阅读说明：本技术 利用交替制冷和机械压缩的气态流体压缩 (Gaseous fluid compression with alternating refrigeration and mechanical compression ) 是由 M·J·梅纳德 于 2019-01-17 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种气体压缩系统(10),该气体压缩系统(10)利用第一鼓风机压缩组(20)和第二机械压缩组(30)将气体从初始压力压缩到出口压力。各个压缩组具有气体压缩的多个级,所述多个级具有气态流体压缩机(12、22、28、34、42、46)和热泵中冷器(16、24、30、36、44、48)。该热泵中冷器(16、24、30、36、44、48)包括具有高温段(56)、中温段(58)和低温段(60)的级联式热泵中冷器(16、24、30、36、44、48),各个温度段具有中冷器芯(66)。鼓风机压缩组(20)的各个级具有高压鼓风机(12、22、28、34),而机械压缩机组(30)的各个级具有机械压缩机(42、46)。(A gas compression system (10) compresses a gas from an initial pressure to an exit pressure using a first blower compression bank (20) and a second mechanical compression bank (30). Each compression bank has a plurality of stages of gas compression having a gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34, 42, 46) and a heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48). The heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) includes a cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) having a high temperature section (56), a medium temperature section (58), and a low temperature section (60), each temperature section having an intercooler core (66). Each stage of the blower compression set (20) has a high pressure blower (12, 22, 28, 34), while each stage of the mechanical compressor set (30) has a mechanical compressor (42, 46).)

1. A gas compression system (10) for compressing a gas from an initial pressure to an outlet pressure, the gas compression system (10) comprising:

a first compression bank (20), wherein the first compression bank (20) includes stages of gas compression having a gaseous fluid compressor (12) and a heat pump intercooler (16) fluidly coupled to the gaseous fluid compressor (12), wherein the first compression bank (20) is operable to bring the gas from an intake pressure to a first elevated gauge pressure; and

a second compression bank (30) fluidly coupled to receive the gas from the first compression bank (20), wherein the second compression bank (30) includes a stage of gas compression having a gaseous fluid compressor (12) and a heat pump intercooler (16) fluidly coupled to the gaseous fluid compressor (12), wherein the second compression bank (30) is operable to bring the gas to the outlet pressure.

2. The gas compression system (10) of claim 1, wherein the outlet pressure is greater than the first elevated gauge pressure.

3. The gas compression system (10) as recited in claim 1, characterized in that the heat pump intercooler (16) comprises a cascaded heat pump intercooler (16) having a plurality of intercooler stages.

4. The gas compression system (10) of claim 3, wherein the cascaded heat pump intercooler (16) has a high temperature section (56) and a low temperature section (60), wherein each of the high temperature section (56) and the low temperature section (60) has an intercooler core (66).

5. The gas compression system (10) of claim 4, wherein the cascaded heat pump intercooler (16) further includes an intermediate temperature section (58) fluidly interposed between the high temperature section (56) and the low temperature section (60).

6. The gas compression system (10) of claim 1, wherein the first compression bank (20) comprises a blower compression bank (20), wherein the gaseous fluid compressor (12) in the gas compression stage of the first compression bank (20) comprises a high pressure blower (22), and wherein the second compression bank (30) comprises a mechanical compression bank (30), wherein the gaseous fluid compressor (42) in the gas compression stage of the mechanical compression bank (30) comprises a mechanical compressor (42).

7. The gas compression system (10) of claim 6, wherein the gaseous fluid compressor (42) in the gas compression stage of the mechanical compression group (30) comprises a mechanical compressor (42), the mechanical compressor (42) comprising a rotary compressor or a reciprocating compressor.

8. The gas compression system (10) of claim 7, wherein the gaseous fluid compressor (42) in the gas compression stage of the mechanical compression train (30) comprises a reciprocating compressor.

9. The gas compression system (10) of claim 6, wherein the blower compression bank (20) includes a plurality of stages of gas compression, wherein each stage has a high pressure blower gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34) and a heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36) fluidly coupled to the high pressure blower gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34), and wherein the mechanical compression bank (30) includes a plurality of stages of gas compression, wherein each of the plurality of stages has a mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (42, 46, 50) and a heat pump intercooler (44, 48) fluidly coupled to the mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (12).

10. The gas compression system (10) of claim 9, wherein the blower compression set (20) includes at least four stages of gas compression, each stage having a high pressure blower gaseous fluid compressor (12) and a heat pump intercooler (16) fluidly coupled to the high pressure blower gaseous fluid compressor (12).

11. The gas compression system (10) of claim 10, wherein the mechanical compression bank (30) includes at least three stages of gas compression, each stage having a mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (42, 46) and a heat pump intercooler (44, 48) fluidly coupled to the mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (42, 46).

12. Gas compression system (10) according to claim 9, characterised in that the heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) of each stage of gas compression comprises a cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) having a plurality of intercooler stages.

13. The gas compression system (10) of claim 12, wherein the cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) has a high temperature section (56) and a low temperature section (60), wherein each of the high temperature section (56) and the low temperature section (60) has an intercooler core (66).

14. The gas compression system (10) of claim 13, wherein the cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) further includes an intermediate temperature section (58) fluidly interposed between the high temperature section (56) and the low temperature section (60).

15. The gas compression system (10) of claim 9, wherein the gas compression system (10) further comprises an outlet (52) of the gas compression system (10), and wherein the mechanical compression bank (30) further comprises a final stage of gas compression, wherein the final stage has a mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (50) without a heat pump intercooler fluidly interposed between the mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (50) and the outlet (52).

16. The gas compression system (10) of claim 1, wherein the gas compression system (10) further comprises an outlet (52) of the gas compression system (10), and further comprising a gas driven generator (100) for generating electrical power from the movement of a working fluid, wherein the gas driven generator (100) is fluidly coupled to the outlet (52).

17. The gas compression system (10) of claim 16, wherein the gas driven generator (100) has: one or more elongate gravity distribution conduits, each gravity distribution conduit having an upper end and a lower end; one or more elongate buoyant conduits, each buoyant conduit having an upper end and a lower end; wherein one or more upper ends of the buoyancy conduit are in fluid communication with one or more upper ends of the gravity distribution conduit, and wherein one or more lower ends of the gravity distribution conduit are in fluid communication with one or more lower ends of the buoyancy conduit, thereby forming a closed fluid circuit between the buoyancy conduit and the gravity distribution conduit, wherein working fluid flowing out of the upper ends of the buoyancy conduit is fed to the upper ends of the gravity distribution conduit, and working fluid flowing downwardly through the gravity distribution conduit is fed from the lower ends of the distributor conduit to the lower ends of the plurality of buoyancy conduits; and a fluid turbine system fluidly interposed between one or more lower ends of the gravity distribution conduit and one or more lower ends of the buoyancy conduit; and wherein an air injection system is operable to inject air from the outlet (52) into each of the buoyant conduits.

18. The gas compression system (10) of claim 9, further comprising a water trap (18) fluidly coupled to each heat pump intercooler (16), the water trap (18) operable to remove condensed water.

19. A gas compression system (10) for compressing a gas from an initial pressure to an outlet pressure, the gas compression system (10) comprising:

a first compression bank (20) having a plurality of stages of gas compression, wherein each stage has a gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34, 42, 46) and a heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36) fluidly coupled to the gaseous fluid compressor (12).

20. The gas compression system (10) of claim 19, further comprising a second compression bank (30), the second compression bank (30) being fluidly coupled to receive the gas from the first compression bank (20), wherein the second compression bank (30) includes a plurality of stages of gas compression having a gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34, 42, 46) and a heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) fluidly coupled to the gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34, 42, 46), wherein the second compression bank (30) is operable to bring the gas to the outlet pressure.

21. The gas compression system (10) as recited in claim 19 wherein the heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) of at least one of the stages comprises a cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) having a plurality of intercooler stages.

22. The gas compression system (10) as recited in claim 21 wherein the heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) of each of the stages comprises a cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) having a plurality of intercooler stages.

23. The gas compression system (10) of claim 22, wherein the cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) has a high temperature section (56) and a low temperature section (60), wherein each of the high temperature section (56) and the low temperature section (60) has an intercooler core (66).

24. The gas compression system (10) of claim 23, wherein the cascaded heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 48) further includes an intermediate temperature section (58) fluidly interposed between the high temperature section (56) and the low temperature section (60).

25. The gas compression system (10) of claim 20, wherein the first compression bank (20) comprises a blower compression bank, wherein the gaseous fluid compressors of the various stages of gas compression of the first compression bank (20) comprise high pressure blowers (12, 22, 28, 34), and wherein the second compression bank comprises a mechanical compression bank (30), wherein the gaseous fluid compressors (42, 46) of the various stages of gas compression of the mechanical compression bank (30) comprise mechanical compressors (42, 46).

26. The gas compression system (10) of claim 25, wherein the mechanical compressor (42, 46) comprises a rotary compressor or a reciprocating compressor.

27. The gas compression system (10) of claim 26, wherein the gaseous fluid compressor (42, 46) comprises a reciprocating compressor.

28. The gas compression system (10) of claim 25, wherein the blower compression set (20) includes at least four stages of gas compression, each stage having a high pressure blower gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34) and a heat pump intercooler (16, 24, 30, 36) fluidly coupled to the high pressure blower gaseous fluid compressor (12, 22, 28, 34).

29. The gas compression system (10) of claim 28, wherein the mechanical compression bank (30) includes at least three stages of gas compression, each stage having a mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (42, 46) and a heat pump intercooler (44, 48) fluidly coupled to the mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (42, 46).

30. The gas compression system (10) of claim 19, wherein the gas compression system (10) further comprises an outlet (52) of the gas compression system (10), and further comprises a final stage of gas compression, wherein the final stage has a mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (50) without a heat pump intercooler fluidly interposed between the mechanical gaseous fluid compressor (50) and the outlet (52).

31. The gas compression system (10) of claim 19, wherein the gas compression system (10) further comprises an outlet (52) of the gas compression system (10), and further comprising a gas driven generator (100) for generating electrical power from the movement of a working fluid, wherein the gas driven generator (100) is fluidly coupled to the outlet (52).

32. The gas compression system (10) of claim 31, wherein the gas driven generator (100) has one or more elongated gravity distribution conduits, each gravity distribution conduit having an upper end and a lower end; one or more elongate buoyant conduits, each buoyant conduit having an upper end and a lower end; wherein one or more upper ends of the buoyancy conduit are in fluid communication with one or more upper ends of the gravity distribution conduit, and wherein one or more lower ends of the gravity distribution conduit are in fluid communication with one or more lower ends of the buoyancy conduit, thereby forming a closed fluid circuit between the buoyancy conduit and the gravity distribution conduit, wherein working fluid flowing out of the upper ends of the buoyancy conduit is fed to the upper ends of the gravity distribution conduit, and working fluid flowing downwardly through the gravity distribution conduit is fed from the lower ends of the distributor conduit to the lower ends of the plurality of buoyancy conduits; and a fluid turbine system fluidly interposed between one or more lower ends of the gravity distribution conduit and one or more lower ends of the buoyancy conduit; and wherein an air injection system is operable to inject air from the outlet (52) into each of the buoyant conduits.