Design and development of the u-vane compressor

• Main Author: Lim, Yeu De
• Other Authors: Ooi Kim Tiow
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136771
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis presents the developmental work of a new positive displacement rotary compressor introduced by the author, namely U-Vane compressor (UVC), credited to the “U” like-shaped new vane bush component. The compressor is designed with the motivation of eliminating the vane tip friction of the r...