US20140290304A1 - Cooling device for compressor - Google Patents
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- Exemplary embodiments relate to a cooling device for a compressor.
- a compressor which compresses a fluid such as air, a gas, steam, or the like is used in various fields and has various types.
- the compressor is classified into a volumetric compressor and a turbo type compressor.
- the compressor may be classified into a reciprocating compressor, a rotary screw compressor, a turbo compressor, a diaphragm compressor, a rotary sliding vane compressor, etc.
- the housing may include: a frame part at which the heat exchangers are provided; a fan device installer which is connected to the frame part and on which the fan device is disposed; and a cover which is provided on the frame part and includes an outlet.
- the fan device discharges the fluid toward a direction opposite to gravity.
- At least one of the heat exchangers may cool an oil which lubricates the compressor.
- the compressor may be provided in an indoor space, and the cooling device may be provided in an outdoor space.
- a cooling device which provides cooling for a compressor and provided as an independent module separated from the compressor, including: a fan device; a housing which houses the fan device; a plurality of heat exchangers which are provided on sides of the housing; a fluid inlet part which intakes a fluid into the heat exchangers; and a fluid outlet part which discharges the fluid from the heat exchangers, wherein the plurality of heat exchangers includes: an inter cooling heat exchanger which performs inter cooling of the compressor; an after cooling heat exchanger which performs after cooling of the compressor; an oil cooling heat exchanger which performs cooling of an oil used for the compressor.
- the housing may include: a frame part at which the heat exchangers are provided; a fan device installer which is connected to the frame part and on which the fan device is disposed; and a cover which is provided on the frame part and comprises an outlet.
- the cooling device may further include a moisture separator which is provided in a duct connected to the inter cooling heat exchanger.
- the cooling device may further comprise a moisture separator which is provided in a duct connected to the after cooling heat exchanger.
- the compressor may be provided in an indoor space, and the cooling device may be provided in an outdoor space.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a cooling device and a compressor which are installed according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the cooling device of FIG. 2 from which a rotary vane device and a part of the rotary vane device is cut;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the cooling device of FIG. 4 from which a rotary vane device is removed and a part of the rotary vane device is cut;
- FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a cooling device which is used for a compressor and from which a cover is excluded, according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a cooling device 100 and a compressor 10 which are installed according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a front side of the cooling device 100 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the cooling device 100 of FIG. 2 from which a rotary vane device 170 is removed and a part of the rotary vane device is cut.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a back side of the cooling device 100 .
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the cooling device 100 of FIG. 4 from which the rotary vane device 170 is removed and a part of the rotary vane device is cut.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating the cooling device 100 from which a cover 123 is excluded.
- the cooling device 100 provides cooling for the compressor 10 and is installed as an independent module separated from the compressor 10 .
- the compressor 10 according to the exemplary embodiment is the air compressor which performs the three-stage compression and includes the three turbo compressor devices 11 , 12 , and 13 but the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto.
- the number of compression stages of a compressor according to the exemplary embodiment, a type of compressed fluid, and types of compressor devices of the compressor 10 are not particularly limited.
- the number of compression stages of the compressor 10 according to the exemplary embodiment may be one (1), two (2), four (4), five (5), or the like.
- the compressed fluid according to the exemplary embodiment may be another type of gas, steam, or the like and the compressed fluid may not be composed with air.
- the compressor devices of the compressor may be an axial compressor device, a mixed-flow compressor device, etc.
- the cooling device 100 includes a fan device 110 , a housing 120 , a heat exchanger 130 , a fluid inlet part 140 , a fluid outlet part 150 , a moisture separator 160 , and a rotary vane device 170 .
- the fan 111 is installed to allow an air flow generated by a rotation of the fan 111 to be discharged toward a direction opposite to gravity. Therefore, if the fan 111 rotates, an air flow generated in the housing 120 is discharged upwards to the external of the cooling device 100 . Cooling air flows into the housing 120 through the rotary vane device 170 and the heat exchanger 130 disposed on an outer surface of the housing 120 and as the fan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through the rotary vane device 170 and the heat exchanger 130 is discharged upwards.
- the fan driving motor 112 rotates the fan 111 and may be any related art alternating current (AC) motor, a direct current (DC) motor, or the like.
- the housing 120 of the present exemplary embodiment has a hexagonal shape when seen from the outside and includes a frame part 121 , a fan device installer 122 , and a cover 123 .
- the frame part 121 operates as a framework of the housing 120 , and the heat exchanger 130 is installed on the frame part 121 .
- the fan device installer 122 is connected to the frame part 121 , and the fan driving motor 112 is installed on the fan device installer 122 .
- the heat exchanger 130 is installed on sides of the housing 120 and includes an inter cooling heat exchanger 131 , an after cooling heat exchanger 132 , and an oil cooling heat exchanger 133 .
- the inter cooling heat exchanger 131 may be installed on a side of the housing 120 and performs inter cooling of a fluid generated by the compressor 10 .
- the inter cooling heat exchanger 131 includes first and second inter cooling heat exchangers 131 a and 131 b. Since the compressor 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment performs the three-stage compression, and inter cooling is required between compression stages, two inter cooling heat exchangers 131 a and 131 b are installed.
- the first inter cooling heat exchanger 131 a includes tubes 131 a _ 1 in which compressed air flows and radiation fins 131 a _ 2 which are installed at the tubes 131 a _ 1 .
- the compressed air flowing into the tubes 131 a _ 1 is a fluid which was compressed with the first stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 11 .
- the second inter cooling heat exchanger 131 b includes tubes 131 b _ 1 in which the compressed air flows and radiation fins 131 b _ 2 which are installed at the tubes 131 b _ 1 .
- the compressed air flowing into the tubes 131 b _ 1 is the fluid which was compressed with the second stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 12 .
- the first and second inter cooling heat exchangers 131 a and 131 b according to the present exemplary embodiment are respectively disposed on different sides of the housing 120 but are not limited thereto. In other words, according to the design intent, the first and second inter cooling heat exchangers 131 a and 131 b may be disposed on one of the sides of the housing 120 together.
- the after cooling heat exchanger 132 is installed on another side of the housing 120 and performs after cooling of a fluid generated by the compressor 10 .
- the after cooling heat exchanger 132 includes tubes 132 a in which the compressed air flows and radiation fins 132 which are installed at the tubes 132 a.
- the compressed air flowing into the tubes 132 a is air which was compressed with the third stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 13 .
- the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 is installed on another side of the housing 120 and performs cooling of oil used as a lubricating oil of the compressor 10 .
- the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 includes tubes 133 a in which the oil flows and radiation fins 133 b which are installed at the tubes 133 a.
- the oil flowing into the tubes 133 a is an oil which was stored in the lubricating oil storage tank, compressed by an oil pump (not shown).
- the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 is disposed on a side of the housing 120 different from the side of the housing on which the inter cooling heat exchanger 131 is disposed and the side of the housing 120 on which the after cooling heat exchanger 132 is disposed.
- the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto. In other words, according to the intension of the designer, the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 may be disposed on the side of the housing 120 on which the inter cooling heat exchanger 131 is disposed or on the side of the housing 120 on which the after cooling heat exchanger 132 is disposed.
- the cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes one oil cooling heat exchanger 133 but is not limited thereto. In other words, the cooling device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may include a plurality of oil cooling heat exchangers 133 .
- the fluid inlet part 140 allows the fluid to flowing into the heat exchanger 130 , and thus the fluid flowing out of the compressor 10 moves into the heat exchanger 130 through the fluid inlet part 140 .
- the fluid inlet part 140 of the present exemplary embodiment includes first, second, third, and fourth fluid inlets 141 , 142 , 143 , and 144 .
- the first fluid inlet 141 is a part through which the air compressed with the first stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 11 enters the cooling device 100 .
- the compressed air passing through the first fluid inlet 141 moves into the first inter cooling heat exchanger 131 a.
- the second fluid inlet 142 is a part through which the air compressed with the second stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 12 enters the cooling device 100 .
- the compressed air passing through the second fluid inlet 142 moves into the second inter cooling heat exchanger 131 b.
- the third fluid inlet 143 is a part through which the air compressed with the third stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 13 enters the cooling device 100 .
- the compressed air passing through the third fluid inlet 143 moves into the after cooling heat exchanger 132 .
- the fluid outlet part 150 discharges the fluid from the heat exchanger 130 .
- the fluid cooled by the heat exchanger 130 returns into the compressor 10 through the fluid outlet part 150 or move into a next stage device.
- the fluid discharged from the inter cooling heat exchanger 131 and the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 of the heat exchanger 130 returns to the compressor 10
- the fluid discharged from the after cooling heat exchanger 132 may return to the compressor 10 or may move to a next stage device (e.g., a combustor or the like).
- the fluid outlet part 150 of the present exemplary embodiment includes first, second, third, and fourth fluid outlets 151 , 152 , 153 , and 154 .
- the first fluid outlet 151 is a part through which the compressed air discharged from the first inter cooling heat exchanger 131 a and passing through a first moisture separator 161 passes and exits the cooling device 100 .
- the compressed air passing through the first fluid outlet 151 moves into the turbo compressor device 12 through the connection ducts D.
- the third fluid outlet 153 is a part through which the compressed air discharged from the after cooling heat exchanger 132 and passing through a third moisture separator 163 passes and exits the cooling device 100 .
- the compressed air passing through the third fluid outlet 153 may return to the compressor 10 through the connection ducts D or move to a next stage device (e.g., a combustor or the like).
- the fourth fluid outlet 154 is a part through which the oil discharged from the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 passes and exits the cooling device 100 .
- the oil passing through the fourth fluid outlet 154 moves into the lubricating oil storage tank of the compressor 10 through the connection ducts D.
- the fluid inlet part 140 and the fluid outlet part 150 according to the present exemplary embodiment are formed on one of the sides of the housing 120 together.
- this arrangement structure simplifies a layout of connection ducts connecting the cooling device 100 to the compressor 10 and provides easy installation and disassembly of the devices.
- the fluid inlet part 140 and the fluid outlet part 150 are formed on one of the sides of the housing 120 but are not limited thereto. In other words, according to a design of the designer, the fluid inlet part 14 and the fluid outlet part 150 may be respectively disposed on different sides of the housing 120 .
- the moisture separator 160 is installed on an internal duct, which the inter cooling heat exchanger 131 or the after cooling heat exchanger 132 are connected to, to separate moisture of the fluid.
- any related art moisture separator may be used as the moisture separator 160 , and thus a structure and a function of the moisture separator 160 will be omitted herein.
- the moisture separator 160 of the exemplary embodiment includes the first, second, and third moisture separators 161 , 162 , and 163 .
- the second moisture separator 162 is disposed in an internal duct between the second inter cooling heat exchanger 131 b and the second fluid outlet 152 to separate moisture of the compressed air.
- the third moisture separator 163 is disposed in an internal duct between the after cooling heat exchanger 132 and the third fluid outlet 153 to separate moisture of the compressed air.
- the moisture separator 160 is installed in ducts connected to outlets of the heat exchanger 130 to allow the compressed air to pass through the heat exchanger 130 and then through the moisture separator 160 .
- the rotary vane device 170 is installed on a side of the housing 120 to adjust an air volume of air passing through the heat exchanger 130 .
- the rotary vane device 170 of the exemplary embodiment is installed at the frame part 121 to cover the heat exchanger 130 .
- the rotary vane device 170 is disposed so that a plurality of vanes 171 forms rows.
- the plurality of vanes 171 are installed to rotate like an open-close type louver.
- Angles of the vanes 171 may be manually adjusted by a user. If the user applies a force to rotate the vanes 171 , the angles of the vanes 171 may be changed to adjust an air volume of air passing through the heat exchanger 130 .
- the rotary vane device 170 according to the present exemplary embodiment may be a manual type to allow the user to apply the force to the vanes 171 in order to adjust the angles of the vanes 171 , but the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto.
- the rotary vane device 170 according to the exemplary embodiment additionally may include a driving motor and a control circuit to be constituted as an automatic type which adjusts the angles of the vanes 171 through the driving motor.
- the cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes the rotary vane device 170 but is not limited thereto. In other words, the cooling device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may not include the rotary vane device 170 .
- the installation of the cooling device 100 will be first described.
- the installer may also install the compressor 10 in an indoor space and install the cooling device 100 in an outdoor space. In this case, the required indoor installation space is reduced, and a cooling performance of the cooling device 100 is improved.
- the turbo compressor devices 11 , 12 , and 13 of the compressor 10 operate.
- the turbo compressor device 11 compresses incoming air to the first stage pressure and discharges compressed air.
- the discharged compressed air moves into the first inter cooling heat exchanger 131 a through the first fluid inlet 141 to exchange heat.
- the heat exchange in the first inter cooling heat exchanger 131 a is performed as follows. Cooling air from the outside flows into the housing 120 through the rotary vane device 170 and the first heat exchanger 131 a and as the fan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through the rotary vane device 170 and the first heat exchanger 131 a is discharged upwards and exits the cooling device 100 . That is, the cooling air from the outdoor passes through the rotary vane device 170 and the first inter cooling heat exchanger 131 a to exchange heat. The air heated through the heat exchange is discharged from an inside of the housing 120 upwards through the outlet 123 a.
- Compressed air cooled by the first inter cooling heat exchanger 131 a moves into the first moisture separator 161 so as to separate moisture therefrom.
- the air from which moisture has been separated passes through the first fluid outlet 151 and then moves into the turbo compressor device 12 through the connection ducts D.
- the air flowing into the turbo compressor device 12 is compressed to the second stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 12 .
- the compressed air discharged from the turbo compressor device 12 passes through the second fluid inlet 142 and then moves into the second inter cooling heat exchanger 131 b to exchange heat.
- the heat exchange in the second cooling heat exchanger 131 b is performed as follows. Cooling air from the outside flows into the housing 120 through the rotary vane device 170 and the second heat exchanger 131 b and as the fan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through the rotary vane device 170 and the second heat exchanger 131 b is discharged upwards and exits the cooling device 100 .
- the cooling air from the outdoor passes through the rotary vane device 170 and the second inter cooling heat exchanger 131 b so as to exchange heat.
- the air heated through the heat exchange is discharged from the inside of the housing 120 upwards through the outlet 123 a.
- the compressed air cooled by the second inter cooling heat exchanger 131 b moves into the second moisture separator 162 so as to separate moisture therefrom.
- the air from which the moisture has been separated passes through the second fluid outlet 152 and then moves into the turbo compressor device 13 through the connection ducts D.
- the air flowing into the turbo compressor device 13 is compressed to the third stage pressure by the turbo compressor device 13 .
- the compressed air discharged from the turbo compressor device 13 passes through the third fluid inlet 143 and then moves into the after cooling heat exchanger 132 so as to exchange heat.
- the heat exchange in the after cooling heat exchanger 132 is performed as follows. Cooling air from the outside flows into the housing 120 through the rotary vane device 170 and the after cooling heat exchanger 132 and as the fan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through the rotary vane device 170 and the after cooling heat exchanger 132 is discharged upwards and exits the cooling device 100 That is, the cooling air from the outdoor passes through the rotary vane device 170 and the after cooling heat exchanger 132 to exchange heat.
- the air heated through the heat exchange is discharged from the inside of the housing 120 upwards through the outlet 123 a.
- the lubricating oil circulates in the compressor 10 , and the circulating lubricating oil lubricates a rotor structure, etc. of the compressor 10 .
- the lubricating oil storage tank and the lubricating oil pump are installed in the compressor 10 .
- the lubricating oil stored in the lubricating oil storage tank passes through the fourth fluid inlet 144 and then moves into the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 through an operation of the lubricating oil pump so as to exchange heat.
- the heat exchange in the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 is performed as follows.
- the oil cooled by the oil cooling heat exchange passes through the fourth fluid outlet 154 and then returns to the lubricating oil storage tank of the compressor 10 through the connection ducts D.
- the operator may adjust the angles of the vanes 171 of the rotary vane device 170 to adjust an air volume of air passing through the heat exchanger 130 in order to adjust a cooling operation of the cooling device 100 .
- the cooling device 100 is installed as the independent module separated from the compressor 10 . Therefore, a structure of the compressor 10 is simplified, and a volume of the compressor 10 may be reduced. As a result, a limit to an installation space of the compressor 10 may also be reduced, and the compressor 10 is easily installed, maintained, and repaired.
- the inter cooling heat exchanger 131 , the after cooling heat exchanger 132 , the oil cooling heat exchanger 133 , and the moisture separator 160 are disposed together in one cooling device 100 . Therefore, due to a unified module structure of cooling devices, the cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment is easily installed, maintained, and repaired, and an installation space of the cooling device 100 is reduced, and thus a space utilization is increased.
- a plurality of heat exchangers 130 are disposed together in the cooling device 100 , and cooling operations of the heat exchangers 130 are simultaneously performed through the one fan device 100 . Therefore, the number of used motors is reduced, and energy is saved in the cooling operations.
- the cooling device 100 includes the moisture separator 160 , additional duct equipment is not required to install a moisture separator in the compressor 10 . Therefore, the installation space of the compressor 10 is reduced, and a space utilization of a whole system including the compressor 10 and the cooling device 100 is increased.
- the cooling device 100 includes the rotary vane device 170 , the operator adjusts the angles of the vanes 171 of the rotary vane device 170 to easily adjust the cooling operation of the cooling device 100 .
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Abstract
Provided is a cooling device which provides cooling for a compressor including: a fan device; a housing which houses the fan device; a plurality of heat exchangers which are provided on sides of the housing; a fluid inlet part which intakes a fluid into the heat exchangers; and a fluid outlet part which discharges the fluid from the heat exchangers.
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- Exemplary embodiments relate to a cooling device for a compressor.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A compressor which compresses a fluid such as air, a gas, steam, or the like is used in various fields and has various types.
- In the related art, the compressor is classified into a volumetric compressor and a turbo type compressor. Specifically, the compressor may be classified into a reciprocating compressor, a rotary screw compressor, a turbo compressor, a diaphragm compressor, a rotary sliding vane compressor, etc.
- The compressor has a single stage but may have a plurality of compression stages according to design intent to constitute a multistage compression system. Using such multistage compression system, a greater compression ratio may be realized.
- In the related art, separate devices such as an inter cooler, an after cooler, etc. are used for the compressor to cool the fluids used in the compressor. The inter cooler, the after cooler, etc. are capable of lowering a temperature of a compressed fluid in a compression process and thus are widely used.
- One or more exemplary embodiments provide a cooling device which provides cooling for a compressor and is installed as an independent module separated from the compressor.
- According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, there is provided a cooling device which provides cooling for a compressor including: a fan device; a housing which houses the fan device; a plurality of heat exchangers which are provided on sides of the housing; a fluid inlet part which intakes a fluid into the heat exchangers; and a fluid outlet part which discharges the fluid from the heat exchangers.
- The housing may include: a frame part at which the heat exchangers are provided; a fan device installer which is connected to the frame part and on which the fan device is disposed; and a cover which is provided on the frame part and includes an outlet.
- The cooling device may also include a rotary vane device which adjusts an air volume of the fluid passing through the heat exchangers.
- The fan device discharges the fluid toward a direction opposite to gravity.
- At least one of the heat exchangers may perform inter cooling of the compressor.
- The cooling device may also include a moisture separator which performs the inter cooling of the compressor.
- At least one of the heat exchangers may perform after cooling of the compressor.
- The cooling device may also include a moisture separator which performs the after cooling of the compressor.
- At least one of the heat exchangers may cool an oil which lubricates the compressor.
- The fluid inlet part and the fluid outlet part may be disposed on one of the sides of the housing.
- The compressor may be provided in an indoor space, and the cooling device may be provided in an outdoor space.
- The cooling device may be an independent module separated from the compressor.
- According to an aspect of another exemplary embodiment, there is provided a cooling device which provides cooling for a compressor and provided as an independent module separated from the compressor, including: a fan device; a housing which houses the fan device; a plurality of heat exchangers which are provided on sides of the housing; a fluid inlet part which intakes a fluid into the heat exchangers; and a fluid outlet part which discharges the fluid from the heat exchangers, wherein the plurality of heat exchangers includes: an inter cooling heat exchanger which performs inter cooling of the compressor; an after cooling heat exchanger which performs after cooling of the compressor; an oil cooling heat exchanger which performs cooling of an oil used for the compressor.
- The housing may include: a frame part at which the heat exchangers are provided; a fan device installer which is connected to the frame part and on which the fan device is disposed; and a cover which is provided on the frame part and comprises an outlet.
- The cooling device may also include a rotary vane device which adjusts an air volume of the fluid passing through the heat exchangers.
- The fan device discharges the fluid toward a direction opposite to gravity.
- The cooling device may further include a moisture separator which is provided in a duct connected to the inter cooling heat exchanger.
- The cooling device may further comprise a moisture separator which is provided in a duct connected to the after cooling heat exchanger.
- The fluid inlet part and the fluid outlet part may be disposed on one of the sides of the housing.
- The compressor may be provided in an indoor space, and the cooling device may be provided in an outdoor space.
- The above and other aspects will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a cooling device and a compressor which are installed according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view illustrating a front side of a cooling device for a compressor according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the cooling device ofFIG. 2 from which a rotary vane device and a part of the rotary vane device is cut; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a back side of a cooling device for a compressor according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the cooling device ofFIG. 4 from which a rotary vane device is removed and a part of the rotary vane device is cut; -
FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a cooling device which is used for a compressor and from which a cover is excluded, according to an exemplary embodiment; and -
FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a cooling device and a compressor which are installed according to another exemplary embodiment. - Hereinafter, one or more embodiments will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. Also, in drawings, same reference numerals denote same elements to avoid repetition.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating acooling device 100 and acompressor 10 which are installed according to an exemplary embodiment.FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a front side of thecooling device 100.FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating thecooling device 100 ofFIG. 2 from which arotary vane device 170 is removed and a part of the rotary vane device is cut.FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a back side of thecooling device 100.FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating thecooling device 100 ofFIG. 4 from which therotary vane device 170 is removed and a part of the rotary vane device is cut.FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating thecooling device 100 from which acover 123 is excluded. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , thecooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment provides cooling for thecompressor 10 and is installed as an independent module separated from thecompressor 10. - The
compressor 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment is an air compressor which performs a three-stage compression and includes threeturbo compressor devices turbo compressor device 11 is a compressor device which performs a compression with a first stage pressure. Theturbo compressor device 12 is a compressor device which performs a compression with a second stage pressure higher than the first stage pressure. Theturbo compressor device 13 is a compressor device which performs a compression with a third stage pressure higher than the second stage pressure. A lubricating oil storage tank (not shown) for storing a lubricating oil used for thecompressor 10 and a lubricating oil pump (not shown) for circulating the lubricating oil are installed inside thecompressor 10. - The
compressor 10 according to the exemplary embodiment is the air compressor which performs the three-stage compression and includes the threeturbo compressor devices compressor 10 are not particularly limited. For example, the number of compression stages of thecompressor 10 according to the exemplary embodiment may be one (1), two (2), four (4), five (5), or the like. Also, the compressed fluid according to the exemplary embodiment may be another type of gas, steam, or the like and the compressed fluid may not be composed with air. The compressor devices of the compressor may be an axial compressor device, a mixed-flow compressor device, etc. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 through 6 , thecooling device 100 includes afan device 110, ahousing 120, a heat exchanger 130, afluid inlet part 140, afluid outlet part 150, amoisture separator 160, and arotary vane device 170. - The
fan device 110 is installed in thehousing 120 and includes afan 111 and afan driving motor 112 which rotates thefan 111. - The
fan 111 is installed to allow an air flow generated by a rotation of thefan 111 to be discharged toward a direction opposite to gravity. Therefore, if thefan 111 rotates, an air flow generated in thehousing 120 is discharged upwards to the external of thecooling device 100. Cooling air flows into thehousing 120 through therotary vane device 170 and the heat exchanger 130 disposed on an outer surface of thehousing 120 and as thefan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through therotary vane device 170 and the heat exchanger 130 is discharged upwards. - The
fan driving motor 112 rotates thefan 111 and may be any related art alternating current (AC) motor, a direct current (DC) motor, or the like. - The
housing 120 of the present exemplary embodiment has a hexagonal shape when seen from the outside and includes aframe part 121, afan device installer 122, and acover 123. - The
housing 120 according to the present exemplary embodiment has the hexagonal shape when seen from the outside but is not limited thereto. A shape of thehousing 120 according to the exemplary embodiment is not particularly limited. For example, thehousing 120 may have various shapes, for example, a pillar shape, such as a cylindrical pillar shape, a pentagonal pillar shape, an octagonal pillar shape, or the like, or a polyhedron shape, such as an octahedron shape, a decahedron shape, or the like, etc. - The
frame part 121 operates as a framework of thehousing 120, and the heat exchanger 130 is installed on theframe part 121. - The
fan device installer 122 is connected to theframe part 121, and thefan driving motor 112 is installed on thefan device installer 122. - The
cover 123 is installed on theframe part 121. Anoutlet 123 a which discharges an air flow through thefan device 110 is formed in thecover 123, and a protecting net 123 b which covers theoutlet 123 a is installed on thecover 123. - The heat exchanger 130 is installed on sides of the
housing 120 and includes an intercooling heat exchanger 131, an after coolingheat exchanger 132, and an oilcooling heat exchanger 133. - The inter
cooling heat exchanger 131 may be installed on a side of thehousing 120 and performs inter cooling of a fluid generated by thecompressor 10. - The inter
cooling heat exchanger 131 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes first and second inter coolingheat exchangers compressor 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment performs the three-stage compression, and inter cooling is required between compression stages, two intercooling heat exchangers - The inter
cooling heat exchanger 131 according to the present exemplary embodiment comprises two heat exchangers but is not limited thereto. In the present exemplary embodiment, thecompressor 10 performs the three-stage compression, and thus two inter cooling heat exchangers may be required. However, the number of compression stages of thecompressor 10 according to the exemplary embodiment is not limited hereto, and thus the number of inter cooling heat exchangers varies according to the number of compression stages of thecompressor 10. For example, if the number of compression stages of thecompressor 10 is four (4), three inter coolers may be required, and three inter cooling heat exchangers may be used. If the number of compression stages of thecompressor 10 is five (5), four inter coolers may be required, and thus four inter cooling heat exchangers may be used. If thecompressor 10 uses one-stage compression, an inter cooling heat exchanger may not be required. - The first inter cooling
heat exchanger 131 a includestubes 131 a_1 in which compressed air flows andradiation fins 131 a_2 which are installed at thetubes 131 a_1. Here, the compressed air flowing into thetubes 131 a_1 is a fluid which was compressed with the first stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 11. - The second inter cooling
heat exchanger 131 b includestubes 131 b_1 in which the compressed air flows andradiation fins 131 b_2 which are installed at thetubes 131 b_1. Here, the compressed air flowing into thetubes 131 b_1 is the fluid which was compressed with the second stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 12. - The first and second inter cooling
heat exchangers housing 120 but are not limited thereto. In other words, according to the design intent, the first and second inter coolingheat exchangers housing 120 together. - The after cooling
heat exchanger 132 is installed on another side of thehousing 120 and performs after cooling of a fluid generated by thecompressor 10. - The after cooling
heat exchanger 132 includestubes 132 a in which the compressed air flows andradiation fins 132 which are installed at thetubes 132 a. Here, the compressed air flowing into thetubes 132 a is air which was compressed with the third stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 13. - The after cooling
heat exchanger 132 is disposed on a side of thehousing 120 different from the side of thehousing 120 on which the intercooling heat exchanger 131 is disposed and the side of thehousing 120 on which the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 is disposed. However, the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto. In other words, according to the design intent, the after coolingheat exchanger 132 may be disposed on the side of thehousing 120 on which the intercooling heat exchanger 131 is disposed or on the side of thehousing 120 on which the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 is disposed. - The
cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes one after coolingheat exchanger 132 but is not limited thereto. In other words, thecooling device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may include a plurality of after coolingheat exchangers 132. - The oil
cooling heat exchanger 133 is installed on another side of thehousing 120 and performs cooling of oil used as a lubricating oil of thecompressor 10. - The oil
cooling heat exchanger 133 includestubes 133 a in which the oil flows and radiation fins 133 b which are installed at thetubes 133 a. Here, the oil flowing into thetubes 133 a is an oil which was stored in the lubricating oil storage tank, compressed by an oil pump (not shown). - The oil
cooling heat exchanger 133 according to the present exemplary embodiment is disposed on a side of thehousing 120 different from the side of the housing on which the intercooling heat exchanger 131 is disposed and the side of thehousing 120 on which the after coolingheat exchanger 132 is disposed. However, the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto. In other words, according to the intension of the designer, the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 may be disposed on the side of thehousing 120 on which the intercooling heat exchanger 131 is disposed or on the side of thehousing 120 on which the after coolingheat exchanger 132 is disposed. - The
cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes one oilcooling heat exchanger 133 but is not limited thereto. In other words, thecooling device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may include a plurality of oilcooling heat exchangers 133. - The
fluid inlet part 140 allows the fluid to flowing into the heat exchanger 130, and thus the fluid flowing out of thecompressor 10 moves into the heat exchanger 130 through thefluid inlet part 140. - The
fluid inlet part 140 of the present exemplary embodiment includes first, second, third, and fourthfluid inlets - The first
fluid inlet 141 is a part through which the air compressed with the first stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 11 enters thecooling device 100. The compressed air passing through the firstfluid inlet 141 moves into the first inter coolingheat exchanger 131 a. - The second
fluid inlet 142 is a part through which the air compressed with the second stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 12 enters thecooling device 100. The compressed air passing through the secondfluid inlet 142 moves into the second inter coolingheat exchanger 131 b. - The third
fluid inlet 143 is a part through which the air compressed with the third stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 13 enters thecooling device 100. The compressed air passing through the thirdfluid inlet 143 moves into the after coolingheat exchanger 132. - The fourth
fluid inlet 144 is a part through which the oil stored in the lubricating oil storage tank enters thecooling device 100. The oil passing through the fourthfluid inlet 144 moves into the oilcooling heat exchanger 133. - The
fluid outlet part 150 discharges the fluid from the heat exchanger 130. The fluid cooled by the heat exchanger 130 returns into thecompressor 10 through thefluid outlet part 150 or move into a next stage device. In other words, the fluid discharged from the intercooling heat exchanger 131 and the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 of the heat exchanger 130 returns to thecompressor 10, while the fluid discharged from the after coolingheat exchanger 132 may return to thecompressor 10 or may move to a next stage device (e.g., a combustor or the like). - The
fluid outlet part 150 of the present exemplary embodiment includes first, second, third, and fourthfluid outlets - The first
fluid outlet 151 is a part through which the compressed air discharged from the first inter coolingheat exchanger 131 a and passing through afirst moisture separator 161 passes and exits thecooling device 100. The compressed air passing through the firstfluid outlet 151 moves into theturbo compressor device 12 through the connection ducts D. - The second
fluid outlet 152 is a part through which the compressed air discharged from the second inter coolingheat exchanger 131 b and passing through asecond moisture separator 162 passes and exits thecooling device 100. The compressed air passing through the secondfluid outlet 152 moves into theturbo compressor device 13 through the connection ducts D. - The third
fluid outlet 153 is a part through which the compressed air discharged from the after coolingheat exchanger 132 and passing through athird moisture separator 163 passes and exits thecooling device 100. The compressed air passing through the thirdfluid outlet 153 may return to thecompressor 10 through the connection ducts D or move to a next stage device (e.g., a combustor or the like). - The fourth
fluid outlet 154 is a part through which the oil discharged from the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 passes and exits thecooling device 100. The oil passing through the fourthfluid outlet 154 moves into the lubricating oil storage tank of thecompressor 10 through the connection ducts D. - The
fluid inlet part 140 and thefluid outlet part 150 according to the present exemplary embodiment are formed on one of the sides of thehousing 120 together. In other words, this arrangement structure simplifies a layout of connection ducts connecting thecooling device 100 to thecompressor 10 and provides easy installation and disassembly of the devices. - The
fluid inlet part 140 and thefluid outlet part 150 according to the present exemplary embodiment are formed on one of the sides of thehousing 120 but are not limited thereto. In other words, according to a design of the designer, the fluid inlet part 14 and thefluid outlet part 150 may be respectively disposed on different sides of thehousing 120. - The
moisture separator 160 is installed on an internal duct, which the intercooling heat exchanger 131 or the after coolingheat exchanger 132 are connected to, to separate moisture of the fluid. - Any related art moisture separator may be used as the
moisture separator 160, and thus a structure and a function of themoisture separator 160 will be omitted herein. - The
moisture separator 160 of the exemplary embodiment includes the first, second, andthird moisture separators - The
first moisture separator 161 is disposed in an internal duct between the first inter coolingheat exchanger 131 a and the firstfluid outlet 151 to separate moisture of the compressed air. - The
second moisture separator 162 is disposed in an internal duct between the second inter coolingheat exchanger 131 b and the secondfluid outlet 152 to separate moisture of the compressed air. - The
third moisture separator 163 is disposed in an internal duct between the after coolingheat exchanger 132 and the thirdfluid outlet 153 to separate moisture of the compressed air. - According to the present exemplary embodiment, the
moisture separator 160 is installed in ducts connected to outlets of the heat exchanger 130 to allow the compressed air to pass through the heat exchanger 130 and then through themoisture separator 160. - The
rotary vane device 170 is installed on a side of thehousing 120 to adjust an air volume of air passing through the heat exchanger 130. - The
rotary vane device 170 of the exemplary embodiment is installed at theframe part 121 to cover the heat exchanger 130. Therotary vane device 170 is disposed so that a plurality ofvanes 171 forms rows. The plurality ofvanes 171 are installed to rotate like an open-close type louver. - Angles of the
vanes 171 may be manually adjusted by a user. If the user applies a force to rotate thevanes 171, the angles of thevanes 171 may be changed to adjust an air volume of air passing through the heat exchanger 130. - The
rotary vane device 170 according to the present exemplary embodiment may be a manual type to allow the user to apply the force to thevanes 171 in order to adjust the angles of thevanes 171, but the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto. In other words, therotary vane device 170 according to the exemplary embodiment additionally may include a driving motor and a control circuit to be constituted as an automatic type which adjusts the angles of thevanes 171 through the driving motor. - The
cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes therotary vane device 170 but is not limited thereto. In other words, thecooling device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may not include therotary vane device 170. - An installation and an operation of the
cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment will now be described. - The installation of the
cooling device 100 will be first described. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , an installer may separately install thecompressor 10 and thecooling device 100 in a predetermined indoor installation space. Thecooling device 100 is the independent module which is separated from thecompressor 10. Therefore, the connection ducts D are installed between thecompressor 10 and thecooling device 100 to allow the fluid to move between thecompressor 10 and thecooling device 100. Because thecooling device 100 is installed in the indoor space in the present exemplary embodiment, it may be desirable that a duct(not shown) be connected to theoutlet 123 a of thecover 123 to discharge heated air to the outside. - As shown in
FIG. 7 , the installer may also install thecompressor 10 in an indoor space and install thecooling device 100 in an outdoor space. In this case, the required indoor installation space is reduced, and a cooling performance of thecooling device 100 is improved. - The operation of the
cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment will now be described. - If an operator operates the
compressor 10, theturbo compressor devices compressor 10 operate. - The
turbo compressor device 11 compresses incoming air to the first stage pressure and discharges compressed air. The discharged compressed air moves into the first inter coolingheat exchanger 131 a through the firstfluid inlet 141 to exchange heat. Here, the heat exchange in the first inter coolingheat exchanger 131 a is performed as follows. Cooling air from the outside flows into thehousing 120 through therotary vane device 170 and thefirst heat exchanger 131 a and as thefan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through therotary vane device 170 and thefirst heat exchanger 131 a is discharged upwards and exits thecooling device 100. That is, the cooling air from the outdoor passes through therotary vane device 170 and the first inter coolingheat exchanger 131 a to exchange heat. The air heated through the heat exchange is discharged from an inside of thehousing 120 upwards through theoutlet 123 a. - Compressed air cooled by the first inter cooling
heat exchanger 131 a moves into thefirst moisture separator 161 so as to separate moisture therefrom. The air from which moisture has been separated passes through the firstfluid outlet 151 and then moves into theturbo compressor device 12 through the connection ducts D. - The air flowing into the
turbo compressor device 12 is compressed to the second stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 12. The compressed air discharged from theturbo compressor device 12 passes through the secondfluid inlet 142 and then moves into the second inter coolingheat exchanger 131 b to exchange heat. Here, the heat exchange in the secondcooling heat exchanger 131 b is performed as follows. Cooling air from the outside flows into thehousing 120 through therotary vane device 170 and thesecond heat exchanger 131 b and as thefan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through therotary vane device 170 and thesecond heat exchanger 131 b is discharged upwards and exits thecooling device 100. That is, the cooling air from the outdoor passes through therotary vane device 170 and the second inter coolingheat exchanger 131 b so as to exchange heat. The air heated through the heat exchange is discharged from the inside of thehousing 120 upwards through theoutlet 123 a. - The compressed air cooled by the second inter cooling
heat exchanger 131 b moves into thesecond moisture separator 162 so as to separate moisture therefrom. The air from which the moisture has been separated passes through the secondfluid outlet 152 and then moves into theturbo compressor device 13 through the connection ducts D. - The air flowing into the
turbo compressor device 13 is compressed to the third stage pressure by theturbo compressor device 13. The compressed air discharged from theturbo compressor device 13 passes through the thirdfluid inlet 143 and then moves into the after coolingheat exchanger 132 so as to exchange heat. Here, the heat exchange in the after coolingheat exchanger 132 is performed as follows. Cooling air from the outside flows into thehousing 120 through therotary vane device 170 and the after coolingheat exchanger 132 and as thefan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through therotary vane device 170 and the after coolingheat exchanger 132 is discharged upwards and exits thecooling device 100 That is, the cooling air from the outdoor passes through therotary vane device 170 and the after coolingheat exchanger 132 to exchange heat. The air heated through the heat exchange is discharged from the inside of thehousing 120 upwards through theoutlet 123 a. - The compressed air cooled by the after cooling
heat exchanger 132 moves into thethird moisture separator 163 so as to separate moisture therefrom. The air from which the moisture has been separated passes through the thirdfluid outlet 153 and then returns to thecompressor 10 through the connection ducts D or moves to a next stage device (e.g., a combustor or the like). - The lubricating oil circulates in the
compressor 10, and the circulating lubricating oil lubricates a rotor structure, etc. of thecompressor 10. For the circulation of the lubricating oil, the lubricating oil storage tank and the lubricating oil pump are installed in thecompressor 10. The lubricating oil stored in the lubricating oil storage tank passes through the fourthfluid inlet 144 and then moves into the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 through an operation of the lubricating oil pump so as to exchange heat. Here, the heat exchange in the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 is performed as follows. Cooling air from the outside flows into thehousing 120 through therotary vane device 170 and the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 and as thefan 111 rotates, the cooling air entered through therotary vane device 170 and the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 is discharged upwards and exits thecooling device 100. That is, the cooling air from the outdoor air passes through therotary vane device 170 and the oilcooling heat exchanger 133 so as to exchange heat. The air heated through the heat exchange is discharged from the inside of thehousing 120 upwards through the air flow. - The oil cooled by the oil cooling heat exchange passes through the fourth
fluid outlet 154 and then returns to the lubricating oil storage tank of thecompressor 10 through the connection ducts D. - Before or when the
cooling device 100 operates, the operator may adjust the angles of thevanes 171 of therotary vane device 170 to adjust an air volume of air passing through the heat exchanger 130 in order to adjust a cooling operation of thecooling device 100. - As described above, the
cooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment is installed as the independent module separated from thecompressor 10. Therefore, a structure of thecompressor 10 is simplified, and a volume of thecompressor 10 may be reduced. As a result, a limit to an installation space of thecompressor 10 may also be reduced, and thecompressor 10 is easily installed, maintained, and repaired. - Also, the inter
cooling heat exchanger 131, the after coolingheat exchanger 132, the oilcooling heat exchanger 133, and themoisture separator 160 are disposed together in onecooling device 100. Therefore, due to a unified module structure of cooling devices, thecooling device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment is easily installed, maintained, and repaired, and an installation space of thecooling device 100 is reduced, and thus a space utilization is increased. - In addition, a plurality of heat exchangers 130 are disposed together in the
cooling device 100, and cooling operations of the heat exchangers 130 are simultaneously performed through the onefan device 100. Therefore, the number of used motors is reduced, and energy is saved in the cooling operations. - Since the
cooling device 100 includes themoisture separator 160, additional duct equipment is not required to install a moisture separator in thecompressor 10. Therefore, the installation space of thecompressor 10 is reduced, and a space utilization of a whole system including thecompressor 10 and thecooling device 100 is increased. - Since the
cooling device 100 includes therotary vane device 170, the operator adjusts the angles of thevanes 171 of therotary vane device 170 to easily adjust the cooling operation of thecooling device 100. - While exemplary embodiments have been particularly shown and described above, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventive concept as defined by the following claims.
Claims (20)
1. A cooling device which provides cooling for a compressor comprising:
a fan device;
a housing which houses the fan device;
a plurality of heat exchangers which are provided on sides of the housing;
a fluid inlet part which intakes a fluid into the heat exchangers; and
a fluid outlet part which discharges the fluid from the heat exchangers.
2. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:
a frame part at which the heat exchangers are provided;
a fan device installer which is connected to the frame part and on which the fan device is disposed; and
a cover which is provided on the frame part and comprises an outlet.
3. The cooling device of claim 1 further comprising a rotary vane device which adjusts an air volume of the fluid passing through the heat exchangers.
4. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein the fan device discharges the fluid toward a direction opposite to gravity.
5. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the heat exchangers performs inter cooling of the compressor.
6. The cooling device of claim 5 further comprising a moisture separator which performs the inter cooling of the compressor.
7. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the heat exchangers performs after cooling of the compressor.
8. The cooling device of claim 7 further comprising a moisture separator which performs the after cooling of the compressor.
9. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the heat exchangers cools an oil which lubricates the compressor.
10. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein the fluid inlet part and the fluid outlet part are disposed on one of the sides of the housing.
11. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein the compressor is provided in an indoor space, and the cooling device is provided in an outdoor space.
12. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein the cooling device comprises an independent module separated from the compressor.
13. A cooling device which provides cooling for a compressor and provided as an independent module separated from the compressor, comprising:
a fan device;
a housing which houses the fan device;
a plurality of heat exchangers which are provided on sides of the housing;
a fluid inlet part which intakes a fluid into the heat exchangers; and
a fluid outlet part which discharges the fluid from the heat exchangers,
wherein the plurality of heat exchangers comprises:
an inter cooling heat exchanger which performs inter cooling of the compressor;
an after cooling heat exchanger which performs after cooling of the compressor;
an oil cooling heat exchanger which performs cooling of an oil used for the compressor.
14. The cooling device of claim 13 , wherein the housing comprises:
a frame part at which the heat exchangers are provided;
a fan device installer which is connected to the frame part and on which the fan device is disposed; and
a cover which is provided on the frame part and comprises an outlet.
15. The cooling device of claim 13 further comprising a rotary vane device which adjusts an air volume of the fluid passing through the heat exchangers.
16. The cooling device of claim 13 , wherein the fan device discharges the fluid toward a direction opposite to gravity.
17. The cooling device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a moisture separator which is provided in a duct connected to the inter cooling heat exchanger.
18. The cooling device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a moisture separator which is provided in a duct connected to the after cooling heat exchanger.
19. The cooling device of claim 13 , wherein the fluid inlet part and the fluid outlet part are disposed on one of the sides of the housing.
20. The cooling device of claim 13 , wherein the compressor is provided in an indoor space, and the cooling device is provided in an outdoor space.
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