Liquid injection apparatus and compressor assembly having the same

A compressor assembly comprising:

• a casing comprising a part;
• a rotor coupled within said casing, wherein said rotor comprises a rotor shaft;
• and
• an inlet housing coupled to said casing such that said rotor shaft extends into said inlet housing, said inlet housing defines a flow path into said casing and comprises a liquid injection apparatus coupled within said flow path, said liquid injection apparatus comprising at least one conduit and at least one nozzle coupled to said at least one conduit, wherein said liquid injection apparatus is panel-shaped and has a first panel segment, a second panel segment, and at least one of:
• a passage defined between said first panel segment and said second panel segment, said passage sized to receive at least one of said rotor shaft and said casing part;
• and
• a third panel segment positioned between said first panel segment and said second panel segment, wherein said third panel segment is at least in part detachable from at least one of said first panel segment and said second panel segment for receiving at least one of said rotor shaft and said casing part between said first panel segment and said second panel segment.

A compressor assembly comprising:

• a casing;
• a rotor coupled within said casing, wherein said rotor comprises a rotor shaft;
• and
• an inlet housing coupled to said casing such that said rotor shaft extends into said inlet housing, said inlet housing comprising:
• a duct having at least one panel that defines a flow path into said casing;
• and
• a liquid injection apparatus comprising a plurality of nozzles mounted on said at least one panel within said flow path.