Study of oil circulation rate in variable speed scroll compressor working with propane
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https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/181274
Cita bibliográfica
Ossorio-Santiago, RJ.; Navarro-Peris, E. (2021). Study of oil circulation rate in variable speed scroll compressor working with propane. International Journal of Refrigeration. 123:63-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2020.12.002
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Resumen
[EN] The use of hydrocarbons as refrigerants is being more common in recent years. Nevertheless, the solubility of propane in POE oils is significantly higher than in HFCs. This fact has made that POE oils used with hydrocarbons usually have a higher viscosity than the commonly used with HFCs. This approach solves the lubrication problem in the compressor but the way in which oil could affect the system performance is not so widely studied. In this work, an experimental analysis about the oil circulation rate of a variable speed compressor working with propane has been done. The study has analysed the oil circulation at different compressor speeds and evaporating temperatures. The obtained results have shown that the oil circulation rate increases with the compressor speed and reaches values higher than 5% at high speeds. This fact can penalize the COP of the system in more than 15% in these working conditions.
Palabras clave
Variable speed compressor, OCR, Oil separator, Compressor efficiency, Compresseur à vitesse variable, Débit de circulation de l'huile, Séparateur d'huile, Rendement du compresseur
ISSN
0140-7007
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Fuente
International Journal of Refrigeration
DOI
10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2020.12.002
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/ENE2017-83665-C2-1-P/ES/MAXIMIZACION DE LA EFICIENCIA Y MINIMIZACION DEL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL DE BOMBAS DE CALOR PARA LA DESCARBONIZACION DE LA CALEFACCION%2FACS EN LOS EDIFICIOS DE CONSUMO CASI NULO/
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI//PRE2018-083535//AYUDA PARA CONTRATO PREDOCTORAL PARA LA FORMACION DE DOCTORES-OSSORIO SANTIAGO, RUBEN. PROYECTO: MAXIMIZACION DE LA EFICIENCIA Y MINIMIZACION DEL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL DE BOMBAS DE CALOR PARA LA DESCARBONIZACION DE LA CALEFACCION/
Patrocinadores
Agradecimientos
The authors would like to acknowledge the Spanish "Ministerio De Economia Y Competitividad", through the project ref-ENE2017-83665-C2-1-P "Maximizacion de la eficiencia y minimizacion del impacto ambiental de bombas de calor para la descarbonizacion de la calefaccion/ACS en los edificios de consumo casi nulo" for the given support. In addition, Ruben Ossorio would like to thanks to the Spanish government his PhD scholarship PRE2018-083535.