Abstract:
A sliding member for a compressor includes a base metal, a first layer and a second layer. The base metal is made of an aluminum-based metal. The first layer is formed on or over the base metal and made of a nickel-based plating layer containing at least one material of nitrogen (N), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr) and aluminum (Al) as an additive. The second layer is formed on the surface of the first layer and made of a diamond-like carbon layer containing the same additive as the additive contained in the first layer.
Abstract:
A ferrous cylinder liner for use in diesel engines having exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is protected from corrosive attack from the EGR environment by first final machining the inner running surface of the liner and thereafter plating the finished inner surface with a thin, non-porous, continuous coating of chromium which serves as a barrier to the EGR gases. The liner is installed and used in its as-coated condition with no post-coating finishing of the coated surface.
Abstract:
A cylindrical metal and ceramic assembly comprising a metal base and a ceramic member fitted tightly within the metal base. A plurality of grooves extending substantially along the entire length of the assembly are provided in at least one of the inner surface of the metal base and the outer surface of the ceramic member which contact each other. Each of the inner and outer surfaces of the ceramic member has an impregnated layer having a very fine structure composed of chromium oxide, or a mixture of silica, chromium oxide and alumina. A typical example of the assembly is a liner for a piston in an internal combustion engine.
Abstract:
A rotary compressor includes a compressing unit including: an annular cylinder; an end plate having a bearing unit, and closing an end portion of the cylinder; an annular piston fitted in a rotation shaft in the bearing unit, performing an orbital motion inside the cylinder, and forming an operation chamber with the cylinder inner wall; and a vane protruding from a groove of the cylinder to the operation chamber, coming into contact with the annular piston, and partitioning the operation chamber into an inlet chamber and a compression chamber. The vane is formed of steel and has a diamond-like carbon layer on a sliding surface with respect to the annular piston. The annular piston is formed of Ni—Cr—Mo cast iron to which 0.15 wt % to 0.45 wt % of phosphorus is added, or formed of cast iron or steel, and has an iron nitride layer on its outer circumferential surface.
Abstract:
A refrigerant compressor includes a first layer (24) composed of a single layer of chromium, a second layer (25) composed of an alloy layer of chromium and tungsten carbide, a third layer (26) composed of an amorphous carbon layer containing at least one of tungsten and tungsten carbide, and a fourth layer (27) composed of an amorphous carbon layer containing carbon and hydrogen without metals, which are sequentially formed on a surface of a sliding member (13b) of a compression mechanism formed of tool steel. The second layer (25) is formed to have a chromium content higher on a side of the first layer (24) than a side of the third layer (26), and have a tungsten carbide content higher on the side of the third layer (26) than the side of the first layer (24). In addition, the third layer (26) is formed to have a tungsten content or a tungsten carbide content higher on a side of the second layer (25) than a side of the fourth layer (27).
Abstract:
A sliding member for a compressor includes a base metal, a first layer and a second layer. The base metal is made of an aluminum-based metal. The first layer is formed on or over the base metal and made of a nickel-based plating layer containing at least one material of nitrogen (N), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr) and aluminum (Al) as an additive. The second layer is formed on the surface of the first layer and made of a diamond-like carbon layer containing the same additive as the additive contained in the first layer.
Abstract:
A piston ring for use at temperatures above 350° F. at pressures greater than or equal to about 2000 psi, comprising a gap having a gap width about 1.4 to about 2.0 times greater than a thickness of the piston ring; a height about 4.5 to about 6.4 times larger than the thickness, and a leading edge characterized by an arc having a radius of curvature of less than or equal to about 4 times the height. The piston ring may be formed of a material comprising cobalt, chromium, tungsten, and carbon. A gas compressor and method of sealing a piston using the above piston ring is also provided for.
Abstract:
A variable displacement compressor optionally varies displacement based upon pressure in a crank chamber for adjusting the pressure in the crank chamber by varying an opening degree of a passage that interconnects the crank chamber and one of relatively high and low pressure regions of the refrigeration cycle. A control valve of the variable displacement compressor has a valve seat and a valve. The valve seat has a seat surface for adjusting the opening degree of the passage. The valve has a valve surface for adjusting the opening degree of the passage. At least one of the seat surface and the valve surface is made of a material with relatively high hardness.
Abstract:
A hardfacing for downhole progressing cavity pumps is disclosed as well as a method for producing same. The hardfacing consists of a metal carbide layer applied to the ferrous pump rotor body by way of plasma spraying and a top layer of metallic material having a lower hardness than the metal carbide. The metal carbide layer has a grainy surface with a plurality of peaks and intermediate depressions, the peaks being formed by metal carbide grains at the surface of the metal carbide layer. The thickness of the top layer is adjusted such that the depressions between the peaks of the metal carbide layer are completely filled thereby providing the rotor with a metal carbide hardfacing of significantly reduced surface roughness. In the process of the invention, the pump rotor, which may be provided with a molybdenum bonding layer, is plasma coated with the metal carbide and the resulting carbide layer is covered with the metallic material top layer. The top layer is polished either until the dimensions thereof are within the tolerances acceptable for the finished rotor or until a majority of the peaks of the carbide layer are exposed. The hardfacing significantly increases the service life of the rotor and stator of downhole progressing cavity pumps.