Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (5): 1579-1588.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2021.0176

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The transient flow field characteristics of tangential leakage in scroll compressor

Zheng LI1,2(), Zhen LIU1,2(), Huawei WU1,2, Dongsheng XIE1,2, Wei QIAN1,2   

  1. 1.Hubei Key Laboratory of Powertrain Design and Test of Pure Electric Vehicle, Hubei University of Arts and Science
    2.School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, Hubei, China
  • Received:2021-04-23 Revised:2021-05-18 Online:2021-09-05 Published:2021-09-08

Abstract:

Focusing on a miniature compressed air reservoir scroll compressor, the computational fluid dynamics method numerically simulated the working processes of the scroll compressor. Additionally, the internal pressure field, temperature field, and the velocity vector field of the scroll compressor were obtained. The distribution characteristics of the tangential leakage, caused by the radial gap on the flow field of the scroll compressor's working cavity, were studied. The results showed that gas in the high-pressure cavity leaked into the low-pressure cavity through the radial gap, which caused the velocity vector and temperature fields in the cavity were not uniformly distributed, and leakage had little effect on the unevenness of the pressure field distribution; however, it had a greater impact on the unevenness of the temperature and velocity vector fields. The downstream gas in a single cavity was compressed, which gave rise to pressure within the cavity. The distribution was not uniform, and the existence of pressure differences affected changes in the velocity vector field distribution. The offset of the exhaust hole caused pressure asymmetry in the symmetrical cavity. This research presents a theoretical basis for the structural design of scroll compressors.

Key words: scroll compressor, radial leakage, transient analysis, numerical simulation

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