A centrifugal compressor assembly for compressing refrigerant in a 250-ton capacity or larger chiller system comprising a motor, preferably a compact, high energy density motor or permanent magnet motor, for driving a shaft at a range of sustained operating speeds under the control of a variable spe
A centrifugal compressor assembly for compressing refrigerant in a 250-ton capacity or larger chiller system comprising a motor, preferably a compact, high energy density motor or permanent magnet motor, for driving a shaft at a range of sustained operating speeds under the control of a variable speed drive. Another embodiment of the centrifugal compressor assembly comprises a mixed flow impeller and a vaneless diffuser sized such that a final stage compressor operates with an optimal specific speed range for targeted combinations of head and capacity, while a non-final stage compressor operates above the optimum specific speed of the final stage compressor. Another embodiment of the centrifugal compressor assembly comprises an integrated inlet flow conditioning assembly to condition flow of refrigerant into an impeller to achieve a target approximately constant angle swirl distribution with minimal guide vane turning.
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1. A compressor assembly for compressing a refrigerant in a chiller system comprising: a. a centrifugal compressor having a 250-ton capacity or larger, said centrifugal compressor having a compressor housing with a compressor inlet for receiving the refrigerant and a compressor outlet for delivering
1. A compressor assembly for compressing a refrigerant in a chiller system comprising: a. a centrifugal compressor having a 250-ton capacity or larger, said centrifugal compressor having a compressor housing with a compressor inlet for receiving the refrigerant and a compressor outlet for delivering the refrigerant;b. a shaft;c. an impeller in fluid communication with said compressor inlet and said compressor outlet, said impeller mounted to said shaft and being operable to compress refrigerant; andd. a direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor for directly driving the shafts; ande. a variable speed drive configured to vary a speed of operation of the direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor, wherein the speed of operation is expressed as Ns=RPM*sqrt(CFM/60)/ΔHis3/4, where RPM is the revolutions per minute, CFM is the volume of fluid flow in cubic feet per minute, ΔH is is a change in isentropic head rise in British thermal units per pound (BTU/lb), and the speed of operation is selected to be in a range of about 95 to about 180. 2. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein the refrigerant is R-123, R-134a, or R-22 in liquid, gas, or multiple phases. 3. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein the refrigerant is an azeotrope, a zeotrope, or a mixture or blend thereof in liquid, gas, or multiple phases. 4. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein the direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor is a hermetic, direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor. 5. The compressor assembly of claim 4, wherein the direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor has a range of sustained operating speeds within about 4,000 revolutions per minute to about 20,000 revolutions per minute for a R-134a refrigerant. 6. The compressor assembly of claim 4, wherein the direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor has a range of sustained operating speeds within about 4,000 revolutions per minute to about 8,600 revolutions per minute for a R-123 refrigerant. 7. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein the direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor includes high energy density magnetic materials of at least 20 Mega Gauss Oersted. 8. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein the variable speed drive is a variable frequency drive configured to vary operation of the direct drive, variable speed, permanent magnet motor. 9. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein an internal surface of the impeller is machined, cast, coated, finished, or a combination thereof to less than about 125 RMS. 10. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein an external surface of the impeller is machined, cast, coated, finished, or a combination thereof to less than about 125 RMS. 11. The compressor assembly of claim 1, wherein the impeller is a radial impeller.
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