TWO PHASE CFD FLOW ANALYSIS OF R134a AND R1234yf REFRIGERANTS AND ITS EFFECT ON COOLING PERFORMANCE IN AN AUTOMOBILE HVAC EVAPORATOR CORE

Authors

  • Tamilselvan P Student-SMBS, VIT University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, Chennai, India
  • Anand A Samuel Professor-SMBS, VIT University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, Chennai
  • C S Rajamanickam VIT University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, Chennai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24297/jac.v13i10.5815

Keywords:

Cyber security and Cyber Technology, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) evaporator core. Two-phase fluid, Heating, cooling performance, refrigerant R1234yf, Refrigerant R134a

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to conduct a two-phase fluid analysis and simulation for examining the influence of refrigerant (R134a/R1234yf) properties on cooling performance of an automobile HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) evaporator core and compare their performances. In this research, streamline deviation, static pressure, velocity magnitude, pressure co-efficiency, Reynolds number and turbulent kinetic energy play a key role in the comparison of the refrigerants R1234yf and R134a two-phase fluids. Subsequently, it was found that R134a properties were better towards the cooling performance of an automobile HVAC evaporator core. 

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Published

2017-03-04

How to Cite

P, T., Samuel, A. A., & Rajamanickam, C. S. (2017). TWO PHASE CFD FLOW ANALYSIS OF R134a AND R1234yf REFRIGERANTS AND ITS EFFECT ON COOLING PERFORMANCE IN AN AUTOMOBILE HVAC EVAPORATOR CORE. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY, 13(10), 5914–5922. https://doi.org/10.24297/jac.v13i10.5815

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Vol. 13 No. 10 (2017)

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