RXF ROTARY SCREW COMPRESSOR UNITS
OPERATION
070.410-IOM (JAN 12)
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tion pressure before it fully powers open. The heavier spring
is not required because booster compressors are equipped
with a demand oil pump.
The RXF package is also equipped with a suction check valve
bypass. The oil separator will slowly bleed down to system
suction pressure when the unit is stopped. This allows the
compressor drive motor to have an easier start, and the dis-
charge check valve will seat more tightly. See the "SUCTION
CHECK VALVE BYPASS" section for operation.
Figure 15
DEMAND PUMP OIL SYSTEM
This system is designed to provide adequate compressor
lubrication for some high stage applications that operate
with low differential pressure across the compressor suction
and discharge and all booster applications.
On start-up, Quantum
™
LX will calculate the pressure differ-
ential between the compressor discharge and the main oil
injection port. If this differential is less than 35 psi, then the
demand pump will turn on and will continue to run until 45 psi
differential is obtained. Then, the pump will shut down and
start only when the differential pressure falls below 35 psi.
NOTE: For alarm descriptions and shutdown or cutout
parameters, see publication 090-020 O.
COMPRESSOR OIL SEPARATION SYSTEM
The RXF is an oil-ooded screw compressor. Most of the oil
discharged by the compressor separates from the gas ow
in the oil charge reservoir. Some oil, however, is discharged
as a mist which does not separate readily from the gas ow
and is carried past the oil charge reser voir. The coalescer
lter element then coalesces the oil mist into droplets, the
droplets of oil fall to the bottom of the coalescer section of
the oil separator. The return of this oil to the compressor is
controlled by a hand expansion valve (HV1). See Figure 16.
NOTE: Open HV1 only enough to keep the coalescer end
of the separator free of oil.
The sight glass located near the bottom of the coales cer
section of the oil separator should remain empty during
normal operation. If an oil level develops and remains in the
sight glass, a problem in the oil return separation system or
compressor operation has develop ed. Refer to Maintenance
for information on how to correct the problem.
NOTE:
Normal operat ing level is between the top sight
glass and bottom sight glass
located midway along the
oil separator shell.
COMPRESSOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
The hydraulic system of the RXF compressor utilizes oil pres-
sure from internally drilled passages in the compressor casing
to selectively load and unload the compressor by applying
this pressure to the actuating hydraulic piston of the mov-
able slide valve (MSV). It also uses oil pressure to actuate a
hydraulic piston that moves the movable slide stop, Volumizer
®
II. This allows adjustment of the compressor volume ratio,
(Vi) while the compressor is running.
CAPACITY CONTROL
COMPRESSOR LOADING: The compressor loads when MSV
solenoid coil YY2 is energized and oil ows from the solenoid
valve through the needle valve (HV2) to compressor port 2,
where it enters the load side of the slide valve piston. This
equalizes the force on the slide valve piston and discharge
pressure on the slide valve area loads the compressor. See
Figure 17.
COMPRESSOR
SUCTION
COMPR
DISCHARGE
SEPARATOR
DISCHARGE
FROM OIL
OUTLET
COALESCER
OIL RESERVOIR
OIL OUTLET
STR
HV-1
Figure 17
Figure 16
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