Air compressor aftercooler
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorDean Hendrix
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Abstract
A compressor aftercooler and an aftercooler assembly incorporating the aftercooler. The aftercooler has an inlet header and a cooler outlet that are in flow communication with a cooling area therebetween such that air passing from the inlet header to the cooler outlet is reduced in temperature. A bypass outlet exits directly from the inlet header such that air passing from the inlet header to the bypass outlet bypasses the cooling area. The aftercooler assembly further comprises a valve and piping arrangement to control flow through the aftercooler.
Claims2
A compressor aftercooler comprising:
- a body having an inlet header and a cooler outlet, the inlet header and the cooler outlet in flow communication with a cooling area therebetween such that air passing from the inlet header to the cooler outlet is reduced in temperature;
- and
- a bypass outlet that exits directly from the inlet header such that air passing from the inlet header to the bypass outlet bypasses the cooling area.
A compressor aftercooler assembly comprising:
- an aftercooler having a body having
- an inlet header and a cooler outlet, the inlet header and the cooler outlet in flow communication with a cooling area therebetween such that air passing from the inlet header to the cooler outlet is reduced in temperature;
- and
- a bypass outlet that exits directly from the inlet header such that air passing from the inlet header to the bypass outlet bypasses the cooling area;
- a first pipe section exiting the bypass outlet and a second pipe section exiting the cooler outlet;
- the first and second pipe sections each connected with a combining tee such that flow through the first and second pipe sections flows to a common discharge;
- a first valve positioned along the first pipe section between the bypass outlet and the common discharge and a second valve positioned along the second pipe section between the cooler outlet and the common discharge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.