Cooling Effect of Compressed Air When Freely Expanded
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 6
- File Size:
- 197 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1937
Abstract
THE process of cooling air by allowing it to expand and do work in an engine is well known, but the theory of obtaining cold air by free expansion without the aid of an engine operating with cutoff has been little discussed. CASE I If compressed air is allowed to expand to the atmospheric pressure through an orifice in an air line that is supplied by a running compressor, no cooling results except the negligible one due to the Joule-Thompson effect, which will not be considered in this discussion. The effect of moisture will also be neglected.
Citation
APA: (1937) Cooling Effect of Compressed Air When Freely Expanded
MLA: Cooling Effect of Compressed Air When Freely Expanded. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1937.