Evaluation of Separation Efficiency of a Cyclone-Type Oil Separator

Autor: Utkarsh Garg, Ujjwal Suri, B.B. Arora, Shraman Das
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering ISBN: 9789811585418
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8542-5_53
Popis: Oil separators play an important role in screw chillers for preventing oil circulation in the system and providing continuous oil return to the compressor crankcase. The present study intends to evaluate the performance of a cyclone-type oil separator for a water-cooled screw chiller having a cooling capacity of 245 TR. Operation parameters are calculated on the basis of AHRI standard conditions. Taking these parameters as inputs, the performance is first evaluated using an analytical mathematical model. Subsequently, computational fluid dynamics simulations are conducted in ANSYS Fluent. Results obtained using both methodologies are compared and analyzed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE