TY - GEN
T1 - Dynamic modeling of heat exchangers with humidity and condensation
AU - Pangborn, Herschel
AU - Alleyne, Andrew G.
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the United States Air Force under contract number FA8650-12-C-2231 and a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate fellowship.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by ASME.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The effects of air humidity on the performance of refrigerant-to-air heat exchangers in vapor compression systems (VCSs) are non-negligible in modeling and control design for some applications. Such applications include both those in which the ambient humidity is expected to vary greatly over time and those in which control of the air outlet humidity is desired. This paper presents a control-oriented dynamic model for cross-flow refrigerant-to-air heat exchangers that uses knowledge of the air inlet humidity to improve the accuracy of refrigerant-side and air-side outputs, as well as to calculate the air outlet humidity and rate of condensate formation. Simulation results are validated with experimental data collected from a 1kW VCS test stand.
AB - The effects of air humidity on the performance of refrigerant-to-air heat exchangers in vapor compression systems (VCSs) are non-negligible in modeling and control design for some applications. Such applications include both those in which the ambient humidity is expected to vary greatly over time and those in which control of the air outlet humidity is desired. This paper presents a control-oriented dynamic model for cross-flow refrigerant-to-air heat exchangers that uses knowledge of the air inlet humidity to improve the accuracy of refrigerant-side and air-side outputs, as well as to calculate the air outlet humidity and rate of condensate formation. Simulation results are validated with experimental data collected from a 1kW VCS test stand.
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U2 - 10.1115/DSCC2015-9646
DO - 10.1115/DSCC2015-9646
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84973497161
T3 - ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2015
BT - Multiagent Network Systems; Natural Gas and Heat Exchangers; Path Planning and Motion Control; Powertrain Systems; Rehab Robotics; Robot Manipulators; Rollover Prevention (AVS); Sensors and Actuators; Time Delay Systems; Tracking Control Systems; Uncertain Systems and Robustness; Unmanned, Ground and Surface Robotics; Vehicle Dynamics Control; Vibration and Control of Smart Structures/Mech Systems; Vibration Issues in Mechanical Systems
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2015
Y2 - 28 October 2015 through 30 October 2015
ER -