Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Dual Variable Speed Compressor over a Single Fixed Speed Compressor

Analysis of the Dynamic Characteristics of a Variable Speed Compressor

A dynamic simulation model of a rolling piston type rotary compressor is developed to predict the dynamic characteristics of a variable speed compressor. The model is based on the principles of conservation, real gas equations, kinematics of the crankshaft and roller, mass flow loss due to leakage, and heat transfer. For the computer simulation of the compressor, the experimental data were firs...

Performance Prediction for the Design of a Variable Speed Compressor

Thermodynamic and dynamic analyses of a variable speed reciprocating compressor have been conducted to investigate performance changes and some data related to the reliability problems such as valve velocity, PV value, bearing loci, Sommerfeld number, minimum film thickness etc. The first law of thermodynamics, continuity equations, valve dynamic equations and Helmholtz resonator method were us...

Discharge Gas Pulsations in a Variable Speed Compressor

A Large Modern High Speed Reciprocating Compressor

The Grasso RC12, introduced early 1996, belongs to the largest reciprocating compressors in industrial refrigeration. The high-speed variant, the RC12E, has been introduced in Europe by the end of 1997: the ammonia variant runs at 1500 rpm, whilst the halocarbon variant has a maximum speed of 1200 rpm. The design philosophy will be illustrated focusing on the valve design. The compressor housin...

CFD Simulation On The Oil Pumping System Of A Variable Speed Scroll Compressor

An analytical study was carried out to investigate the performance of an oil supplying system of a variable speed compressor using a commercial CFD program. The simulations for the oil supplying system with the oil and air mixture were performed by varying compressor speed from 40 Hz to 90 Hz. Comparing the predicted with the measured data on the modified scroll compressor validated the simulat...