Method and apparatus for efficiently compressing a gas

Details Method and apparatus for efficiently compressing a gas Method and apparatus for efficiently compressing a gas

1995-10-02

1997-06-24

Tanner, Harry B.

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Diverse pumps

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417438, F04B 2308

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056412738

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for compressing a gas by adiabatic compression and isothermal compression. In a preferred embodiment, the gas is first adiabatically compressed from a first state to a second state and then isothermally compressed to a third final desired state. The disclosed two stage compression allows rejection of the heat generated during isothermal compression at a somewhat elevated temperature so that the radiator or other heat exchanger used to reject this heat may be significantly smaller than would be needed if the gas were isothermally compressed starting from the first state.

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