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A two-fluid model for refrigerant flow through adiabatic capillary tubes

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2014-01-01

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Abcm Brazilian Soc Mechanical Sciences & Engineering

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This work presents a numerical model to simulate refrigerant flow through capillary tubes, commonly used as expansion devices in refrigeration systems. The flow is divided in a single-phase region, where the refrigerant is in the subcooled liquid state, and a region of two-phase flow. The capillary tube is considered straight and horizontal. The flow is taken as one-dimensional and adiabatic. Steady-state condition is also assumed and the metastable flow phenomena are neglected. The two-fluid model, considering the hydrodynamic and thermal non-equilibrium between the liquid and vapor phases, is applied to the two-phase flow region. Comparisons are made with experimental measurements of the mass flow rate and pressure distribution along two capillary tubes working with refrigerant R-134a in different operating conditions. The results indicate that the present model provides a better estimation than the commonly employed homogeneous model. Some computational results referring to the quality, void fraction, velocities, and temperatures of each phase are presented and discussed.

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Journal Of The Brazilian Society Of Mechanical Sciences And Engineering. Rio De Janeiro Rj: Abcm Brazilian Soc Mechanical Sciences & Engineering, v. 36, n. 1, p. 1-12, 2014.

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