At present, the method adapted to analyze the phase equilibrium properties of refrigerant mixtures is as follows: Firstly, based on some experimental data of· phase equilibrium, the interactire factor bet~een the mixed refrigerants can be derived by using a equation of stalL Second!~ the rapour and liquid phase equilibrium properties are predicted by combining the mixed rule with phase equilibr...

R502 is due to be banned in the near future, and ti)e need for an immediately available and easy-to-use alternative is becoming more and more urgent. Retrofitting refrigerating units can prove easier and less expensive if the mineral or alkylbenzene lubricants usually adopted with R502 have a certain miscibility in the drop-in mixtures. This paper examines the near-azeotropic mixture Rl43a/290/...

A dynamic model of a single-effect absorption refrigeration cycle has been developed. Modeling of the cycle performance requires thermodynamic properties which are obtained from equations of state for refrigerant-absorbent mixtures. The transient response of the absorption refrigeration cycle is investigated using mass, momentum and energy balances for the different parts of the system. Some de...

The use of refrigerant mixtures in refrigeration machines has been proposed in the technical literature. Some but not all of the arguments for and against the use of mixtures as refrigerants are examined in this study. An issue associated with use of blends is the segregation on leakage and the ensuing loss in capacity and performance change on repeated recharging with the original mixture. We ...

AN EVALUATION OF TWO REFRIGERANT MIXTURES IN A BREADBOARD AIR CONDITIONER William Mulroy Michael Kauffeld Mark McLinden David Didion National Bureau of Standards Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 An experimental, water-to-water, breadboard heat pump, tha t is one which could easily be reconfigured, was constructed fo r comparison of pure R22 to the refrigerant mixtures R22/R11 4 ahd R13/Rl2. Three e...

Thermodynamics of an ionic-liquid (IL) based absorption refrigeration system has been numerically analyzed. It provides an alternative to the normally toxic working fluids, such as the ammonia in conventional absorption systems. The use of ILs also eliminates crystallization and metal-compatibility problems of the water/LiBr system. Mixtures of refrigerants and imidazolium-based ILs are theoret...