• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.253-265
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• 2001

This paper investigates a PI control problem for the evaporator superheat, i.e., temperature difference between the two-phase region and the exit region of an evaporator, for multi-type air-conditioning/refrigeration system. Mathematical model describing the characteristics of compressor, condenser, evaporator, and electronic expansion valve are first derived. Then, two transfer function from the current input applied to an electronic expansion valve to the wall-temperatures of an evaporator tube at two-phase region and superheated region, respectively, are derived. The stability of the closed loop system with the PI controller designed it analyzed by using Nyquist stability criterion. Simulation results are provided.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Mechanical Technology
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.872-878
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• 2018

Steam tables including superheated, saturated and compressed region were simultaneously modeled using the neural networks. Pressure and temperature were used as two inputs for superheated and compressed region. On the other hand Pressure and dryness fraction were two inputs for saturated region. The outputs were specific volume, specific enthalpy and specific entropy. The neural network model were compared with the linear interpolation model in terms of the percentage relative errors. The criterion of judgement was selected with the percentage relative error of 1%. In conclusion the neural networks showed better results than the interpolation method for all data of superheated and compressed region and specific volume of saturated region, but similar for specific enthalpy and entropy of saturated region.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.9-13
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• 2012

The present study has been carried out to diagnose the temperature safety of a boiler desuperheater which decreases abnormally higher temperature of superheated steam in a reheater of a power plant. The liquid water in the desuperheater stays in a closed space. It becomes heated by the high temperature superheated steam and boiling could occur. Boiling might increase internal pressure and it could destroy the desuperheater if the internal pressure exceeds the allowable pressure of the desuperheater. The present study modeled reasonably the desuperheater and four cases of heat transfer analysis are executed with the consideration of insulator and natural convective fluid flow of the inside cooling water. For the case excluded the natural convective fluid flow, the temperature exceeds the allowable temperature and pressure. On the other hand, for the real case included natural convective fluid flow and insulator, the active heat transfer from higher temperature region to lower temperature region occurs and it makes the temperature in the cooling water below the allowable temperature and pressure. From this fact, it could be thought that the desuperheater in the reheater is safe from destroy or back flow.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.149-156
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• 2021

A kraft recovery boiler produces steam for power generation by the combustion of black liquor from the kraft pulping process. Since saturated steam became superheated in a superheater above the furnace, it is important to increase the heat exchange efficiency for the superheated steam production and power generation. A nose arch at the bottom of the superheater is important for blocking radiation from the furnace which causes corrosion of the superheater. But the nose arch is the main reason for creating a recirculation region and then decreasing the heat exchange efficiency by holding cold flue gas after the heat transfer to saturated steam. In this study, the size of recirculation region and the temperature of flue gas at the outlet were analyzed by the nose arch structure using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). As a result, when the nose arch angle changed from 106.5° (case 1) to 150° (case4), the recirculation region of flue gas decreased and the heat exchange efficiency between the flue gas and the steam increased by 10.3%.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.459-466
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• 2006

Numerical values of thermodynamic properties such as temperature, pressure, dryness, volume, enthalpy and entropy are required in numerical analysis on evaluating the thermal performance. But the steam table itself cannot be used without modelling. From this point of view the neural network with function approximation characteristics can be an alternative. the multi-layer neural networks were made for saturated vapor region and superheated vapor region separately. For saturated vapor region the neural network consists of one input layer with 1 node, two hidden layers with 10 and 20 nodes each and one output layer with 7 nodes. For superheated vapor region it consists of one input layer with 2 nodes, two hidden layers with 15 and 25 nodes each and one output layer with 3 nodes. The proposed model gives very successful results with ${\pm}0.005%$ of percentage error for temperature, enthalpy and entropy and ${\pm}0.025%$ for pressure and specific volume. From these successful results, it is confirmed that the neural networks could be powerful method in function approximation of the steam table.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.82-88
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• 2005

This paper presents numerical study on dynamic characteristics of evaporator to control evaporator superheat and compressor capacity with optimum condition in refrigeration system. It is very important to reduce energy consumption and to keep room temperature within a very restricted range with minimum oscillation in some special applications of the refrigeration system. Heat exchange is mainly happened in the evaporator. So, making mathematical model of evaporator and analyzing evaporator characteristics are necessary in order to control the superheat and the capacity of the system. A mathematical model based on the one dimensional partial differential equations representing mass and energy conservation and a tube-wall energy is described. A set of ordinary differential equation is formulated by integrating separately over the two regions(two-phase and vapor) generally presented in a heat exchanger.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.42-50
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• 1992

다공성 물질이 충전된 밀폐용기 내에서 수용성 이원혼합용액($H_2O{+}NaCl$)이 수평한 상부전열면으로 부터 동결될 때 혼합용액의 초기농도, 액체의 과열 및 다공성물질의 입자직경 크기가 온도와 농도분포에 미치는 영향을 실험하였으며, 동결이 진행됨에 따라 이동하는 고액상 혼합영역의 계명위치를 측정하였다. 다공성물질은 평균직경이 2.85mm, 6mm인 구형의 유리구슬을 이용하였다. 수용성 혼합용액의 초기농도는 공융농도도 이하로 하였으며 상부 전열면은 공융온도 이하로, 하부전열면은 액상선온도 이상으로 유지하여 동결 실험한 결과 상부 전열면으로 부터 고체 영역, 고액상혼합영역, 액체영역으로 구분되었다. 액체의 초기농도가 5%인 경우 과냉현상이 관찰되었으나 10%, 15%인 경우 액체온도는 액상선 온도보다 더 높았다. 용액의 초기농도를 감소시킬수록 고체와 고액상혼합영역의 범위는 증대되었으며 고액상혼합영역과 고체영역의 계면은 더욱 강해진 자연대류에 의하여 2차원성이 증가된 형상을 보였다. 용액의 자연대류는 다공성물질의 직경이 클수록 증가되었으며 계면에서의 제융해현상은 관찰되지 않았다.

• Solar Energy
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• v.13 no.2_3
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• pp.53-64
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• 1993

This study investigated heat transfer phenomena during the freezing of an initially superheated or non-superheated liquid in a cooled cylinder tube. Numerical and experimental method were performed to obtatin the temperature and velocity distribution, the shape of interface. Natural convection effects in the superheated liquid were confined and moderated a short freezing time. After natural convection ceases, heat conduction dominated in the whole paraffin, so Crystal and much-zone were found out in PCM. Initial superheating of liquid tended to morderatly diminish the frozen layer thickness at short freezing times but little effect on the these quantities at longer times. On the amount of frozen mass, Iintial liquid superheating is less affected than tube wall subcooling.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.14-22
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• 1999

본 연구는 일반적으로 소·중용량의 냉동·공조기에 많이 사용되고 있는 플레이트 핀 코일형 공냉응축기를 대상으로 수치해석에 의해 응축기의 특성을 파악하였다. 해석에서는 응축기를 과열증기영역, 2상영역 및 과냉각액영역으로 구분하여 공냉 응축기의 성능에 큰 영향을 미치고 있는 공기온도, 공기측열전달률, 입구 냉매온도, 응축온도 및 질량유량 등을 파라메터로하여 이들의 상호관계와 이들이 응축완료점까지의 거리 및 방열량 등에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 해석결과로는 해석모델로부터 각 영역의 냉매 상태량, 온도분포 및 열전달률을 구할 수 있었고, 일반적으로 응축기의 성능에 많은 영향을 미치는 각종 파라메터들을 중심으로 광범위한 동작조건에서 이들의 상관관계 및 특성을 파악하므로서 응축기 설계를 위한 기초 자료 및 설치장소나 주위환경 등에 따라 서로간에 다양한 영향을 미치는 실제장치의 동적특성 해석을 위한 자료를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.573-580
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• 2001

When investigating optimum design of the evaporator in the refrigeration and heat pump systems, there is still lack of data for the dynamic characteristics of the evaporator, This is due to the fact that the static characteristics in the evaporator are absolutely difficult to measure and are burdened with uncertainties. In this study, the simulation works for static characteristics in the evaporator of small air conditioner are carried out to obtain the data of dynamic characteristics. In the simulation, the test evaporator is divided by two-phase evaporating region and single-phase heating region. The major parameters are refrigerant flow rate, heat transfer coefficient of air, air velocity and air temperature. The results show that the calculation method for tube length is an easy-to-use to model analysis of static characteristics and to determine state of refrigerant in the evaporator. The effects of the four parameters on the length of evaporating completed point and heat flow rate to the evaporator are clarified.