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Part I : Screw Compressors
Chapter 1 : Interactions between Air-Cooled Refrigeration System and Screw Compressor Design
Chapter 2 : Analysis of Screw Compressor Performance by Means of Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling
Chapter 3 : The Design of A Family of Screw Compressors for Oil-Flooded Operation
Chapter 4 : Prediction of Injection Flow Rates in Twin-Screw Compressor Systems
Chapter 5 : Screw Compressor Internal Volume Control and Part-Load Control System
Chapter 6 : Control Concepts for an Integrated Twin-Screw Supercharger and Throttle-Loss Power Recovery Device for Otto-Cycle Engines
Chapter 7 : The Manufacture of Hardened Screw Compressor Rotors
Chapter 8 : The Design of Efficient Screw Compressors for Delivery of Dry Air
Chapter 9 : Environmental Design and Product Development Innovation in Variable-Speed Oil-Free Rotary-Screw Compressors
Chapter 10 : Research on Working Process of Oil-Injected Twin-Screw Compressors Based on Recording of P-V Diagrams
Chapter 11 : Development of High-Pressure Screw Compressor

Part II : Scroll Compressors
Chapter 12 : Performance Simulation of Scroll Compressors
Chapter 13 : Dynamic Analysis of Asymmetric Scroll Compressors
Chapter 14 : Modification of The Spiral Profile of A Scroll Compressor and Its Effect on Performance
Chapter 15 : Predicting Motion of Axially Compliant Scroll Compressor During Unstable Operation
Chapter 16 : Performance of an Oil-Free Scroll-Type Air Expander

Part III : Reciprocating Compressors
Chapter 17 : Oil-Free Low-Vibration Piston Compressor in Railway Applications
Chapter 18 : New Technologies for Reciprocating Compressors Based on Combustion Engine Know-How
Chapter 19 : Development of Piston Rings for Reciprocating Compressors
Chapter 20 : Effective Condition-Based Maintenance of Reciprocating Compressors on an Offshore Oil and Gas Installation

Part IV : Centrifugal Compressors
Chapter 21 : Fully Sealed, Motor Driven Turbocompressor
Chapter 22 : Perfection of Centrifugal Compressors by The Basis of Gas Dynamical Theory of Lattices
Chapter 23 : Centrifugal Compressors Fouling – Understanding, Mitigating, and Cleaning
Chapter 24 : Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flow in an Industrial Centrifugal Impeller
Chapter 25 : Review for The Commercial Development of A Small High-Speed Centrifugal Compressor

Part V : Numerical Analysis
Chapter 26 : Numerical Analysis of Mechanical Losses of Swing Compressor
Chapter 27 : Calculation of Axis Locus of Cylinder in The Rotating Cylinder Compressor
Chapter 28 : Unigraphics Mechanisms Applied to Decide The Radius of The Vane Nose of A Rotary Compressor

Part VI : Refrigeration
Chapter 29 : Compressor Performance of A Window-Type Air-Conditioning Unit Charged with LPG and R134a Instead of R22
Chapter 30 : Loss Analysis of Linear Compressor
Chapter 31 : Cycle Performance of CO2 Cycle with Vane Compressor – Expander Combination
Chapter 32 : Centrifugal Compressor Design Issues for CFC/HCFC=>HFC Conversion
Chapter 33 : Parametric Study of Hermetic Reciprocating Compressors – Detailed Numerical Analysis and Experimental Validation
Chapter 34 : Characterization and Modelling of A Hermetic Scroll Compressor for Automotive Air Conditioning
Chapter 35 : The Economics of Compressor Modelling

Part VII : Energy Efficiency
Chapter 36 : Workforce Involvement to Save Energy in Compressed Air Systems
Chapter 37 : Energy Consumption Assessment of Pneumatic Actuating Systems Including Compressor
Chapter 38 : A Feasibility Study of Throttle Loss Power Recovery in Large Heat Pumps with Two Stage Compression
Chapter 39 : Influence of Liquid Injection into Compressor on Performance of Compression/Resorption Heat Pumps
Chapter 40 : Energy Efficiency Through Intelligent Multi-Unit Optimization of Pipeline Gas Compressors on The UK National Transmission System

Part VIII : Lubrication and Sealing Oils
Chapter 41 : A Study of Oil-Film Thickness for Reducing Oil Consumption in A Reciprocating Air-Brake Compressor
Chapter 42 : The Role of Lubricant in Reducing Vibration and Noise in Refrigeration Compressors
Chapter 43 : A Study of The Lubrication of Cylindrical Roller Bearings with Oil-Refrigerant Mixtures Using Capacitive Oil-Film Measurements
Chapter 44 : Tribology Study of Rolling Piston Compressor Using R-407C
Chapter 45 : Performance Improvement of Scroll Compressor with New Sealing-Oil Supply Mechanism

Part IX : Compressor Valves
Chapter 46 : Oil Stiction – Investigations to Optimize Reliability of Compressor Valves
Chapter 47 : An Electrically Actuated Reed Valve for Use as A Pulse Width Modulated Expansion Valve
Chapter 48 : Design of Compressor Valves Against Fatigue
Chapter 49 : Valve Dynamics of Reciprocating Compressor Valves with More Than One Degree of Freedom

Part X : Novel Machines and Measurements
Chapter 50 : Experimental Examination of The First Hot-Gas Screw-Type Engine (GASSCREW)
Chapter 51 : Basic Design of New Orbiting-Type Fluid Machines

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