Mass flow rate ratio analysis for optimal refrigerant charge of a R744 and R404A cascade refrigeration system

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 575-581
Author(s):  
Hoo-Kyu Oh ◽  
Chang-Hyo Son ◽  
Hwan Jo ◽  
Min-Ju Jeon
Author(s):  
Ryo Kubo ◽  
Fumio Otomo ◽  
Yoshitaka Fukuyama ◽  
Yuhji Nakata

A CFD investigation was conducted on the total pressure loss variation for a linear nozzle guide vane cascade of a gas turbine, due to the individual film injections from the leading edge shower head, the suction surface, the pressure surface and the trailing edge slot. The results were compared with those of low speed wind tunnel experiments. A 2-D Navier-Stokes procedure for a 2-D slot injection, which approximated a row of discrete film holes, was performed to clarify the applicable limitation in the pressure loss prediction during an aerodynamic design stage, instead of a costly 3-D procedure for the row of discrete holes. In mass flow rate ratios of injection to main flow from 0% to 1%, the losses computed by the 2-D procedure agreed well with the experimental losses except for the pressure side injection cases. However, as the mass flow rate ratio was increased to 2.5%, the agreement became insufficient. The same tendency was observed in additional 3-D computations more closely modeling the injection hole shapes. The summations of both experimental and computed loss increases due to individual row injections were compared with both experimental and computed loss increases due to all-row injection with the mass flow rate ratio ranging from 0% to 7%. Each summation agreed well with each all-row injection result. Agreement between experimental and calculated results was acceptable. Therefore, the loss due to all-row injections in the design stage can be obtained by the correlations of 2-D calculated losses from individual row injections. To improve more precisely the summation prediction for the losses due to the present all-row injections, extensive research on the prediction for the losses due to the pressure side injection should be carried out.


Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan C. Ordonez ◽  
Sheng Chen

In this paper we consider the fundamental problem of maximizing the power extraction from a hot stream when the collecting stream experiences a phase change and there are limits imposed by the materials on the operating temperatures. It constitutes an extension of [4] where it was pointed out the existence of an optimal mass flow rate ratio of the hot stream to the collecting stream. In this work, we study the effects of the restrictions imposed by limiting temperatures on the spatial configuration, power extraction and the optimal matching of the two streams. An optimal hot-stream-to-collecting-stream mass flow rate ratio can be found when the collecting stream experiences a phase change while in contact with the hottest section of the hot stream. Associated to the optimal mass flow rate ratio there is also an optimal heat exchanger area allocation. The effects of several operating parameters on the optimal configuration are documented. This paper constitutes an illustration of how thermodynamic optimization leads to the discovery of system structure (constructal theory [1]).


Author(s):  
Zhong-yi Fu ◽  
Hui-ren Zhu ◽  
Cun-liang Liu ◽  
Cong Liu ◽  
Zheng Li

This paper experimentally investigates the film cooling performance of an enlarged turbine guide vane with full-coverage cylindrical hole film cooling in short duration transonic wind tunnel which can model realistic engine aerodynamic conditions and adjust inlet Reynolds number and isentropic exit Mach number independently. The effects of mass flow rate ratio (MFR=4.83%∼8.83%), inlet Reynolds number (Rein= 1.7×105∼5.7×105), and isentropic exit Mach number (Mais=0.81∼1.01) are investigated. There are five rows of cylindrical film cooling holes on the pressure side and four such rows on the suction side respectively. Another four rows of cylindrical holes are provided on the leading edge to obtain a showerhead film cooling. The surface heat transfer coefficient and adiabatic film cooling effectiveness are derived from the surface temperatures measured by the thermocouples mounted in the middle span of the vane surface based on transient heat transfer measurement method. Mass flow rate ratio is shown to have a significant effect on film cooling effectiveness. The increase of mass flow rate ratio increases film cooling effectiveness on pressure side, while increasing this factor has opposite effect on film cooling effectiveness on the suction side. At the same mass flow rate ratio, increasing the Reynolds number can enhance the film cooling performance, the expectation is that at low mass flow rate ratio condition increasing the Reynolds number decreases film cooling effectiveness on the pressure side. The heat transfer coefficient increases with the mass flow rate ratio increasing on both pressure and suction side. At middle and high inlet Reynolds number condition, in the region of 0.4<s<0.6 on suction side, the coolant weakens heat transfer adversely.


Author(s):  
Jing-Yu Ran ◽  
Li-Xiang Niu ◽  
Qiang Tang ◽  
Li Zhang

Methane and vapor catalytic-reaction is a complex reaction system, and especially CH4/CO2 reaction has an important influence to the methane/vapor reforming reaction. In this paper, the reaction character for methane and vapor catalytic reforming reaction in the micro-chamber wall with Ni catalyst is numerically investigated. The results show that the CH4/CO2 reaction has a vital influence on reactive characteristics in the different H2O/CH4 mole ratio and the mass flow-rate. With increasing the H2O/CH4 mole ratio, the concentration of H2 and CO2 increases, the concentration of CO increases and then decreases, but if the H2O/CH4 mole ratio is more than 2.5, the result is different. The reaction efficiency will descend while the flow-rate increases. The results also display that the methane conversion ratio, the vapor conversion ratio, and the hydrogen concentrations can be up to 81.73%, 69.42%, and 4.29%, while the H2O/CH4 mole ratio, flow-rate and methane/vapor mass flow-rate ratio are 2.5, 7 g/h and 0.1 respectively.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
Quoc Kien Vo ◽  
Hiep Chi Le ◽  
Tuyen Van Nguyen ◽  
Trinh Thi Minh Nguyen

The main content of the paper focuses on the theoretical study of the heat exchange between sprayed water and air in a humidification – dehumidification unit. The gained results [7] have been validated by using Hou data [1] and show that, in order to achieve the maximum GOR, the mass flow rate ratio between sprayed water and air depends on the sprayed water temperature and the minimum temperature difference ∆tmin. Particularly, the spayed water temperature should be from 70oC to 75oC when the minimum temperature difference ∆tmin= 5oC.


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