Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25607
V. Rajendran, A. Furman, Barry A. Record
Heat exchangers of two different designs, used for the cooling of turbocharged air for locomotive diesel engines were experimentally studied to characterize the performance as well as to investigate the loss of effectiveness over time. Performance criteria including initial effectiveness, pressure drop and effectiveness degradation due to thermal shocks were characterized for a typical intercooler. Thermal and flow performance tests as well as severe shock tests were conducted in the laboratory at full-scale flow and geometric conditions to study the drop in effectiveness experienced in the field. The inlet Reynolds number for airside, based on the inlet flow conditions and pipe diameter is 2.13 × 105. The inlet Reynolds number for waterside, based on the inlet flow conditions and pipe diameter is 2 × 105. Mechanisms for the effectiveness drop due to thermal transients are discussed. Significant improvements in effectiveness degradation characteristics were achieved with a proposed new design while maintaining initial effectiveness. Overall, the new design was found to be significantly improved compared to the current design.
{"title":"Performance Evaluation of Different Designs of Locomotive Intercoolers","authors":"V. Rajendran, A. Furman, Barry A. Record","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25607","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Heat exchangers of two different designs, used for the cooling of turbocharged air for locomotive diesel engines were experimentally studied to characterize the performance as well as to investigate the loss of effectiveness over time. Performance criteria including initial effectiveness, pressure drop and effectiveness degradation due to thermal shocks were characterized for a typical intercooler. Thermal and flow performance tests as well as severe shock tests were conducted in the laboratory at full-scale flow and geometric conditions to study the drop in effectiveness experienced in the field. The inlet Reynolds number for airside, based on the inlet flow conditions and pipe diameter is 2.13 × 105. The inlet Reynolds number for waterside, based on the inlet flow conditions and pipe diameter is 2 × 105. Mechanisms for the effectiveness drop due to thermal transients are discussed. Significant improvements in effectiveness degradation characteristics were achieved with a proposed new design while maintaining initial effectiveness. Overall, the new design was found to be significantly improved compared to the current design.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84231788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25612
Y. H. Kim, Y. J. Park, Yong Chan Kim, S. Shim, S. Oh, J. S. Lee
An experimental study was performed to investigate the heat and mass transfer characteristics of a finned-tube evaporator coil utilized in a domestic refrigerator under frosting conditions. Airside heat transfer coefficient was measured as a function of air temperature, humidity ratio, air velocity, and evaporating temperature. In addition, frost thickness was monitored and measured by visualization tests during frosting operation. Based on the experimental results, the degradation of heat transfer performance due to frost formation was explored as a function of operating parameters. The rate of frost formation on the evaporator increases at relatively high humidity, high airflow rate, low inlet air temperature and low refrigerant temperature. As the frost thickness increases, airflow rate gradually decreases, while the capacity increases at the early stage of frost formation and then significantly drops.
{"title":"Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics of a Finned-Tube Evaporator Under Frosting Conditions","authors":"Y. H. Kim, Y. J. Park, Yong Chan Kim, S. Shim, S. Oh, J. S. Lee","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25612","url":null,"abstract":"An experimental study was performed to investigate the heat and mass transfer characteristics of a finned-tube evaporator coil utilized in a domestic refrigerator under frosting conditions. Airside heat transfer coefficient was measured as a function of air temperature, humidity ratio, air velocity, and evaporating temperature. In addition, frost thickness was monitored and measured by visualization tests during frosting operation. Based on the experimental results, the degradation of heat transfer performance due to frost formation was explored as a function of operating parameters. The rate of frost formation on the evaporator increases at relatively high humidity, high airflow rate, low inlet air temperature and low refrigerant temperature. As the frost thickness increases, airflow rate gradually decreases, while the capacity increases at the early stage of frost formation and then significantly drops.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74270970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25622
L. Reznikov, D. Sutherland
Lyophilization, a process of drying of frozen materials with sublimation of solvents from frozen products, is one of the key processes in pharmaceutical industry for preparation of dry inert products. Traditionally, refrigeration for operations of freezing, primary and secondary drying of the moist products and for condensing of solvents has been supported by mechanical refrigeration. Development of efficient, reliable cryogenic refrigeration with accurate temperature control and effective heat transfer processes have created premises for design of the first in the world cryogenic pump-free compact unit “Advantage LN2”.
{"title":"Recent Developments in High-Performance Refrigeration for the First Compact Cryogenic Freeze-Dryer","authors":"L. Reznikov, D. Sutherland","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25622","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Lyophilization, a process of drying of frozen materials with sublimation of solvents from frozen products, is one of the key processes in pharmaceutical industry for preparation of dry inert products. Traditionally, refrigeration for operations of freezing, primary and secondary drying of the moist products and for condensing of solvents has been supported by mechanical refrigeration.\u0000 Development of efficient, reliable cryogenic refrigeration with accurate temperature control and effective heat transfer processes have created premises for design of the first in the world cryogenic pump-free compact unit “Advantage LN2”.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82399702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25610
A. Fakheri, Abdelrahman H. A. Alnaeim
Forced convection heat transfer from helicoidal pipes is experimentally investigated over a wide range of operating conditions. Based on the experimental results, a characteristic length incorporating the tube diameter, the coil diameter, and the coil spacing, is proposed as the relevant scale for defining Nusselt and Reynolds numbers. Based on this characteristic length, Nusselt number for helicoidal pipes can be predicated from the correlations available for cylinders in the range of available experimental data. It is shown that the performance of the coils depends on the Reynolds number. At high Reynolds numbers, the heat transfer coefficient is essentially equal to that of the straight pipe and the coil pitch has little influence on the heat transfer rate. On the other hand, at low Reynolds numbers, the heat transfer coefficient is lower than that of a straight pipe and its value is a strong function of the coil spacing.
{"title":"Forced Convective Heat Transfer From Helicoidal Pipes","authors":"A. Fakheri, Abdelrahman H. A. Alnaeim","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25610","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Forced convection heat transfer from helicoidal pipes is experimentally investigated over a wide range of operating conditions. Based on the experimental results, a characteristic length incorporating the tube diameter, the coil diameter, and the coil spacing, is proposed as the relevant scale for defining Nusselt and Reynolds numbers. Based on this characteristic length, Nusselt number for helicoidal pipes can be predicated from the correlations available for cylinders in the range of available experimental data. It is shown that the performance of the coils depends on the Reynolds number. At high Reynolds numbers, the heat transfer coefficient is essentially equal to that of the straight pipe and the coil pitch has little influence on the heat transfer rate. On the other hand, at low Reynolds numbers, the heat transfer coefficient is lower than that of a straight pipe and its value is a strong function of the coil spacing.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79435061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25620
C. Ordonez, M. Plummer, R. Reidy
Progress on advancing the technology of using cold thermal reservoirs for mobile energy storage applications is reported. A heat engine such as a Stirling engine can operate using the cold thermal reservoir as a heat sink and the atmosphere as a heat source. A heat engine as developed by the authors that operates employing a sub-atmospheric temperature thermal reservoir such as liquid nitrogen as a heat sink has been called a “cryogenic heat engine.” With sufficient work produced per unit mass of liquid nitrogen, such a cryogenic heat engine may be suitable for powering short range, non-polluting automobiles.
{"title":"Cryogenic Heat Engines for Powering Zero Emission Vehicles","authors":"C. Ordonez, M. Plummer, R. Reidy","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25620","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Progress on advancing the technology of using cold thermal reservoirs for mobile energy storage applications is reported. A heat engine such as a Stirling engine can operate using the cold thermal reservoir as a heat sink and the atmosphere as a heat source. A heat engine as developed by the authors that operates employing a sub-atmospheric temperature thermal reservoir such as liquid nitrogen as a heat sink has been called a “cryogenic heat engine.” With sufficient work produced per unit mass of liquid nitrogen, such a cryogenic heat engine may be suitable for powering short range, non-polluting automobiles.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73307841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25602
Yunbae Kim, R. Aungier, A. Engeda, Gregory L. Direnzi
The performance of a centrifugal compressor can be seriously affected by inlet flow distortions due to the unsatisfactory nature of the inlet configuration and the resulting inlet flow structure. In the previous work, experimental tests were carried out for the comparison of a centrifugal compressor stage performance with two different inlet configurations: one of which was a straight pipe with constant cross-sectional area as an ideal model and the other is a 90-degree curved pipe with nozzle shape as an actual model. The comparative test results indicated significant compressor stage performance difference between the two different inlet configurations. In addition, the numerical simulation part of the previous work clearly showed that the inlet flow distortion is caused by the pressure driven secondary flow developed in the curved section in the case of the bend inlet, resulting in locally concentrated incidence at the impeller inlet and thus the compressor stage performance degradation. An improved inlet model with the design method has been proposed based on the comparisons of the designated flow properties. In the present work, further numerical simulations on the compressor stage including the impeller and the diffuser with three different inlets are carried out to investigate the performance behavior of the compressor exposed to different inlet configurations. The three different inlet systems include the original bend inlet as well as the proposed inlet model based on the developed design method. Since the flow from the bend inlet is not axisymmetric due to the circumferential and radial distortion on the cross-section, the impeller and the diffuser are modeled with fully 360-degree passages, which accommodates the inlet flow distortion and the impeller-diffuser interaction influence on the entire flow passage of the compressor. The stage performance with the different inlet systems are evaluated and compared with the previous experimental result. The diffuser performance and the flow properties in the vaneless region are compared among those inlet models. The proposed inlet system indicated the benefit of performance improvement over the original inlet system.
{"title":"The Investigation of Distorted and Enhanced Inlet Flow Influence on the Performance of a Centrifugal Compressor Stage","authors":"Yunbae Kim, R. Aungier, A. Engeda, Gregory L. Direnzi","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25602","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The performance of a centrifugal compressor can be seriously affected by inlet flow distortions due to the unsatisfactory nature of the inlet configuration and the resulting inlet flow structure.\u0000 In the previous work, experimental tests were carried out for the comparison of a centrifugal compressor stage performance with two different inlet configurations: one of which was a straight pipe with constant cross-sectional area as an ideal model and the other is a 90-degree curved pipe with nozzle shape as an actual model. The comparative test results indicated significant compressor stage performance difference between the two different inlet configurations.\u0000 In addition, the numerical simulation part of the previous work clearly showed that the inlet flow distortion is caused by the pressure driven secondary flow developed in the curved section in the case of the bend inlet, resulting in locally concentrated incidence at the impeller inlet and thus the compressor stage performance degradation. An improved inlet model with the design method has been proposed based on the comparisons of the designated flow properties.\u0000 In the present work, further numerical simulations on the compressor stage including the impeller and the diffuser with three different inlets are carried out to investigate the performance behavior of the compressor exposed to different inlet configurations. The three different inlet systems include the original bend inlet as well as the proposed inlet model based on the developed design method.\u0000 Since the flow from the bend inlet is not axisymmetric due to the circumferential and radial distortion on the cross-section, the impeller and the diffuser are modeled with fully 360-degree passages, which accommodates the inlet flow distortion and the impeller-diffuser interaction influence on the entire flow passage of the compressor. The stage performance with the different inlet systems are evaluated and compared with the previous experimental result. The diffuser performance and the flow properties in the vaneless region are compared among those inlet models. The proposed inlet system indicated the benefit of performance improvement over the original inlet system.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75921501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25609
Getnet S. Kidane, A. Fakheri
The natural convection heat transfer coefficient for the helicoidal coils are experimentally measured and compared with those for horizontal cylinders. It is found that when the coil pitch to pipe diameter ratio is less than around 1.2, the heat transfer coefficient of the coils approaches that of a horizontal cylinder having a diameter equal to the coil diameter. For the P/d ratio greater than 1.4, the heat transfer coefficient approaches that for horizontal cylinder of diameter d. A modified characteristic, length which incorporates the tube diameter, the coil diameter, and the coil spacing, is used to define Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers. Using the proposed characteristic length, it is shown that the Nusselt number for horizontal helicoidal pipes can be determined using the available Nusselt and Rayleigh number correlation for straight horizontal cylinders in the range of the experimental and available data, Ra ≤ 105, within a maximum deviation of 15.4%.
{"title":"Experimental Measurement of the Natural Convection Heat Transfer for Horizontal Helicoidal Pipes","authors":"Getnet S. Kidane, A. Fakheri","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25609","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The natural convection heat transfer coefficient for the helicoidal coils are experimentally measured and compared with those for horizontal cylinders. It is found that when the coil pitch to pipe diameter ratio is less than around 1.2, the heat transfer coefficient of the coils approaches that of a horizontal cylinder having a diameter equal to the coil diameter. For the P/d ratio greater than 1.4, the heat transfer coefficient approaches that for horizontal cylinder of diameter d. A modified characteristic, length which incorporates the tube diameter, the coil diameter, and the coil spacing, is used to define Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers. Using the proposed characteristic length, it is shown that the Nusselt number for horizontal helicoidal pipes can be determined using the available Nusselt and Rayleigh number correlation for straight horizontal cylinders in the range of the experimental and available data, Ra ≤ 105, within a maximum deviation of 15.4%.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77696398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25621
E. Rogdakis, N. A. Bormpilas
The aim of the research in this paper is a second law analysis of a Stirling cryocooler. A one-dimensional model is proposed for the simulation of the gas flow in the expansion space, the regenerator, the warm-end, the compression space and the compressor. Helium gas is selected as the working medium. An algorithm has been developed considering parametrically the most from the main operational tasks of the thermodynamic cycle. Performance indices such as heat input, efficiency, external dimensions of the engine and technical requirements are taken into account as constraints. Engine operating parameters i.e. speed, external temperature, mean pressure are fixed. The regenerator loss has a critical influence on the cryocooler efficiency and the reduction of this kind of internal irreversibilities is extremely difficult due to the generator is subject to rapidly cycling flows accompanied by steep temperature gradients and large pressure variations. The second flow analysis of the regenerator identifies two principal losses, the irreversible internal heat transfer into the solid matrix and the hydraulic resistance. An optimization technique leads to entropy generation charts, extremely useful for a good design of the regenerator. Finally the main thermodynamic characteristics (net refrigeration, power input and the coefficient of performance) of the cryocooler are given both cases with and without external and internal irreversibilities.
{"title":"Second Law Analysis of a Stirling Cryocooler With Optimal Design of the Regenerator and Losses","authors":"E. Rogdakis, N. A. Bormpilas","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25621","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The aim of the research in this paper is a second law analysis of a Stirling cryocooler. A one-dimensional model is proposed for the simulation of the gas flow in the expansion space, the regenerator, the warm-end, the compression space and the compressor. Helium gas is selected as the working medium. An algorithm has been developed considering parametrically the most from the main operational tasks of the thermodynamic cycle.\u0000 Performance indices such as heat input, efficiency, external dimensions of the engine and technical requirements are taken into account as constraints. Engine operating parameters i.e. speed, external temperature, mean pressure are fixed. The regenerator loss has a critical influence on the cryocooler efficiency and the reduction of this kind of internal irreversibilities is extremely difficult due to the generator is subject to rapidly cycling flows accompanied by steep temperature gradients and large pressure variations.\u0000 The second flow analysis of the regenerator identifies two principal losses, the irreversible internal heat transfer into the solid matrix and the hydraulic resistance. An optimization technique leads to entropy generation charts, extremely useful for a good design of the regenerator.\u0000 Finally the main thermodynamic characteristics (net refrigeration, power input and the coefficient of performance) of the cryocooler are given both cases with and without external and internal irreversibilities.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83960707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25623
L. Reznikov, T. Morosuk
Problems of analysis and design of intricate heat transfer elements are traditional for various industrial and experimental heat transfer units, including multichannel heat exchangers and multi-component fins. Authors suggest and introduce unified method of analysis and synthesis for these classes of heat transfer objects. Authors’ method of simulations for such class of objects is based on step-by-step integration of local tangential and longitudinal heat flows with sequential computations of temperature fields in cycles of iterations and specific selection of boundary conditions. Variations of selected key factors provide arrays of design parameters for synthesis of new and optimized heat transfer objects.
{"title":"Simulations, Analysis and Thermoeconomical Synthesis of Heat Transfer Elements","authors":"L. Reznikov, T. Morosuk","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25623","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Problems of analysis and design of intricate heat transfer elements are traditional for various industrial and experimental heat transfer units, including multichannel heat exchangers and multi-component fins. Authors suggest and introduce unified method of analysis and synthesis for these classes of heat transfer objects.\u0000 Authors’ method of simulations for such class of objects is based on step-by-step integration of local tangential and longitudinal heat flows with sequential computations of temperature fields in cycles of iterations and specific selection of boundary conditions. Variations of selected key factors provide arrays of design parameters for synthesis of new and optimized heat transfer objects.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90798860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-11DOI: 10.1115/imece2001/pid-25605
N. D’Orsi, S. Wight, T. Yoshinaka
A design study of various water vapor compressor configurations — including single and multistage centrifugal compressors and multistage axial compressors — is used to determine geometry and performance trends as a function of design speed, compressor configuration, and intercooling method. The intercooled multistage centrifugal machines led to the lowest required power levels, though the large outer diameter of these machines and the addition of an intercooler may reduce their appeal. The non-intercooled multistage axial configurations offered high design point performance and a much smaller outer diameter than the centrifugal machines, though at the expense of large overall axial length and limited flow range. Ultimately, the selection of the right machine for a given application is a tradeoff between the performance and geometry trends illustrated in this paper, as well as the cost of the machine.
{"title":"Design Point Performance Trends for Water Vapor Compressors","authors":"N. D’Orsi, S. Wight, T. Yoshinaka","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/pid-25605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/pid-25605","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 A design study of various water vapor compressor configurations — including single and multistage centrifugal compressors and multistage axial compressors — is used to determine geometry and performance trends as a function of design speed, compressor configuration, and intercooling method. The intercooled multistage centrifugal machines led to the lowest required power levels, though the large outer diameter of these machines and the addition of an intercooler may reduce their appeal. The non-intercooled multistage axial configurations offered high design point performance and a much smaller outer diameter than the centrifugal machines, though at the expense of large overall axial length and limited flow range. Ultimately, the selection of the right machine for a given application is a tradeoff between the performance and geometry trends illustrated in this paper, as well as the cost of the machine.","PeriodicalId":9805,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Process Industries","volume":"158 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78136595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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