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Development of Inexpensive Turbo Compressor/Expanders for Industrial Use
Abstract
Use of Turbo Compressor/ Expanders
(TCEs) as industrial reversed Brayton Cycle
Heat Pumps offers many technical and energy
saving advantages. Until recently, such
devices have been far too expensive in both
capital cost and inefficiency mainly because
the compressor and expander stages were
built for forward Brayton Cycle operation in
unmatched compressor/expander efficiencies.
A few years ago, NUCON initiated a program
to locate sources of TCEs and to engineer
cost effective modifications to these
standard TCEs for use in reverse Brayton
Cycle condensation based pollution control
and solvent recovery, material recycle
applications. The NUCON program is
continuing to further improve the matched
compressor/expander efficiency, the
availability and cost effectiveness of these
uses. This program has resulted in major
advances in availability and significant
improvements in efficiency.
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Citation
Jacox, J. W. (1991). Development of Inexpensive Turbo Compressor/Expanders for Industrial Use. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92252.