Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a packaged gas compressor, and more specifically
relates to a packaged gas compressor that air-cools components inside its package.
Background Art
[0002] A packaged gas compressor houses, inside its package, components such as a compressor
body that compresses a gas, a prime mover that drives the compressor body, and a heat
exchanger for cooling the compressed gas discharged from the compressor body or an
oil to be supplied to the compressor body. In a packaged gas compressor, in order
to prevent its components from overheating, cooling air induced by a cooling fan is
often circulated inside the package to achieve heat dissipation.
[0003] For example, as a packaged gas compressor that causes cooling air to be distributed
inside the package, there is one described in Patent Document 1. The package-type
compressor described in Patent Document 1 has a first cooling air inlet and a second
cooling air inlet that are formed respectively in one side surface and another side
surface of the casing (the package), which accommodates a body unit integrating a
compressor body and a motor at its lower part, and a cooling air outlet that is formed
in the upper surface of the casing. In addition, a fan duct provided at an upper part
of the casing accommodates a cooling fan, and the cooling fan is arranged such that
its rotation shaft extends in a vertical direction. An air-cooling-type heat exchanger
is arranged above the delivery port of the fan duct and below the cooling air outlet.
The package-type compressor is configured such that the cooling fan induces the flow
of cooling air taken in through the first and second cooling air inlets and discharged
through the cooling air outlet.
Prior Art Document
Patent Document
Summary of the Invention
Problem to be Solved by the Invention
[0005] In the package-type compressor described in Patent Document 1, it is to improve the
cooling performance for cooling the body unit by forming a plurality of the cooling
air inlets (intake ports) in the casing (the package) to increase the total opening
area of the package However, as the total opening area of the intake ports increases,
noise emitted from the intake ports also tends to increase. In the package-type compressor
described in Patent Document 1, if the total opening area of the intake ports is reduced
without changing the arrangement of its components inside the package in order to
reduce noise, there is a concern that the cooling performance will be undesirably
lowered due to the decrease in the flow rate of cooling air to be taken into the package.
Because of this, it is demanded to achieve both noise reduction and cooling performance.
[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the problem described above, and an
object thereof is to provide a packaged gas compressor that can maintain the integrity
of the cooling performance while noise being reduced.
Means for Solving the Problem
[0007] The present application includes a plurality of means for solving the problem described
above. An example thereof is a packaged gas compressor including: a compressor body
that compresses a gas; a cooling fan that rotates around a rotation axis to induce
cooling air; an air-cooling-type heat exchanger that cools a fluid introduced from
the compressor body by passage of the cooling air; and an enclosure that houses the
compressor body, the cooling fan, and the heat exchanger. The enclosure has an intake
port for the cooling air through a side surface surrounding the compressor body, the
cooling fan, and the heat exchanger. The compressor body is arranged in a lower part
of the enclosure. The cooling fan is arranged above the compressor body such that
the rotation axis is orthogonal to a height direction of the enclosure. The heat exchanger
is arranged at a position on a suction side of the cooling fan. The intake port is
provided to overlap the compressor body in the height direction of the enclosure,
and is provided at a position closer to the cooling fan than to the heat exchanger.
The compressor body is arranged to overlap, in an extending direction of the rotation
axis of the cooling fan, an area between the heat exchanger and a facing surface of
the side surface of the enclosure, the facing surface facing an inlet side of the
heat exchanger into which the cooling air flows.
Advantages of the Invention
[0008] According to an example of the present invention, the cooling fan arranged above
the compressor body is arranged such that the rotation axis is orthogonal to the height
direction of the enclosure, the heat exchanger is arranged at a position on the suction
side of the cooling fan, and the intake port is provided at the height of the compressor
body and at a position closer to the cooling fan than to the heat exchanger. This
causes the flow of the cooling air to be deflected so as to turn around in a U-shape
from the lower side to the upper side inside the enclosure and flow into a large area
of the heat exchanger. Furthermore, arranging the compressor body so as to overlap
the area between the heat exchanger and the side surface of the enclosure causes the
compressor body to be positioned in an area where the cooling air is caused to turn
around in the U-shape. Thus, the cooling performance for the compressor body can be
enhanced more than that in the case of a configuration in which a cooling fan is arranged
such that its rotation axis extends in the height direction of the enclosure and a
heat exchanger is arranged downstream of the cooling fan. Accordingly, the integrity
of the cooling performance can be maintained while noise being reduced by reducing
the opening area of the intake port, or the like.
[0009] Problems, configurations, and advantages other than those described above are made
clear by the following explanation of embodiments.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaged gas compressor according to a first embodiment
of the present invention as seen from the rear side.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the packaged gas compressor according to the first embodiment
depicted in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the packaged gas compressor according to the first embodiment
depicted in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a figure of a cooling fan and intake/exhaust ducts configuring part of the
packaged gas compressor according to the first embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 as seen
from a side where a right side panel is present.
FIG. 5 is a top view depicting a packaged gas compressor according to a modification
example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a top view depicting a packaged gas compressor according to a second embodiment
of the present invention.
Modes for Carrying Out the Invention
[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments of a packaged gas compressor according to the present invention
are illustratively explained using the figures. In the present embodiments, a screw-type
compressor is explained as an example of a gas compressor. However, the present invention
can be applied also to a scroll-type, reciprocating-type, or turbo-type compressor.
[First Embodiment]
[0012] The configuration of a packaged gas compressor according to a first embodiment is
explained using FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the packaged gas
compressor according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from
the rear side. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the packaged gas compressor according to the
first embodiment depicted in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a top view of the packaged gas compressor
according to the first embodiment depicted in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a figure of a cooling
fan and intake/exhaust ducts included as part of the packaged gas compressor according
to the first embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 as seen from a side where a right side
panel is present. In FIG. 1, a package and ducts are in a transparent state. In FIG.
2, a rear side panel and the ducts are in a transparent state. In FIG. 3, a top panel
is in a transparent state. In FIG. 4, an exhaust duct is in a transparent state. Note
that, in this explanation, the left-right direction represents the left-right direction
of the packaged gas compressor as seen from the front side.
[0013] In FIG. 1, the packaged gas compressor houses various components including a compressor
body 2 inside an enclosure 1 as the package. The components of the packaged gas compressor
includes: the compressor body 2 that compresses a gas; a prime mover 3 that drives
the compressor body 2; an air cooler 4 that cools a compressed gas (a fluid) discharged
from the compressor body 2; an oil cooler 5 that cools a lubricant (a fluid) to be
supplied to the compressor body 2; an oil tank 6 that temporarily stores the lubricant
(the fluid) to be supplied to the compressor body 2; a cooling fan 7 that induces
cooling air inside the enclosure 1; a starting panel 8 having a control circuit that
controls driving of the prime mover 3 and the cooling fan 7; and the like. The compressor
body 2 is a screw-type compressor including a screw rotor with twisted lobes, for
example. The prime mover 3 is an electric motor that rotates around a rotation axis
Am (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3), for example. The air cooler 4 is an air-cooling-type heat
exchanger that cools a compressed gas introduced from the compressor body 2 by passage
of the cooling air, and has an inlet surface 4a through which the cooling air flows
in. The oil cooler 5 is an air-cooling-type heat exchanger that cools a lubricant
introduced from the compressor body 2 by passage of the cooling air, and has an inlet
surface 5a through which the cooling air flows in. The cooling fan 7 is a centrifugal
fan that rotates around a rotation axis Af (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3), and contains therein
a fan motor, for example.
[0014] The enclosure 1 has: a base 11; a side panel with a tubular shape, which rises from
the periphery of the base 11 and surrounds the components 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8;
and a top panel 12 that closes the upper end opening of the side panel, for example.
The base 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as seen from the upper side, for example.
The side panel includes; a front side panel 13; a rear side panel 14 facing the front
side panel 13; a left side panel 15 connected to a left end of the front side panel
13 and a left end of the rear side panel 14; and a right side panel 16 connected to
a right end of the front side panel 13 and a right end of the rear side panel 14,
for example. On the front side panel 13 are arranged an operation switch, a monitor,
and the like which are not depicted.
[0015] The compressor body 2 and the electric motor 3 are integrated such that their axial
directions are parallel to each other to configure one body unit. The body unit 2
and 3 is arranged on the lower side in the enclosure 1, for example, on the base 11,
as depicted in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. The body unit 2 and 3 is installed horizontally
such that the axial direction of the compressor body 2 and the rotation axis Am of
the electric motor 3 are approximately parallel to the installation surface of the
base 11. The body unit 2 and 3 is arranged to extend in the left-right direction (the
width direction of the enclosure 1) between the left side panel 15 and the right side
panel 16, and arranged at a position closer to the rear side panel 14 than to the
front side panel 13 in the enclosure 1 (on a side where the rear side panel 14 is
present), as depicted in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3. The body unit 2 and 3 is arranged such
that the compressor body 2 is positioned on a side where the left side panel 15 is
present and the electric motor 3 is positioned on a side where the right side panel
16 is present.
[0016] On a side where the front side panel 13 is present in the enclosure 1, as depicted
in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the oil tank 6 and the starting panel 8 are arranged, for example.
The oil tank 6 is arranged on a side where the left side panel 15 is present, so as
to be adjacent to the compressor body 2, for example. The oil tank 6 is a container
extending in the upper-lower direction, and is installed on the base 11, for example,
as depicted in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. The starting panel 8 is installed on the base 11
and is arranged on a side where the right side panel 16 is present, so as to be adjacent
to the electric motor 3 along the front side panel 13, for example, as depicted in
FIG. 1 to FIG. 3.
[0017] The cooling fan 7, the air cooler 4, and the oil cooler 5 are arranged on the upper
side in the enclosure 1, as depicted in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. That is, the cooling fan
7, the air cooler 4, and the oil cooler 5 are positioned above the body unit 2 and
3. The cooling fan 7 is arranged such that the rotation axis Af is orthogonal to the
height direction of the enclosure 1 and is approximately parallel to the rotation
axis Am of the electric motor 3 (the axial direction of the compressor body 2), as
depicted in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. That is, the cooling fan 7 is arranged such that the
rotation axis Af extends in the left-right direction (the width direction of the enclosure
1). The cooling fan 7 is arranged such that its position in the left-right direction
(the width direction of the enclosure 1) overlaps part of the electric motor 3, and
such that its suction side faces the compressor body 2 (the left side panel 15), for
example.
[0018] The air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 are arranged on the suction side of the cooling
fan 7 (on the upstream side of the flow of cooling air). The air cooler 4 and the
oil cooler 5 are connected to the cooling fan 7 via a fan intake duct 21. The fan
intake duct 21 rectifies the flow of the cooling air from the air cooler 4 and the
oil cooler 5 to the cooling fan 7. The air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 are each
arranged such that the inlet surface 4a and the inlet surface 5a for the cooling air
are orthogonal to the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7. The air cooler 4 and
the oil cooler 5 are arranged side by side relative to the rotation axis Af of the
cooling fan 7, and their inlet surfaces 4a and 5a form one inlet surface for the cooling
air, for example. The air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 are arranged such that their
positions in the left-right direction (the width direction of the enclosure 1) overlap
part of the compressor body 2, for example, as depicted in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. Specifically,
the compressor body 2 is arranged so as to overlap, in the extending direction of
the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7, an area between the air cooler 4 and oil
cooler 5 and the left side panel 15 (a side panel in the extending direction of the
rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7 among the side panels of the enclosure 1, the
side panel facing the inlet side of the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 in which
the cooling air flows in), as depicted in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. In addition, the air
cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 are arranged such that the rotation axis Af of the cooling
fan 7 is placed at a position closer to the oil cooler 5.
[0019] The cooling fan 7 is housed inside an exhaust duct 22 arranged in the enclosure,
for example, as depicted in FIG. 1. An outlet of the exhaust duct 22 is connected
to an exhaust port 19 of the top panel 12 of the enclosure 1, and the exhaust duct
22 introduces the cooling air delivered from the cooling fan 7 to the exhaust port
19 described later. The exhaust duct 22 is a square duct whose flow-path cross-section
is rectangular, for example, and is configured such that the centerline Cd of the
exhaust duct 22 extends in the height direction (the upper-lower direction) of the
enclosure 1. The cooling fan 7 is configured to rotate counterclockwise as seen from
a side where the right side panel 16 is present, for example, as depicted in FIG.
4. The cooling fan 7 is arranged in the exhaust duct 22 such that the rotation axis
Af does not cross the centerline Cd of the exhaust duct 22, but is offset toward the
front side panel 13, as depicted in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. That is, the cooling fan 7
is arranged in the exhaust duct such that the rotation axis Af is offset from the
centerline Cd of the exhaust duct 22 toward an area where the rotation direction of
the cooling fan 7 is a downward direction in the height direction of the enclosure
as seen from one side of the extending direction of the rotation axis Af.
[0020] The right side panel 16 among the side panels of the enclosure 1 is provided, at
a portion on the lower side and on a side where the rear side panel 14 is present,
with an intake port 17 for taking external air (cooling air) into the enclosure 1,
as depicted in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. That is, the intake port 17 is provided to overlap
the body unit 2 and 3 in the height direction (the upper-lower direction) of the enclosure
1, and to be positioned in the extending direction of the rotation axis Af of the
cooling fan 7. In addition, the intake port 17 is provided closer to the electric
motor 3 of the body unit 2 and 3. That is, the intake port 17 is provided at a position
closer to the cooling fan 7 than to the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5. The enclosure
1 of the present embodiment has only one intake port 17 formed therein. The top panel
12 of the enclosure 1 is provided with the exhaust port 19 for exhausting the cooling
air to the outside of the enclosure 1.
[0021] Next, operation and effects and advantages of the packaged gas compressor according
to the first embodiment are explained using FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. Note that, in FIG. 2,
broken-line arrows represent the flow of cooling air. In FIG. 3, broken-line thick
arrows represent the flow of cooling air.
[0022] In the packaged gas compressor with the configuration described above, the compressor
body 2 depicted in FIG. 1 is driven by the electric motor 3 to compress a gas and
the high-temperature compressed gas is discharged from the compressor body 2 to be
introduced into the air cooler 4. At this time, the compressor body 2 itself is heated
due to the compression of the gas and the electric motor 3 itself also generates heat.
In addition, an oil in the oil tank 6 is supplied to the compressor body 2 via the
oil cooler 5 and the oil whose temperature has been raised by the compressor body
2 returns to the oil tank 6.
[0023] At this time, the cooling fan 7 is driven to induce cooling air in the enclosure
1. This cooling air cools the compressor body 2 and the electric motor 3, and cools
the compressed gas flowing in the air cooler 4 and the oil flowing in the oil cooler
5.
[0024] Specifically, as depicted in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the cooling air (external air) flows
in through the intake port 17 provided on the lower side of the right side panel 16
of the enclosure 1, and flows toward the left side panel 15. The cooling air having
flowed in through the intake port 17 first flows through the area of the electric
motor 3 and starting panel 8 that are at a height similar to that of the intake port
17, and thereafter flows through the area of the compressor body 2 and oil tank 6.
That is, the cooling air flows, on the lower side in the enclosure 1, along the axial
directions of the compressor body 2 and electric motor 3 (the extending direction
of the body unit). This cools the electric motor 3, the starting panel 8, the compressor
body 2, and the oil tank. This cooling air changes in its flow direction near the
left side panel 15 so as to turn around in a U-shape from the lower side to the upper
side in the enclosure 1, passes through the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5, and
then is sucked in into the cooling fan 7. The cooling air having been sucked into
the cooling fan 7 is exhausted from the exhaust port 19 of the top panel 12 of the
enclosure 1 via the exhaust duct 22.
[0025] In the present embodiment, the cooling fan 7 is installed such that the rotation
axis Af of the cooling fan 7 is parallel to the installation surface of the base 11
of the enclosure 1, and the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 as heat exchangers are
arranged on the suction side of the cooling fan 7. This configuration causes the flow
of the cooling air to change in its direction so as to turn around in a U-shape from
the lower side to the upper side in the enclosure 1, and to pass through large areas
of the inlet surface 4a of the air cooler 4 and the inlet surface 5a of the oil cooler
5. Thereby, the flow of cooling air on an upstream side of the cooling fan 7 is rectified
such that the imbalance of speed distribution (pressure loss) of the cooling air is
reduced. Because of this, the radius of the cooling air flow that changes in its direction
from the lower side to the upper side in the enclosure 1 becomes smaller than that
in the case of a configuration in which a cooling fan is arranged such that its rotation
axis extends in the upper-lower direction of the enclosure 1, and the cooling air
on the upstream side of the cooling fan 7 flows over an area larger than an area in
the case of a configuration in which the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 are arranged
on the delivery side of the cooling fan 7. Because of this, the cooling air that is
deflected from the lower side to the upper side in the enclosure 1 and that heads
toward the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 gets to flow to the vicinity of the position
of an end of the compressor body 2 on a side where the left side panel 15 is present,
and to the vicinity of the arrangement position of the oil tank 6, thereby efficiently
cooling the compressor body 2 and the oil tank 6.
[0026] In addition, in the case of this configuration, the speed of cooling air in an area
where the cooling air turn around in a U-shape from the lower side to the upper side
in the enclosure 1 is faster than the speed of cooling air at the time when it flows
on the lower side in the enclosure 1. In view of this, in the present embodiment,
most part of the compressor body 2 and the oil tank 6 are arranged between the oil
cooler 5 and the left side panel 15 (a side panel positioned in the extending direction
of the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7 and on the suction side of the cooling
fan 7), as seen from the upper side of the enclosure 1. In this case, at the positions
of the compressor body 2 and the oil tank 6, the cooling air is deflected so as to
turn around in a U-shape from the lower side to the upper side in the enclosure 1.
Accordingly, the compressor body 2 and the oil tank 6 are cooled efficiently by the
cooling air at a relatively high speed.
[0027] In addition, as described above, the cooling fan 7 is installed such that the rotation
axis Af is parallel to the installation surface of the base 11 of the enclosure 1.
In the case of this configuration, it is possible to make the opening area of the
exhaust port 19 smaller than that in the case of a configuration in which a cooling
fan is arranged such that its rotation axis extends in the upper-lower direction of
the enclosure 1. Because of this, it is possible to reduce noise through the exhaust
port 19 by reducing the opening area of the exhaust port 19.
[0028] In addition, in the present embodiment, the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 positioned
on the suction side of the cooling fan 7 are arranged side by side. In the case of
this configuration, the area of cooling air rectified by the air cooler 4 and the
oil cooler 5 located upstream of the cooling fan 7 becomes large. This increases the
degree of freedom of the arrangement of the cooling fan 7.
[0029] In addition, in the present embodiment, as seen from one side of the extending direction
of the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7, the cooling fan 7 is arranged inside
the exhaust duct 22 such that the rotation axis Af is offset, relative to the centerline
Cd of the exhaust duct 22 extending in the upper-lower direction, toward an area where
the rotation direction of the cooling fan 7 is a downward direction. In the case of
this configuration, the flow path of cooling air delivered from the cooling fan 7
and flowing to the upper side toward the exhaust port 19 is larger than the flow path
of cooling air flowing toward the lower side. Accordingly, the pressure loss of cooling
air decreases, and the amount of cooling air can be increased.
[0030] In addition, in the present embodiment, the cooling fan 7 is arranged such that the
rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7 is positioned closer to the oil cooler 5 in
comparison between the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 arranged side by side. Due
to this configuration, it is possible to make greater the amount of cooling air for
the oil cooler 5 whose heat exchange amount is greater than that of the air cooler
4, than the amount of cooling air for the air cooler 4.
[0031] Meanwhile, in a packaged gas compressor, a side surface of a package provided with
an intake port needs to have a certain distance from a wall that is present in an
installation location, so as to prevent intake air from being obstructed. That is,
the packaged gas compressor has a restriction of its installation position depending
on the intake port of the package. In the present embodiment, the only one intake
port 17 is provided for the enclosure 1. Because of this, the side panels 13, 14,
and 15 of the enclosure 1 other than the right side panel 16 provided with the intake
port 17 are need not to have predetermined distances from walls that are present in
an installation location of the packaged gas compressor. Accordingly, there are not
so many constraints on the installation location of the packaged gas compressor, the
degree of freedom of the installation location of the packaged gas compressor is high,
and it is possible to save space of the installation location.
[0032] Note that, in the present embodiment, a configuration is possible in which the rotation
direction of the electric motor 3 and the rotation direction of the cooling fan 7
are made opposite directions. In this case, vibrations of the electric motor 3 and
vibrations of the cooling fan 7 cancel out each other, overall vibrations of the packaged
gas compressor can be reduced.
[0033] As described above, the packaged gas compressor according to the first embodiment
includes: the compressor body 2 that compresses a gas; the cooling fan 7 that rotates
around the rotation axis Af to induce cooling air; the air-cooling-type air cooler
4 and oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) that cools a compressed gas and a lubricant
(fluids) introduced from the compressor body 2 by passage of the cooling air; and
the enclosure 1 that houses the compressor body 2, the cooling fan 7, the air cooler
4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers). The enclosure 1 has the intake port
17 for the cooling air through the side surface 13, 14, 15, and 16 surrounding the
compressor body 2, the cooling fan 7, the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat
exchangers). The compressor body 2 is arranged in a lower part of the enclosure 1.
The cooling fan 7 is arranged above the compressor body 2 and is arranged such that
the rotation axis Af is orthogonal to the height direction of the enclosure 1. The
air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) are arranged at positions
on the suction side of the cooling fan 7. The intake port 17 is provided so as to
overlap the compressor body 2 in the height direction of the enclosure 1, and is provided
at a position closer to the cooling fan 7 than to the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler
5 (the heat exchangers). The compressor body 2 is arranged to overlap, in the extending
direction of the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7, an area between the air cooler
4 and oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) and the left side panel 15 which is a facing
surface of the side surface 13, 14, 15, and 16 of the enclosure 1 facing the inlet
side of the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) into which the
cooling air flows.
[0034] According to this configuration, the cooling fan 7 arranged above the compressor
body 2 is arranged such that its rotation axis Af is orthogonal to the height direction
of the enclosure 1, the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) are
arranged at positions on the suction side of the cooling fan 7, and the intake port
17 is provided at the height of the compressor body 2 and at a position closer to
the cooling fan 7 than to the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers).
This causes the flow of cooling air to be deflected so as to turn around in a U-shape
from the lower side to the upper side in the enclosure 1 and flow into a large area
of the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers). Furthermore, arranging
the compressor body 2 to overlap the area between the air cooler 4 and oil cooler
5 (the heat exchangers) and the left side panel 15 (the side surface) of the enclosure
1 causes the compressor body 2 to be positioned in an area where the cooling air is
caused to turn around in a U-shape. Thus, the cooling performance for the compressor
body 2 can be enhanced more than that in the case of a configuration in which a cooling
fan is arranged such that its rotation axis extends in the height direction of the
enclosure 1 and heat exchangers are arranged downstream of the cooling fan. Accordingly,
the integrity of the cooling performance can be maintained while noise being reduced
by reducing the opening area of the intake port 17, or the like.
[0035] In addition, in the packaged gas compressor according to the present embodiment,
the enclosure 1 is provided with the only one intake port 17. According to this configuration,
constraints on the installation of the packaged gas compressor are reduced. This can
enhance the degree of freedom of the installation of the packaged gas compressor,
and reduce the installation space for the packaged gas compressor.
[0036] In addition, in the present embodiment, the intake port is provided at a portion
positioned in the extending direction of the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7
in the side surface 13, 14, 15, and 16 of the enclosure 1, which portion is the right
side panel 16. According to this configuration, the flow of cooling air heading to
the cooling fan 7 from the intake port 17 flows along the extending direction of the
rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7. This allows a large area inside the enclosure
1 to be cooled from one end side to the other end side in the extending direction
of the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7.
[0037] In addition, the compressor body 2 according to the present embodiment is of a screw-type,
and is arranged such that its axial direction is parallel to the rotation axis Af
of the cooling fan 7. According to this configuration, the axial direction of the
compressor body 2 is arranged so as to lie along the flow of the cooling air. Accordingly,
the compressor body 2 is cooled over its entire length, and can be cooled efficiently.
[0038] In addition, in the packaged gas compressor according to the present embodiment,
the cooling fan 7 is a centrifugal fan, and the exhaust port 19 for cooling air is
formed through the top panel 12 (an upper surface) of the enclosure 1. According to
this configuration, the opening area of the exhaust port 19 can be made smaller than
that in a case where an exhaust port is provided in the axial direction of the cooling
fan 7, so that noise can be reduced.
[0039] In addition, the packaged gas compressor according to the present embodiment includes,
in the enclosure 1, the exhaust duct 22 that introduces the cooling air to the exhaust
port 19 of the enclosure 1. The exhaust duct 22 is configured such that its centerline
Cd extends in the height direction of the enclosure 1. The cooling fan 7 is housed
inside the exhaust duct 22, and is arranged such that the rotation axis Af is offset
from the centerline Cd of the exhaust duct 22 toward an area where the rotation direction
of the cooling fan 7 is a downward direction in the height direction of the enclosure
1.
[0040] According to this configuration, the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7 is offset
from the centerline Cd of the exhaust duct 22. This can reduce pressure loss of the
imbalanced flow by the centrifugal fan 7 inside the exhaust duct 22.
[0041] In addition, the packaged gas compressor according to the present embodiment includes,
inside the enclosure 1, the oil tank 6 (a tank) that stores a lubricant (a fluid)
to be supplied to the compressor body 2. The oil tank 6 (the tank) is arranged to
overlap, in the extending direction of the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7,
an area between the air cooler 4 and oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) and the left
side panel 15 as a facing surface of the enclosure 1.
[0042] According to this configuration, the oil tank 6 (the tank) is positioned in an area
where the cooling air is caused to turn around in a U-shape. This can enhance the
cooling performance for the compressor body 2 more than that in the case of a configuration
in which a cooling fan is arranged such that its rotation axis extends in the height
direction of the enclosure 1 and heat exchangers are arranged downstream of the cooling
fan.
[Modification Example of First Embodiment]
[0043] Next, a packaged gas compressor according to a modification example of the first
embodiment is illustratively explained using FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a top view depicting
the packaged gas compressor according to the modification example of the first embodiment.
In FIG. 5, a top panel is in a transparent state. Note that reference characters in
FIG. 5 that are the same as reference characters depicted in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 denote
similar portions, and accordingly, detailed explanations thereof are omitted.
[0044] Differences of the packaged gas compressor according to the modification example
of the first embodiment depicted in FIG. 5 from the packaged gas compressor (see FIG.
3) according to the first embodiment are that the position of an intake port 18 formed
through an enclosure 1A is different, and that an electric motor 3A has a self-cooling
fan 31 corresponding to the change in the position of the intake port 18. Specifically,
the enclosure 1 of the first embodiment depicted in FIG. 3 has the intake port 17
on the lower side of the right side panel 16. In contrast, the enclosure 1A according
to the present modification example does not have an intake port through the right
side panel 16, but has the intake port 18 on the lower side of the rear side panel
14. The intake port 18 is provided through the rear side panel 14, which is a side
panel positioned in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the rotation
axis Af of the cooling fan 7. Because of this, the flow of cooling air induced by
the cooling fan 7 needs to be deflected in an area where the cooling air has flowed
in through the intake port 18 toward the extending direction of the rotation axis
Af of the cooling fan 7. In view of this, the electric motor 3A has the self-cooling
fan 31 in this configuration. The self-cooling fan 31 has a function of sucking in
cooling air having flowed in through the intake port 18 to deflect the cooling air
along the extending direction of the body unit 2 and 3 (the extending direction of
the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7). Note that the intake port 18 is formed
such that its opening center 18a is positioned closer to the right side panel 16 than
to the self-cooling fan 31 of the electric motor 3A.
[0045] The present modification example is effective in a case where an intake port cannot
be provided through the right side panel 16 due to constraints on the installation
position of the packaged gas compressor. In this configuration, the flow of cooling
air near an area where the cooling air has flowed in through the intake port 18 of
the rear side panel 14 is different from the flow of the cooling air in the case of
the first embodiment. Thereby, although the amount of cooling air flowing around the
electric motor 3A and the starting panel 8 changes, the flow on the downstream side
of an area on a side where the compressor body 2 and the oil tank 6 are present is
almost the same.
[0046] According to the modification example of the first embodiment described above, similarly
to the case of the first embodiment, the flow of cooling air is deflected so as to
turn around in a U-shape from the lower side to the upper side in the enclosure 1A
and flow into a large area of the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers).
Furthermore, arranging the compressor body 2 to overlap the area between the air cooler
4 and oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) and the left side panel 15 (the side surface)
of the enclosure 1A causes the compressor body 2 to be positioned in an area where
the cooling air is caused to turn around in a U-shape. Accordingly, the cooling performance
for the compressor body 2 can be enhanced more than that in the case of a configuration
in which a cooling fan is arranged such that its rotation axis extends in the height
direction of the enclosure 1A and heat exchangers are arranged downstream of the cooling
fan. Thus, the integrity of the cooling performance can be maintained while noise
being reduced by reducing the opening area of the intake port 18, or the like.
[0047] In addition, in the packaged gas compressor according to the present modification
example, the intake port 18 is provided through the rear side panel 14, which is a
portion positioned in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis Af of the cooling
fan 7 in the side surface 13, 14, 15, and 16 of the enclosure 1A. This configuration
is a configuration that can be adopted in a case where it is not possible to provide
an intake port through the right side panel 16 positioned in the extending direction
of the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7 as in the first embodiment, due to constraints
on the installation of the packaged compressor.
[Second Embodiment]
[0048] Next, a packaged gas compressor according to a second embodiment of the present invention
is illustratively explained using FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a top view depicting the packaged
gas compressor according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 6, a top panel is in a
transparent state. Note that reference characters in FIG. 6 that are the same as reference
characters depicted in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 denote similar portions, and accordingly detailed
explanations thereof are omitted.
[0049] Differences of the packaged gas compressor according to the second embodiment depicted
in FIG. 6 from that according to the first embodiment (see FIG. 3) are that the number
of intake ports of an enclosure 1B is increased from one to two, and that a sound
insulation plate 24 is arranged corresponding to the increase in the number of intake
ports. Specifically, the enclosure 1B has the intake port 18 formed on the lower side
of the rear side panel 14 of the enclosure 1B in addition to the intake port 17 formed
through the right side panel 16. That is, the enclosure 1B has the two intake ports
17 and 18 formed at different positions. The added intake port 18 is formed closer
to the right side panel 16 on the rear side panel 14, and is arranged at a position
corresponding to an end of the body unit 2 and 3 closer to the electric motor 3. The
intake port 18 of the rear side panel 14 is formed such that its opening area is smaller
than the opening area of the intake port 17 of the right side panel 16, for example.
The sound insulation plate 24 is arranged between the intake port 17 of the right
side panel 16 and the electric motor 3 of the body unit 2 and 3. The sound insulation
plate 24 is arranged to face the intake port 17 of the right side panel 16, and reduces
noise to be emitted from the intake port 17.
[0050] In the present embodiment, even if the amount of cooling air flowing in through the
intake port 17 of the right side panel 16 decreases due to obstruction by the sound
insulation plate 24 or the like, cooling air flowing in through the intake port 18
of the rear side panel 14 compensates for the decrease. Thereby, the necessary amount
of cooling air flowing around the electric motor 3 can be ensured.
[0051] Note that a sound insulation plate is arranged near the intake port 18 of the rear
side panel 14 in another possible configuration in the present embodiment.
[0052] According to the packaged gas compressor according to the second embodiment described
above, similarly to the case of the first embodiment, the flow of cooling air is deflected
so as to turn around in a U-shape from the lower side to the upper side in the enclosure
1B and flow into a large area of the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers).
Furthermore, arranging the compressor body 2 to overlap the area between the air cooler
4 and oil cooler 5 (the heat exchangers) and the left side panel 15 (the side surface)
of the enclosure 1B causes the compressor body 2 to be positioned in an area where
the cooling air is caused to turn around in a U-shape. Thus, the cooling performance
for the compressor body 2 can be enhanced more than that in the case of a configuration
in which a cooling fan is arranged such that its rotation axis extends in the height
direction of the enclosure 1B and heat exchangers are arranged downstream of the cooling
fan. Accordingly, the integrity of the cooling performance can be maintained while
noise being reduced by reducing the opening area of the intake ports 17 and 18, or
the like.
[0053] In addition, in the packaged gas compressor according to the present embodiment,
a plurality of the intake ports 17 and 18 are formed through the enclosure 1B. In
addition, the sound insulation plate 24 is arranged to face at least one of the intake
ports 17 and 18 inside the enclosure 1.
[0054] According to this configuration, it is possible to reduce noise by using the sound
insulation plate 24 while enhancing the cooling performance by increasing the total
opening area of the intake ports 17 and 18.
[Other Embodiments]
[0055] Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above,
and includes various modification examples. The embodiments described above are explained
in detail for explaining the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and
the present invention is not necessarily limited to those including all constituent
elements explained. That is, it is possible to replace some of the constituent elements
of an embodiment with constituent elements of another embodiment, and it is also possible
to add constituent elements of an embodiment to the constituent elements of another
embodiment. In addition, some of the constituent elements of each embodiment can also
have other constituent elements additionally, be deleted, or be replaced.
[0056] For example, in examples of configurations explained in the embodiments described
above and modification examples thereof, the cooling fan 7 is a centrifugal fan. However,
the cooling fan is an axial fan or a mixed flow fan, in another possible configuration.
[0057] In addition, in examples depicted in the embodiments described above and modification
examples thereof, the enclosure 1 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape,
and the side panel includes the front side panel 13, the rear side panel 14, the left
side panel 15, and the right side panel 16. However, the shape of the package can
be any shape, and the side panel of the package forms a polygonal tubular shape or
a cylindrical shape, in another possible configuration.
[0058] In addition, in examples of configurations depicted in the embodiments described
above and modification examples thereof, the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5 are
arranged side by side relative to the rotation axis Af of the cooling fan 7. However,
in a case where it is not possible to house the air cooler 4 and the oil cooler 5
in the enclosure 1 if they are arranged side by side or in other cases, the air cooler
4 and the oil cooler 5 are arranged in tandem (in series) with respect to the rotation
axis Af of the cooling fan 7, in another possible configuration.
[0059] In addition, the arrangement of the components 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the enclosure
1 and the formation positions of the intake port 17 and the exhaust port 19 of the
enclosure 1 in the embodiments described above and modification examples thereof are
reversed in the front-rear direction (the depth direction of the enclosure 1) or the
left-right direction (the width direction of the enclosure 1), in another possible
configuration.
[0060] In addition, in the first embodiment described above and a modification example thereof,
a sound insulation plate or a dryer is arranged in the enclosures 1 and 1A, in another
possible configuration. The dryer removes moisture in a compressed gas discharged
from the compressor body 2. In addition, in the first embodiment described above,
similarly to a modification example thereof, the electric motor 3 has a self-cooling
fan, in another possible configuration.
Description of Reference Characters
[0061]
1, 1A, 1B: Enclosure
2: Compressor body
3, 3A: Electric motor
4: Air cooler (heat exchanger)
5: Oil cooler (heat exchanger)
6: Oil tank (tank)
7: Cooling fan
13: Front side panel (side surface)
14: Rear side panel (side surface)
15: Left side panel (side surface, facing surface)
16: Right side panel (side surface)
17: Intake port
18: Intake port
19: Exhaust port
22: Exhaust duct
Af: Rotation axis
Cd: Centerline
1. A packaged gas compressor comprising:
a compressor body that compresses a gas;
a cooling fan that rotates around a rotation axis to induce cooling air;
an air-cooling-type heat exchanger that cools a fluid introduced from the compressor
body by passage of the cooling air; and
an enclosure that houses the compressor body, the cooling fan, and the heat exchanger,
wherein
the enclosure has an intake port for the cooling air through a side surface surrounding
the compressor body, the cooling fan, and the heat exchanger,
the compressor body is arranged in a lower part of the enclosure,
the cooling fan is arranged above the compressor body, and is arranged such that the
rotation axis is orthogonal to a height direction of the enclosure,
the heat exchanger is arranged at a position on a suction side of the cooling fan,
the intake port is provided to overlap the compressor body in the height direction
of the enclosure, and is provided at a position closer to the cooling fan than to
the heat exchanger, and
the compressor body is arranged to overlap, in an extending direction of the rotation
axis of the cooling fan, an area between the heat exchanger and a facing surface of
the side surface of the enclosure, the facing surface facing an inlet side of the
heat exchanger into which the cooling air flows.
2. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 1, wherein
the only one intake port is formed through the enclosure.
3. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 2, wherein
the intake port is provided at a portion of the side surface of the enclosure, the
portion being positioned in the extending direction of the rotation axis of the cooling
fan.
4. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 2, wherein
the intake port is provided at a portion of the side surface of the enclosure, the
portion being positioned in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the cooling
fan.
5. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 3, wherein
the compressor body is of a screw-type, and is arranged such that an axial direction
of the compressor body is parallel to the rotation axis of the cooling fan.
6. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of the intake ports are formed through the enclosure, and
a sound insulation plate is arranged inside the enclosure so as to face at least one
of the intake ports.
7. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 1, wherein
the cooling fan is a centrifugal fan, and
an exhaust port for the cooling air is formed through an upper surface of the enclosure.
8. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 7, wherein
the packaged gas compressor includes, inside the enclosure, an exhaust duct that introduces
the cooling air to the exhaust port of the enclosure,
the exhaust duct is configured such that a centerline of the exhaust duct extends
in the height direction of the enclosure,
the cooling fan is housed in the exhaust duct, and
the cooling fan is arranged such that the rotation axis is offset, relative to the
centerline of the exhaust duct, toward an area where a rotation direction of the cooling
fan is a downward direction in the height direction of the enclosure.
9. The packaged gas compressor according to claim 1, wherein
the packaged gas compressor includes, inside the enclosure, a tank that stores a fluid
to be supplied to the compressor body, and
the tank is arranged to overlap the area between the heat exchanger and the facing
surface of the side surface of the enclosure in the extending direction of the rotation
axis of the cooling fan.