Mathematical modeling study of scroll air motors and energy efficiency analysis - Part I

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-121

  Wang, Jihong ^a   Yang, Li ^b   Luo, Xing ^a   Mangan, Stephen ^c   Derby, James W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Ford of Europe   (Germany)

^c Energetix Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geometry; mathematical description; scroll air motors; simulation study

Indexed keywords

AIR MOTORS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DRIVING TORQUES; DYNAMIC PROCESS MODELING; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MECHATRONIC DEVICES; PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR; SCROLL AIR MOTORS; SCROLL EXPANDER; SIMULATION STUDIES; UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY; VOLUME CALCULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 78651351933     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2009.2036608     Document Type: Article

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