Screw compressor with reduced leak path
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsTimothy C. Wagner, Alexander Lifson, James W. Bush, Donald Yannascoli, Mark Daniels, Rene Lin, William Rousseau
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Abstract
A screw compressor includes at least two components defining at least two operating zones of different pressure and having surfaces defining a flow point between the at least two zones, and a surface treatment positioned on the surfaces so as to reduce clearance between the surfaces, and thereby reduce leakage through the flow point
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A screw compressor comprising at least two components defining at least two operating zones of different pressure and having surfaces defining a flow point between said at least two zones, and a surface treatment positioned on said surfaces so as to reduce clearance between said surfaces, and thereby reduce leakage through said flow point.
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