Performance characteristics of HFC-134a and HFC-410A refrigeration system using a short-tube orifice as an expansion device
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Author list: Nilpueng K., Supavarasuwat C., Wongwises S.
Publisher: Springer
Publication year: 2011
Journal: Heat and Mass Transfer (0947-7411)
Volume number: 47
Issue number: 10
Start page: 1219
End page: 1227
Number of pages: 9
ISSN: 0947-7411
eISSN: 1432-1181
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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In the present article, the effect of heat source temperature, heat sink temperature, short-tube orifice diameter and short-tube orifice length on the performance characteristics of HFC-140A and HFC-134a refrigeration system using a short-tube orifice as expansion device, i.e., mass flow rate, cooling capacity, compressor pressure ratio, power consumption, and second law efficiency are experimentally studied. The short-tube orifices diameters ranging from 0.849 to 1.085 mm with length ranging from 10 to 20 mm are used in this examination. The test run are done at heat source temperature ranging between 16.5 and 18.5ฐC, and heat sink temperature ranging between 30 and 35ฐC. The results show that the tendency of second law efficiency is increased as the short-tube orifice diameter and heat source temperature are enhanced, but it is decreased by increasing the short-tube orifice length and heat sink temperature. Under the similar conditions, the mass flow rate, cooling capacity, and compressor power consumption obtained from HFC-410A are higher than those obtained from HFC-134a. ฉ 2011 Springer-Verlag.
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