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Numerical simulation of flow distribution characteristics in carbon dioxide microchannel evaporator
Microchannel heat exchangers find widespread use in household and automotive air conditioning due to their compact structure and high efficiency. However, two-phase refrigerant flow mal-distribution in microchannels limits their application. For the CO2 heat pump, the performance reduction by flow mal-distribution could be as large as 20%. This study proposed an approach to mitigate flow mal-distribution by inserting a perforated tube into the header of a microchannel evaporator in CO2 heat pump. Numerical simulations were carried out to investigate the impact of perforated tube parameters and CO2 inlet conditions on flow distribution. Results show a 24.4% increase in total non-uniformity (S) of flow distribution with a perforated tube. A higher number of openings and smaller diameters enhance uniformity, with the 10-hole, 2 mm diameter perforated tube proving most effective. Additionally, the most uniform flow distribution was achieved at an inlet CO2 mass flow rate of 30 g/s and a vapor quality of 0.2. And the flat tubes with an insertion depth of 5 mm and a cross-section of 16 × 2 mm is the most beneficial for uniform flow distribution.
Numerical simulation of flow distribution characteristics in carbon dioxide microchannel evaporator
Microchannel heat exchangers find widespread use in household and automotive air conditioning due to their compact structure and high efficiency. However, two-phase refrigerant flow mal-distribution in microchannels limits their application. For the CO2 heat pump, the performance reduction by flow mal-distribution could be as large as 20%. This study proposed an approach to mitigate flow mal-distribution by inserting a perforated tube into the header of a microchannel evaporator in CO2 heat pump. Numerical simulations were carried out to investigate the impact of perforated tube parameters and CO2 inlet conditions on flow distribution. Results show a 24.4% increase in total non-uniformity (S) of flow distribution with a perforated tube. A higher number of openings and smaller diameters enhance uniformity, with the 10-hole, 2 mm diameter perforated tube proving most effective. Additionally, the most uniform flow distribution was achieved at an inlet CO2 mass flow rate of 30 g/s and a vapor quality of 0.2. And the flat tubes with an insertion depth of 5 mm and a cross-section of 16 × 2 mm is the most beneficial for uniform flow distribution.
Numerical simulation of flow distribution characteristics in carbon dioxide microchannel evaporator
Li, Shihao (author) / Lv, Jing (author) / Huang, Jiahao (author) / Zhang, Yaowen (author) / Liu, Hongzhi (author) / Shi, Mingxing (author)
Science and Technology for the Built Environment ; 30 ; 599-610
2024-07-02
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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