Abstract
Fluttering suction valves are important components of hermetic reciprocating compressors used in refrigerators. The design parameters of the valve reed strongly determine the mass flow rate and consequently the compressor efficiency. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully design the reed valves to maximize compressor performance. In this study, anumerical flowmodel tomimic a fluttering suction valve in hermetic reciprocating compressors is developed. To simulate the unsteady flow dynamics and the motion of the fluttering valve in the cylinder, a simplified test geometry is used, where a fully coupled fluid structure interaction (FSI) problem is solved. The main goal of the study is to reveal the effects of some important design parameters of the valve reed such as the thickness, diameter of the circular part of the valve and the distance between valve reed and valve plate. These design parameters are vital for improving the aerodynamic and aero-acoustic behavior of the flow in the compressor. It is shown that increasing thickness of the valve reed decreases the mass flowrate significantlywhere the head diameter of the reed and distance between the reed and the plate have minor effects on both mass flow rate and displacement of the reed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF 2015 |
Editors | Antonio Segalini |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media, LLC |
Pages | 421-429 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319306001 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 5th International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF2015 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 15 Jun 2015 → 18 Jun 2015 |
Publication series
Name | Springer Proceedings in Physics |
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Volume | 185 |
ISSN (Print) | 0930-8989 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1867-4941 |
Conference
Conference | 5th International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF2015 |
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Country/Territory | Sweden |
City | Stockholm |
Period | 15/06/15 → 18/06/15 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.
Funding
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Arçelik A.S. and Scientific Research Office (BAP) of Istanbul Technical University.
Funders | Funder number |
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Arçelik A.S. and Scientific Research Office | |
British Association for Psychopharmacology | |
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi |