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Optimisation de la trajectoire du piston d’un compresseur alternatif.

Piston trajectory optimization of a reciprocating compressor.

Auteurs : SILVA E., DUTRA T.

Type d'article : Article de la RIF

Résumé

Energetic efficiency is one of the main drivers in the design of hermetic reciprocating compressors. Although many studies have been conducted on this subject, there is still room for further improvement, mainly by mitigating thermodynamic losses. This study applies a simulation model based on an unsteady lumped formulation of the mass and energy conservation equations to predict the piston trajectory that provides the highest thermodynamic efficiency for a reciprocating compressor, disregarding the constraints associated with the driving mechanism. The optimum piston trajectory (OPT) is described by four constant-speed stages of the piston and brings about shorter times for the expansion, suction and discharge processes, but a longer time for the compression process with respect to a baseline crank-rod compressor. The OPT resulted in the improvement of the thermodynamic efficiency from 88.3% to 92.1%, and the volumetric efficiency from 70.9% to 72.0%, mainly by reductions of the heat transfer and leakage losses. Furthermore, the performance of the optimized compressor was evaluated for other conditions of the operating envelope. It was found that the optimized compressor is more efficient than the baseline for all conditions assessed and is less affected by the pressure ratio.

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Pages : 159-167

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  • Titre original : Piston trajectory optimization of a reciprocating compressor.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30028023
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 121
  • Date d'édition : 01/2021
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2020.09.021

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