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Experimental investigation of aqueous foam based heat transfer in liquid piston compressor for improvement in compression efficiency.

Number: pap. 1628

Author(s) : PATIL V., ACHARYA P., RO P.

Summary

Development of an efficient compressor for many compressor applications relies on the success of achieving isothermal compression. Isothermal compression calls for a significantly higher heat transfer rate during the compression process. A high surface area for heat transfer and a high heat transfer coefficient of aqueous foam can be useful in achieving a significantly higher heat transfer rate in the compression chamber. In this experimental study, an aqueous foam based heat transfer is investigated in a liquid piston compressor. It was observed that the use of aqueous foam in the compression chamber is very effective in reducing the temperature of air during the compression process. A higher volume of aqueous foam in the compression chamber leads to a further increment in isothermal efficiency, however, with a higher variability. The higher variability is due to the higher cyclic variability of the temperature profiles during compression. A completely filled compression chamber with aqueous foam shows a 4-8% improvement in the compression efficiency for a compression ratio of 2.5.

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  • Original title: Experimental investigation of aqueous foam based heat transfer in liquid piston compressor for improvement in compression efficiency.
  • Record ID : 30024387
  • Languages: English
  • Source: 2018 Purdue Conferences. 24th International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue.
  • Publication date: 2018/07/09

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