Research on structural parameter optimization and thermal performance of twin-screw expander

摘要

This paper analyzes rotor profile and meshing law of twin-screw expander. Elementary area is calculated by meshing sequence method, and elementary volume is solved by integration. The influence of geometric characteristics such as torsion angle and internal expansion angle of male rotor on the thermal performance of twin-screw expander is studied. The results show the following: reasonably reducing internal expansion angle and positive rotor torsion angle can increase isentropic adiabatic power of twin-screw expander. Taking isentropic adiabatic efficiency as optimization goal, sequential quadratic programming algorithm is used to optimize the structural parameters of twin-screw expander, and the influence of leakage on its functional force is analyzed. Considering leakage effect, actual shaft power of twin-screw expander is 16.7 kW, the isentropic adiabatic power under ideal conditions is 21.3 kW, and the adiabatic efficiency is 78.71%.