Parallel Split-Body Gas Cooler Design for Compact Compressor Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compressor modules face challenges in reducing the size of the gas cooler while maintaining its cooling performance.
Innovation Solution
The compressor module incorporates a high-pressure gas cooler divided into multiple split bodies, each with a cylindrical casing and a heat exchange unit, arranged in parallel to reduce overall size without compromising cooling efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the gas cooler size is reduced, then the overall module size decreases, but the cooling performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gas cooler is divided into multiple independent cooling sections (first cooling section, second cooling section, third cooling section) arranged in parallel. Each section has its own heat exchange tubes and cooling channels, allowing the total cooling surface area to be maintained while reducing the overall footprint through parallel arrangement. This segmentation enables compact design without sacrificing cooling performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single large-volume cooling chamber to a multi-section parallel arrangement that utilizes horizontal and vertical spatial dimensions more efficiently. The cooling sections are arranged in a compact configuration where heat exchange tubes extend in multiple directions, converting a volume-dominated design to a surface-area-efficient compact structure.
2Ease of repair
If the gas cooler is divided into multiple split bodies, then the maintainability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gas cooler is segmented into multiple independent cooling sections that can be accessed and maintained separately. Each section contains complete cooling functionality with its own heat exchange tubes and channels, allowing localized repair or replacement without dismantling the entire cooling system. This modular segmentation improves maintainability while keeping each individual section relatively simple in structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration allows for a compact compressor module design while maintaining the cooling performance of the gas cooler, improving maintainability and reducing manufacturing costs.
Implementation Method 1
a high-pressure heat exchange unit installed in the high-pressure casing and configured to cool gas passing in one direction orthogonal to a center axis of the high-pressure casing
Data Source
AI summary
A compressor module includes: a compressor; and a high-pressure gas cooler which cools gas discharged from the compressor, wherein the high-pressure gas cooler includes a plurality of gas cooler partial bodies, wherein each gas cooler partial body includes a high-pressure casing which is formed in a cylindrical container shape extending in a horizontal direction and to which the gas is introduced and a high-pressure heat exchange unit which is installed in the high-pressure casing and cools a gas passing in one direction orthogonal to a center axis of the high-pressure casing, and wherein the gas cooler partial bodies are arranged in parallel so that the center axes of the high-pressure casings are parallel to each other, the gas sequentially flows through the gas cooler partial bodies.