This two-part paper describes a compressor redesign program for improving efficiency, lowering sound emission, and cost. Part 2 indicates how sound and discharge pulse were reduced through research conducted on transmission loss of plastic vs. steel manifolds and discharge pulse modeling using four pole parameters Common reciprocating compressors utilize steel flapper valves and a Cylinder Head...

In this study, a set of experimental results for wave forces acting on a cylinder oscillating with dual frequency in still water are reported. The experiment was designed to mimic a cylinder slowly oscillating in regular waves, with the high-frequency oscillation representing the wave motion and the low-frequency oscillation, the slow drift motion. The inline forces acting on the cylinder were ...

Results are reported of an experimental investigation into the motion of a heavy cylinder free to move inside a water-filled drum rotating around its horizontal axis. The cylinder is observed to either co-rotate or, counter-intuitively, counter-rotate with respect to the rotating drum. The flow was measured with particle image velocimetry, and it was found that the inner cylinder significantly ...