Retrieved from Vol. 26, No. 1, 2022
Pages 201 -208
Received 25.08.2021
Revised 10.01.2022
Accepted 15.02.2022
Retrieved from Vol. 26, No. 1, 2022
Pages 201 -208
Abstract
Numerical analysis for mixed lubrication has been performed in order to investigate the lubrication characteristics of the sliding surface of the vane in a rotary compressor. The modified Reynolds equation and the elastic contact equation, considering the surface roughness, are solved as a coupled problem. Using this analysis, the lubrication characteristics of the sliding surface of the vane are investigated by parameter survey on the design parameters such as the vane-slot length and the clearance between the vane and vane-slot. It is found that the influences of the vane-slot length on the friction loss were larger than that of the clearance.
Keywords:
rotary compressor; vane; vane-slot; mixed lubrication; surface roughness; friction