Numerical simulation of non-adiabatic capillary tubes. Special emphasis on the near-saturation zone
The aim of this article is to present a distributed numerical model that simulates the thermal and fluid-dynamic phenomena inside non-adiabatic capillary tubes. The resolution approach is based on a two-phase flow model where the fluid domain is discretized in a one-dimensional way, and the governin...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/85629 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/85629 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.04.004 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Two-phase flow Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery Capillarity Refrigeration Expansion device Capillary tube Convergence Numerical model Froid Appareil de détente Tube capillaire Ecoulement diphasique Modèle numérique Refrigeració Capil·laritat Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Termoenergètica::Refrigeració |
| Sumario: | The aim of this article is to present a distributed numerical model that simulates the thermal and fluid-dynamic phenomena inside non-adiabatic capillary tubes. The resolution approach is based on a two-phase flow model where the fluid domain is discretized in a one-dimensional way, and the governing equations (continuity, momentum, and energy) are solved by means of a step-by-step algorithm. The model explained herein consists of an improved and extended version of previous works (Escanes et al., 1995; García-Valladares et al., 2002a,b; Ablanque et al., 2010) including two additional features. On the one hand, it allows the simulation of the two typical geometric arrangements found in capillary-tube/suction-line heat exchangers (i.e. concentric and lateral). On the other hand, it has an enhanced capability to address the convergence difficulties found in distributed models at the near-saturation zone. This document presents the major numerical adaptations done to the model, a comprehensive validation of the two geometric configurations, the model performance when tackling the aforementioned numerical difficulties and finally, some numerical studies. |
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