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- Title
Investigation on the Mass Flow Rate of a Refrigerator Compressor Based on the p–V Diagram.
- Authors
He, Zhilong; Li, Dantong; Ji, Lantian; Wang, Xiaolin; Wang, Tao
- Abstract
The refrigerant mass flow rate of a refrigerator compressor can only be measured by a mass flow meter and heat balance method. This paper focuses on the expansion and compression phase in which the compressor cylinder is closed, and proposes a measurement method of instantaneous mass flow of the refrigerator compressor. The comparison of the experimental pressure variation in the p–V diagram and the theoretical adiabatic process implied that the expansion and compression process of the refrigerator compressor approximated the adiabatic process. Based on the approximations and the experimental p–V diagram, a calculation method for refrigerant mass in the cylinder during the expansion and compression phase is proposed. Subsequently, the mass flow of the refrigerator compressor can be obtained. Furthermore, compared with experimental data and based on the method proposed in this paper, the error of the mass flow rate obtained is less than 3.13%. Based on this calculation method and the experimental p–V diagram, the influence of suction pressure on compressor performance is investigated.
- Subjects
REFRIGERATORS; ADIABATIC processes; COMPRESSORS; COMPRESSOR performance; CHARTS, diagrams, etc.; KITCHEN appliances; FLOW meters
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 19, p6650
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app10196650