螺杆式压缩机的设计外文文献翻译.docVIP

英文原文 1 Introduction The screw compressor is one of the most common types of machine used to compress gases. Its construction is simple in that it essentially comprises only a pair of meshing rotors, with helical grooves machined in them, contained in a casing, which fits closely round them. The rotors and casing are separated by very small clearances. The rotors are driven by an external motor and mesh like gears in such a manner that, as they rotate, the space formed between them and the casing is reduced progressively. Thus, any gas trapped in this case is compressed. The geometry of such machines is complex and the flow of the gas being compressed within them occurs in three stages. Firstly, gas enters between the lobes, through an inlet port at one end of the casing during the start of rotation. As rotation continues, the space between the rotors no longer lines up with the inlet port and the gas is trapped and thus compressed. Finally, after further rotation, the opposite ends of the rotors pass a second port at the other end of the casing, through which the gas is discharged. The whole process is repeated between successive pairs of lobes to create a continuous but pulsating flow of gas from low to high pressure. These machines are mainly used for the supply of compressed air in the building industry, the food, process and pharmaceutical industries and, where required, in the metallurgical industry and for pneumatic transport. They are also used extensively for compression of refrigerants in refrigeration and air conditioning systems and of hydrocarbon gases in the chemical industry. Their relatively rapid acceptance over the past thirty years is due to their relatively high rotational speeds compared to other types of positive displacement machine, which makes them compact, their ability to maintain high efficiencies over a wide range of operating pressures and flow rates and their long service life and high reliability. Consequently, they constitute a sub