Publications related to Reciprocating compressor

Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Gas Boosters for Hydrogen Storage and for Refueling Stations

A new electrically driven gas booster is described as an alternative to the classical air-driven gas boosters known for their poor energetic efficiency. These boosters are used in small scale Hydrogen storage facilities and in refueling stations for Hydrog ...

MDPI2023

Real-time optimization of load sharing for gas compressors in the presence of uncertainty

Dominique Bonvin, Timm Faulwasser, Alejandro Gabriel Marchetti, Predrag Milosavljevic

This paper investigates the problem of load-sharing optimization of gas compressors in the presence of uncertainty. The objective is to operate a set of compressor units in an energy-efficient way, while at the same time meeting a varying load demand. The ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2020

Impact of large tip clearance ratios on the performance of a centrifugal compressor

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Markus Diehl

Ultra-compact and fast spinning turbomachinery is a key technology to increase performance of domestic heating applications and to address decentralization of power and heat as a consequence of the rise of renewable energy sources. Recently, a heat pump us ...

2019

Data-Driven Predesign Tool for Small-Scale Centrifugal Compressor in Refrigeration

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Cyril Picard, Violette Mounier

Domestic scale heat pumps and air conditioners are mainly driven by volumetric com-pressors. Yet the use of reduced scale centrifugal compressors is reconsidered due to their high efficiency and power density. The design procedure of centrifugal compressor ...

2018

ORC Driven Heat Pump Running on Gas Bearings for Domestic Applications: Proof of Concept and Thermo-Economic Improvement Potential

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Violette Mounier

ORC driven Heat Pumps (HP-ORC) offer a promising technology of thermally driven heat pumps (TDHPs) for domestic applications. Recently, a 40 kW HP-ORC unit based on gas supported turbomachinery has been investigated in which the ORC radial turbine drives t ...

2017

Theoretical Study of a Novel Oil-Free Co-Rotating Scroll Compressor Integrated into a Hybrid Absorption Heat Pumps

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Luis Carlos Mendoza Toledo

Hybrid absorption heat pumps (Osenbrück cycle and Hybrid wet compression cycle) are known for high temperature lifts, low-pressure ratios and wide capacity control. They are well suited for processes with the occurrence of significant heat sink and heat so ...

2016

Energetic Macroscopic Representation of A Linear Reciprocating Compressor Model

Alfred Rufer, François Gallaire, Philippe Barrade, Mahbod Heidari

This article introduces the energetic macroscopic representation (EMR) as approach for the dynamic nonlinear modeling of a reciprocating air compressor. EMR has been introduced recently for research development in complex electromechanical systems and is b ...

Elsevier2015

On The Strategies Towards Isothermal Gas Compression And Expansion

Alfred Rufer, Sylvain Lemofouet-Gatsi, Mahbod Heidari

Isothermal compression/expansion is regarded as the most promising process in many applications and many researchers and inventors have tried different methods to achieve this goal. The current article first studies the gradual roadmap from adiabatic towar ...

2014

Innovative isothermal oil-free co-rotating scroll compressor-expander for energy storage with first expander tests

Daniel Favrat, Angel Iglesias

The development of an efficient isothermal turbine and compressor is essential for the realization of a small-scale compressed air energy storage (CAES). This article presents the theoretical development of an oil-free co-rotating scroll air compressor and ...

Elsevier2014

Modeling of a Reciprocating Air Compressor using Energetic Macroscopic Representation

Alfred Rufer, Mahbod Heidari

This article introduces the energetic macroscopic representation (EMR) as approach for the dynamic nonlinear modeling of a reciprocating air compressor. EMR has been introduced recently for research development in complex electromechanical systems. It is b ...

2012

Design, experimental investigation and multi-objective optimization of a small-scale radial compressor for heat pump applications

Daniel Favrat, Jürg Alexander Schiffmann

The main driver for small scale turbomachinery in domestic heat pumps is the potential for reaching higher efﬁciencies than volumetric compressors currently used and the potential for making the compressor oil-free, bearing a considerable advantage in the ...

2010