TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR COMPRESSOR

摘要

According to at least one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for cooling a coolant for a gas compressor includes a compressor to generate a flow of compressed gas, a dryer in fluid communication with the compressor, and a coolant circuit. The coolant circuit includes a accumulator to accumulate the coolant, a pump in fluid communication with the accumulator and the compressor to circulate the coolant through the coolant circuit, a first intercooler in fluid communication with the accumulator and the pump and structured to transfer heat from the coolant circuit to the compressed gas flow via the dryer, and a valve disposed between the accumulator and the first intercooler and structured to route at least a portion of the coolant through the first intercooler depending on a temperature of the coolant relative to prescribed low and high temperature limits.

主权项

1. An apparatus for cooling a coolant for a gas compressor, the apparatus comprising:
a compressor structured to generate a flow of compressed gas; a dryer in fluid communication with the compressor and structured to separate an entrained coolant from the compressed gas flow; and a coolant circuit, the coolant circuit comprising:
an accumulator to accumulate the coolant separated from the compressed gas flow,a pump in fluid communication with the accumulator and the compressor, the pump structured to introduce the coolant into the compressor, and thereby into the flow of compressed gas, and to circulate the coolant through the coolant circuit,a first intercooler in thermal communication with the dryer and in fluid communication with the accumulator and the pump, the first intercooler structured to transfer heat from the coolant circuit to the compressed gas flow via the dryer, anda valve disposed between the accumulator and the first intercooler, the valve structured to enable at least a portion of the coolant in the coolant circuit to flow through the first intercooler depending on a temperature of the coolant relative to prescribed low and high temperature limits.