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Design improvements of revolving vane compressors, RV-i.

Author(s) : OOI K. T., TEH Y. L.

Summary

A newly invented compressor, namely revolving vane compressor (RV) has been introduced two years ago. This paper presents the improved version of the RV, called RV-i, where "i" stands for improved. The RV or RV-i is designed with the intention to overcome most of the limitations facing the working characteristics of the rolling piston compressor (RP). In its basic construction, the RV is very similar to RP, but with a rotating cylinder. As compared to RV, RV-i has a fixed vane and the vane forms an integral part of the driving component of the RV-i. The driving component of the RV-i is the component that is driven directly by the motor; in this case, it can be the extended motor shaft that carries the concentric or the motor shaft that is connected directly to the rotating cylinder. In this paper, the RV-i and its operational characteristics as compared to the RP are presented in detail. As compared to RP, RV-i exhibits many advantages: it has fewer components, geometrically simpler, much lower friction and internal leakage losses, and it can achieve a perfect dynamic balance. The various variants of RV-i are also shown.

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  • Original title: Design improvements of revolving vane compressors, RV-i.
  • Record ID : 2008-2469
  • Languages: English
  • Source: 2008 Purdue Conferences. 19th International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue & 12th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue [CD-ROM].
  • Publication date: 2008/07/14

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