New theoretical model and experiments on the leakage of refrigerant mixtures in a tank
A theoretical model of the isothermal leakage of refrigerant mixtures from a tank is presented. The model analyzes the isothermal leakage process of non-azeotropic mixture and the influence of leakage ratio on composition shift, vapor quality, and pressure. A simulation based on the model shows: (1) the composition shift caused by vapor leakage is more pronounced than by liquid leakage; (2) with the leakage ratio increasing, the composition shift trend varies with initial mass capacity, particularly when the leakage ratio is greater than 0.8; (3) the pressure drop is pronounced during the vapor leakage, but does not change during liquid leakage unless the leakage ratio is high. A series of leakage experiments are performed in a newly developed experimental system. The theoretical and experimental results match closely.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20030448
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, San Diego, CA (US), 03/14/1999--03/19/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating system required: Windows i386(tm), i486(tm), Pentium (R) or Pentium Pro, MS Windows 3.1, 95, or NT 3.51, 8 MB RAM, MacIntosh and Power MacIntosh with a 68020 or greater processor, System software version 7.1, 3.5 MB RAM (5 MB for PowerMac) 6 MB available hard-disk space, Unix; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 5th ASME/JSME thermal engineering joint conference, [3600] pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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