A fundamental study of refrigerant-line transients. Part 1: Description of the problem and survey of relevant literature

Conference · Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:345213

Shelton, J C ^[1]; Jacobi, A M ^[2]

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1. Ford Motor Co., Detroit, MI (United States). Powertrain Research Lab.
2. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dangerous pressure excursion incidents in industrial refrigeration systems have been caused by condensation-induced shock and vapor-propelled liquid slugging; however, some of the mechanisms responsible for initiating these hydraulic transients remain unclear. In this paper, simple descriptions of these shock-initiating conditions are given, and a thorough survey of the related technical literature is provided. The main contribution of this work is a literature database for practitioners and researchers interested in condensation-induced shock and vapor-propelled liquid slugging in refrigeration systems.

• OSTI ID: 345213
• Report Number(s): CONF-9702141-; TRN: IM9922%%146
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) winter meeting, Philadelphia, PA (United States), 24-28 Feb 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of ASHRAE transactions: Technical and symposium papers, 1997. Volume 103, Part 1; PB: 1136 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
REFRIGERATING MACHINERY
TRANSIENTS
SHOCK WAVES
VAPOR CONDENSATION
HYDRAULICS