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Approximation of refrigerant thermophysical properties using neural networks to speed up transient thermofluid simulations.

Auteurs : MA J., THORADE M., KIM D.

Type d'article : Article de la RIF

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Accurate and efficient evaluations of refrigerant thermophysical properties and their partial derivatives are essential for transient simulations of thermofluid systems, where several computations need to be executed at each integration time step. Since the utilization of an Equation of State for retrieving properties based on a pair of
independent inputs typically involves numerical iterations in solution procedures, when the input variables differ from the refrigerant state variables employed in dynamic models, a variety of approaches including lookup table interpolation and curve fitting have been developed to explicitly approximate these properties based on the state variables, and consequently eliminate internal iterations. This paper presents an alternative method that exploits derivative-informed neural networks to model refrigerant properties explicitly from inputs of pressure and enthalpy, while ensuring consistent partial derivatives generated by differentiating the neural networks. Computational speed and accuracy of the proposed approach are demonstrated via transient simulations of a discretized heat exchanger model in Modelica, and comparisons against other property evaluation routines. Simulation results indicate that the proposed approach can realize a significant speedup with negligible discrepancies in predicted transients. The method is implemented in an open-source Modelica library.

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Pages : 9 p.

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  • Titre original : Approximation of refrigerant thermophysical properties using neural networks to speed up transient thermofluid simulations.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30035263
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Sujet : Technologie
  • Source : International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 189
  • Date d'édition : 09/2026
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2026.106990

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