CN114641618A - Integrated motor-compressor unit with cooling circuit and pressure reduction system configured to reduce cooling fluid pressure - Google Patents

Integrated motor-compressor unit with cooling circuit and pressure reduction system configured to reduce cooling fluid pressure Download PDF

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CN114641618A
CN114641618A CN201980100679.2A CN201980100679A CN114641618A CN 114641618 A CN114641618 A CN 114641618A CN 201980100679 A CN201980100679 A CN 201980100679A CN 114641618 A CN114641618 A CN 114641618A
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S·吉尔曼
T·阿尔班
G·纳沃罗基
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

The present invention provides an integrated motor-compressor unit (10) comprising a motor (12) and a compressor (14) coupled to the motor (12) via a rotatable shaft (16) and mounted in a single common housing (18) configured to circulate a cooling fluid in a cooling circuit (27), wherein the integrated motor-compressor unit (10) comprises a pressure relief system (30) configured to relieve the pressure of the motor (12).

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Integrated motor-compressor unit with cooling circuit and pressure reduction system configured to reduce cooling fluid pressure
Background
The field of the invention relates to an integrated motor-compressor unit for the treatment of a working fluid, and more particularly to an integrated motor-compressor with a cooling system.
Generally, a motor-compressor unit comprises a centrifugal compressor and a motor integrated in a common housing.
Centrifugal compressors having multiple compression stages typically include a plurality of impellers supported by a drive shaft coupled to a rotor driven by an electric motor or turbine to produce a flow of compressed process gas.
The shaft used to directly drive such centrifugal compressors needs to rotate at a relatively high speed, thereby generating heat. Furthermore, operating the motor-compressor at high speeds increases windage friction losses generated by components operating in pressurized gas.
If this heat is not properly dissipated, it can negatively impact the performance of the machine and damage the electrical insulation of the stator. The increased temperature may also adversely affect the rotor bearing systems of both the compressor and the motor, causing damage and/or failure of the bearings.
In order to condition heat and cool such integrated motor-compressor units, it is known to use a cooling circuit, which may be an open-loop cooling circuit or a quasi-closed-loop cooling circuit, wherein gas is drawn from the process stream at some point in the compression process. The gas is then circulated through the motor and bearings to absorb heat.
For example, only a small amount of process gas is fed from the process stream into the cooling circuit. The cooling gas may be driven by a pressure differential between the source of cooling gas and the location to which the gas is allowed to flow.
Alternatively, it is known to use a blower located before the cooling circuit to circulate cooling gas in the cooling circuit and thereby improve the fan compression efficiency. However, this solution significantly increases windage losses, which are even more lost when the machine is operating at high pressures.
Reference may be made to document US 9,200,643-B2, which describes a system for cooling a motor-compressor with a closed-loop cooling circuit. However, the motor is sealed from the gas being processed by the compressor by a dry gas seal or carbon ring to avoid contamination, thereby increasing maintenance of the seal.
Summary of The Invention
One benefit provided by the embodiments of the integrated motor-compressor unit described herein is a reduction in windage losses.
In fact, the high speed motor, the coupling head and the bearings are immersed in the process gas, the windage losses can be high, especially for compressors with high suction pressure.
Accordingly, a pressure relief system for an integrated motor-compressor unit is presented having a motor and a compressor coupled to the motor. The depressurization system is configured to depressurize a pressure of the motor.
It is further proposed an integrated motor-compressor unit configured to handle a working fluid (such as a gas, for example) and comprising a motor and a compressor coupled to said motor via a rotatable shaft and mounted in a single common casing, a cooling fluid being circulated through the entire casing in a cooling circuit.
Disclosure of Invention
The integrated motor-compressor unit includes a depressurization system configured to depressurize a pressure of the motor.
Accordingly, the pressure relief system is configured to reduce the pressure of the cooling fluid circulating in the cooling circuit.
Such pressure reduction systems create a significant pressure drop of at least 10 bar. Therefore, the efficiency of the motor is significantly increased.
According to one embodiment, the depressurization system includes an expansion device (e.g., prior to the cooling circuit) and an auxiliary compressor (e.g., after the cooling circuit) configured to recover suction pressure.
For example, the expansion device may be a cooling expansion valve configured to receive working fluid via a main compressor suction inlet of the compressor and deliver expanded cooling fluid to the cooling circuit, and the auxiliary compressor may be configured to receive cooling fluid and compress the cooling fluid after the motor and/or bearings have been significantly cooled.
According to another embodiment, the expansion device is an expansion wheel.
The expansion wheel may be mounted in various suitable locations as further described and claimed herein.
In embodiments that operate the integrated motor-compressor unit, the motor rotates the shaft and thereby drives the compressor to rotate. The process gas to be compressed is introduced via a main compressor suction inlet provided in the housing. The compressor then compresses the process gas through successive impeller stages to produce a compressed process gas. The compressed process gas then exits the compressor via a process discharge outlet disposed in the shell.
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Other objects, features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following description, given by way of non-limiting example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
figure 1 very schematically shows an integrated motor-compressor unit according to a first embodiment of the invention;
figure 2 very schematically shows an integrated motor-compressor unit according to a second embodiment of the invention;
figure 3 very schematically shows an integrated motor-compressor unit according to a third embodiment of the invention; and is
Figure 4 very schematically shows an integrated motor-compressor unit according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
Detailed Description
The figure very schematically illustrates an integrated motor-compressor unit 10 configured to process a working fluid, such as a gas. The integrated motor-compressor unit 10 comprises an electric motor 12 and a compressor 14 coupled to said electric motor 12 via a rotatable shaft 16 and mounted in a single common housing 18 configured to circulate a cooling fluid in a cooling circuit 27.
The integrated motor-compressor unit 10 further comprises a depressurization system 30 configured to depressurize the pressure of the motor 12 and thereby configured to reduce the pressure of the cooling circulating in the cooling circuit.
Such a pressure reduction system 30 creates a significant pressure drop of at least 10 bar. As a result, the efficiency of the motor 12 is significantly increased due to such pressure drops.
The shaft extends substantially the entire length of the housing 18 and includes a motor section 17 coupled to the motor 12 and a driven section 19 coupled to the compressor 14. The motor section 17 and the driven section 19 of the rotatable shaft 16 are connected via a coupling head 20 (such as a flexible or rigid coupling head, for example).
As shown, the motor section 17 and the driven section 19 are supported at each end by one or more radial bearings 22, respectively. By way of non-limiting example, four sets of radial bearings 22 are shown. The bearing 22 may be directly or indirectly supported by the housing 18.
The electric machine 12 may be an electric motor, such as a permanent magnet motor having permanent magnets mounted on a rotor (not shown in the figures) and a stator (not shown in the figures). Alternatively, other types of motors may be used, such as, for example, … …, such as synchronous motors, induction motors, brushed dc motors, and the like
The compressor 14 may be a multi-stage centrifugal compressor having one or more compressor stage impellers (not shown).
To cool or otherwise regulate the temperature of the motor 12 and bearings 22, cooling gas is circulated throughout the housing 18 in a cooling circuit 27 having a cooling conductor 28 and a heat conductor 29.
The depressurization system 30 includes an expansion device 32 before the cooling circuit 27 and an auxiliary compressor 34 after the cooling circuit 27 configured to recover suction pressure.
A first embodiment of a reduced-pressure system 30 is shown in fig. 1. In this embodiment, the expansion device 32 is a cooled expansion valve that receives the process gas via the main compressor suction inlet 24 and delivers an expanded cooled process gas to the cooling circuit 27. The auxiliary compressor 34 receives the cooling fluid after the bearings 22 and the motor 12 have been cooled and compresses it before delivery to the main compressor suction inlet 24.
The embodiment of figure 2 (in which like elements have like reference numerals) differs from that of figure 1 in the construction of the expansion device 32. In this embodiment, the expansion device 32 is an expansion wheel mounted on the end of the motor shaft. Alternatively, the expansion wheel may be mounted on the compressor shaft end, between bearings or on a dedicated turbo-expander. In this embodiment, the auxiliary compressor 34 is mounted on the compressor shaft end. Alternatively, the auxiliary compressor 34 may be mounted on the motor shaft end, between bearings, on a dedicated turbo-expander, or on a dedicated compressor.
The embodiment of figure 3 (in which like elements have like reference numerals) differs from the embodiment of figure 1 in the construction of the expansion device 32. In this embodiment, expansion is created by leakage from the active compressor 14 being compressed by the auxiliary compressor 34. In other words, the calibrated gas leakage on the compressor end 14 is used to generate the cooling flow. In this embodiment, and by way of non-limiting example, the auxiliary compressor 34 is mounted on the motor shaft end.
The embodiment of fig. 4, in which like elements have like reference numerals, differs from the embodiment of fig. 1 in the construction of the compression system 30. In this embodiment, the depressurization system 30 includes a blower device 36 mounted upstream of the compressor 14 and configured to circulate a cooling fluid in the closed loop cooling circuit 27. The depressurization system 30 further includes a depressurization auxiliary compressor 34 configured to compensate for main compressor gas leakage. Depressurization system 30 further includes a cooler 38 mounted on cooling circuit 27 after blower device 36.
The auxiliary compressor 34 may be a low pressure compressor or a dedicated device.
In embodiments that operate the integrated motor-compressor unit 10, the motor 12 rotates the shaft 16, and thereby drives the compressor 14 to rotate. The process gas to be compressed is introduced via a main compressor suction inlet 24 provided in the housing 18. Compressor 14 then compresses the process gas through successive impeller stages to produce a compressed process gas. The compressed process gas 14 then exits the compressor via a process discharge outlet 26 disposed in the shell 18.
Thanks to the inventive decompression system, windage losses are reduced in integrated motor-compressor units, in particular in compressors with high suction pressure.

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1. A pressure reducing system (30) for an integrated motor-compressor unit (10) having a motor (12) and a compressor (14) coupled to the motor (12), wherein the pressure reducing system (30) is configured to reduce pressure of the motor (12), the system comprising an expansion device (32) and an auxiliary compressor (34) configured to recover suction pressure, the system characterized in that the expansion device (32) is a cooling expansion valve configured to receive a working fluid via a primary compressor suction inlet (24) of the compressor (14) and to deliver an expanded cooling fluid to a cooling circuit (27) of the integrated motor-compressor unit (10), and wherein the auxiliary compressor (34) is configured to receive the cooling fluid and to compress the cooling fluid after the motor (12) has been significantly cooled The cooling fluid.
2. The reduced-pressure system (30) of claim 1, wherein the expansion device (32) is an expansion wheel.
3. The reduced-pressure system (30) of claim 2, wherein the reduced-pressure system (30) further comprises a cooler.
4. The depressurization system (30) of claim 1, wherein the depressurization system (30) further comprises a blower device (36).
5. The depressurization system (30) of claim 4 wherein the depressurization system (30) further comprises a depressurization auxiliary compressor (34) configured to compensate for compressor gas leakage.
6. An integrated motor-compressor unit (10) having a motor (12) and a compressor (14) coupled to the motor (12) via a rotatable shaft (16) and mounted in a single common housing (18) configured to circulate a cooling circuit (27), wherein the integrated motor-compressor unit (10) comprises: a depressurization system (30) configured to depressurize the motor (12), the system comprising an expansion device (32) and an auxiliary compressor (34) configured to recover suction pressure, the system characterized in that the expansion device (32) is a cooling expansion valve configured to receive working fluid via a primary compressor suction inlet (24) of the compressor (14) and to deliver expanded cooling fluid to a cooling circuit (27) of the integrated motor-compressor unit (10), and wherein the auxiliary compressor (34) is configured to receive the cooling fluid and to compress the cooling fluid after the motor (12) has been significantly cooled.
7. The integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to claim 6, wherein the expansion device (32) is an expansion wheel.
8. The integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to claim 7, wherein the expansion wheel (32) is mounted on a motor shaft end and the auxiliary compressor (34) is mounted on a compressor shaft end.
9. The integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to claim 6, wherein the expansion of the working fluid is created by a leakage of the active compressor (14) compressed by the auxiliary compressor (34).
10. The integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to claim 9, wherein the depressurization system (30) further comprises a cooler mounted on the cooling circuit (27).
11. The integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to claim 6, wherein the depressurization system (30) comprises a blower device (36) mounted upstream (14) of the compressor and configured to circulate the cooling fluid in a closed-loop cooling circuit (27).
12. The integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to claim 11, wherein the pressure relief system (30) further comprises a pressure relief auxiliary compressor (34) configured to compensate for compressor gas leakage.
13. Integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the depressurization system (30) further comprises a cooler (38) mounted on the cooling circuit (27) after or before the blower device (36).
14. The integrated motor-compressor unit (10) according to any one of claims 6 to 13, wherein the rotatable shaft (16) is supported at each end by at least one bearing (22).
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