Numerical study on the straight, helical and spiral capillary tube for the CO2 refrigerant
https://doi.org/10.17586/2226-1494-2022-22-4-804-811
Abstract
A numerical study has been carried out for straight, spiral and helical capillary tubes and their performance has been compared with CO2 refrigerant. The numerical models are developed based on the fundamental conservation principles of mass, momentum, and energy. Within this, outer loop, the ordinary differential equations are solved from the inlet to the exit of the capillary tube. The study has been carried out to calculate the mass flow rate by bisection method where the mass is iteratively calculated at the specified capillary length or vice versa. In-house coding programming employs the finite difference approach for numerical solutions. The characterization of the capillary tube has been done by calculating the length for the given mass or by calculating mass for the given length. The comparison of the straight capillary with helical capillary tube (50 mm coil diameter) and spiral capillary tube (50 mm pitch) has been reported. For a change in tube diameter, surface roughness, and length, the percentage reduction in mass flow rate in capillary tubes (straight, helical, and spiral) is calculated. The percentage reduction in mass in a helical capillary tube compared to the straight capillary tube is about 7–9 %. The percentage reduction in mass in a spiral tube compared to the straight capillary tube is nearly 23–26 %. Additionally, the percentage reduction in mass in a spiral tube compared to the helical capillary tube is almost 17–19 %. Additionally, the percentage reduction in length in a spiral tube compared to straight capillary tube ranges from 37 % to 43 %. Similarly, the percentage reduction in length in a spiral tube compared to helical capillary tube is ranging from 25 % to 32 %.
About the Authors
P. Jadhav
Karamveer Bhaurao Patil College of Engineering
India
India
Pravin Jadhav — PhD (Mech. Eng.), Assistant Professor
sc 57197261154
Satara, 415001
A. K. Sahu
Majhighariani Institute of Technology and Science
India
India
Anjan Kumar Sahu — PhD (Mech. Eng.), Professor
sc 57201214117
Rayagada, Odisha, 765017
S. Ballal
Karamveer Bhaurao Patil College of Engineering
India
India
Sunita Ballal — M.Sc (Mathematics), Head of Department
Satara, 415001
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Jadhav P., Sahu A., Ballal S. Numerical study on the straight, helical and spiral capillary tube for the CO2 refrigerant. Scientific and Technical Journal of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics. 2022;22(4):804-811. https://doi.org/10.17586/2226-1494-2022-22-4-804-811
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