Abstract
The displacement of the suction valve in a compressor for automotive air-conditioning and the flow around the valve are investigated using a flow visualization technique. The visualization is conducted using the real compressor, which is improved to observe inside under the actual condition. Turbulent flow around the suction valve is solved using a computational fluid dynamics simulation. The flow is assumed to be an incompressible three-dimensional and viscous. The standard k-ε turbulent model is used Furthermore the pressure pulsations, the flow velocity and the displacements of the suction valves are analyzed numerically using the system simulation program we developed. The calculated results using a computational fluid dynamics are compared with the flow visualization results and the vibrations of the valve are discussed.
