Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Abstract

This paper presents a novel swing compressor with no valves employed in air compression. The design and work principle of this swing compressor are introduced. And the effects of discharge port, exhaust cavity, and crank speed on the performances of this compressor are analyzed. Under the same operating conditions and dimensions, the size of exhaust cavity mainly depends on the discharge port width. Additionally, the exhaust cavity angle has a direct impact on the compression process, whether it is over-compression or under-compression. And the over-compression loss can be designed below 2%. Overall, the assessment of the structure shows that this novel swing compressor with no valves has the advantages of simple component geometries, light weight, and high efficiency, which makes it well suited to the requirements of air compression.

Keywords

Swing compressor structure no valves exhaust cavity discharge port

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Masuda M, Sakitani K, Yamamoto Y, et al. Development of swing compressor for alternative refrigerants. In: International compressor engineering conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 1996, pp.499–504.

Okur

Akmandor

. Experimental investigation of hinged and spring loaded rolling piston compressors pertaining to a turbo rotary engine. Appl Therm Eng 2011; 31: 1031–1038.

Yang

et al.

Theoretical study on frictional losses of a novel automotive swing vane compressor. Int J Refrig 2013; 36: 758–767.

Wu J. Study on performance and dynamics of inverter controlled rotary compressors. In: International compressor engineering conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 2000, pp.491–498.

Sano K and Mitsui K. Analysis of hermetic rolling piston type compressor noise, and countermeasures. In: International compressor engineering conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 1984, pp.242–250.

Soedel

. Design and mechanics of compressor valves, USA: Purdue University, 1984.

Ooi KT, Chai GB and Kwek EC. A simple valve model to study the performance of a small compressor. In: International compressor engineering conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 1992, pp.147–155.

Tan

Pan

Liu

et al.

Numerical study on transient effective flow and force areas of reed valve in a rotary compressor. Proc IMechE, Part A: J Power and Energy 2014; 228: 978–987.

Tan

Pan

Feng

et al.

Fluid-structure interaction model of dynamic behavior of the discharge valve in a rotary compressor. Proc IMechE, Part E: J Process Mechanical Engineering 2015; 229: 280–289.

10.

Huang

Jiang

Zhang

et al.

An effective experimental method for identifying radiated noise of different angular ranges for the rolling-piston compressor. Proc IMechE, Part C: J Mechanical Engineering Science 2008; 222: 2049–2417.

11.

Matsuzaka T and Nagatomo S. Rolling piston type rotary compressor performance analysis. In: International compressor engineering conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 1982, pp.149–158.

Structural study on a swing compressor with no valves for air compression

Abstract

Keywords

Get full access to this article

References