Thermophysical properties of R744 in supercritical region during the startup of gas cooling process

Propiedades termofísicas del R744 en la región supercrítica durante el proceso del arranque del gas cooler

J.F. Ituna-Yudonago and J.M. Belman-Flores*

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Division, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca, Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Gto., Mexico. *Corresponding author. E-mail: jfbelman@ugto.mx

Abstract

In this paper, the thermophysical properties of carbon dioxide (R744) in supercritical region during the startup of gas cooling process were widely investigated in a horizontal hairpin gas cooler. The dynamic model was discretized by the fully implicit finite volume method. The thermophysical properties were evaluated through the REFPROP dynamic libraries linked to Matlab. The results showed that, the thermophysical properties of R744 are characterized by large variations along the gas cooler during the transient period. In the pseudo-critical region, the behavior of the specific heat, thermal conductivity, density and dynamic viscosity is characterized by an instantaneous change in the amplitude. The specific heat is the property most affected by the transient phenomenon in the gas cooler. Its behavior has a great impact on the local heat transfer coefficient of R744.

Key words: gas cooler, carbon dioxide, thermophysical properties, transient phenomenon, transcritical system.

Resumen

En este trabajo, se investigan ampliamente las propiedades termofísicas del dióxido de carbono (R744) en la región supercrítica durante el arranque del proceso de enfriamiento de gas, en un enfriador horizontal de tipo horquilla. El modelo dinámico fue discretizado mediante el método de volúmenes finitos completamente implícito. Las propiedades termofísicas se evaluaron a través de las bibliotecas dinámicas REFPROP vinculadas a Matlab. Los resultados mostraron que, las propiedades termofísicas del R744 se caracterizan por grandes variaciones a lo largo del enfriador de gas durante el período transitorio. En la región pseudo-crítica, el comportamiento del calor específico, conductividad térmica, densidad y viscosidad dinámica se caracteriza por un cambio instantáneo en la amplitud. El calor específico es la propiedad más afectada por el fenómeno transitorio en el enfriador de gas. Su comportamiento tiene un gran impacto en el coeficiente de transferencia de calor local del R744.

Palabras clave: enfriador de gas, dióxido de carbono, propiedades termofísicas, fenómeno transitorio, sistema transcrítico.

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