Experimental data and a model for predicting refrigerant flow through orifice tubes used as expansion devices in automotive and other air conditioning systems are presented. The results are analyzed for an extensive set of 933 data points of measurements of mass flow rate of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, better known as refrigerant R-134a, through orifice tubes of different diameters and lengths, with and without inlet and outlet screens, over a wide range of operating conditions, and in the range of inlet qualities from 0 to 1 and subcooling up to 40 deg C. The mass flow rate through orifice tubes was found to be a strong function of inlet pressure, inlet subcooling, and diameter, but a relatively weak function of length. The semi-empirical model is developed using the data set and is applicable over the complete range of operating conditions covering transients and very high vapor quality inlets that are common in automotive air conditioning applications.
Flow of refrigerant 134a through orifice tubes
Strömung von Kältemittel R 134a durch Düsenrohre
2001
18 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 16 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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