INFLUENCE OF OIL ON PRESSURE DROP IN REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR SUCTION LINES.

Author(s) : ALOFS D. J., HASAN M. M.

Summary

THE PRESSURE DROP FOR TWO-PHASE FLOW IN A HORIZONTAL PIPE WAS MEASURED UNDER CONDITIONS LIKE THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN THE SUCTION LINE OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS. AT LOW REFRIGERANT FLOW THE PRESSURE DROP WAS FOUND TO CORRELATE WITH THE MODEL RECOMMENDED BY MACKEN ET AL. (1979). AT HIGHER REFRIGERANT FLOW THE DATA DIVERGED SYSTEMATICALLY FROM THE MACKEN MODEL. FURTHER EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IS RECOMMENDED ; ESPECIALLY NEEDED ARE DATA AT HIGHER REFRIGERANT FLUX THAN THE PRESENT APPARATUS CAN PRODUCE AND DATA AT DIFFERENT PIPE DIAMETERS.

Details

  • Original title: INFLUENCE OF OIL ON PRESSURE DROP IN REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR SUCTION LINES.
  • Record ID : 1991-0631
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 96; n. 1; 249-255; 8 fig.; 15 ref.; discuss.
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