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DESIGN OF HELIX PITCH OF A CYCLONE TYPE OIL SEPARATOR FOR A COMPRESSOR

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  • Jang, Seongil (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Kookmin Univ.) ;
  • Ahn, Joon (School of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kookmin Univ.)
  • 장성일 (국민대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 안준 (국민대학교 기계시스템공학부)
  • Received : 2014.08.29
  • Accepted : 2014.12.18
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

A series of numerical simulation has been carried out to study performance of a cyclone type oil separator, which is designed for the compressor of a refrigeration system. Working fluid is R22, which is a typical refrigerant, and mineral oil droplet is supplied. Pitch of the helix is considered as design parameters to make a compact separator. Depending on the helix pitch, separation efficiency varies from 97.5 to 99%, while predicted pressure drop ranges from 5 to 6.5 kPa. Considering both of the pressure drop and separation efficiency, helix pitch of the separator has been designed as 50 mm.

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