MULTI-STAGE COMPRESSOR HAVING INTERSTAGE LUBRICANT INJECTION VIA AN INJECTION ROD

• Main Authors: Crum, Daniel R, Hartman, Ryan D, Coleman, Ryan, Bothe, Philipp
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.01.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LUBRICATING; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTMACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTPUMPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A compressor is disclosed which can include a first stage and a second stage. In one form the compressor includes contact cooled compressor stages. The compressor can include a rod useful to inject a lubricant for purposes of cooling/lubricating/sealing the rotating components of the compressor. In...