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US 12,535,067 B2Granted
Compressor vaporizer with discharge pipe in crankcase
AssigneeAdvanced Flow Solutions Inc.
InventorBlake A. Wallace
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Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a gas compressor assembly. The gas compressor assembly may be comprised of a crankcase body that encloses a crankcase chamber. This crankcase chamber may connect to an internal fluid line in a manner that allows fluid communication. The internal fluid line may be specifically designed to direct discharge gas through the crankcase body, a process which may heat any liquid accumulated in the crankcase chamber, potentially converting it into a gaseous form.
Claims20
A gas compressor assembly comprising:
- a crankcase body and a crankcase chamber disposed within the crankcase body;
- a piston cylinder coupled with the crankcase body, wherein the crankcase chamber is fluidly coupled with the piston cylinder;
- a cylinder head comprising an inlet portion and an outlet portion, the cylinder head coupled to the piston cylinder, wherein an interior of the piston cylinder is fluidly coupled with the cylinder head;
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- a discharge line fluidly coupled with the outlet portion of the cylinder head, the discharge line comprising an internal fluid line portion that is fluidly coupled with the discharge line, wherein the internal fluid line runs through the crankcase chamber,
- wherein the gas compressor assembly is configured to operably route discharge gas from the outlet portion of the cylinder head through the crankcase chamber in the internal fluid line portion.
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A compressor assembly comprising:
- a crankcase body comprising an interior wall, the interior wall defining a crankcase chamber disposed therein;
- a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the crankcase chamber and configured to introduce uncompressed fluid into the compressor assembly;
- a fluid outlet disposed downstream from the fluid inlet, and configured to receive compressed gas from the compressor assembly;
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- a discharge line fluidly coupled with the fluid outlet, wherein a portion of the discharge line is routed through the interior wall of the crankcase body, through the crankcase chamber, and out from the interior wall of the crankcase body, such that the portion of the discharge line runs through the crankcase chamber and is fluidly sealed from the crankcase chamber;
- wherein the portion of the discharge line is configured to act as a heat exchanger to exchange heat with the interior of the crankcase body.
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A gas compressor system comprising:
- a compressor having an inlet and an outlet;
- a crankcase in fluid communication with the inlet and comprising an internal crankcase chamber;
- a discharge line fluidly coupled with the outlet, a portion of the discharge line comprising an internal fluid line, wherein the internal fluid line is sealedly disposed within the crankcase and configured to receive and route hot discharge gas from the outlet through the crankcase chamber and to act as a heat exchanger between the discharge line and the crankcase chamber;
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- a permeable baffle positioned inside the crankcase chamber, proximate the internal fluid line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.