Terry Adams

Title: Terry Adams and a Variable Oil Flow Regulator

Introduction

Terry Adams is an inventor associated with Rossendale, Great Britain. His work includes a patent for a variable oil flow regulator designed to reduce noise during changes in operating mode in an oil-injected rotary screw compressor. Adams is associated with Ingersoll-Rand Company.

Latest Patents

Adams’s listed patent is “Variable Oil Flow Regulator and Method Therefor.” The invention addresses noise that can occur when a compressor switches from on-load operation, in which it compresses fluid, to off-load operation.

The regulator uses a housing with a chamber and three ports. One port admits a pressure signal corresponding to the fluid’s compression level, another admits oil, and the third discharges the oil. A piston inside the chamber responds to the pressure differential between the signal and the oil. In the on-load mode, the piston allows unrestricted oil flow; in the off-load mode, it restricts that flow. The design is intended to minimize noise during the transition between these modes.

The supplied information lists 1 patent for Adams.

Career Highlights

Adams’s listed invention reflects an engineering focus on compressor operation and noise reduction. By regulating oil flow in response to operating conditions, the patented design aims to manage a specific transition in compressor performance.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Ingersoll-Rand Company as Adams’s company and names Stephen Eaton and Roger Cook as coworkers. It does not specify their roles in developing or patenting the regulator.

Conclusion

Terry Adams’s listed patent describes a pressure-responsive oil flow regulator intended to reduce noise as a rotary screw compressor shifts between on-load and off-load operation.