Optimization of the axial porosity distribution of porous inserts in a liquid-piston gas compressor using a one-dimensional formulation

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

Volumn 8 B, Issue , 2013, Pages

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

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR; COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); HEAT TRANSFER; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PISTONS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS;

COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER BY CONVECTIONS; OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REDUCING TEMPERATURE; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 84903439523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2013-63862     Document Type: Conference Paper

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