US3625628A - Capacity control operating mechanism for centrifugal compressor - Google Patents

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US3625628A
US3625628A US60482A US3625628DA US3625628A US 3625628 A US3625628 A US 3625628A US 60482 A US60482 A US 60482A US 3625628D A US3625628D A US 3625628DA US 3625628 A US3625628 A US 3625628A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/42—Casings; Connections of working fluid for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D29/44—Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers
    • F04D29/46—Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers adjustable
    • F04D29/462—Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers adjustable especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/464—Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers adjustable especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps adjusting flow cross-section, otherwise than by using adjustable stator blades
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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  • the capacity control means of a centrifugal gas compressor is connected to a reversible motor by motion transmitting means including a crank structure which functions to move the control member slowly as it approaches and leaves closed position. During that portion of the movement of the control member, the torque applied thereto by the motor is multiplied, permitting the use ofa small motor.
  • control means includes guide vanes and dampers arranged in the inlet of the compressor and diffuser valve structures arranged in the discharge diffuser of the compressor.
  • the movement thereof between open and closed positions may be at a uniform rate; and the torque required for such movement is substantially uniform.
  • inlet capacity control vanes and butterfly valves or dampers mounted in the compressor inlet are very sensitive to the gas flow when they are moved in the area near closed position; and it is, therefore, desirable to move the control member very slowly in this area, particularly in moving it from closed position. Also, movement of the control member in proximity to the closed position requires the application of substantially more torque than in actuating the member throughout the remainder of its movement.
  • This invention has as an object a capacity control actuating mechanism embodying an arrangement where the member is operated by a relatively small reversible motor connected to the member by motion transmitting mechanism which functions to effect slow movement of the control member by the constant speed motor when the member is traveling in proximity to the closed position; and, during movement in that area, the torque output of the motor is multiplied, permitting the economical use of a small motor.
  • the capacity control operating motor and the control member are provided with radially extending arms connected together to impart oscillation to the shaft to which the control member is fixed.
  • the motor output shaft is so located relative to the operating shaft of the control member, and the motion transmitting arms connected to the motor and the control member are so arranged that as the control member approaches and leaves closed position, the movement of the member is reduced in speed and a greater torque leverage applied to the operating shaft of the control member.
  • FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the intake end of a centrifugal gas compressor of conventional form, the view including the control means operating mechanism embodying our invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the operating mechanism taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. I designates the intake section of the centrifugal compressor, the section 10 being attached to a section 11 as by means of cap screws 12.
  • the section 11 encircles the impeller 13 fixed to the shaft 14 journaled in the main frame 15 of the compressor and to which the section 11 is attached as by cap screws 17.
  • the capacity control means is illustrated as a butterfly valve or damper 23 formed with a trunnion 25 journaled in one side of an annular member 26 mounted intermediate the section 10 and a section 27 as by screws 28.
  • An actuating shaft 29 extends from the opposite side of the valve and is journaled in like manner in the frame member 26, and has an outwardly extending portion 30 to which is affixed a driven arm 31 as by means of the key 33.
  • the arm 31 extends outwardly from the shaft 30' (see FIG. 2) and has a sliding connection with a block 35 formed with a trunnion 36 journaled in a drive arm 37.
  • the control operating mechanism is mounted in a sheet metal enclosure 38, the bottom wall 39 of which is attached to the section 26 as by screws 40.
  • the frame work also includes a bracket member 43 to which a gear casing 45 is attached as by screws 47.
  • a motor is attached to the gear box 45 to power the output shaft 51.
  • the drive arm 37 is fixed to the shaft 51 as by a set screw 53, the arm 37 being apertured to rotatably receive the trunnion 36 of the block 35.
  • the motor output or power shaft 51, and the valve shaft 30 are so located relatively, and the arms 31, 37 are so fixed to the shafts, that upon movement of the drive arm 37 in a clockwise direction (FIG. 2) for the transmission of similar movement to the driven arm 31 and shaft 30, the speed of such movement of arm 31, and accordingly, damper 23 is reduced as the mechanism approaches the closed damper position as will be apparent from a consideration of FIG. 2 of the drawings.
  • the motor output shaft 51 is journaled in parallel spaced relation to the shaft 30 (see FIG. 1).
  • the capacity control member 23 is moved to the closed position, the arms 31, 37 are moved to the position shown in dotted outline at the left in FIG. 2, this position being indicated by the legend "closed position.
  • the arms 31, 37 are positioned as shown in dotted outline at the right of FIG. 2, designated by the legend open position.
  • the driven arm 31 is moved through an arc indicated by the dotted line 54.
  • the motor output shaft 51 is positioned a distance from the plane indicated by the line 55 extending through the axis of shaft 30 and bisecting the are 54. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the shaft 51 is spaced from the plane 55 in a direction toward the open position, and located in the sector in which the arm 31 moves.
  • the arm 31 is movable through an are indicated at 54. Due to the location of the motor drive shaft 51 and the valve driven shaft 30 as described, the valve shaft 30 is rotated slower as the valve 23 moves in the area of the closed position.
  • the motor 50 is operated at a constant speed in both directions. Therefore, the valve 23 is moved slowly in the vicinity of the closed position.
  • the compressor control means is in the form of a butterfly valve or damper, as the valve is very sensitive to flow when it is moved in the vicinity of the closed position.
  • the first l0 of the valve movement from closed position toward open position, the shaft 51 rotates 43 the ratio being better than 4 to I.
  • the compressor capacity control operating mechanism embodying my invention permits the motor to deliver greater torque to the valve as it is moved toward closed position. It will be apparent that my capacity control operating mechanism is equally useful in operating conventional inlet guide vanes and annular diffuser valves. The capacity control operating mechanism of my invention obviates the need of expensive percentage timers or the like. It will be understood the motor 50 is controlled by means sensing the demand load on the compressor.
  • Mechanism for operating capacity control means for a centrifugal compressor said control means being movable between open and closed positions, comprising a frame, an actuating shaft journaled in said frame and being operatively connected to said control means, a power shaft journaled in said frame in spaced relation to said actuating shaft, motion transmitting linkage connecting said power shaft to said actuating shaft, a reversible constant speed motor connected to said power shaft and operable when energized to effect oscillation of said power shaft, said motion transmitting linkage including means operable to reduce the speed of motion of said control means during movement thereof in the vicinity of the closed position.
  • Mechanism for operating capacity control means for a centrifugal compressor said control means being movable between open and closed positions, comprising a frame, an actuating shaft joumaled in said frame and being operatively connected to said control means, a power shaft journaled in said frame in spaced parallel relation to said actuating shaft, a drive arm fixed to said power shaft and extending therefrom for movement in a plane normal to the axis of said shaft upon oscillation thereof, a driven arm fixed to said actuating shaft and extending therefrom for oscillating movement in a plane normal to the axis of said actuating shaft, said driven arm being operatively connected to said drive arm and being movable upon oscillation thereof through an are between open and closed stop positions corresponding to the open and closed positions of said control means, the axis of said power shaft being located within the sector of movement of said driven arm and spaced in the direction toward said open stop position a distance from the plane extending through the axis of said actuating shaft and bisecting said are, and a
  • connection between said drive arm and said driven arm includes a block pivotally mounted on said drive arm and being formed with a through aperture, said driven arm extending through said aperture and having sliding connection with said block.

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US2823700A (en) * 1954-11-19 1958-02-18 Westinghouse Electric Corp Fluid flow control apparatus
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US4387752A (en) * 1981-08-27 1983-06-14 Rockland Manufacturing Co., Inc. Tree shearing apparatus
US4539820A (en) * 1984-05-14 1985-09-10 Carrier Corporation Protective capacity control system for a refrigeration system
US4589060A (en) * 1984-05-14 1986-05-13 Carrier Corporation Microcomputer system for controlling the capacity of a refrigeration system
US5408708A (en) * 1993-10-29 1995-04-25 Vico Products Manufacturing Co., Inc. Flow-control for a pump
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