[en] One possible means of decreasing the work of compression of a scroll gas compressor is by injecting, or flooding, high specific heat liquid into the inlet gas stream of the compressor. The high specific heat liquid can then absorb the heat of compression of the gas and offer the possibility of a reduction in the net power of the compressor. The particular application of interest for this flooded-compression technology is the Liquid-Flooded Ericsson cycle as proposed by Hugenroth et al. (2007), a gas refrigeration cycle. Adequate performance of the Ericsson cycle is contingent on designing scroll compressors that can efficiently compress high heat of compression gases. A detailed model of the flooded scroll compressor has been constructed which allows prediction of the compressor performance over a wide range of operating conditions. The detailed flooded scroll compressor model has been validated with experimental data, for which good agreement was found.
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Author, co-author :
Bell, Ian; Purdue University - Purdue > Mechanical Engineering
Lemort, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Turbomachines et propulsion aérospatiale
Braun, Jim; Purdue University - Purdue > Mechanical Engineering
Groll, Eckhard; Purdue University - Purdue > Mechanical Engineering
Language :
English
Title :
Analysis of Liquid-Flooded Compression Using a Scroll Compressor
Publication date :
July 2008
Event name :
International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue
