Abstract
Dangerous pressure excursion incidents have been associated with condensation-induced shock and vapor-propelled liquid slugging; however, some of the mechanisms responsible for initiating these hydraulic transients in industrial refrigerating systems are unclear. In a companion paper (part 1), an exhaustive compendium of the relevant literature was presented. In this paper, specific shock initiation mechanisms are described, an analysis for estimating the pressure excursion of a shock is presented, and a method for avoiding one possible path to hydraulic shock in refrigerating systems is presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 32-41 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | ASHRAE Transactions |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | pt 2 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering
- Building and Construction