Refrigeration systems are made up of major components in series with one another (see Figure 1). As most of us are well aware, the major components are the compressor, discharge line, condenser, ...

Turbine compressors historically have been coated as an afterthought. Initially, silicone aluminum paint and diffused nickel cadmium were the only coatings available for application to both rotating ...

Compressor speed as a function of molecular weight, while maintaining the same suction and discharge pressure and mass flow rate. Polytropic head and efficiencies as a function of gas molecular weight ...