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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1982
Abraham M Landerman, Storrs, CT (US);
Frank R Biancardi, South Windsor, CT (US);
Gorken Melikian, Springfield, MA (US);
Maurice D Meader, Avon, CT (US);
Charles E Kepler, East Hartford, CT (US);
Torger J Anderson, Manchester, CT (US);
James W Sitler, Westfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The turbocompressor comprises a power turbine (14) and a compressor turbine (16) having respective rotors (18) and (20) on a common shaft (22), rotatably supported by bearings (26) and (28). A first working fluid is supplied by a power loop (32) and is expanded in the turbine (14). A second working fluid is compressed in the turbine (16) and is circulated in a heat pump loop (70). A lubricant is mixed with the second working fluid but is excluded from the first working fluid. Bearings (26) and (28) are cooled and lubricated by a system which circulates the second working fluid and the intermixed lubricant through the bearings (26) and (28). Such system includes a pump (126), a thermostatic expansion valve (150) for expanding the working fluid into the space (152) between the bearings (26) and (28), and a return conduit system (154, 156, 158) for withdrawing the expanded working fluid after it passes through the bearings and for returning the working fluid to the evaporator (82). A shaft seal (30) excludes the lubricant from the power turbine (14). The power loop (32) includes a float (208) operable by liquid working fluid in the condenser (46) for controlling a recirculation valve (206) so as to maintain a minimum liquid level in the condenser, while causing a feed pump (48) to pump most of the working fluid into the vapor generator (34). The heat pump compressor loop (70) includes a float (222) in the condenser (78) for operating an expansion valve (88) to maintain a minimum liquid working fluid level in the condenser (78) while causing most of the working fluid to be expanded into the evaporator (82).