Studies on Oil Injected Twin Screw Compressor: Experimental & Computational

The present work aims at arriving at a better understanding of the suction, compression and discharge processes in a twin-screw compressor, particularly the thermofluid phenomena taking place inside the air end during these processes. For understanding the thermofluid processes taking place inside the screw compressor, it is necessary to build a numerical model and to validate it through experiments. Based on this understanding, it is proposed to explore the possibility of using commercially available low cost air compressors for compression of gases such as argon and helium used in cryogenic process plants.