Abstract: A seal assembly configured for use with a high pressure single screw compressor includes a seal body and at least one attachment structure. The at least one attachment structure fixedly attaches the seal body to the rotor of the compressor, such that the seal body is rotatable along with the rotor. The seal body has a textured outer surface which creates a labyrinthine path between the compressor housing and the seal body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 28, 2019
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
Copeland Industrial LP
Inventors:
Abhijit Pande, Pallavi Narkhede, Steven Fels, Jean-Louis Picouet
Abstract: A 3D-printed oil separation assembly for use in a reciprocating compressor is provided. The compressor includes a suction chamber, a crankcase chamber, and at least one partition member at least partially separating the suction chamber and the crankcase chamber. The at least one partition member further includes at least one opening. The 3D-printed oil separation assembly comprises a coalescing structure positioned within the crankcase chamber adjacent the at least one partition member at the at least one opening; and at least one securing structure secured in operable relation with the at least one demisting structure so as to secure the coalescing structure relative to the opening. The coalescing structure comprises at least one structure selected from the group consisting of a baffled structure, a demisting structure, and combinations thereof. At least a portion of the coalescing structure is 3D-printed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2024
Assignee:
Copeland Industrial LP
Inventors:
Steven Fels, Steven Cihlar, Pruthviraj Nagnath Pawar, Jean-Louis Picouet