Turbine Engine Compartment Unit with Integrated Intake Muffler
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Solution Overview
Problem
Turbine engines used in fracturing units face challenges such as excessive noise, high requirements for intake air amount and cleanness, and difficulties in quick and convenient detachment due to their characteristics, which existing solutions have not adequately addressed.
Innovation Solution
A compartment unit with two compartments: one for the turbine engine and another for air intake, equipped with filter and muffler devices to meet air requirements and reduce noise, and a power system base for easy engine removal, featuring detachable components and soundproof materials to manage noise and air quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If turbine engine is used as power source in fracturing unit, then power density and fuel efficiency are improved, but noise level increases excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The noise control system is segmented into multiple independent components: intake muffler for air intake noise, exhaust muffler for exhaust noise, and engine body muffler for body noise. Each muffler is positioned at specific locations to target different noise sources, allowing comprehensive noise reduction while maintaining the high power density advantage of the turbine engine.
2Reliability
If air filtering devices and mufflers are added to meet turbine engine requirements, then air cleanness and noise reduction are improved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The air filter and intake muffler are merged into a single integrated component assembly. The air filter housing incorporates the muffler chambers and acoustic treatment materials, combining filtration and noise control functions in one unit. This reduces the number of separate components, simplifies installation, and saves space while ensuring both air cleanness and noise reduction requirements are met.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If turbine engine is installed in compartment for noise control, then noise reduction is improved, but ease of removal and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The compartment is segmented into modular sections with the turbine engine mounted on a detachable platform or base. The engine assembly can be removed as a complete unit from the compartment without dismantling the entire structure. Mufflers and air filters are also designed as detachable components that can be accessed and removed independently for maintenance, preserving noise control effectiveness while enabling easy service operations.
4Reliability
If sufficient air filtering devices are mounted to meet turbine engine air requirements, then air cleanness is improved, but space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The air filter elements are nested within the muffler housing structure. The muffler chambers are arranged concentrically or in nested configurations, with acoustic treatment materials placed in inner chambers and filtration elements in outer sections. This nested arrangement maximizes the use of available space, providing sufficient filtration capacity and noise control within a compact footprint suitable for vehicle-mounted applications.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The compartment unit effectively reduces intake noise, ensures sufficient and clean air intake for the turbine engine, and facilitates quick engine detachment and maintenance, improving operational efficiency and safety.
Implementation Method 1
a gas filter device disposed outside the intake port of the intake compartment
Implementation Method 2
a first muffler device disposed between the intake port of the intake compartment and the gas filter device
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides compartment(s) for a turbine engine, comprising a main compartment for receiving the turbine engine and an intake compartment disposed on a side of the main compartment. The intake compartment comprises: an intake compartment body, a gas filter device and a muffler device. The gas filter device and the muffler device are disposed outside the intake port of the intake compartment. The compartment unit is configured to have a first gas path which permits air for combustion in the turbine engine to pass from the external through the gas filter device and the first muffler device in turn into the intake compartment body, and then be delivered through the exhaust port of the intake compartment to the turbine engine in the main compartment.