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A Curve-Based Mixed System Rating Method for Unitary Air Conditioners

May 2, 2005
Author(s)
William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski
The curve-based method was evaluated based on performance predictions for nine mixed systems, which were also tested by an independent testing laboratory. Capacity predictions were within 5% of the tested values for six of nine mixed systems, and four of

Vibration Signatures for Three Positive Displacement Compressors

December 1, 2004
Author(s)
David A. Yashar, William V. Payne
This report presents vibration data for three positive displacement compressors which will be used to evaluate Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) vibration sensors at a later time. The axial, radial and tangential vibration signatures of three

A Study of In-Tube Evaporation Heat Transfer of Carbon Dioxide

August 17, 2003
Author(s)
N N. Sawant, M Kim, William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski, Y W. Hwang
The evaporative heat transfer characteristics of carbon dioxide (CO 2) were measured in a fluid-heated, 8.0 mm ID smooth stainless steel tube. The test apparatus was a concentric tube heat exchanger heated by water in the annulus with CO 2 in the central

Effects of Non-Uniform Air Flow on Finned-Tube Evaporator Performance

August 1, 2003
Author(s)
John Choi, William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski
An experimental investigation was implemented to determine the capacity degradation due to non-uniform refrigerant and air flow distributions, and to assess the potential to recover the lost capacity via controlling refrigerant distribution between

Potential Benefits of Smart Refrigerant Distributors

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski
The main goal of this study was to investigate the benefits possible for finned tube refrigerant evaporators when refrigerant distribution was precisely controlled to produce a desired equal superheat in each circuit. This goal was accomplished by

Refrigerant Flow Through Flexible Short-Tube Orifices

April 1, 2002
Author(s)
William V. Payne, Y C. Kim, Dennis L. O'Neal, Mohsen Farzad
Flexible short-tube orifices were designed to decrease their diameter as the pressure differential across them increases under high outdoor temperatures. A series of tests for an R-22/lubricant mixture (mass fraction of oil 1.2%) were performed with two

Refrigerant Flow Through Flexible Short-Tube Orifices

April 1, 2002
Author(s)
Y Kim, D L. O'Neal, William V. Payne, MD L. Farzad
A series of tests for a R-22/lubricant mixture (1.2 % oil concentration) were performed with two flexible short tube orifices to develop flow data over a range of typical air conditioner operating conditions. One orifice had a modulus of elasticity of 7063