In the refrigerator compressors, the suction mufflers are commonly used to reduce the notse propagated through the intake valve system. In order to optimize the muffler design, it is necessary to characterize the source characteristics, i.e., the source impedance and the strength, of the intake system. In this paper, assuming the intake system as one-port, linear, time-invariant one, the acoust...

Due to their contribution to the ozone depletion and the anthropogenic greenhouse warming effect caused by the refrigerant as well as the foam blowing agent household refrigerators and freezers were attracting public attention especially in Western Europe. The conversion to the use of environmentally benign fluids as refrigerants and foam blowing agents requires a large number of extensive, exp...

As the analysis tool the well-known commercial software package (FINE/Design3D) is used. As the optimization software IOSO PM (parallel algorithm of IOSO) is used. The prospect presents the results of optimizing a three-stage axial compressor. The optimization goal was to improve the compressor efficiency at two flight conditions by optimizing geometry of the 5 compressor rows (62 design parame...

Wet compression resorption heat pumps are a promising type of heat pumps that operates with nonazeotropic refrigerant mixtures. The main differences, when compared to the classical Rankine cycle, are the nonisothermal phase transition of the mixture in the heat exchangers and the compression of the two-phase mixture in the compressor, which works as a gas compressor and at the same time as a li...

This thesis contains new results in the eld of modeling and control of rotating stall and surge in compressors. A close coupled valve is included in the Moore-Greitzer compression system model and controllers for both surge and rotating stall is derived using backstepping. Disturbances, constant and time varying, are then taken into account, and nonlinear controllers are derived. Stability resu...

Axial flow compressors are subjected to demands for ever-increasing levels of pressure ratio at a compression efficiency that augments the overall cycle efficiency. However, unstable flow may develop in the compressor, which can lead to a stall or surge and subsequently to gas turbine failure resulting in significant downtime and cost to repair. To protect against these potential aerodynamic in...

Selection of each major type of Reciprocating, Rotary, Centrifugal and axial Compressor is briefly reviewed. It ls explained how the nondimensional scales of Specific Speed and Speclfic Diameter can be used to select any of the above configuration of Compression machinery at its optimum efficiency range. The paper presents the approach of Engineers Constructors in selecting compressors in petro...

At the present level of development of long, branched gas transmission networks (GTN), solving the problems of improving safety, efficiency and environmental soundness of operation of industrial pipeline systems calls for the application of methods of numerical simulation. The development of automated devices for technical inspection and process control, and availability of high-performance com...

This paper proposes a control system for integrated pressure and surge control of centrifugal compressors for enhanced oil recovery application. The proposed control system is based on linear model predictive control. A fully validated non-linear dynamic model was developed in order to simulate the operation of the compressor at full and partial load. The model of the compression system include...