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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Ingersoll-rand Industrial U.s., Inc., Davidson, NC (US);
Ryan D. Hartman, Charlotte, NC (US);
Daniel R. Crum, Huntersville, NC (US);
Ryan Coleman, Huntersville, NC (US);
Philipp Bothe, Castrop-Rauxel, DE;
INGERSOLL-RAND INDUSTRIAL U.S., INC., Davidson, NC (US);
Abstract
A compressor is disclosed which can include a first stage and a second stage. In one form the compressor includes contact cooled compressor stages. The compressor can include a rod useful to inject a lubricant for purposes of cooling/lubricating/sealing the rotating components of the compressor. In one form the rod is an elongate rod with openings which permit a lubricant such as oil to be injected. The injected oil can be atomized via the openings. The rod can be positioned in the interstage space between the first and second stages, and can include a variety of openings.