Publications by Luis Eric Olmedo Ocampo

Towards a real-time capable hybrid-twin for gas-bearing supported high-speed turbocompressors

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Luis Eric Olmedo Ocampo

A hybrid-twin for gas-bearing supported, high-speed turbocompressor is suggested to be an aide to increase the operational reliability and to provide valuable insights to improve its design. The bearing clearances of a few micrometers imply that excessive ...

2023

Thermal management for gas lubricated, high-speed turbomachinery

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Luis Eric Olmedo Ocampo, Wei Liu, Wanhui Liu

High-speed turbomachinery is commonly designed to achieve high power densities. Limited space for active cooling results in a challenging thermal management. A thermal modeling approach leveraging modern declarative programming capabilities is presented, y ...

2023

High-speed turbocompressors for natural fluid heat-pumps: from integrated design to digital-twin

Luis Eric Olmedo Ocampo

Compressors for commercial and industrial heat-pumps in the 100kW-load range are currently dominated by positive displacementmachines. In the context of refrigerant phaseouts and changing regulations, natural refrigerants are seen as a compelling alternati ...

EPFL2023

Efficient steam generation in industry - Combined heat pump cycle with mechanical vapor recompression

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Luis Eric Olmedo Ocampo

Replacing fossil fuels with alternative energy sources for steam production in industry can help fulfill the targets towards a more sustainable energy landscape. In this work, a high-temperature heat pump and a gas-bearing supported turbocompressor are com ...

Int Inst Refrigeration2022

Small scale radial inflow turbine performance and pre-design maps for Organic Rankine Cycles

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Luis Eric Olmedo Ocampo, Violette Mounier

While small scale ORCs are currently dominated by volumetric expanders, the use of turbomachines is reconsidered due to their high efficiency and power density. Yet, suitable performance maps, which ensure an accurate starting point for the turbine design, ...

Elsevier2018

Dimensionless correlations and performance maps of scroll expanders for micro-scale Organic Rankine Cycles

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Luis Eric Olmedo Ocampo, Violette Mounier, Luis Carlos Mendoza Toledo

In the endeavor towards distributed power systems, not seasonal-dependent micro-power generation technologies are expected to integrate the energy scenario in the years to come. In this context, the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) in the (1e10) KWe scale has c ...

2018