Lubrication in refrigeration systems: Numerical model for piston dynamics considering oil-refrigerant interaction

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-256

  Grando, F P ^a,b   Priest, M ^a   Prata, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Oil refrigerant mixture; Piston dynamics; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COMPRESSORS; HERMETIC DEVICES; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PISTONS; REFRIGERANTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

OIL-REFRIGERANT MIXTURES; PISTON DYNAMICS; PISTON TRAJECTORY; PISTON-CYLINDER CLEARANCE;

REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

CAVITATION; COMPRESSORS; HERMETIC DEVICES; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PISTONS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; TWO PHASE FLOW; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33845694457     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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