates a male rotor having a helical lobe, andreference numeral 2 designates a female rotor having a helical lobe. As shown here, in a screw compressor, themale rotor 1 and thefemale rotor 2 are housed in abore 4 formed inside acasing 3 in a state where those mesh with each other. Thebore 4 is of a shape of two cylinders of which parts overlapping each other, and more specifically, is configured by four surfaces which are a cylindrical outer peripheral surface with which a lobe portion of themale rotor 1 is covered, a cylindrical outer peripheral surface with which a lobe portion of thefemale rotor 2 is covered, asuction end 7, and adelivery end 8. Thesuction end 7 is provided with anaxial suction port 11 which will be described later, and thedelivery end 8 is provided with a delivery port not illustrated. Further, atiming gear 10 which is provided at one end of a shaft of themale rotor 1 and atiming gear 10 which is provided at one end of a shaft of thefemale rotor 2 are disposed to mesh with each other, so that thefemale rotor 2 is configured to be rotationally driven synchronously with rotational drive of themale rotor 1. A space where a male lobe groove 5 of themale rotor 1 and afemale lobe groove 6 of thefemale rotor 2 communicate with each other is covered with thebore 4, and forms a workingchamber 9 which is a closed space. Since there are a plurality of spaces where the male lobe groove 5 and thefemale lobe groove 6 communicate with each other, a plurality ofworking chambers 9 are formed. Each of theworking chambers 9 moves toward the direction of thedelivery end 8 from thesuction end 7 in accordance with rotation of both rotors. In an oil free type screw compressor, backlash of thetiming gears 10 is designed to be smaller than backlash of the lobe portions of themale rotor 1 and thefemale rotor 2, and the lobe portions of themale rotor 1 and thefemale rotor 2 are not brought into contact with each other. Therefore, each of theworking chambers 9 is not a closed space in strict meaning, and accordingly is connected to the adjacent working chambers through a clearance. However, the amount of gas which leaks into theadjacent working chamber 9 through the clearance is so small that it can be ignored. Further, in a non-oil free type screw compressor, the clearance is generally sealed by oil, water or the like, and the effect of leakage between theadjacent working chambers 9 can be ignored. Therefore, hereinafter, description will be made with the assumption that each of theworking chambers 9 is an independent space. -
Figs. 4A and 4B are views explaining an ordinary shape of theaxial suction port 11 which is provided in thesuction end 7 of thebore 4. As shown by the arrows, themale rotor 1 rotates clockwise, whereas thefemale rotor 2 rotates counterclockwise. The workingchamber 9 which is generated in a position where both rotors on thesuction end 7 are in contact with each other enlarges its inner volume while a leading head of the workingchamber 9 moves toward thedelivery end 8 in accordance with rotation of both rotors. During this time period, gas to be compressed is supplied to theworking chamber 9 via theaxial suction port 11. Acontour line 15 on themale rotor 1 side and acontour line 18 on thefemale rotor 2 side of theaxial suction port 11 are provided at a position where the inner volume of theworking chamber 9 is maximum. More specifically, during the time period in which the inner volume of theworking chamber 9 is enlarged, the gas to be compressed is supplied to the workingchamber 9 communicating with theaxial suction port 11, and during the time period in which the inner volume of theworking chamber 9 is reduced, new gas to be compressed is not supplied to theworking chamber 9 which does not communicate with theaxial suction port 11. Thereafter, in accordance with rotation of both rotors, the inner volume of theworking chamber 9 is reduced, and therefore, the gas to be compressed in theworking chamber 9 is compressed. The gas to be compressed which has been compressed is discharged from the delivery port which is provided in thedelivery end 8. -
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described usingFigs. 1A and 1B . The components equivalent to those ofFigs. 3 and4 are assigned with the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.Fig. 1A is a view explaining a shape inembodiment 1 of theaxial suction port 11 provided in thesuction end 7 of thebore 4. As shown by the arrows, themale rotor 1 rotates clockwise, whereas thefemale rotor 2 rotates counterclockwise. The workingchamber 9 which is the nearest to the delivery side and shown by the oblique lines is in a position where theworking chamber 9 has the maximum volume, and the working chambers which are located on the suction side from that position are in the suction process by enlargement of the volume. - As shown in
Fig. 1B , the contour line of theaxial suction port 11 is configured by seven contour lines that are aline 13 of a meshing portion, acircular arc 14 along a male lobe bottom diameter, theline 15 along a male lobe profile, acircular arc 16 along a male lobe tip diameter, acircular arc 17 along a female lobe tip diameter, theline 18 along a female lobe profile and acircular arc 19 along a female lobe bottom diameter. Among those, theline 15 along the male lobe profile and theline 18 along the female lobe profile, which are the contour lines that have a large effect on the performance of the compressor, will be described in detail. - The working
chamber 9 with the maximum volume shown by hatching inFig. 1A is in contact with thesuction end 7 and thedelivery end 8 at both male and female sides. The contour of the groove of each of the rotors in thesuction end 7 will be studied by dividing the contour into two on an advance side and a following side with respect to the rotor rotation. Among those, the following side has a large effect on the performance of the compressor, and therefore, attention will be paid on a followingside contour line 21 of themale lobe groove 5 and a followingside contour line 22 of thefemale lobe groove 6 hereinafter. - As shown in
Fig. 1B , theline 15 along the male lobe profile is provided at a position which is displaced clockwise by Δf1 from a position of the followingside contour line 21 at the timing when the workingchamber 9 has the maximum volume. The positional precision of theline 15 along the male lobe profile has to be within 1/20 of the rotor diameter. - Further, the
line 18 along the female lobe profile is provided at a position which is displaced counterclockwise by Δf2 from a position of the followingside contour line 22 at the timing when the workingchamber 9 has the maximum volume. The positional precision of theline 18 along the female lobe profile has to be within 1/20 of the rotor diameter. - Next, the positional relation of the working
chamber 9 and theaxial suction port 11 will be described by using the development of thebore 4 as shown inFig. 2 . In the development of thebore 4 shown inFig. 2 , the right side is a development of the male side cylinder, and the left side is a development of the female side cylinder. A lower end of the development is thesuction end 7, whereas an upper end is thedelivery end 8. Theaxial suction port 11 which is adjacent to thesuction end 7, and has both ends defined by theline 15 along the male lobe profile and theline 18 along the female lobe profile is opened. - A vertical line in the center which is designated by
reference numeral 31 is an expansion side cusp which is on an expansion side, of intersection lines of the male side cylinder and the female side cylinder. Vertical lines at both left and right sides designated byreference numerals 32 are compression side cusps which are on a compression side, of the intersection lines of the male side cylinder and the female side cylinder of thebore 4. Further,Oblique lines axial suction port 11 take the gas to be compressed in, and the working chambers which do not face theaxial suction port 11 do not take the gas to be compressed in. - When both male and female rotors rotate, the working chambers move upward as shown by the arrows, and the internal volumes are enlarged or decreased.
- With use of
Fig. 5 , a suction stroke of the gas to be compressed to the working chamber of the screw compressor having the configuration described above will be described. (a) shows the volume of the working chamber when the rotors are rotated. (b) shows the volumetric change rate of the working chamber that is obtained by differentiating (a). (c) shows a volume flow rate which is sucked by the working chamber. InFig. 5 , it is shown that theaxial suction port 11 of the present embodiment is larger than the ordinary axial suction port by the fact that the axial suction port opening time period is longer than the working chamber volume increasing time period. - First, a rotational angle of the rotors that is generated at a contact point of the
suction end 7 and theexpansion side cusp 31 by the working chamber formed by the male lobe groove and the female lobe groove communicating with each other is set as θ0. In the time period from the rotational angles θ0 to θ1, the male lobe groove and the female lobe groove are connected to each other at the opening of the working chamber in thesuction end 7. At the time of the rotational angle θ1, the opening of the working chamber in thesuction end 7 is separated to a male lobe groove side and a female lobe groove side. As shown in (c) ofFig. 5 , during the time period from the rotational angles θ1 to θ2, the volume flow rate which is sucked into the working chamber is large, but since the gas to be compressed is sucked into the working chamber through two openings at the male rotor side and the female rotor side, the passage pressure loss is small, and smooth suction can be realized. - When the tip end of the working chamber reaches the
delivery end 8 at the timing of the rotational angle θ2, the change rate of the volume of the working chamber and the volume flow rate to be sucked are gradually reduced as shown in (b) and (c) ofFig. 5 . In the meanwhile, the volume of the working chamber becomes maximum at the timing of the rotational angle θ3, and after θ3, the volume of the working chamber changes and decreases. What should be noted here is the point that even if the volume of the workingchamber 9 changes and decreases, suction of the gas to be compressed to the working chamber continues up to the rotational angle θ4. - The reason of the above will be described by using
Fig. 6. Fig. 6 shows the state of the flow of the gas to be compressed which is sucked to the rotors through the suction port from the suction side casing. Since suction in the state close to a stationary state where the inertia effect accompanying the suction is small is conventionally assumed, the flow velocity of the gas to be compressed sucked from the rotors has a sufficiently large inertia effect, and in the present embodiment, the volume efficiency is enhanced by increasing the suction quantity by adopting a shape of theaxial suction port 11 which can utilize the inertia effect. - Hereinafter, the reason why the suction of the gas to be compressed is possible even after the working chamber volume changes and decreases will be discussed in detail.
- When a radius of the male rotor groove bottom is Rm, a male rotor wrap angle is θm, a radius of the female rotor groove bottom is Rf, a female rotor wrap angle is θf, and a axial length of the rotor is L, a groove length L' in the axial direction of the working chamber can be expressed assuming that the groove bottom radius is minimum as follows (θ is in a radian unit).
- The gas to be compressed which has flown into the working chamber is considered to have a temperature and a pressure substantially equal to a port temperature and a port pressure before shifting to the compression process. A sound velocity of the gas to be compressed at this time is set as "a". With respect to the case of a non oil free type, the sound velocity is defined by the sound velocity corrected with a vapor quantity of oil, water or the like.
- The working chamber volume is enlarged the stage at which the working chamber volume is minimum in accordance with rotation of the rotor from, and the volume enlargement of the working chamber becomes maximum at the stage at which the working chamber reaches the delivery end. At this time, the fact that the working chamber reaches the delivery end is transmitted to the suction side under the sound velocity condition of the gas to be compressed. A time lag Δt based on the compressibility of the gas is expressed by using the groove length L' in the axial direction of the working chamber, for example, as follows.
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- More specifically, in the case that a male rotor side groove length L'm is shorter than a female rotor side groove length L'f, for example, Δt =3.7×10-4sec where the female rotor side groove bottom radius Rf=30mm, the wrap angle θf=150°, the rotor axial length L=100 mm, air is used as the gas to be compressed, and the sound velocity a=340 m/s, and if the rotational speed of the female rotor is set as 200 rev/sec, the angle Δf which moves during the delay time is Δt=27°. Accordingly, by delaying the closing timing of the axial port theoretically in the range of Δf=27° or less from the angle at which the working chamber forms the maximum volume, the suction opening sectional area and the suction time can be increased, and the suction volume efficiency can be enhanced.
- According to the screw compressor of
embodiment 1 described above, the working chamber in the suction process can suck the gas to be compressed smoothly with low pressure loss, and the suction quantity can be increased while backflow of the gas to be compressed which is once sucked from the working chamber is prevented. - As for the kind of the gas to be compressed, the present invention is applicable to any kind of gas. Further, the condition is defined by the shape (mainly, the length) of the working
chamber 9 formed by themale rotor 1 and thefemale rotor 2, the present invention is applicable to various rotor lobe shapes, and the material of the rotor is not limited. - In
embodiment 1, theaxial suction port 11 is closed on the male and female sides at the same timing, but in example 1 only thecontour line 15 which is the male side contour line of theaxial suction port 11 is closed at the closing timing described inembodiment 1. - By this configuration, even in the case where "the maximum displacement angle Δf at the female rotor side << the maximum displacement angle Δf at the male rotor side", enhancement in efficiency can be realized.
- In
embodiment 1, theaxial suction port 11 is closed on the male and female sides at the same timing, whereas in example 2 only thecontour line 18 which is the female side contour line of theaxial suction port 11 is closed at the closing timing described inembodiment 1. - By this configuration, even in the case where "the maximum displacement angle Δf at the male rotor side <<than the maximum displacement angle Δf at the female rotor side", enhancement in efficiency can be realized.
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- A screw compressor, comprising:a male rotor (1) having a helical lobe;a female rotor (2) having a helical lobe;a casing (3) in which a bore (4) is formed for accommodating the lobe of the male rotor and the lobe of the female rotor in a state where the lobes mesh with each other;an axial suction port (11) provided on a suction side of the casing; anda delivery port provided on a delivery side of the casing, whereinthe axial suction port (11) is defined by a contour line including a line (15) along a male lobe profile and a line (18) along a female lobe profile,characterized in thatthe contour line of the axial suction port is configured by seven contour lines consisting of a line (13) of a meshing portion, a circular arc (14) along a male lobe bottom diameter, the line (15) along the male lobe profile, a circular arc (16) along a male lobe tip diameter, a circular arc (17) along a female lobe tip diameter, the line (18) along the female lobe profile and a circular arc (19) along a female lobe bottom diameter,the line (15) along the male lobe profile is arranged so as to be displaced by a predetermined displacement angle toward a rotational direction side of the male rotor from a following side contour line position (21) of a male lobe groove (5) at a rotational angle of the male rotor (1) at the time when the volume of a working chamber (9) formed by being enclosed by the male lobe groove (5) of the male rotor, a female lobe groove (6) of the female rotor and the bore (4) is maximum,the line (18) along the female lobe profile is arranged so as to be displaced by a predetermined displacement angle toward a rotational direction side of the female rotor from a following side contour line position (22) of the female lobe groove (6) at a rotational angle of the female rotor (2) at the time when the volume of the working chamber (9) is maximum,the axial suction port (11) is structured to close the suction port after a time required for gas to be compressed to move by a lobe portion length of the rotor at the speed of sound from the time when the working chamber reaches a delivery end (8), further from a position in a volume reduction process through the rotational angle at which the volume of the working chamber is substantially maximum, and the contour line of the axial suction port (11) is structured to include both of a portion along a contour line in the end that is on a rear side of rotation of a male rotor groove which forms a part of the working chamber (9), and a portion along a contour line in the end that is on a rear side of rotation of a female rotor groove, from a rotational angle of the rotors where the working chamber (9) is closed after a time required for gas to be compressed to move at the speed of sound by a lobe portion length of the rotor after the working chamber (9) reaches a delivery end after the rotational angle of the rotor at which the volume of the working chamber is substantially maximum, and is structured to be opened on an opposite side to the rotating direction of both male and female rotors from the contour lines and to be closed on a rotating direction side with a bore end.
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