Open AccessExperimentation & CFD Analysis of Intercooler Fins in Two Stage Reciprocating Air Compressor
Author(s) -
Pravin T. Nitnaware,
Gayatri. J. Kale,
Premendra Bansod,
Manoj D Hambarde,
Sanjay R Deodas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.j1110.0981119
Subject(s) - intercooler , reciprocating motion , reciprocating compressor , fin , air compressor , fluent , computational fluid dynamics , tube (container) , heat transfer , materials science , mechanical engineering , gas compressor , copper , mechanics , engineering , metallurgy , physics
This paper shows comparison of Aluminum and Copper fin tube intercooler used in multistage reciprocating air compressor. Results are validated with ANSYS – Fluent - 18.2 software. The experimentation is done on the Copper fin tube length 1090mm with helically wounded strip width of 6mm and 8 numbers of fins per inch. Volumetric efficiency increases and work input decreases for Copper fin tube with air velocity of 5 m/s. The results shown increase in heat transfer with decreasing air temperature.