An analytical equation of state has been previously modified by Papari et al. for representing the volumetric properties of molecular fluids. However the performance of that EOS has not been yet well investigated for refrigerant fluids. This study extended that equation to 19 liquid refrigerants to predict their densities at isothermal and saturated states. Two temperature-independent parameter...

Herein, the application of Carnahan-Starling-vdW-β equation of state (EoS) for 13 refrigerant fluids was investigated. The EoS could predict the saturated liquid densities of these refrigerants over the temperature range of 100-400 K and pressures from zero up to187 MPa with the average absolute deviations of 2.66%. The accuracy of Carnahan-Starling-vdW-β EoS in liquid density prediction was al...

Centrifugal compressors are most widely used in large capacity refrigeration and air conditioning plants. Its other applications include in gas turbines for air craft applications, diesel engine turbochargers, chemical and process industries, factory workshop air supplies etc. In refrigeration field these are suitable for high specific volume refrigerants or low pressure stages. They have been ...

It is well-known that HCFC refrigerants widely used in today’s air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) industry will soon be phased out, mainly due to their ozone depletion potentials (ODPs) and global warming potentials (GWPs). The timetable established through international agreement and national legislation calls for a 65% reduction of HCFC consumption based on 1989 level by January 1, 201...

Measurements on R600a refrigerators have shown electricity savings over R134a and R12 up to 20%. We propose new parameters which are functions of well known refrigerant properties. These parameters show that R600a has half the leakage, pressure loss and condenser pressure and double the heat transfer coefficient of R12 and R134a explaining the measurements. Use of R600a in small heat pumps and ...

In recent years, increasing attention has been focused on the use ofhalogenated hydrocarbon mixtures as working fluids in vapor compressionrefrigeration systems, e.g. heat pumps. This paper discusses phase rules,applied to the equilibrium of the vapor and liquid states of such mixtures.Mixtures of ideal behavior, those that obey Raoult's law, and those withdeviations from th...