Effect of refrigerant charge, duct leakage, and evaporator air flow on the high temerature performance of air conditioners and heat pumps /

-27% to +27% charging range, the capacity and EER changed

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rodriguez, Angel Gerardo, 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Description
Summary:-27% to +27% charging range, the capacity and EER changed
(SHR) with increasing leakage showed perhaps the most
air leakage tests. For the charging tests, the indoor room
An experimental study was conducted to quantify the effect of
charge than it was for the TXV unit. For the TXV unit on the
charge, reduced evaporator airflow, and return air leakage
conditions were 80'F (27.8'C) dry-bulb and 50% relative
decreased as expected. However, the drop was not as
detrimental effect of return air leakage on performance,
EER dropped more than 25%. Return air leakage from hot attic
evaporator airflow decreased, the capacity and EER both
for the reduced evaporator airflow, and one for the return
for this research: two of them for the charging tests, two
from hot attic spaces. There were five sets of tests used
humidity. The outdoor conditions ranged from 95'F (350C) all
increased return air leakage. However, power consumption was
indoor air at normal conditions with the attic air at high
installation items were: improper amount of refrigerant
levels ranged from -36% charging to +27% charging.
little with charge. A TXV unit and a short-tube orifice unit
of 50% reduced evaporator airflow, neither unit's capacity or
Performance was quantified with the following variables:
relatively constant for all variables except outdoor
return air leakage. The increase in sensible heat ratio
several installation items on the high outdoor ambient
significant as with the charging tests. For the extreme case
spaces was simulated by assuming adiabatic mixing of the
temperature performance of air conditioners. These
temperature, which meant that for the same power consumption,
temperatures. Effective capacity and EER both decreased with
the environment.
The performance of the orifice unit was more sensitive to
the unit delivered much lower performance when there was
the way up to 120'F (48.9'C). Charge levels ranged from 30%
total capacity, energy efficiency ratio (EER), and power.
undercharged to 40% overcharged for the short-tube orifice
unit. For the thermal expansion valve (TXV) unit, charge
were also tested for reduced evaporator airflow. As
which was the inability of the unit to absorb moisture from
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xvii, 108 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.