Experimental investigation of inlet air temperature on input power in an oil-flooded rotary screw air compressor

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dc.contributorBittle, Joshua A.
dc.contributorMoynihan, Gary P.
dc.contributor.advisorWoodbury, Keith A.
dc.contributor.authorChua, Ming Han
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T17:24:02Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T17:24:02Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractFor operation of industrial air compressors, conventional wisdom dictates that breathing outside air, which has lower temperature, will reduce the air compressor power consumption. In addition, many energy professionals and reliable sources (Parekh, 2000; Kaya et al., 2002; U.S Department of Energy, 2004; Hick, 2006) advocate the use of cooler air to reduce compressor power consumption. However, experimental results are not available to support the conventional wisdom. The purpose of this thesis is to experimentally investigate the effect of inlet air temperature on an oil-flooded rotary screw compressor located in the University of Alabama. This experiment is set up in a controlled environment. More specifically, a data acquisition system with digitally controlled fluids is developed to control the air demand imposed on the compressor. A range of inlet air temperatures are investigated based on local weather conditions. The injected oil temperature can be modified slightly by restricting the air flow through the air cooler. A design of experiments technique is utilized to evaluate the influence of inlet air temperature, inlet oil temperature, and air flow rate on the compressor power. The results show that inlet air temperature has little or no contribution to the compressor power. Moreover, the collected data shows that power consumption does not vary with inlet oil temperature. The results also show that as the inlet air temperature increases, the isentropic efficiency increases.en_US
dc.format.extent69 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001932
dc.identifier.otherChua_alatus_0004M_12235
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2354
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectMechanical engineering
dc.titleExperimental investigation of inlet air temperature on input power in an oil-flooded rotary screw air compressoren_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Mechanical Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.S.

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