Opportunities for innovation with screw compressors

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-170

  Stosic, N ^a   Smith, I K ^a   Kovacevic, A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressor expander; New design concepts; Optimal design; Screw compressor

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MACHINE DESIGN; SCREWS;

SCREW COMPRESSORS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

COMPRESSOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; FLUID FLOW; MANUFACTURER; PRODUCT COMPARISON;

EID: 0141924287     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440803322328836     Document Type: Article

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