Simulation and optimisation of a piezo-compressor

• Main Author: Wei, Xiaojin.
• Other Authors: Ooi, Kim Tiow
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics; DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Simulation and modeling
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13436
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A new compressor is proposed based on an idea of replacing the conventional electric motor and the crank mechanisms in a reciprocating compressor with a piezo-actuator. This new compressor is called piezo-compressor. It has a simpler structure and fewer moving parts as compared with the conventiona...