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USE OF LUBRICANTS TO IMPROVE COMPRESSOR EFFICIENCY.

Author(s) : CONNOR R. F.

Summary

ONE MEANS OF IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN A ROTARY VANE COMPRESSOR IS TO USE THE LUBRICANT AS A HEAT TRANSFER AGENT. A ROTARY VANE REFRIGERATOR COMPRESSOR WAS MODIFIED AND INSTRUMENTED FOR CALORIMETER TESTING SO THAT THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COULD BE IDENTIFIED. TO PROVIDE DEPENDABLE LUBRICATION ROTARY COMPRESSORS NORMALLY HAVE HIGH-SIDE-PRESSURE HOUSINGS RESULTING IN A LUBRICANT/REFRIGERANT MIXTURE CONTROLLED BY PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. THIS MIXTURE WAS ALSO OBSERVED. THE RESULTS SHOW THE LUBRICANT MIXTURE CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ADVANTAGEOUSLY CHANGE THE LUBRICANT/REFRIGERANT MIXTURE.

Details

  • Original title: USE OF LUBRICANTS TO IMPROVE COMPRESSOR EFFICIENCY.
  • Record ID : 1987-1772
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1986/08/04
  • Source: Source: Proc. 1986 int. Compress. Eng. Conf., Purdue Univ.
    vol. 3; 1003-1012; 6 fig.; 1 tabl.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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