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NIST 49. CYCLE_D: NIST Vapor Compression Cycle Design Program

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Author(s)

Joan C. Sauerwein

Abstract

The CYCLE_D database package simulates the vapor compression refrigeration cycles using the 38 pure fluids and mixtures covered by the well-known and widely-used NIST Standard Reference Database 23 - NIST Thermodynamic Properties of Refrigerants and Refrigerant Mixtures (REFPROP).Using the Carnahan-Starling-DeSantis equation of state for all fluids except ammonia, the model can simulate both a reversed Rankine cycle and a cycle with a liquid-line/suction-line heat exchanger. The high-accuracy formulation developed by Haar and Gallagher is used for ammonia.CYCLE_D operates in a user-friendly WindowsTM environment to facilitate evaluating the performance of selected working fluids at different operating conditions.
Citation
World Wide Web-Internet and Web Information Systems
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

air conditioning, alternative refrigerant, ammonia, chemical engineering, compressor, cooling equipment, mechanical engineering, refrigerants, vapor compression cycle

Citation

Sauerwein, J. (2008), NIST 49. CYCLE_D: NIST Vapor Compression Cycle Design Program, World Wide Web-Internet and Web Information Systems (Accessed December 3, 2024)

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Created October 16, 2008