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3. Lubricants
The main functions of lubrication oil in screw compressors are lubrication, internal sealing, cooling and capacity control. Positive
oil pressure in the cylinder pushes the piston together with the slide valve that is connected by a piston rod to move forward and
backward in the compression chamber. The design of positive pressure differential lubrication system makes RC2 series normally
omit an extra oil pump which is necessary for reciprocating compressors. However, in some special applications, it is still
necessary to install an extra oil pump to screw compressors for safety.
Bearings used in RC2 series compressors require a small and steady quantity of oil for lubrication. Oil injection into the
compression chamber creates a film of oil for sealing in the compression housing to increase efficiency and also can dissipate part
of compression heat. In order to separate oil from refrigerant gas, an external oil separator is required to ensure the least amount of
oil carried into the system.
Please pay more attention to the oil temperature, which is crucial to compressor bearings’ life. Oil is with much lower viscosity at
high temperatures. Too low viscosity of oil will result in poor lubrication and heat dissipation in the compressor. Viscosity is
recommended to keep over 10mm2/s at any temperatures for oil. Oil temperature in the oil sump should be kept above the saturated
condensing temperature to prevent refrigerant migration into lubrication system. Oil has a higher viscosity in low ambient
temperature circumstances. When viscosity is too high, slow flow speed of oil into the cylinder may result in too slow loading of
the compressor. To solve this problem, use of oil heaters can warm up oil before starting.
If the compressor operates under critical operating conditions, an extra oil cooler is required – please refer to Hanbell selection
software for the required capacity and oil flow of the extra oil cooler. High-viscosity oil is recommended to apply in high operating
conditions because high discharge temperature will make viscosity of oil lower. Oil return from the evaporator may be insufficient
in refrigeration systems, flooded chillers…etc., in which it’s difficult for oil to be carried back and it may cause oil loss in the
compressor. If the system encounters the oil return problem then an extra 2nd oil separator is recommended to be installed between
the compressor discharge tube and condenser.
Hanbell RC2-230ExP~RC2-930ExP compressors is equipped with two oil sight glasses as a standard, one is the high-level sight
glass, and the other is the low-level sight glass (RC2-100ExP~RC2-200ExP only have one sight glass). The normal oil level in the
compressor oil sump should be maintained above the top of the low-level sight glass and in the middle level of high-level sight
glass when compressor is running. It is strongly recommended to install the oil level switch to prevent the failure results from lose
of oil.
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