Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compressor system and method for conditioning inlet air
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Application No.: US15211828Application Date: 2016-07-15
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Publication No.: US10240602B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Nicholas Able , Michael Peters , James Christopher Collins , Srinivasa Rao Yenneti , Kenneth J. Schultz
- Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Company
- Applicant Address: US NC Davidson
- Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
- Current Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Davidson
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: F04C29/04
- IPC: F04C29/04 ; F04C29/00 ; F04C18/16 ; F04C29/02

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a compressor system operable for compressing a working fluid such as air. A conditioner is positioned upstream of the compressor to reduce the humidity and may in certain forms control a temperature of the working fluid entering the compressor. An aftercooler and an oil cooler is positioned downstream of the compressor. A first heat exchange system may direct water from a source through the conditioner to the aftercooler and oil cooler. An oil heat exchange circuit directs oil from the compressor to the oil cooler and then to a regenerator prior to reentry into the compressor. A control system is operable for controlling portions of compressor system to provide inlet air to the compressor at a desired temperature and humidity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180017061A1 COMPRESSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING INLET AIR Public/Granted day:2018-01-18
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