Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger Simulation Program With Refrigerant Circuitry Optimization Capability.
Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger Simulation Program With
Refrigerant Circuitry Optimization Capability.
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Domanski, P. A.; Yashar, D. A.; Kaufman, K.
Paper B 1/6;
Design and Operation of Environmentally Friendly
Refrigeration and AC System. International Conference.
Proceedings. October 15-17, 2008, Poznan, Poland, 1-8
pp, 2008.
Keywords:
heat exchangers; simulation; evaporators; refrigerants;
experiments; algorithms; temperature; pressure;
saturation; material properties; flow rate
Abstract:
This paper presents an interactive finned-tube
evaporator and condenser design program, EVAP-COND (ver.
3), which incorporates a computational intelligence
module, ISHED (Intelligent System for Heat Exchanger
Design), for optimization of refrigerant circuitry. This
paper presents ISHED's design, its function, the
parameters controlling an optimization run, selected
examples of ISHED experimentation, and EVAP-COND/ISHED
integration.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899