Computer Modeling of the Vapor Compression Cycle With Constant Flow Area Expansion Device. Final Report.
Computer Modeling of the Vapor Compression Cycle With
Constant Flow Area Expansion Device. Final Report.
(6832 K)
Domanski, P. A.; Didion, D. A.
NBS BSS 155; May 1983.
Sponsor:
Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB83-226639
Keywords:
buildings; air conditioning equipment; heat pumps;
refrigerant compressors; capillary tubes; heat transfer
coefficient; mass transfer; mathematical models;
computerized simulation; user needs; Fortran
Abstract:
An analysis of the vapor compression cycle and the main
components of an air source heat pump during
steady-state operation has been performed with emphasis
on fundamental phenomena taking place between key
locations in the refrigerant system. The basis of the
general heat pump model formulation is the logic which
links the analytical models of heat pump components
together in a format requiring an iterative solution of
refrigerant pressure, enthalpy and mass balances. The
modeling effort emphasis was on the local thermodynamic
phenomena which were described by fundamental heat
transfer equations and equation of state relationships
among material properties.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899