| Title |
Low charge transport refrigerator (II). Theoretical and experimental investigation / |
| Another Title |
Mažos dozės transportinis šaldytuvas (II). Teorinis ir eksperimentinis tyrimas. |
| Authors |
Vaitkus, L |
| DOI |
10.5755/j01.mech.18.1.1290 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Mechanika.. Kaunas : KTU. 2012, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 99-107.. ISSN 1392-1207. eISSN 2029-6983 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Transport refrigerator |
| Abstract [eng] |
Considering the environmental challenges the refrigerant charge minimization is one of the most important targets for refrigerating and air conditioning applications. This paper presents a charge minimization study of transport refrigerator with eutectic plates. It was found that in traditional system significant charge increase in evaporator during the initial stage of pull-down was caused by interaction of thermostatic expansion valve and outlet pressure downstream regulator. For the baseline system (A) the charge increase was ~1 kg, i.e. 25% of total charge. This charge increase may be minimized through implementation of different control systems. Other important factors are the volumes of receiver, heat exchangers and liquid line. Two low-charge refrigerators with different control systems were developed and tested. The charge decrease was 40-50% comparing to baseline systems. |
| Published |
Kaunas : KTU |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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