This paper presented a numerical study that predicts critical mass flow rate, pressure, vapor quality, and void fraction along a very long tube with small diameter or capillary tub under critical condition by the drift flux model. Capillary tubes are simple expansion devices and are necessary to design and optimization of refrigeration systems. Using dimensional analysis by Buckingham’s π theory, some generalized correlations are proposed for prediction of flow parameters as functions of flow properties and tube sizes under various critical conditions. This study is performed under the inlet pressure in the range of 0.8 ≤ pin ≤ 1.5Mpa, subcooling temperature between 0 ≤ ΔTsub ≤ 10 °C. The tube diameter is in the range of 0.5 ≤ D ≤ 1.5mm and tube length between 1 ≤ L ≤ 2m for water, ammonia, refrigerants R-12, R-22 and R-134 as working fluids. Comparison between the results of the present work and some experimental data indicates a good agreement. Cluster of data close to the fitted curves also shows satisfactory results.
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ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting collocated with 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
August 1–5, 2010
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A. Nouri-Borujerdi,
A. Nouri-Borujerdi
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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P. Javidmand
P. Javidmand
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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A. Nouri-Borujerdi
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
P. Javidmand
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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FEDSM-ICNMM2010-30250, pp. 51-56; 6 pages
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March 1, 2011
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Nouri-Borujerdi, A, & Javidmand, P. "Critical Mass Flow Rate Through Capillary Tubes." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting collocated with 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting: Volume 1, Symposia – Parts A, B, and C. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 1–5, 2010. pp. 51-56. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM-ICNMM2010-30250
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