Fouling is the most important performance degradation factor, so it is necessary to accurately predict the effect of fouling on engine performance. In the previous research, it is very difficult to accurately model the fouled axial flow compressor. This paper develops a new performance calculation method of fouled multistage axial flow compressor based on experiment result and operating data. F...

Gas turbine inlet fogging and overspray (high-fogging) have been considered the most cost-effective means of boosting a gas turbine’s total power output, especially under hot or dry weather conditions. The result of employing fogging or overspray is indisputably clear − total power output is increased; however, development of the theory and explanation of the phenomena associated with fogging a...

This paper presents some of the results from a Master’s thesis research into the performance and operation of a centrifugal compressor at off-design operating conditions using advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. ANSYS CFX is the CFD solver used in this blind study to evaluate the ability of modern CFD software to predict the performance of centrifugal compressors operating a...

The screw compressor in the early stage of development is generally known as the oil-injection type. However, escalating environmental problems and advances in electronic components have spurred continuous R & D to minimize the oil content in compressed air. The oil-free twin-screw compressor is continuously compressed by inner volumetric change between rotors and casing. Fo this reason, in ord...

In this paper we present an adaptive method for image compression that is based on complexity level of the image. The basic compressor/de-compressor structure of this method is a multilayer perceptron artificial neural network. In adaptive approach different Back-Propagation artificial neural networks are used as compressor and de-compressor and this is done by dividing the image into blocks, c...

H. Doyle Thompson Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Purdue University W. Lafayette, IN 47907 .(317) 494-5624 Heat transfer to the suction gas in a hermetic compressor is known to have adverse effects on compressor performance. This can be explained in an overall sense by thermodynamic cycle analysis. The extent of suction gas heated. inside the compressor and the areas in which this heating occur...

This paper deals with generalized approach to the reciprocating piston compressor driven by oscillating electrical motor and possibilities of development of new structures of the device. The current term linear compressor, ipso facto, restricts the considered devices only with a linear motion of the piston. Therefore the more general term oscillating motor-compressors is used in the paper, in w...

This study adopts the centrifugal compressor system which produces the nitric acid equipment in China Petrochemical Development Corporation’s Plant. The system is non-linear and its manufacturing process is changeable, which the traditional PID (Proportional-Integral-Differential) control method is difficult to apply. This study is intended to apply the artificial neural network method to test ...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the development of a unique compressor capacity modulation concept which utilizes reexpansion volume as a means of capacity reduction in hermetic air conditioning and refrigeration system. While there are various methods of compressor capacity modulation in use, each particular method is limited in its application or appeal for different reasons such as...

HVAC compressor units are major energy consumers in both residential and commercial buildings today. Faulty and energy wasting operation of these units often goes unnoticed due to the corrective action of feedback control. Power system monitoring is an exciting approach for creating inexpensive, highly capable methods to monitor compressor unit performance. In this paper we develop a method to ...