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Numerical analysis of air flow in the various shapes of air multiplier cross section (AIR-MULTIPLIER 단면 형상에 따른 유동양상에 대한 수치적 해석)

  • Choe, Jeong-Sik;Kim, Hyeong-Muk;Kim, Yu-Min;Gu, Bon-Chan
    • Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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    • 2014.03a
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    • pp.610-613
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구에서는 Dyson사의 Air multiplier의 Coanda surface각도에 따른 Air foil 주변의 2차원 유동을 분석하고 Surface각도가 유동에 미치는 영향에 대해 해석하였다. Air multiplier 단면의 작은 Slit을 통해 분류된 공기는 Venturi effect에 의해 가속되며 Coanda effect에 의해 단면을 따라 흐르며 압력차를 발생시켜 주변의 공기를 추가적으로 유입시킨다. EDISON CFD를 이용하여 Surface 각도에 따른 Air foil 주변의 유동을 구현하고 각도가 유동에 미치는 영향을 해석하였다. 또한 다른 논문에서 발췌한 실험값과 CFD 분석을 통해 얻은 값을 비교하여 CFD분석이 유효한지 확인하였다.

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An Assessment of Friction Factor and Viscosity Models for Predicting the Refrigerant Characteristics in Adiabatic Capillary Tubes (마찰 계수와 점성 계수 모델이 단열 모세관 유동에 미치는 영향 평가)

  • Son, Ki-Dong;Park, Sang-Goo;Jeong, Ji-Hwan;Lee, Sung-Hong;Kim, Lyun-Su
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.140-148
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    • 2009
  • Capillary tubes are widely used as expansion device in small refrigeration systems. The refrigerant flowing in the capillary tube experiences frictional and accelerational head losses and flashing simultaneously. In this paper flow characteristics of adiabatic capillary tubes were simulated with various friction factor models, two-phase viscosity models, and two-phase frictional multiplier models. The predicted pressure distribution and mass flow rate are compared with experimental data reported in literature. It is confirmed that the predicting accuracy with homogeneous model can be improved by employing suitable correlations of friction factor, two-phase viscosity and two-phase frictional multiplier.

Flow Pattern and Pressure Drop of Pure Refrigerants and Their Mixture in Horizontal Tube

  • Lim, Tae-Woo
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.2289-2295
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    • 2005
  • Two-Phase flow pattern and pressure drop data were obtained for pure refrigerants R134a and R123 and their mixtures as test fluids in a horizontal tube. The flow pattern is observed through tubular sight glasses located at inlet and outlet of the test section. The flow map of Baker developed for air-water two-phase flow at atmospheric pressure failed to predict the observed flow patterns at the higher value of the mass velocity used in the present study. The map of Kattan et al. predicted the data well over the entire region of mass velocity selected in the present study. The measured pressure drop increased with an increase in vapor quality and mass velocity. A new two-phase multiplier was developed from a dimensional analysis of the frictional pressure drop data measured in the present experiment. This new multiplier was found successfully to correlate the frictional pressure drop.

Pressure Drop in Two-Phase Flow Boiling of R134a, R123 and Their Mixture in Horizontal Tube

  • Lim, Tae-Woo
    • International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.70-78
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    • 2004
  • An experimental study on the pressure drop during flow boiling for pure refrigerants Rl34a and R123, and their mixture was carried out in a uniformly heated horizontal tube. Tests were run at a pressure of 0.6㎫ and in the ranges of heat flux 5-50㎾/$m^2$, vapor quality 0-100 percent and mass velocity of 150-600 kg/$m^2$s. Generally, the two-phase frictional multiplier is used to predict the frictional pressure drop during the two-phase flow boiling. The obtained results have been compared to the existing various correlations for the two-phase multiplier. Also, the frictional pressure drop was compared to a few available correlations; The Lockhart-Martinelli correlation considerally overpredicted the frictional pressure drop data for mixture as well as pure components in the entire mass velocity ranges employed in the present study, while the Chisholm correlation underpredicted the present data. The Friedel correlation was found to satisfactorily correlate the frictional pressure drop data except for a low quality region.

Development of a one-dimensional system code for the analysis of downward air-water two-phase flow in large vertical pipes

  • Donkoan Hwang;Soon Ho Kang;Nakjun Choi;HangJin Jo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.19-33
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    • 2024
  • In nuclear thermal-hydraulic system codes, most correlations used for vertical pipes, under downward two-phase flow, have been developed considering small pipes or pool systems. This suggests that there could be uncertainties in applying the correlations to accident scenarios involving large vertical pipes owing to the difference in the characteristics of two-phase flows, or flow conditions, between large and small pipes. In this study, we modified the Multi-dimensional Analysis of Reactor Safety KINS Standard (MARS-KS) code using correlations, such as the drift-flux model and two-phase multiplier, developed in a plant-scale air-inflow experiment conducted for a pipe of diameter 600 mm under downward two-phase flow. The results were then analyzed and compared with those based on previous correlations developed for small pipes and pool conditions. The modified code indicated a good estimation performance in two plant-scale experiments with large pipes. For the siphon-breaking experiment, the maximum errors in water flow for modified and original codes were 2.2% and 30.3%, respectively. For the air-inflow accident experiment, the original code could not predict the trend of frictional pressure gradient in two-phase flow as / increased, while the modified MARS-KS code showed a good estimation performance of the gradient with maximum error of 3.5%.

An assessment of friction factor and viscosity models for predicting the refrigerant characteristics in adiabatic capillary tubes (마찰 계수와 점성 계수 모델이 단열 모세관 유동에 미치는 영향 평가)

  • Son, Ki-Dong;Park, Sang-Goo;Jeong, Ji-Hwan;Kim, Lyun-Su
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2008
  • Capillary tubes are widely used as expansion device in small refrigeration systems. The refrigerant flowing in the capillary tube experiences frictional and accelerational head losses, and flashing, simultaneously. In this paper flow characteristics of adiabatic capillary tubes with various friction factor models, two-phase viscosity models, and two-phase frictional multiplier models were simulated. The predicted pressure distribution, mass flow rate are compared with experimental data reported in literature. It is confirmed that the predicting accuracy with homogeneous model can be improved by employing the suitable correlations of friction factor and two-phase viscosity model, and two-phase frictional multiplier.

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Optimization of Air Supply for Increased Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell System Efficiency (고분자 전해질 연료전지 시스템의 효율향상을 위한 공기공급 최적화)

  • Chu, Keon-Yup;Jo, Ki-Chun;SunWoo, Myoung-Ho;Choi, Seo-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.44-51
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    • 2011
  • Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs) operate in wide-range changes in temperature, humidity, and electric current for automotive applications. In order to operate automotive PEFC efficiently, optimal air supply is required to adjust to these changes. This paper presents an air-supply optimization process that consists of experiments, modeling of the PEFC system, and optimization. The objective is to establish an air supply suitable for the required power for PEFC system and optimized with a Lagrange multiplier. Our simplified PEFC system model is used as a constraint for optimization problem. The result of this paper presents that efficient operation of PEFC system can be achieved by air-supply optimization.

A Study on Pressure Drop in Two-Phase Flow Boiling of Refrigerants in Horizontal Tube (수평 전열관내 냉매의 이상유동 압력강하에 관한 연구)

  • 임태우;김준효
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.510-517
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    • 2003
  • An experimental study on the pressure drop during flow boiling for pure refrigerants R134a and Rl23, and their mixture was carried out in a uniformly heated horizontal tube. Tests were run at a pressure of 0.6 MPa and in the ranges of heat flux 5~50 kW/m$^2$, vapor quality 0~100 percent and mass velocity of 150~600 kg/m$^2$s. Generally, the two-phase frictional multiplier is used to predict the frictional pressure drop during the two-phase flow boiling. The obtained results have been compared to the existing various correlations for the two-phase multiplier. Also, the frictional pressure drop was compared to a few available correlations; The Lockhart-Martinelli correlation considerally overpredicted the frictional pressure drop data for mixture as well as pure components in the entire mass velocity ranges employed in the present study, while the Chisholm correlation underpredicted the present data. The Friedel correlation was found to satisfactorily correlate the frictional pressure drop data except for a low quality region.

Convective Boiling Two-phase Flow in Trapezoidal Microchannels : Part 1-Pressure Drop Characteristics (사다리꼴 미세유로의 대류비등 2상유동 : 1부-압력강하 특성)

  • Kim, Byong-Joo;Kim, Geon-Il
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2011
  • Characteristics of two-phase pressure drop in microchannels were investigated experimentally. The microchannels consisted of 9 parallel trapezoidal channels with each channel having $205\;{\mu}m$ of bottom width, $800\;{\mu}m$ of depth, $3.6^{\circ}$ of sidewall angle, and 7 cm of length. Pressure drops in convective boiling of Refrigerant 113 were measured in the range of inlet pressure 105~195 kPa, mass velocity $150{\sim}920\;kg/m^2s$, and heat flux $10{\sim}100\;kW/m^2$. The total pressure drop generally increased with increasing mass velocity and/or heat flux. Two-phase frictional pressure drop across the microchannels increased rapidly with exit quality and showed bigger gradient at higher mass velocity. A critical review of correlations in the literature suggested that existing correlations were not able to match the experimental results obtained for two-phase pressure drop associated with convective boiling in microchannels. A new correlation suitable for predicting two-phase friction multiplier was developed based on the separated flow model and showed good agreement with the experimental data.