Experimental Investigation on the Distribution Performance of Refrigerant Distributors

Refrigeration mal-distribution in a distributor located at the inlet of a heater exchanger plays an important role in the heat exchanger performance. This paper proposes a test method to measure the mass flow rate and quality of each branch tube after distributor. Three types of distributors (pressu...

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Main Authors: Han Qing, Zhang Chi, Xu Bo, Chen Jiangping
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Language:zho
Published: Journal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd. 2014-01-01
Series:Zhileng xuebao
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Online Access:http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2014.03.001
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description Refrigeration mal-distribution in a distributor located at the inlet of a heater exchanger plays an important role in the heat exchanger performance. This paper proposes a test method to measure the mass flow rate and quality of each branch tube after distributor. Three types of distributors (pressure drop; centrifugal and reservoir) were manufactured and tested. It was found that with the increase of mass flow rate, the performance of distributor improved. The pressure drop and centrifugal type is more sensitive than reservoir one. With the increase of inlet quality, the performance of distribution deteriorates. The flow behavior of two-phase refrigerant such as phase distribution and separation phenomena was studied by CFD, which helped investigate how the geometry factors influence the distribution performance.
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spelling doaj-art-eb38287c524d48d18d8cab0bb653196f2025-08-20T03:15:50ZzhoJournal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd.Zhileng xuebao0253-43392014-01-013566518237Experimental Investigation on the Distribution Performance of Refrigerant DistributorsHan QingZhang ChiXu BoChen JiangpingRefrigeration mal-distribution in a distributor located at the inlet of a heater exchanger plays an important role in the heat exchanger performance. This paper proposes a test method to measure the mass flow rate and quality of each branch tube after distributor. Three types of distributors (pressure drop; centrifugal and reservoir) were manufactured and tested. It was found that with the increase of mass flow rate, the performance of distributor improved. The pressure drop and centrifugal type is more sensitive than reservoir one. With the increase of inlet quality, the performance of distribution deteriorates. The flow behavior of two-phase refrigerant such as phase distribution and separation phenomena was studied by CFD, which helped investigate how the geometry factors influence the distribution performance.http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2014.03.001distributortwo-phasedistribution uniformityCFD
spellingShingle Han Qing
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Experimental Investigation on the Distribution Performance of Refrigerant Distributors
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two-phase
distribution uniformity
CFD
title Experimental Investigation on the Distribution Performance of Refrigerant Distributors
title_full Experimental Investigation on the Distribution Performance of Refrigerant Distributors
title_fullStr Experimental Investigation on the Distribution Performance of Refrigerant Distributors
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title_short Experimental Investigation on the Distribution Performance of Refrigerant Distributors
title_sort experimental investigation on the distribution performance of refrigerant distributors
topic distributor
two-phase
distribution uniformity
CFD
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