Storage power and efficiency analysis based on CFD for air compressors used for compressed air energy storage

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 7, Issue PARTS A, B, C, D, 2012, Pages 1797-1805

  Zhang, Chao ^a   Simon, Terrence W ^a   Li, Perry Y ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressed air energy storage; Compression; Compression efficiency; Heat transfer; Polytropic process

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPRESSED AIR; COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS TURBINES; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE VESSELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION EFFICIENCY; COMPRESSION PROCESS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; POLYTROPIC EXPONENT; POLYTROPIC PROCESS; REYNOLD NUMBER; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; STORAGE POWER; TEMPERATURE RISE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84887295544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2012-88985     Document Type: Conference Paper

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