A simulation model for the performance of a hybrid liquid desiccant system during cooling and dehumidification

A finite difference model describing simultaneous heat and mass transfer in a hybrid liquid desiccant cooling system is presented in this paper. This type of system provides cooled and dehumidified air by a combination of a packed absorber tower and a conventional vapour compression system. The model will allow the prediction of the rate of condensation in the dehumidification tower and the evaporator of the vapour compression system, the conditions of the air and liquid desiccant leaving the tower, the conditions of the air leaving the evaporator, and other important parameters. The mathematical model results were validated with existing experimental data for a similar system with an uncertainty of 10.5% for the total rate of condensation and 0.8°C for the evaporator air exit temperature. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transient development of methane–air diffusion flame in a confined geometry with and without air‐preheat

The transient development of a methane–air diffusion flame is studied numerically in the present work in a confined geometry. An explicit finite difference based numerical model is developed for the solution of transient reacting flow with varying thermodynamic and transport properties. The effect of air preheat on the flow and temperature fields at different time planes are studied by comparing two cases with air temperatures of 300 and 400 K, respectively. The preheating of air is found to complicate the flow situation with the formation of additional vortices. Thermal stratification in the flow causes a radial stretching of the flame, which is more evident with higher preheat temperature. In the absence of any preheating a stable recirculation of ambient air is observed to extend from the exit plane into the domain adjacent to the wall. The mixing of ambient air results in gradual drooping in the bulk mean temperature of the flow. Such drooping nature in the bulk temperature distribution is not found with air preheat due to the absence of any stable recirculation. The complication in the initial flow transients delays the attainment of steady situation for the flame with preheat. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance simulation of refrigerated display cabinets operating with refrigerants R22 and R404A

This paper describes the analysis and performance comparison of a display cabinet system using refrigerant R404A and its substitute refrigerant R22. The model of the display cabinet is developed at steady state and integrated from three main component sub-models, air-cooling finned-tube evaporator, air curtain and display cabinet body. The evaporator model is built up based on the distributed method, which can simulate the heat exchangers with different circuit structures. The frost effect on the performance of the evaporator is included in the model. The correlations for the heat transfer and pressure drop calculations of both air and refrigerant sides are purposely selected in the evaporator model. In addition, the evaporator model has been validated with experimental results at steady states from published literature. Several correlated functions from the detailed numerical solution are used for the model of the air curtain. Some simplifications are also utilized for the model of display cabinet body. The performance simulation and comparison of the display cabinet using refrigerants R404A and R22 are carried out at different indoor ambient conditions especially at varied ambient air humidity to mimic the actual indoor space conditions in super stores. Some significant results such as the comparison of cooling load requirement for different refrigerant display cases have been obtained from the simulation, which can significantly contribute to the optimal cabinet design and operating analysis.     

电站锅炉省煤器设计与改造对过热汽温的影响

根据锅炉蒸发受热面工质侧产汽量与过热汽温之间的内在依赖关系 ,从热量和质量平衡原理出发 ,讨论了自然循环锅炉给水温度不变而省煤器出口水温偏离设计值时对过热汽温间接的影响规律。在电站锅炉尾部受热面的改造或设计中 ,为考虑其它因素而不得不改变省煤器的吸热量时 ,建议将锅炉烟气侧热力计算与工质侧的吸热产汽量计算结合起来 ,验算省煤器出口水温的变化对炉膛蒸发受热面工作以及过热汽温的影响。     

Performance assessment of a direct expansion air conditioner working with R407C as an R22 alternative

This paper presents an experimental investigation of a direct expansion air conditioner working with R407C as an R22 alternative. Experiments are conducted on a vapor compression refrigeration system using air as a secondary fluid through both the evaporator and the condenser. The influences of the evaporator air inlet temperature (20–32 °C), the evaporator air flow rate (250–700 m³/h) and the evaporator air humidity ratio (9 and 14.5 g_wv/kg_a) at the condenser air temperature and volume flow rate of 35 °C and 850 m³/h, respectively on the system performance are investigated. Experimental results revealed that the evaporator air inlet temperature has pronounced effects on the air exit temperatures, pressures of the evaporator and the condenser, cooling capacity, condenser heat load, compressor pressure ratio and the COP of both refrigerants at humidity ratios of 9 and 14.5 g_wv/kg_a. Significant effects of the evaporator air flow rate are also gathered on the preceding parameters at the same values of mentioned-humidity ratios. The best performance, in terms of operating parameters as well as COP, can be accomplished using R22 compared to R407C. The inlet humidity ratio affects dramatically the performance of vapor compression system using R22 and R407C. The raising up humidity ratio from 9 to 14.5 g_wv/kg_a leads to an augmentation in the average cooling capacity by 29.4% and 38.5% and an enhancement in the average COP by 30% and 24.1% for R22 and R407C, respectively.     

Experimental Investigations on the Performance Enhancement Using Minichannel Evaporator with Integrated Receiver-Dryer Condenser in an Automotive Air Conditioning System

The performance comparison of two automotive air conditioning systems was experimentally studied under two typical cabin conditions viz; 27°C dry bulb temperature / 40% relative humidity and 40°C dry bulb temperature /40% relative humidity in a bench test rig for different blower speeds of the evaporator. Two mobile air conditioning systems viz; enhanced system having minichannel evaporator with integrated receiver-dryer condenser, and baseline system having conventional serpentine evaporator with parallel flow condenser were considered for the study. The compressor was the same for both the systems. The charge quantity, compressor speed, condenser air flow rate were suitably modified to maintain similar suction / discharge pressures, suction super heat and sub-cooling at all test conditions. The percentage of condensate retention during the dehumidification for both the evaporators were also compared. The comparison indicates that the average coefficient of performance of the enhanced system is higher in both low and high cabin temperature condition by about 15% and 8% respectively. The percentage of condensate retention in the evaporator of the enhanced system is lesser in the range of about 17–31% as compared to the base line system evaporator. It is also expected that a specific design of compressor for the enhanced system can yield better performance at all conditions.     

Dynamic simulation of air-to-water dual-mode heat pump with screw compressor

A dynamic model of air-to-water dual-mode heat pump with screw compressor is presented here. The high-pressure and low-pressure segments are divided into three control volumes, including the refrigerant inside tube, the tube wall and the fluid outside tube that is water or air. Time dependent ordinary differential equations are obtained from the mass and energy balances for each control volume. As the compressor, thermostatic expansion valve (TEV) body, and reversing valve have very small thermal inertias, steady-state models are applied for the compression, throttling, and leakage processes. The relationship between the temperature of the saturated liquid–vapor mixture in TEV’s bulb and the temperature of the refrigerant vapor at the evaporator exit is described with a time dependent ordinary differential equation. System simulation is finally carried out with ‘predictor–corrector’ and ‘adaptive integration step’ methods. Simulated results are in good agreement with the measured data, which lead to conclusion that the model can be used as a tool for the product development.     

Direct numerical simulations of the ignition of lean primary reference fuel/air mixtures with temperature inhomogeneities

The effects of fuel composition, thermal stratification, and turbulence on the ignition of lean homogeneous primary reference fuel (PRF)/air mixtures under the conditions of constant volume and elevated pressure are investigated by direct numerical simulations (DNSs) with a new 116-species reduced kinetic mechanism. Two-dimensional DNSs were performed in a fixed volume with a two-dimensional isotropic velocity spectrum and temperature fluctuations superimposed on the initial scalar fields with different fuel compositions to elucidate the influence of variations in the initial temperature fluctuation and turbulence intensity on the ignition of three different lean PRF/air mixtures. In general, it was found that the mean heat release rate increases slowly and the overall combustion occurs fast with increasing thermal stratification regardless of the fuel composition under elevated pressure and temperature conditions. In addition, the effect of the fuel composition on the ignition characteristics of PRF/air mixtures was found to vanish with increasing thermal stratification. Chemical explosive mode (CEM), displacement speed, and Damköhler number analyses revealed that the high degree of thermal stratification induces deflagration rather than spontaneous ignition at the reaction fronts, rendering the mean heat release rate more distributed over time subsequent to thermal runaway occurring at the highest temperature regions in the domain. These analyses also revealed that the vanishing of the fuel effect under the high degree of thermal stratification is caused by the nearly identical propagation characteristics of deflagrations of different PRF/air mixtures. It was also found that high intensity and short-timescale turbulence can effectively homogenize mixtures such that the overall ignition is apt to occur by spontaneous ignition. These results suggest that large thermal stratification leads to smooth operation of homogeneous charge compression-ignition (HCCI) engines regardless of the PRF composition.     

Performance analysis of solar chimney using mathematical and experimental approaches

A mathematical model based on one‐dimensional energy and mass balance across the solar chimney has been developed. The air flow characteristics such as exit velocity and temperature are evaluated with respect to the collector inclination angle, hourly solar radiation, ambient temperature, and wind speed. The model is validated by comparing the performance parameters obtained, with the experimental results and also with the experimental data of different geometrical range and environmental conditions from the literature. An average deviation of 8% for exit air velocity and 1.35% for exit air temperature is obtained for the solar chimney with absorber inclination angle 30°, collector area 0.41 m², and chimney height 0.24 m. The experimental daily average and maximum exit air velocity during the month of April are 0.5 and 0.88 m/s, respectively. The predicted optimum operating conditions are 75° inclination angle, 0.63 m² absorber area, and 0.48‐m chimney height. The maximum average exit air velocity and temperature numerically obtained are 0.64 m/s and 331 K, respectively, when operating with optimum conditions. It is observed that the exit air velocity increases 33% by increasing the absorber area from 0.5 to 3 m² for a solar chimney with 0.5 m height. An increase in exit air velocity of 52% was obtained by increasing the chimney height from 0.5 to 3 m for a solar chimney with 0.64 m² absorber area. A reduction in exit air velocity of 4% was observed for the increment in wind flow over the glass cover from 1.5 to 3 m/s. These results confirm that the solar chimney could be designed based on the predicted monthly performance by the present model.     

600 MW偏转二次风系统锅炉炉内结渣特性的数值模拟

偏转二次风系统已广泛应用于大型四角切圆燃烧锅炉，用以报制炉内结渣，防止水冷壁高温腐蚀等。为降低炉膛出口扭转残余，通常采和下部二次风大角度正切、上部二次风和OFA风反切的布置方式。本文对某台采用偏转二次风系统的600MW燃煤四角切圆燃烧锅炉的炉内结渣过程进行模拟，对炉内气固相流动、温度场、气固相燃烧、固相向水冷的输运过程和灰粒在水冷壁上的附生长过程进行了数值模拟，结果表明，偏转二次风系统具有较强的防结渣性能，这一点也被锅炉的实际运行所证实。     

叉流高效降膜蒸发器传热传质规律研究

建立了描述叉流式和膜蒸发过程的理论模型,预测结果与实验基本相符,在分析和探讨蒸发器传热传质规律过程中,发现根据入口水温的不同,蒸发器可分别用于蒸发冷却和海水淡化,从蒸发冷却和加热蒸发两个角度讨论了气流,水流及蒸发器结构参数对系统性能的影响,为蒸发器的优化设计奠定了基础。     

深度调峰工况下锅炉过量空气系数对炉内温度影响的分析

  [目的]  为了分析火电机组超低负荷运行工况下过量空气系数对于炉膛燃烧稳定性的影响,更好地指导机组参与调峰。  [方法]  通过深入分析锅炉运行和炉内传热机理,以炉膛出口烟温表征炉内燃烧温度,并作为燃烧稳定性的指标,在MATLAB/SIMULINK中搭建炉膛出口烟温模型。以某300 MW火力发电机组为例,首先选择几个典型工况点采用相似性求解方法计算炉膛出口烟温与锅炉厂家给出的设计数据进行比对,检验计算方法基本正确之后代入超低负荷运行参数,计算深调峰工况下不同过量空气系数对应的炉膛出口烟温。  [结果]  仿真结果表明:模型算得炉温与锅炉厂家给出的设计数据对比,计算误差小于±15 ℃,计算方法基本正确,可以将其应用于超低负荷工况计算。  [结论]  随着负荷的降低,使炉膛出口烟温达到最大值的最优过量空气系数逐渐增大。因此在超低负荷运行工况下,可在一定范围内适当增大过量空气系数以提高炉膛出口烟温,进而提高锅炉燃烧的稳定性,并且过量空气系数小于2.0时,数值越大炉膛出口烟温越高。     

基于稳态分布参数模型的光伏蒸发器的数值模拟

该文采用分布参数法,从制冷工质动力学原理出发,根据平衡均相流理论,建立了光伏太阳能热泵光伏蒸发器的稳态分布参数模型。通过数值模拟对光伏蒸发器在给定的太阳辐照强度、环境温度以及制冷工质不同的进口流速下,工质的平均比焓、空隙率、干度、温度、压力等参数沿制冷管道的分布、蒸发器的温度和光伏电池发电效率的二维分布等进行研究。了解这些参数的分布情况对研究光伏蒸发器的光电、光热性能具有十分重要的意义,可作为蒸发器结构以及系统设计的依据,为系统的优化奠定了一定的理论基础。     

An analytical and experimental analysis of a very fast thermal transient

According to some international standards, some products, developed for use under heavy thermal conditions, have to be tested by subjecting them for a short time to a particular heating and cooling thermal stress to allow them an acceptable future operative life. It is possible to obtain these fast thermal gradients in confined environments, called climatic chambers where the air is heated by an electrical resistance and is cooled with a finned evaporator which is linked to a vapour compression system subjected to a particular control system of the refrigerating power. In particular, in this paper the air and object tested thermal transients are studied from an analytical and experimental point of view. The study of the mathematical model is realized assuming simplified hypotheses about the air, the object and the air cooled evaporator temperature. The most complex circumstances are related to a very fast temperature decrease because under this working condition the mathematical model is characterized by a nonlinear differential system. The nonlinear term is represented by the refrigerating power that varies in a definite range with the evaporator temperature according to a sinusoid trend. For this power a suitable analytical expression, derived by the control system performance and by the compressor characteristic, has been found. The analytical–experimental comparison during a cooling thermal stress of typical products subjected to international standard tests as the electronic boards, has been carried out showing acceptable results. The model presented is useful to foresee the climatic chamber performances in the presence of a specific refrigerating power trend; this is the start‐point for the design of the vapour compression plant and its control system. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

滚动转子式压缩制冷系统润滑油的流动

润滑油的流动对制冷系统的性能和可靠性有重要影响.建立滚动转子式压缩系统实验台,观测和研究膨胀阀出口和蒸发器出口制冷剂/油混合物的两相流流型.结果发现:在蒸发器出口处混合物的流动表现为"油渍"蠕动、"油膜"线状流、"油膜"环状流和雾状湿蒸汽流等流型;在膨胀阀出口有液气分相流和泡气分相流等流型.在一定的运行工况下,压缩机正过热度越小,"油膜"流动速度越快,越利于压缩机回油;当压缩机排气温度等于冷凝温度时,高含油量的液体节流后形成泡状流,使得系统性能恶化甚至造成压缩机损坏.     

MEPR versus EEPR valves in open supermarket refrigerated display cabinets

This paper presents the comparative experimental field performance of mechanical evaporator pressure regulating valves (MEPR) and electronic evaporator pressure regulating valves (EEPR) under the identical operating conditions of supermarket open multi-deck refrigerated display cabinets. The main goal of the supermarket refrigeration system design is to keep the displayed product at the required constant temperature, while minimising the cooling load to increase the overall energy efficiency of the system. Field tests have shown that the electronic evaporator pressure valve has a significant effect on improving the cabinet temperature and reducing the rate of frost formation on the evaporator coils with subsequent improvements in the air curtain strength.     

Heat transfer with flow and phase change in an evaporator of miniature flat plate capillary pumped loop

An overall two-dimensional numerical model of the miniature flat plate capillary pumped loop (CPL) evaporator is developed to describe the liquid and vapor flow, heat transfer and phase change in the porous wick structure, liquid flow and heat transfer in the compensation cavity and heat transfer in the vapor grooves and metallic wall. The entire evaporator is solved with SIMPLE algorithm as a conjugate problem. The effect of heat conduction of metallic side wall on the performance of miniature flat plate CPL evaporator is analyzed, and side wall effect heat transfer limit is introduced to estimate the performance of evaporator. The shape and location of vapor-liquid interface inside the wick are calculated and the influences of applied heat flux, liquid subcooling, wick material and metallic wall material on the evaporator performance are investigated in detail. The numerical results obtained are useful for the miniature flat plate evaporator performance optimization and design of CPL.     

Exergetic analysis of transcritical CO2 residential air-conditioning system based on experimental data

The experimental system for the transcritical CO₂ residential air-conditioning with an internal heat exchanger was built. The effects of working conditions on system performance were experimentally studied. Based on the experimental dada, the second law analysis on the transcritical CO₂ system was performed. The effects of working conditions on the total exergetic efficiency of the system were investigated. The results show that in the studied parameter ranges, the exergetic efficiency of the system increases with the increases of gas cooler side air inlet temperature, gas cooler side air inlet velocity and evaporating temperature. And it will decrease with the increases of evaporator side air inlet temperature and velocity. Then, a complete exergetic analysis was performed for the entire CO₂ transcritical cycle including compressor, gas cooler, expansion valve, evaporator and internal heat exchanger under different working conditions. The average exergy loss in gas cooler is the highest one under all working conditions which is about 30.7% of the total exergy loss in the system. The second is the average exergy loss in expansion valve which is about 24.9% of the total exergy loss, followed by the exergy losses in evaporator and compressor, which account for 21.9% and 19.5%, respectively. The exergy loss in internal heat exchanger is the lowest one which is only about 3.0%. So in the optimization design of the transcritical CO₂ residential air-conditioning system more attentions should be paid to the gas cooler and expansion valve.     

无盖板渗透型太阳能空气集热器热性能的实验研究

无盖板渗透型太阳能空气集热器是一种易于实现建筑一体化的高效新风预热及干燥装置。为了掌握无盖板渗透型集热器在实际工况下的热性能,建造了集热面积为2.2 m2的太阳能空气加热系统实验台,并在2009年2月至2009年4月对其热性能进行了户外瞬态实验研究。实验结果表明出口空气温度随辐射强度的增加而升高,太阳辐射强度是影响集热器出口空气温度的最重要因素,而室外空气温度的影响极小。空气温升随风量的增加而减小,集热器热效率随风量的增加而增大。在三个测试日中集热器的平均热效率分别为58%、63%和72%,高于普通平板太阳能空气集热器。     

Effects of some key-parameters on the thermal stratification in hydrogen tanks during the filling process

Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations are performed to investigate the effect of relevant parameters on the temperature field during the filling process of hydrogen tanks. The injector direction, the injector diameter, and the initial/ambient temperature affect the dynamics of the temperature distribution in the gas and in the tank material during the process. The development of potentially detrimental phenomena like thermal stratification and temperature inhomogeneity could occur, depending on the interactions of the effects of the 3 parameters. One of the most relevant findings is that, depending also on the other conditions, the injector direction can have a significant impact on the thermal stratification and on the critical parameters which provide an indication on the occurrence of stratification like the flow velocity at the injector exit and the Richardson number. The upward direction of the injector contributes to completely avert or at least reduce/delay the thermal gas stratification compared to injectors with a straight or downward direction.