Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University ›› 2023, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (10): 1367-1377.doi: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2022.155

Special Issue: 《上海交通大学学报》2023年“机械与动力工程”专题

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Matching Characteristics of Expansion Valve Opening and Flow Rate of High Temperature Heat Pump with Green Refrigerant HP-1

WANG Yuehan1, NAN Xiaohong1, OUYANG Hongsheng2, GUO Zhikai2, HU Bin3(), WANG Ruzhu3   

  1. 1. School of Building Services Sciences and Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Replacement and Control Treatment, Zhejiang Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310023, China
    3. Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2022-05-10 Revised:2022-06-06 Accepted:2022-06-17 Online:2023-10-28 Published:2023-10-31
  • Contact: HU Bin E-mail:hb1223@sjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The throttling process, as an important part of the heat pump system, plays a crucial role in the efficient and reliable operation of the whole system. This paper, taking the quasi two-stage compression high-temperature heat pump with green refrigerant HP-1 as the research subject, established the mathematical models of the circulatory system and electronic expansion valve by using MATLAB and considering the influence of the opening of electronic expansion valve and thermodynamic properties of the new green refrigerant. It simulated the matching characteristics of electronic expansion valve opening and flow rate under variable operating conditions, and fitted the HP-1 dimensionless flow coefficient correlation by power-law distribution using experimental data. The research results show that the electronic expansion valve with an elliptical conical body structure adapts to the throttling characteristics of the HP-1 high-temperature heat pump system under variable operating conditions. When the evaporating temperature varies from 50 ℃ to 90 ℃ and the condensing temperature varies from 60 ℃ to 120 ℃, the opening adjustment range of this type of valve body is from 49.8% to 69.8% for the main throttle valve, and from 41.5% to 56.0% for the injection throttle valve. The relative deviation of the fitted correlation results and the actual test data is between -7.8% and +7.5%, and the flow coefficient correlation can accurately predict the flow characteristics of the electronic expansion valve with a similar body structure. The selection of favorable electronic expansion valve matching refrigerant properties and the optimization of the electronic expansion valve control system are essential for the actual operating performance. This study provides a good research foundation for the selection of electronic expansion valves and the optimization of the control system for the HP-1 high temperature heat pump.

Key words: HP-1 high temperature heat pump, electronic expansion valves, flow characteristics, experimental research, experimental correlation

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