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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.9.732

Studies on the Performance of a Cam Driving Electronic Expansion Valve for Vehicles  

Kim, Sung Chul (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.9, 2016 , pp. 732-736 More about this Journal
Abstract
Air conditioning part designs are moving towards higher efficiency and productivity. The expansion device is one of the core parts of an air conditioning system and controls the refrigerant quantity, evaporation load, compression capacity, and condensation capacity. In this study, an electronic expansion valve for two working fluids ($CO_2$ and R134a) was developed for air conditioning systems in vehicles. The valve uses an eccentric cam driving structure instead of a lead screw to decrease manufacturing costs and increase productivity. The pressure resistance and flow rate performance was evaluated using numerical analysis. At maximum operation conditions and burst pressure conditions with $CO_2$, the maximum stresses on the valve model were about 98 MPa and 223 MPa, respectively. The maximum flow rates of $CO_2$ and R134a with different orifice openings were about 550 kg/h and 386 kg/h, respectively. The performance with R134a was verified by experiments.
Keywords
Air conditioning system; Cam driving; Electronic expansion valve; Numerical analysis; Refrigerant;
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