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THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A CLOSED BRAYTON/ERICSSON CYCLE ENGINE WITH SCROLL MACHINES
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KIM, YOUNG MIN
Department of Engine Research, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Daejeon, 305-343, Korea
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SHIN, DONG GIL
Department of Engine Research, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Daejeon, 305-343, Korea
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LEE, SANG TAE
Wooshin Industrial Co. Ltd., Kyunsan-si, 712-830, Korea
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FAVRAT, DANIEL
Industrial Energy System Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH1015, Switzerland
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- International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration. - World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt. - 2010, vol. 18, no. 04, p. 279-287
English
Stirling and Ericsson engines have great potential for many applications, including micro-cogeneration, solar power, and biomass. However, ideal cycles of both types of engines are difficult to achieve in practice because neither isothermal compression nor isothermal expansion is practical with reciprocating piston engines or with turbomachinery. On the other hand, scroll compressor and expander can be very suitable for effective cooling and heating because of the high area-to-volume ratio of scroll geometry or the application of two-phase flow. To achieve quasi-isothermal compression, either a large amount of liquid is injected into the inlet of the compressor or the compressor is externally cooled by liquid. Similarly, for quasi-isothermal expansion, either hot liquid, such as thermal oil, is injected into the inlet of the expander or the expander is externally heated by a heat source. In this current study, we have undertaken a theoretical investigation of thermodynamic analyses of several kinds of scroll-type engines, in particular with regard to associated compression and expansion processes, adiabatic or quasi-isothermal processes, and the highest cycle temperature. We selected power density, or thermal efficiency, as an objective function, and then deduced optimal design parameters for the scroll-type engine.
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https://sonar.ch/global/documents/281822
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