A screw compressor is provided with a discharge chamber that receives alternating
flows of compressed fluid from two compression chambers located on opposed sides
of the screw compressor. The discharge chamber is provided with a central baffle
plate separating the two flows. The baffle plate changes the fluid frequency of
the system, and ensures that the fluid system will not operate at a frequency that
approaches the natural frequency of the overall compressor, thus reducing undesirable
vibrations. The baffle plate also reduces the magnitude of the fluctuations and
the resultant noise.