公开(公告)号：US20190301465A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US15936953

申请日：2018-03-27

Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Company

Inventor： Mallikarjun Jayadevappa Jambigi ,  Sunil Jayalakshmamma Munisubbaiah

IPC: F04C29/02 ,  F04C29/12

Abstract: A compressor system includes: a compressor having a suction side and a discharge side, wherein the compressor is operative to compress a gas using oil, wherein the suction side operates at a suction pressure and is operative to receive a the gas and the oil into the compressor; and wherein the discharge side is operative to discharge the compressed gas and the oil; a gas/oil separator tank operative to store oil separated from the compressed gas for subsequent use by the compressor; a supplemental oil reservoir in fluid communication with the suction side; and a valve operative to, when opened, expose the supplemental oil reservoir to the suction pressure of the suction side of the compressor, and draw oil from the supplemental oil reservoir by suction into the suction side of the compressor.