Theoretical study of a novel refrigeration compressor - Part III : leakage loss of the Revolving Vane (RV) compressor and a comparison with that of the rolling piston type

• Main Authors: Teh, Yong Liang, Ooi, Kim Tiow
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79785; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4606
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A new refrigeration compressor, named ‘Revolving Vane (RV) compressor’, has been introduced in Part I of this paper series. The efficiency of the RV compressor, alike other refrigeration compressors, is primarily affected by mechanical and leakage losses, amongst which the former has been investi...