Turbomachinery Lecture Notes 1 2008-10-14

Screw Compressors
Damian Vogt
Course MJ2429

Compilation of material provided by Jan-Gunnar Persson, KTH Machine Design

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Fluid Machines

Rotodynamic Other Volumetric

• Ejector

Axial • Comprex Reciprocating

• Piston

Mixed flow • Diaphragm

Rotary
Radial
• Comprex

• Ejector

Figure 1. Fluid machines classification

Figure 2. Shaft speed – capacity maps for some geometry concepts

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Figure 3. Operating characteristics; left: rotodynamic turbomachine, right: volumetric machine

Figure 4. Screw compressor rotor profiles; left: first rotor profile by Krigar, right: asymmetrical
profile by Lysholm

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1) intake

2) compression

2) discharge

Figure 5. Screw compressor working principle

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Figure 6. Geometry; oil-free screw compressor

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Figure 7. Herring-bone diagram; unwrapped view of screw compressor operation

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Figure 8. Screw compressor volume and pressure curves

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Figure 9. Major speed dependent losses

Figure 10. Internal leakage mass flow between rotor cell

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Figure 11. Throttling losses in ports

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Synchronization
gear

Figure 12. Oil-free compressor design; note the synchronization gear to the right

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• No synchronization gear

• No axle sealings

Figure 13. Oil-injected screw compressor

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Figure 14. Scroll compressor

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