Abstract:
A scroll compressor is provided that may include a casing including a rotational shaft, a discharge cover fixed inside of the casing to partition the inside of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space, a first scroll that is revolved by rotation of the rotational shaft, a second scroll that defines a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll, the second scroll having an intermediate pressure discharge hole that communicates with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure of the plurality of compression chambers, a back pressure plate that defines a back pressure chamber that accommodates a refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole, a floating plate movably disposed on or at a side of the back pressure plate to define the back pressure chamber together with the back pressure plate, and an elastic member disposed between the floating plate and the discharge cover to provide an elastic force to the floating plate.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a positive displacement expander equipped with an expansion mechanism in which power is generated using fluid energy produced while a high-pressure fluid, supplied to a plurality of expansion chambers partitioned by an orbiting scroll or a rolling piston, is being expanded and decompressed. The expander includes a communicating pipe that allows each of the expansion chambers to communicate with an expander discharge side and an opening and closing device disposed on the communicating pipe. When supply of the high-pressure fluid is stopped, the opening and closing device is opened by the time when high and low pressures between each of the expansion chambers and the expander discharge side are equalized, thus stopping the orbiting scroll or the rolling piston at a predetermined position so that an expander obtains sufficient driving force when resuming.
Abstract:
A Gas Pressure Reduction Generator (GPRG) System and a method for implementing a GPRG System is provided, where the GPRG System includes a gas inlet configured to receive a pressurized gas flow from a gas supply, at least one expander in flow communication with the gas inlet to receive the pressurized gas flow, wherein the expander is operable to convert the pressurized gas flow into mechanical energy and a depressurized gas flow and a generator associated with the expander, wherein the generator is configured to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Abstract:
A Gas Pressure Reduction Generator (GPRG) System and a method for implementing a GPRG System is provided, where the GPRG System includes a gas inlet configured to receive a pressurized gas flow from a gas supply, at least one expander in flow communication with the gas inlet to receive the pressurized gas flow, wherein the expander is operable to convert the pressurized gas flow into mechanical energy and a depressurized gas flow and a generator associated with the expander, wherein the generator is configured to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Abstract:
An independent control means to govern the operation of a fluid pressure device having a stator element and a rotor element constituting a stator-rotor mechanism, in which the stator element has a fixed axis and in which the rotor element has a movable axis with said rotor element having a rotational movement about its own axis and an orbital movement about the fixed axis. The entrance of fluid to the stator-rotor mechanism and the exit of fluid from the stator-rotor mechanism is governed by a rotary valve in the fluid pressure device. The independent control means features an actuating means for rotating the rotary valve independently of the rotor element by which the rotary valve is usually driven. The independent control means also features a by-pass valve which, when operated, fluidly interconnects the inlet and outlet ports of the fluid pressure device, whereby the rotor element may be stopped instantly.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an intake device including: an annular flow path which is formed in a circular housing; an inlet part which is installed at one side of the housing and guides an inflow of a fluid into the flow path; a outlet part which is installed at the other side of the housing and guides a discharge of the fluid which flows into the inlet part and passes through the flow path; a piston which is disposed in the flow path, and rotates along the flow path so as to compress the fluid introduced through the inlet part; and an opening and closing unit which is installed in the flow path between the inlet part and the outlet part, includes a plurality of opening and closing members, and elastic members which are installed between the plurality of opening and closing members and the flow path so as to support the plurality of opening and closing members, respectively, and opens and closes the flow path by pressing the piston, in which when the pressing of the piston is released, the plurality of opening and closing members closes the flow path by pressing force of the fluid which presses outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of opening and closing members in a direction in which the flow path is closed, and by elastic force of the elastic member.
Abstract:
Gas Pressure Reduction Generator (GPRG) systems and methods for implementing a GPRG system are provided, where the GPRG systems comprise a gas inlet configured to receive a pressurized gas flow, at least one expander in gas flow receiving communication with the gas inlet wherein the expander is operable to convert the pressurized gas flow into mechanical energy and a depressurized gas flow, and a generator configured to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Abstract:
A fluid machine (29A) including: a casing section (56) including a suction port (55); a housing section (54) including a discharge port (53); and scrolls (51, 52) driven by a working fluid suctioned from the suction port (55). In the fluid machine (29A), a bypass section (80), which includes a bypass passage (81) guiding the working fluid to the discharge port (53) while allowing the working fluid to bypass the scrolls (51, 52) and a valve mechanism (83) opening and closing the bypass passage (81), is supported between the casing section (56) and the housing section (54). The valve mechanism (83) is a solenoid valve which displaces a valve body in a radial direction of a rotating shaft (28), and an accommodating portion of a coil (83d) is exposed to the outside of the casing section (56) and the housing section (54).
Abstract:
A screw expander in which a pair of male and female screw rotors engaged with each other are housed in a rotor chamber formed in a casing, an expansion force of a high-pressure gas supplied from an intake flow path to the rotor chamber is converted into a rotational force by the screw rotors and the expanded low-pressure gas is exhausted to an exhaust flow path includes a valve mechanism capable of allowing communication between an intermediate pressure portion, which is a space in the rotor chamber and can be separated from the intake flow path and the exhaust flow path by the screw rotors, and a bypass flow path, to which a high-pressure gas is supplied, and a controller for controlling the valve mechanism in accordance with an operation expansion ratio which is a ratio of a pressure in the intake flow path to a pressure in the exhaust flow path.
Abstract:
[Purpose] To provide a fluid machine, and a refrigerant circuit and a waste heat utilization device using the fluid machine, whereby the size and cost of a Rankine circuit and thus of the waste heat utilization device can be reduced while preventing an abnormally high pressure from being developed in the Rankine circuit and also improving starting performance of the Rankine circuit.[Means for Attaining the Purpose]A waste heat utilization device (1) is provided with a Rankine circuit (4) including a fluid machine (10). The fluid machine (10) includes, inside a housing thereof, a drive section (22) configured to be driven by a working fluid introduced from an inlet port (33) and to discharge the working fluid to an outlet port (45), a communication passage (102) allowing the working fluid to flow from the inlet port into the drive section, a bypass passage (104) allowing the working fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port while bypassing the drive section, and a valve mechanism (106, 112, 124) configured to block inflow of the working fluid from the inlet port and to allow the inlet port to be connected selectively to the communication passage and the bypass passage.