三排变片距翅片盘管换热器结霜特性实验研究

为改善空气源热泵室外翅片盘管换热器在低环境温度下沿空气流动方向结霜不均匀、首排结霜量较大进而导致热泵除霜间隔较短、制热能力下降等问题,对不同翅片片距组合的变片距翅片盘管换热器在低环温工况下运行及结霜的情况进行实验研究。结果表明：变片距翅片盘管换热器在低环温条件下可有效延长迎风面管排发生结霜堵塞的时间、对于结霜生长速度和结霜质量也有抑制作用。变片距翅片盘管换热器在结霜中后期阶段换热功率更高,在合理的翅片间距组合下,变片距翅片盘管换热器可以在不损失过多换热功率的情况下延长换热器迎风面管排结霜堵塞的时间,如样品4的平均换热功率比样品1低6.02%,而除霜间隔延长了37 min。     

A novel defrosting control method based on the degree of refrigerant superheat for air source heat pumps

When an air source heat pump (ASHP) unit operates for space heating at a frosting environment, periodic defrosting is necessary to maintain a high system performance. To defrost efficiently, it is necessary to find an effective defrosting control method. In this paper, an experiment was carried out on an ASHP unit with a capillary tube as a throttle device, under simulated frosting and defrosting conditions using time control defrosting method, and the experimental results are firstly presented. Secondly, a novel defrosting control method based on the degree of refrigerant superheat (DS) is reported. To validate the novel defrosting control method, a further experiment was conducted on another ASHP unit with an electronic expansion valve (EEV) as a throttle device, under simulated frosting and defrosting conditions. The experimental results demonstrated that when applying the novel defrosting control method, defrosting was initiated before the operating performances of ASHP unit rapidly deteriorated, which was more reasonable.     

空气源热泵结霜问题的研究现状及进展（Ⅰ）

针对空气源热泵结霜问题,介绍近十几年来简单几何表面霜层的基本特性及其生长的数学模型、翅片管换热器表面结霜规律的实验研究及数值预测研究的现状,并对其发展趋势进行总结。     

空气源热泵系统无霜化及除霜方法概述

空气源热泵因性能稳定、使用方便等特点在房间供暖与空调等领域得到广泛应用,冬季室外换热器表面结霜和除霜是影响其系统性能的主要因素。本文概括了空气源热泵系统的结霜条件、无霜化以及各类热力与非热力除霜方法,重点阐述了采用相变蓄热装置的各种热泵系统及除霜方法,对研究报导中应用的相变材料、蓄热换热器结构进行综述。最后对实现空气源热泵产品的无霜化或除霜高效化和持续供热的研究方向进行展望:可靠的吸附材料及其再生方法研发是通过干燥方法破坏除霜条件的技术需求;高压电场和超声波除霜方法需进一步完善,提高稳定性和经济性;蓄热除霜有很大的市场潜力,但需优化系统及蓄热换热器设计,并深入相变材料的研究。     

低温翅片管换热器结霜试验研究

为了解翅片管换热器在低温工况下的传热性能以及结霜情况,进行了翅片管换热器的结霜试验.在翅片管换热器设置8个不同的观测点进行霜层厚度数据的采集,得到8条霜层厚度曲线.分析曲线后表明在不考虑环境风速的情况下,结霜量主要与空气相对湿度、流体在管内的形态等因素有关,同时发现翅片管换热器结霜的重点区域是换热器上部和入口处,并从理论上分析了结霜过程.     

Experimental investigation of adverse effect of frost formation on microchannel evaporators,part 1: Effect of fin geometry and environmental effects

This study experimentally investigated the frost growth on louvered folded fins in microchannel heat exchangers when used in outdoor air-source heat pump systems. The effects of surface temperature, fin geometries, and air environmental conditions were studied. The overall aim was to isolate and quantify the effect of geometry from surface temperature effects. Experimental data of frost weight, local frost thickness, air pressure drop across the coils, time of frost–defrost cycles and heat transfer rates were recorded. Data showed that the frosting time and the frost growth rates depended mainly on the local fin surface temperature. Lower fin density was beneficial because it delayed the blockage of the air flow. The fin length and fin depth had minor effects on frosting performance. The air humidity had a fairly significant effect on rate of frost formation while air velocity seemed to have a small effect on the frost growth rate.     

Dynamic modeling and characteristic analysis of a two-stage vapor injection heat pump system under frosting conditions

This paper presents a distributed-parameter dynamic heat exchanger model integrated with a detailed frost growth model to account for non-uniform frost formation on a fan-supplied finned-tube coil. A novel, iteration-free approach is proposed to solve the air flow redistribution by linearizing a system of non-linear air pressure drop equalization equations, resulting in a significant improvement in the computational efficiency. As a continuation and extension of our previous work, the developed models along with the component models described in Qiao et al. (2015a) are applied for the first time to explore the frosting dynamics of a two-stage flash tank vapor injection heat pump system. It is found that frost formation degrades the heating performance of the system substantially. Meanwhile, the simulation indicates that air and refrigerant flow maldistribution, resulting from non-uniform frost growth on the outdoor heat exchanger, can lead to unstable system hunting behavior. Comparisons between the simulation results and experimental data indicate that the proposed models can reasonably predict the time-dependent heat transfer and fluid flow phenomena of the system.     

Defrost cycle performance for a circular shape evaporator air source heat pump

Air source heat pumps have numerous advantages in many applications over other heating equipment with regard to energy efficiency. However, there are two main problems with air source heat pumps: (1) heating capacity decreases when the outdoor air temperature becomes lower and (2) when there is frost formation on the outdoor heat exchanger surfaces in humid climates. This paper will examine the defrost cycle for a residential heat pump with circular shaped evaporator coil in more detail paying special attention to the high humidity conditions encountered in maritime climates. The investigation was to optimise the efficiency of an air source heat pump operating under a range of conditions that would include defrost. Performance optimisation was achieved through a series of experiments carried out to the EN14511 test standard from which it was possible to note the best defrost initiation condition, defrost operating time and intervals between defrosts that most benefited the performance of the heat pump.     

微通道换热器结霜特性研究现状与展望

微通道换热器在低温工况下用作蒸发器时存在结霜速度较快的问题,制约了其在制冷系统的应用。针对微通道换热器的结霜现象,本文归纳了影响微通道换热器结霜特性的因素、改善微通道换热器结霜特性的方案和微通道换热器结霜的相关仿真研究,介绍了微通道换热器结霜特性的研究现状和方向,发现目前影响微通道换热器结霜特性的因素主要分为:外部因素(环境参数、表面温度、凝水),结构因素(换热器布置方向、翅片结构、翅片密度、涂层、结垢)和内部因素(制冷剂分布)。改善微通道换热器结霜特性的研究集中在调整翅片的结构以实现更好的排水性能和更均匀的霜层分布,未来研究的重点在于开发抑霜性能更好的微通道换热器和建立更高精度的仿真模型。     

空气源热泵除霜研究

空气源热泵的结霜问题已经成为影响空气源热泵机组可靠性的关键,提出了解决问题的三个方法:延缓结霜、除霜方法改进和除霜控制技术。增加风量、改进换热器形式等可以有效延缓结霜,并降低结霜的程度;采用蓄能除霜法可以减少除霜时间,室内恢复供热更快;模糊控制等控制方式可以使除霜更加智能化,从而达到良好的除霜效果。     

风冷热泵除霜过程动态特性模拟和实验研究

风冷热泵热气除霜过程动态特性的研究是风冷热泵(机组)研究的一个重要课题。在热气除霜实验研究的基础上,从基本守衡定律出发,提出了风冷热泵热气除霜过程的动态特性模型,重点模拟了这一过程中霜层侧的传热传质和制冷剂侧压力变化情况。回顾了热气除霜过程的研究现状,详细介绍了采用分布参数求解模型的过程,以及实验结果和模拟结果的比较。尽管在一定程度上这是一个理想化的动态特性模型,但实验结果和模拟结果的良好吻合证明了这一模型的有效性,可以应用于风冷热泵的全过程仿真研究。     

Modeling of a fan-supplied flat-tube heat exchanger exposed to non-uniform frost growth

Reversible heat pumps for electric vehicles are being developed by the car industry to address cabin heating and improve energy efficiency compared to electric heaters. For this new application, the front, louvered-fin, microchannel heat exchanger (MCHX or flat-tube heat exchanger) of the A/C system happens to operate as an evaporator under frosting conditions. MCHX are particularly sensitive to frosting, and a model is required to improve the design. This paper presents a dynamic pseudo 3D model of a fan-supplied MCHX which predicts non-uniform frost growth, air pressure losses, airflow rate and thus, thermal performances. The air pressure losses are computed considering the maximum frost thickness along each air channel. A correlation was developed to take into account frost effects on the friction factor. The model was validated against ad hoc experimental data and was also able to predict experimental data from the literature.     

Air-side heat transfer enhancement of a refrigerator evaporator using vortex generation

In most domestic and commercial refrigeration systems, frost forms on the air-side surface of the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger. Frost-tolerant designs typically employ a large fin spacing in order to delay the need for a defrost cycle. Unfortunately, this approach does not allow for a very high air-side heat transfer coefficient, and the performance of these heat exchangers is often air-side limited. Longitudinal vortex generation is a proven and effective technique for thinning the thermal boundary layer and enhancing heat transfer, but its efficacy in a frosting environment is essentially unknown. In this study, an array of delta-wing vortex generators is applied to a plain-fin-and-tube heat exchanger with a fin spacing of 8.5 mm. Heat transfer and pressure drop performance are measured to determine the effectiveness of the vortex generator under frosting conditions. For air-side Reynolds numbers between 500 and 1300, the air-side thermal resistance is reduced by 35–42% when vortex generation is used. Correspondingly, the heat transfer coefficient is observed to range from 33 to 53 W m⁻² K⁻¹ for the enhanced heat exchanger and from 18 to 26 W m⁻² K⁻¹ for the baseline heat exchanger.     

An experimental study on frosting of laminar air flow on a cold surface with local cooling

This paper presents the heat and mass transfer characteristics of the humid airflow in frosting conditions. A flat plate of aluminum with cooling modules at the central region was used for the simulation of flat surface part of the fin of the heat exchanger. The local surface temperature of the plate and the local thickness and total mass of the frost on the plate were measured to analyze the heat and mass transfer characteristics. In order to analyze the frosting characteristics, an analysis algorithm was developed, which can provide the local air temperature, the frost surface temperature, the sensible and the latent heat flux distributions at the test plate. Also, by integrating the local heat flux distribution, the average heat flux characteristics were analyzed. The present experiment and analysis found that the characteristic of the upstream airflow was very different from that of the downstream airflow.     

Regenerated air cycle potentials in heat pump applications

Air (reversed Brayton) cycle has been utilized in the area of refrigeration and cryogenics for several decades, but its potentials in heat pump applications were longtime underestimated. In this paper, a thermodynamic model for the regenerated air heat pump cycle with practical compressor, expander and regenerated heat exchanger was developed. Based on the model, the relations between the system performance and the operating parameters were analyzed. The optimal heating COP (coefficient of performance) and the corresponding pressure ratio were derived. Then, air heat pump cycles (regenerated cycle and basic cycle) and vapor-compression heat pump cycles (CO₂ trans-critical cycle and R410A subcritical cycle) were numerically compared. The results indicated that the regenerated air heat pump cycle not only gets the heating capacity in line with the heating load under different operating conditions but also achieves higher COP over trans-critical CO₂ heat pump cycle in applications of large temperature difference.     

Analysis of the heat transfer area distribution in a frosted plain fin-and-tube geometry

The development of frost is a phenomenon that deteriorates thermohydraulic performance on heat exchangers. In this study, several heat-transfer area distributions on a fin-and-tube geometry are proposed and their performances as frost develops are compared using simulation. The frost development at a specific location is determined using a segment analysis. In each segment, a semiempirical model to predict the frost growth based on air temperature, velocity, relative humidity and surface temperature is applied. The analysis considers airflow redistribution among channels, leading to changes in heat transfer and frosting rates with time. Results show that a geometry that allows even flow distribution along the operation time is less sensitive to thermohydraulic deterioration. An area distribution with larger fin spacing and fin length presents an advantage, particularly on the pressure drop, which allows longer operation time between defrost cycles.     

空气源热泵结霜问题的研究现状及进展（Ⅱ）

介绍近十几年来结霜工况下空气源热泵系统性能的实验研究及数值预测,除霜特性、除霜控制方法及抑制结霜等方面的研究现状,分析和总结其发展趋势。     

Performance of finned-tube heat exchangers under frosting conditions: I. Simulation model

This paper describes an analytical model that was developed to predict the performance of finned-tube heat exchangers under frosting conditions. The method models the frost growth mechanism and heat exchanger performance in a comprehensive manner. The results include frost accumulation and its effect on energy transfer in relation to varying humidities, fin densities and ambient conditions.     

对化霜控制问题的探讨

风冷热泵通常采用测量翅片管表面温度来控制化霜，但对于北方严寒而且干燥地区，会出现虽然翅片管温度很低，但由于空气中绝对湿度太小，而不结霜的情况，如果采用温度控制化霜就会出现误操作，本文提出根据流经翅片管的空气压降来控制化霜的方法，可以避免发生上述误操作，改善热泵在冬季运行的效果。     

Experimental investigation and analysis of composite silica-gel coated fin-tube heat exchangers

Desiccant coated heat exchanger provides a promising option for desiccant cooling system, since it can handle sensible load and latent load simultaneously within one component. It is fabricated by coating desiccant material on the surface of conventional fin-tube heat exchanger. In order to enhance the performance of conventional silica gel coated heat exchanger (SGCHE), a novel composite silica gel coated heat exchanger (CCHE) is proposed and fabricated. An experimental setup is built to test and compare the dynamic performance of SGCHE and CCHE. Influences of main operation parameters including water temperatures and inlet air conditions on system performance are analyzed in terms of average dehumidification capacity (D_avg) and thermal coefficient of performance (COP_th). Optimization of cycle switch modes is also discussed. Experimental results show that CCHE has better dehumidification performance compared with SGCHE. In addition, pre-cooling before dehumidification process is found to be advantageous to both D_avg and COP_th.