Affiliation:
1. POLO Research Labs for Emerging Technologies in Cooling and Thermophysics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
Abstract
This paper reports an investigation on the phenomenon of refrigerant outgassing in the screw pump of a hermetic reciprocating compressor oil supply system. The interfacial mass transfer between the refrigerant and the lubricating oil is modelled by means of a cavitation model based on the Rayleigh-Plesset equation, for cases of fixed and variable mass fractions of refrigerant dissolved in the lubricant. The influence of compressor speed and compressor crankcase pressure is evaluated by comparing the lubricant volumetric flow rate and the lubricant volume fraction field for each condition. The results reveal that significant outgassing of refrigerant may take place in the oil pump, reducing the lubricant flow rate supplied by the pump.
Funder
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
EMBRAPII - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Mechanical Engineering
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