Air cooled helium compressor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8978400
APP PUB NO 20110107790A1
SERIAL NO

12832438

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This invention relates generally to oil lubricated helium compressor units for use in cryogenic refrigeration systems, operating on the Gifford McMahon (GM) cycle. The objective of this invention is to keep the oil separator and absorber, which are components in an oil lubricated, helium compressor, in an indoor air conditioned environment while rejecting at least 65% of the heat from the compressor outdoors during the summer. The balance of the heat is rejected to either the indoor air conditioned air, or cooling water. This is accomplished by circulating hot oil at high pressure to an outdoor air cooled heat exchanger and returning cooled oil to the compressor inlet, while hot high pressure helium is cooled in an air or water cooled heat exchanger in an indoor assembly that includes the compressor, an oil separator, an oil absorber, and other piping and control components. It is an option to reject the heat from the oil to the indoor space during the winter to save on the cost of heating the indoor space.

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SUMITOMO (SHI) CRYOGENICS OF AMERICA INC1833 VULTEE STREET ALLENTOWN PA 18103

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dunn, Stephen Allentown, US 14 196
Longsworth, Ralph Allentown, US 16 102

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