EVAP-COND; Simulation Models for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers with Circuitry Optimization, Version 5.0

Published

January 18, 2021

Author(s)

Piotr Domanski, David A. Yashar, Janusz Wojtusiak

Abstract

EVAP-COND is a software package that contains NIST's simulation models for a finned-tube evaporator and condenser. The "tube-by-tube" modeling scheme allows for specifying complex refrigerant circuits, modeling refrigerant distribution between these circuits, and accounting for non-uniform air distribution. Simulation results include local parameters for each tube such as inlet and outlet quality, temperature, enthalpy, entropy, pressure drop, mass flow rate for refrigerant and inlet and outlet temperature for air. EVAP-COND includes a module for optimization of refrigerant circuitry based on computational intelligence methods. This version 5.0 of EVAP-COND uses the current version 10.0 REFPROP (NIST SRD 23) for representation of refrigerant thermophysical properties.

Citation

OTHER -

NIST Pub Series

Other

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Keywords

Air conditioning, Condenser, Evaporator, Vapor compression cycle, Refrigeration

Citation

Domanski, P. , Yashar, D. and Wojtusiak, J. (2021), EVAP-COND; Simulation Models for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers with Circuitry Optimization, Version 5.0, OTHER, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed June 29, 2025)