Publication detail
Modelling fluid flow in a reciprocating compressor
TUHOVČÁK, J. HEJČÍK, J. JÍCHA, M.
Czech title
Modelování průtoku chladiva pístovým kompresorem
English title
Modelling fluid flow in a reciprocating compressor
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Original abstract
Efficiency of reciprocating compressor is strongly dependent on the valves characteristics, which affects the flow through the suction and discharge line. Understanding the phenomenon inside the compressor is necessary step in development process. Commercial CFD tools offer wide capabilities to simulate the flow inside the reciprocating compressor, however they are too complicated in terms of computational time and mesh creation. Several parameters describing compressor could be therefore examined without the CFD analysis, such is valve characteristic, flow through the cycle and heat transfer. The aim of this paper is to show a numerical tool for reciprocating compressor based on the energy balance through the cycle, which provides valve characteristics, flow through the cycle and heat losses from the cylinder. Spring-damping-mass model was used for the valve description. Boundary conditions were extracted from the performance test of 4-cylinder semihermetic compressor and numerical tool validation was performed with indicated p-V diagram comparison.
Czech abstract
Efficiency of reciprocating compressor is strongly dependent on the valves characteristics, which affects the flow through the suction and discharge line. Understanding the phenomenon inside the compressor is necessary step in development process. Commercial CFD tools offer wide capabilities to simulate the flow inside the reciprocating compressor, however they are too complicated in terms of computational time and mesh creation. Several parameters describing compressor could be therefore examined without the CFD analysis, such is valve characteristic, flow through the cycle and heat transfer. The aim of this paper is to show a numerical tool for reciprocating compressor based on the energy balance through the cycle, which provides valve characteristics, flow through the cycle and heat losses from the cylinder. Spring-damping-mass model was used for the valve description. Boundary conditions were extracted from the performance test of 4-cylinder semihermetic compressor and numerical tool validation was performed with indicated p-V diagram comparison.
English abstract
Efficiency of reciprocating compressor is strongly dependent on the valves characteristics, which affects the flow through the suction and discharge line. Understanding the phenomenon inside the compressor is necessary step in development process. Commercial CFD tools offer wide capabilities to simulate the flow inside the reciprocating compressor, however they are too complicated in terms of computational time and mesh creation. Several parameters describing compressor could be therefore examined without the CFD analysis, such is valve characteristic, flow through the cycle and heat transfer. The aim of this paper is to show a numerical tool for reciprocating compressor based on the energy balance through the cycle, which provides valve characteristics, flow through the cycle and heat losses from the cylinder. Spring-damping-mass model was used for the valve description. Boundary conditions were extracted from the performance test of 4-cylinder semihermetic compressor and numerical tool validation was performed with indicated p-V diagram comparison.
Keywords in Czech
kompresor, simulace, CFD, ventil, přestup tepla
Keywords in English
compressor, simulation, CFD, valve, heat transfer
RIV year
2015
Released
06.05.2015
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Location
France
ISSN
2100-014X
Book
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume
92
Number
2015
Pages from–to
1–5
Pages count
5
BIBTEX
@inproceedings{BUT111219,
author="Ján {Tuhovčák} and Jiří {Hejčík} and Miroslav {Jícha},
title="Modelling fluid flow in a reciprocating compressor",
booktitle="EPJ Web of Conferences",
year="2015",
volume="92",
number="2015",
month="May",
pages="1--5",
publisher="EDP Sciences",
address="France",
issn="2100-014X"
}