JP2014136131A - Device for cooling compressed air and oxygen concentrator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for cooling compressed air and an oxygen concentrator which can efficiently cool compressed air while suppressing increases in device size, power consumption, noise, and resistance to a flow passage inside cooling pipes.SOLUTION: A first main pipe 123 is connected to compressors. A plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 branch off from the first main pipe 123, and compressed air is introduced thereinto. The plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 are parallel to one another and their diameters are the same. In addition, a plurality of heat radiating fins 122, which are perpendicular to the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4, are installed on the surfaces of the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooling device that cools compressed air obtained by a compressor, and an oxygen concentrator that introduces compressed air obtained by the cooling device and releases high-concentration oxygen.

  The oxygen concentrator is used, for example, in home oxygen therapy (HOT) in which a patient with respiratory disease inhales oxygen at home. One of the oxygen concentrators used in home oxygen therapy is an adsorption type oxygen concentrator (PSA). This adsorptive oxygen concentrator is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

  This oxygen concentrator includes a sieve bed (adsorption tower) filled with an adsorbent (for example, zeolite) having a property of adsorbing nitrogen to pressurized air and desorbing nitrogen to decompressed air. . The oxygen concentrator separates high-concentration oxygen from compressed air by compressing indoor air taken in through a filter and intake tank with a compressor, and passing this compressed air through a sieve bed while repeatedly switching between pressurization and decompression. To do. Then, the oxygen concentrator supplies the separated high-concentration oxygen to the patient through the nasal cannula after humidification.

  Since the compressor used in this oxygen concentrator generates heat during operation, the temperature of the obtained compressed air also rises. If the temperature of compressed air rises, the adsorption efficiency of nitrogen in the sieve bed which introduces it will fall. Therefore, in the oxygen concentrator, the temperature rise of the compressed air is suppressed by applying air to the compressor and a cooling pipe connected downstream of the compressor using a blower. Such a configuration is described in Patent Documents 2 and 3, for example.

  In this way, suppressing the temperature rise of the compressed air is also important for extending the life of the device provided on the downstream side of the compressor.

JP 2006-263441 A JP 2011-537 A JP 2004-18313 A

  By the way, if the power of the blower is increased or the number of blowers is increased, naturally the ability to cool the compressor and the cooling pipe can be increased. However, if these operations are performed in a dark manner, the size of the apparatus, the increase in power consumption, and the increase in noise are caused. For example, in terms of noise, oxygen concentrators are often placed close to the patient and may continue to be used while the patient is sleeping. Silence is required.

  One method for increasing the cooling efficiency is to increase the length of the cooling pipe. In order to lengthen the cooling pipe, considering that the cooling pipe must be arranged in a limited space, it is necessary to make the cooling pipe compact by bending the cooling pipe many times. However, since this increases the resistance of the flow path in the cooling pipe, the pressure loss increases when the compressed air passes through the cooling pipe, and the pressure of the compressed air decreases. .

  Such a problem applies not only to an oxygen concentrator but also to a medical device using a compressor, such as a ventilator.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and the efficiency of compressed air is reduced while suppressing the increase in the size of the apparatus, the increase in power consumption, the increase in noise, and the resistance of the flow path in the cooling pipe. It is an object of the present invention to provide a compressed air cooling device and an oxygen concentrator that can be cooled.

One aspect of the compressed air cooling device of the present invention is:
Compressed air cooling apparatus, comprising compressed air obtained by a compressor, a cooling pipe for radiating and cooling the heat of the compressed air, and a blower that blows air on the cooling pipe,
The cooling pipe is
A first main pipe connected to the compressor and into which the compressed air is introduced;
A plurality of branch pipes each branching in parallel from the first main pipe, and each having the same pipe diameter;
A plurality of branch pipes joined together, a second main pipe for supplying compressed air after cooling to the downstream device;
Have

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, compressed air can be cooled efficiently, suppressing the enlargement of an apparatus, the increase in power consumption, the increase in noise, and the resistance of the flow path in a cooling pipe.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the oxygen concentrator which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the internal structure of a compressor case and a fan case Side view for explaining the arrangement of the compressor, cooling unit and fan Top view for explanation of cooling unit and fan arrangement The perspective view which shows the structure of a cooling unit Side view showing configuration of cooling unit Side view for explaining the drain that drains the moisture in the pipe out of the pipe The perspective view which shows the structure of other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an oxygen concentrator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The oxygen concentrator 100 generates compressed air by the compressor 110, cools the compressed air by the cooling unit 120, and then supplies the compressed air to the sheave beds 210 and 211. The oxygen concentrator 100 then separates high-concentration oxygen from the compressed air by the sieve beds 210 and 211, and supplies the high-concentration oxygen obtained thereby to the patient via the oxygen outlet 225.

  This will be described in more detail. The compressor 110 is accommodated in the compressor case 111. A fan case 131 is provided above the compressor case 111. In the fan case 131, fans 132a and 132b and a cooling unit 120 are provided. The configuration inside the fan case 131 and the configuration for cooling the compressed air will be described in detail later.

  The compressed air cooled by the cooling unit 120 in the fan case 131 is sent to the manifold 140. The manifold 140 alternately sends compressed air to the first and second sheave beds 210, 211 and alternately switches nitrogen-enriched air from the first and second sheave beds 210, 211 to the silencer 143. Manifold for sending to. The manifold 140 includes first and second switching valves 142a and 142b that are three-way valves. The manifold 140 switches the flow path in the manifold 140 of compressed air and nitrogen-enriched air, for example, at intervals of 10 seconds by controlling the state of the first and second switching valves 142a and 142b.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the manifold 140 uses a first switching valve 142 a to open a pipe line between the first sheave bed 210 and the compressor 110, and The conduit between the sheave bed 210 and the silencer 143 is closed. At the same time, the manifold 140 uses the second switching valve 142b to close the pipe line between the second sheave bed 211 and the compressor 110, and the pipe between the second sheave bed 211 and the silencer 143. Open the road. In this case, the compressed air from the compressor 110 is sent to the first sheave bed 210 in the direction of the arrow 141A, and the nitrogen-enriched air from the second sheave bed 211 is sent to the silencer 143 in the direction of the arrow 141B. .

  In addition, the manifold 140 uses the first switching valve 142 a to close the pipe line between the first sheave bed 210 and the compressor 110, and the pipe between the first sheave bed 210 and the silencer 143. Open the road. At the same time, the manifold 140 uses the second switching valve 142b to open the pipe line between the second sheave bed 211 and the compressor 110, and the pipe between the second sheave bed 211 and the silencer 143. Close the road. In this case, the compressed air from the compressor 110 is sent to the second sheave bed 211, and the nitrogen-enriched air from the first sheave bed 210 is sent to the silencer 143.

  The first and second sheave beds 210 and 211 respectively separate high-concentration oxygen from the compressed air sent through the manifold 140. This separation is realized by the action of zeolite filled in the first and second sieve beds 210 and 211. Zeolite is an adsorbent that adsorbs nitrogen and moisture to pressurized air and desorbs adsorbed nitrogen and moisture to decompressed air. When communicating with the compressor 110, the first and second sieve beds 210 and 211 separate high-concentration oxygen from the compressed air sent from the compressor 110 and send it to the product tank 212 at the subsequent stage. When the first and second sheave beds 210 and 211 communicate with the silencer 143, the nitrogen-enriched air containing a large amount of nitrogen and moisture adsorbed from the compressed air is sent to the silencer 143.

  The product tank 212 is connected to the first and second sheave beds 210 and 211 at a portion opposite to the side to which the manifold 140 is connected. The product tank 212 is compressed by the first and second sheave beds 210 and 211. Contains high-concentration oxygen obtained by separation from The product tank 212 has, for example, a U-shape in which one end is connected to the first sheave bed 210 and the other end is connected to the sheave bed 211. The pressure equalizing valve 213 adjusts the pressures at both ends of the product tank 212 so that they are the same. The purge orifice 214 allows high-concentration oxygen to pass between both end portions of the product tank 212 in order to perform secondary purification when the first and second sheave beds 210 and 211 are desorbed.

  The silencer 143 has an exhaust port 143a, and the nitrogen-enriched air sent from the first and second sheave beds 210 and 211 via the manifold 140 is sent from the exhaust port 143a to the oxygen concentrator 100. Discharge outside the housing.

  The pressure sensor 216 detects the pressure of high-concentration oxygen sent from the product tank 212 to the regulator 217. The regulator 217 compares the detection result of the pressure sensor 216 with a preset pressure, and performs feedback control of the high-concentration oxygen pressure so that they have the same value.

  The stop valve 218 is closed to stop the flow of high-concentration oxygen sent from the regulator 217 under pressure adjustment. The stop valve 218 is closed when, for example, an operation for stopping the supply of high-concentration oxygen is performed or when the power supply to the oxygen concentrator 100 is stopped, so that the high-concentration oxygen remaining in the device is removed. Stop outflow.

  The oxygen sensor 219 detects the oxygen concentration of high concentration oxygen sent from the stop valve 218 to the bacterial filter 220. The bacteria filter 220 sterilizes high-concentration oxygen flowing through the flow path by collecting bacteria. The flow restriction orifice 221 restricts the flow rate of high concentration oxygen by restricting the flow path of high concentration oxygen sent through the bacterial filter 220. The degree of restriction of the flow restriction orifice 221 is adjusted in conjunction with the operation content of an operation unit (not shown) having a button or a knob provided in the casing of the oxygen concentrator 100, for example.

  The pressure sensor 222 detects the pressure of high-concentration oxygen sent from the flow restriction orifice 221 to the flow sensor 223. The flow sensor 223 detects the flow rate of the high concentration oxygen sent through the flow restriction orifice 221. By continuously storing the high-concentration oxygen pressure detected by the pressure sensor 222 and the high-concentration oxygen flow rate detected by the flow sensor 223 in a memory (not shown), the high-concentration oxygen concentration is set as previously set. Whether oxygen is being processed can be monitored.

  The humidifier 224 humidifies the high concentration oxygen sent through the flow sensor 223. The oxygen outlet 225 exhausts high-concentration oxygen, which has been given humidity by the humidifier 224, to supply the patient. A tube (not shown) having an oxygen mask and nasal cannula connected to one end is attached to the oxygen outlet 225, and high concentration oxygen is supplied to the patient through this tube.

  The oxygen concentrator 100 has a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM) as a storage medium storing a control program, a random access memory (RAM) as a working memory, and the like. The CPU controls the operation of each part including the compressor 110 and the manifold 140 by executing a control program.

<Detailed configuration of cooling mechanism>
Next, the configuration of the cooling mechanism provided in the fan case 131 for cooling the compressed air will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing configurations in the compressor case 111 and the fan case 131. FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining the arrangement of the compressor 110, the cooling unit 120, and the fans 132a and 132b. FIG. 4 is a top view for explaining the arrangement of the cooling unit 120 and the fans 132a and 132b. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the cooling unit 120. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the configuration of the cooling unit 120. FIG. 7 is a side view for explaining a drain for discharging moisture in the pipe to the outside of the pipe.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cooling unit 120 includes a cooling pipe 121 to which compressed air is introduced from the compressor 110 and radiates heat of the compressed air. A plurality of heat radiation fins 122 (see, for example, FIGS. 4 and 5) are attached to the surface (outer peripheral surface) of the cooling pipe 121, thereby improving the cooling efficiency.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the compressor 110 is fixed to the upper surface of the base 114 in the compressor case 111 via a damper 115 for absorbing vibration of the compressor 110. The fan 132 a and the cooling unit 120 are fixed on the bottom plate 134 of the fan case 131. Here, the bottom plate 134 of the fan case 131 also serves as the upper plate of the compressor case 111. The compressor case 111 and the fan case 131 are partitioned by a bottom plate 134.

  The fans 132 a and 132 b are sirocco fans, and are installed such that the intake port faces the cooling unit 120 and the exhaust port faces the compressor 110. In the case of the present embodiment, the cooling unit 120 is disposed on the side of the fans 132a and 132b, so the intake ports of the fans 132a and 132b face the side, and the compressor 110 is disposed below the fans 132a and 132b. Therefore, the exhaust ports of the fans 132a and 132b are installed so as to face downward.

  Exhaust holes 134a and 134b (FIGS. 1 and 4) having substantially the same size as the exhaust ports of the fans 132a and 132b are formed in the bottom plate 134, and the fan 132a, The exhaust air 132b hits the compressor 110 from above. Here, the positions of the fans 132a and 132b are arranged almost directly above the cylinder head. As a result, the exhaust air from the fans 132a and 132b directly hits the cylinder head of the compressor 110 having the highest heat among the compressors 110. Here, the compressor 110 of the present embodiment is a two-cylinder type compressor having two cylinders, and the compressor 110 is cooled by applying exhaust air from the fans 132a and 132b to each cylinder.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the fans 132 a and 132 b are arranged so that the intake ports face each other with the cooling unit 120 interposed therebetween. Here, the positional relationship between the fans 132a and 132b and the cooling unit 120 is such that the cooling unit 120 exists at a position intersecting with a line connecting the intake port of the fan 132a and the intake port of the fan 132b. Thereby, since the intake air comes into contact with the entire cooling unit 120, the heat radiation in the cooling unit 120 can be promoted.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the cooling unit 120 includes a cooling pipe 121 and a plurality of radiating fins 122. The cooling pipe 121 is composed of a plurality of branch pipes branched from the first main pipe 123 connected to the compressor 110. In the example of the present embodiment, the cooling pipe 121 is configured by four branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 branched from the first main pipe 123. The branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 are joined at the second main pipe 124 connected to the manifold (FIG. 1) on the downstream side. Incidentally, in FIG. 1, the cooling pipe 121 is shown as one pipe in order to simplify the drawing.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 5, the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 are a plurality of pipes having a smaller pipe diameter than the first and second main pipes 123 and 124. Are arranged side by side. In the case of the present embodiment, the first main pipe 123 and the second main pipe 124 are arranged one above the other, and as shown in FIG. 6, a branch pipe 121-4 ( 121-1, 121-2, 121-3) are reciprocated once and connected to the second main pipe 124. Incidentally, the compressed air flows in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6 through the branch pipe 121-4 (121-1, 121-2, 121-3).

  In this way, the cooling unit 120 is reciprocated once from the first main pipe 123, that is, a plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, which are connected to the second main pipe 124 by one bending. In the limited space, the overall length of the cooling pipe (the total length of the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4) is increased in a limited space, For example, a cooling pipe having the same length as the total length of the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 is flowed in comparison with a case where a single cooling pipe is bent many times. The resistance of the road can be reduced and the cooling efficiency can be increased. As a result, the compressed air can be efficiently cooled even when the air flow of the fans 132a and 132b is small. Therefore, the compressed air can be reduced while suppressing an increase in the size of the device, an increase in power consumption, and an increase in noise. It becomes possible to cool efficiently. Further, since the plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 are parallel to each other and have the same pipe diameter, the flow of the compressed air is divided and merged. Disturbance can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to suppress the resistance of the flow path in the cooling pipe by diverting and joining the compressed air.

  Further, the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the flow paths of the plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 is equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the flow path of the first main pipe 123. That is, the total area of the circles (the total area of the four circles), which is a cross section of the flow path of each branch pipe 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4, is the flow path of the first main pipe 123. It is made larger than the area of the circle which is the cross section.

  As described above, the main pipe 123 is branched into a plurality of pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 having a pipe diameter smaller than that of the main pipe 123, so that the compressed air is more cooled. Since it flows near the surface, it is possible to improve the heat dissipation efficiency (which may be referred to as cooling efficiency). In addition, the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the flow paths of the plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 is equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the flow path of the first main pipe 123. Pressure loss in the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 can be suppressed. That is, the thinner the branch pipe, the greater the resistance at the branch pipe, which causes pressure loss. In this embodiment, the branch pipe 121 with respect to the size of the first main pipe 123 is used. The pressure loss is suppressed by limiting the sizes of -1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4.

  The plurality of radiating fins 122 are orthogonal to the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4, and the surfaces of the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 ( Attached to the outer periphery).

  Thereby, the cooling efficiency in the cooling unit 120 can be further increased. In particular, the heat dissipating fins 122 are very effective because they do not affect the pressure of the compressed air.

  As is apparent from FIG. 4, the radiating fins 122 are arranged so that the surfaces of the fins are substantially parallel to the intake direction of the fans 132 a and 132 b, thereby passing between the radiating fins 122. The amount of intake air to be increased can be increased, and the heat radiation efficiency can be increased.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the drain 125 is attached to the second main pipe 124. The drain 125 discharges the moisture in the pipe generated by cooling the compressed air by the cooling unit 120 to the outside of the pipe. In practice, as shown in FIG. 3, a hollow fiber membrane module 126 is attached to the drain 125. The hollow fiber membrane module 126 has a pipe shape, one end is connected to the drain 125, and the other end is closed with a cap 127. With this configuration, water droplets that have entered the hollow fiber membrane module 126 from the drain 125 are discharged (evaporated) to the outside air through the hollow fiber membrane module 126.

  As a result, moisture entering the sheave beds 210 and 211 can be reduced, so that the performance of the adsorbent (for example, zeolite) in the sheave beds 210 and 211 can be prevented from being lowered. Further, since the water droplets coming out from the drain 125 are discharged into the outside air using the hollow fiber membrane module 126, it is possible to prevent the inside of the apparatus from getting wet with the falling water droplets.

  Next, the cooling operation in the present embodiment will be described.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a feed air inlet 133 is provided at the upper part of the fan case 131, and when the fans 132a and 132b are operated, the fans 132a and 132b are introduced from the inlet 133. Air is drawn into the air intake. In FIG. 1, in order to simplify the drawing, the introduction port 133 is shown on the upper surface of the fan case 131. However, in order to prevent adhesion with dust, actually, as shown in FIG. 133 is provided on the side surface of the fan case 131.

  As indicated by the arrows in FIG. 1, the air drawn into the fans 132 a and 132 b from the inlet 133 passes through the cooling unit 120, thereby cooling (dissipating heat) the cooling unit 120. Here, the introduction port 133 is preferably provided at a position where the cooling unit 120 exists between the introduction port 133 and the intake ports of the fans 132a and 132b. By doing in this way, the air volume which passes the cooling part 120 can be enlarged, and the cooling efficiency in the cooling part 120 can be made high.

  An inlet pipe 112 (FIGS. 1 and 3) connected to an inlet 113 (FIG. 1) opened in the bottom plate 134 of the fan case 131 is connected to a raw material air inlet (not shown) of the compressor 110. Yes. A first main pipe 123 is connected to a compressed air discharge port (not shown) of the compressor 110. The compressor 110 introduces the raw air in the fan case through the introduction pipe 112 and compresses the raw air to obtain compressed air, which is led out to the cooling pipe 121 through the first main pipe 123.

  In practice, the inlet 133 is provided with an intake filter (not shown), and the inlet 113 is provided with a hepa filter (not shown). The intake filter prevents airborne particles such as dust and dirt from entering the fan case 131. The hepa filter removes fine particles that have not been removed by the intake filter. Thus, in the case of this Embodiment, the fan case 131 also has a function as a raw material air intake case for taking in raw material air.

  The compressor 110 is cooled by applying exhaust air from the fans 132 a and 132 b provided in the fan case 131. On the other hand, the cooling pipe 121 is cooled in the fan case 131 by the intake air from the fans 132a and 132b. As described above, in the configuration of the present embodiment, the compressor 110 and the cooling pipe 121 can be efficiently cooled by effectively using the intake air in addition to the exhaust air of the fans 132a and 132b. .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cooling unit 120 includes the plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4, and the plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121. -2, 121-3, 121-4 branch from the main pipe 123 in parallel with each other, have the same pipe diameter, and the compressed air in the main pipe 123 is divided and introduced. With the configuration, the compressed air can be efficiently cooled while suppressing the resistance of the flow path in the cooling pipe (that is, suppressing the pressure loss).

  Further, the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the flow paths of the plurality of branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, and 121-4 is equal to or larger than the cross-sectional area of the flow path of the main pipe 123. Pressure loss in the pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 can be further suppressed.

  A plurality of heat radiation fins 122 orthogonal to the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 are attached to the surfaces of the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4. Thus, the cooling efficiency in the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 can be further increased without affecting the pressure and flow rate of the compressed air.

  Further, by providing the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 in a room different from the compressor 110, wind that has not been warmed by the heat of the compressor 110 is supplied to the branch pipe 121-1. , 121-2, 121-3, 121-4, the cooling efficiency of the branch pipes 121-1, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4 can be further increased.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the sirocco fans 132a and 132b are used as the blower has been described, but a blower other than the sirocco fan may be used. For example, an axial fan may be used. In the above embodiment, the cooling pipe 121 is cooled by the intake air and the compressor 110 is cooled by the exhaust air. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cooling pipe and the compressor 110 are cooled by the exhaust air. Both may be cooled.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of another embodiment. Axial fans 151 a and 151 b are attached to the bottom plate 134 of the fan case 131. In the compressor case 111, in addition to the compressor 110, a cooling unit 120 having a cooling pipe 121 and heat radiating fins 122 is provided. With this configuration, both the cooling unit 120 and the compressor 110 are cooled by the exhaust air from the axial fans 151a and 151b.

  Furthermore, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated as an example the case where the cooling device of the compressed air which concerns on this invention was applied to the oxygen concentrator, it is not limited to this. The compressed air cooling device according to the present invention can be applied to various other devices that supply air using a compressor, and in particular, the size of the device, the increase in power consumption, the increase in noise, and the compressed air It is suitable for medical devices such as medical ventilators that are required to efficiently cool compressed air while suppressing a decrease in flow rate. Further, the compressed air cooling device may be built in a device that requires air supply as in the present embodiment, or may be arranged and connected outside the device.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  The present invention can be applied, for example, to an apparatus for cooling compressed air of an oxygen concentrator.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Oxygen concentrator 110 Compressor 111 Compressor case 120 Cooling part 121 Cooling pipe (branch pipe)
122 Radiation fins 123 First main pipe 124 Second main pipe 125 Drain 126 Hollow fiber membrane module 127 Cap 131 Fan case 132a, 132b Fan 133 Inlet 134a, 134b Exhaust hole 140 Manifold 151a, 151b Axial fan 210, 211 Sheave bed

Claims (6)

Compressed air cooling apparatus, comprising compressed air obtained by a compressor, a cooling pipe for radiating and cooling the heat of the compressed air, and a blower that blows air on the cooling pipe,
The cooling pipe is
A first main pipe connected to the compressor and into which the compressed air is introduced;
A plurality of branch pipes each branching in parallel from the first main pipe, and each having the same pipe diameter;
A plurality of branch pipes joined together, a second main pipe for supplying compressed air after cooling to the downstream device;
Compressed air cooling device. The sum of the cross-sectional areas of the flow paths of the plurality of branch pipes is equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the flow paths of the first main pipe.
The cooling device for compressed air according to claim 1. A plurality of fins orthogonal to the branch pipe are attached to the surface of the branch pipe.
The cooling apparatus for compressed air according to claim 1 or 2. The branch pipe is provided in a separate room from the compressor.
The cooling apparatus of the compressed air as described in any one of Claims 1-3. The blower is disposed with an intake port directed toward the branch pipe and an exhaust port directed toward the compressor.
The cooling apparatus of the compressed air as described in any one of Claims 1-4. An oxygen concentrator comprising the compressed air cooling device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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