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A modified homogeneous relaxation model for CO2 two-phase flow in vapour ejector

Abstract

In this study, the homogenous relaxation model (HRM) for CO2 flow in a two-phase ejector was modified in order to increase the accuracy of the numerical simulations The two- phase flow model was implemented on the effective computational tool called ejectorPL for fully automated and systematic computations of various ejector shapes and operating conditions. The modification of the HRM was performed by a change of the relaxation time and the constants included in the relaxation time equation based on the experimental result under the operating conditions typical for the supermarket refrigeration system. The modified HRM was compared to the HEM results, which were performed based on the comparison of motive nozzle and suction nozzle mass flow rates. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Category

Academic article

Client

  • Research Council of Norway (RCN) / 196445
  • Research Council of Norway (RCN) / 244009

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Michal Haida
  • Michal Palacz
  • Jacek Smolka
  • Andrzej J. Nowak
  • Armin Hafner
  • Krzysztof Banasiak

Affiliation

  • Silesian University of Technology
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • SINTEF Energy Research / Termisk energi

Year

2016

Published in

Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)

ISSN

1742-6588

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Volume

745:032159

Issue

3

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