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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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m& = CA ρ P up<br />

− P )<br />

(A1-5)<br />

(<br />

down<br />

The above equation is the same as that <strong>for</strong> an orifice except that A is a variable.<br />

There<strong>for</strong>e, it seems that mass flow rate is a strong function of pressure drop<br />

∆ P = P up<br />

− P down<br />

<strong>and</strong> variable restriction area A but a very weak function of upstream<br />

refrigerant subcooling . The implicit assumption is that the flow is not choked.<br />

T<br />

sub<br />

Be<strong>for</strong>e using this model <strong>for</strong>mat, it is advisable to validate this assumption.<br />

A2.2.1 Model Format Validation Using Manufacturers’Rating Data<br />

Whether the flow is choked or not can be checked indirectly by analyzing<br />

manufacturers’rating data. Equation (A1-5) can be rearranged as,<br />

m&<br />

CA =<br />

ρ<br />

ref<br />

( Pup<br />

− Pdown<br />

)<br />

(A1-6)<br />

According to ANSI/ASHRAE st<strong>and</strong>ard 17 (1998) <strong>and</strong> ARI st<strong>and</strong>ard 750 (2001),<br />

maximum throat-area A is nearly fixed by fixing the opening superheat when generating<br />

the manufacturers’ rating data <strong>for</strong> a TXV. For a EXV, the maximum throat-area A is<br />

exactly fixed at the rating value. So CA <strong>for</strong> a EXV should be constant <strong>and</strong> that <strong>for</strong> a TXV<br />

should be relatively constant if the flow is not choked.<br />

Figure A1-1 shows that CA of an ALCO EXV is pretty constant (mean: 6.7881,<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ard variation: 0.0101, st<strong>and</strong>ard variation/mean: 0.15%) over the whole set of rating<br />

conditions (evaporator temperature: -40F~40F <strong>and</strong> Pressure Drop: 50psi~250psi).<br />

For a Sporlan TXV, Figure A1-2 shows that CA has an abrupt change from an air<br />

conditioning application (evaporator temperature: -5C ~ 5C) to a refrigeration application<br />

(evaporator temperature: -15C). In spite of the abrupt change, its overall variation is still<br />

small (mean: 1.1018, st<strong>and</strong>ard variation: 0.0323, st<strong>and</strong>ard variation/mean: 2.93%).<br />

Furthermore, the variation is very small within each application range. For air<br />

conditioning applications, the mean is 1.1238, st<strong>and</strong>ard variation is 0.0021, <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

variation/mean is 0.19%. For refrigeration applications, the mean is 1.0578, st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

variation is 0.0013, <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard variation/mean is 0.12%. There<strong>for</strong>e, the TXV model<br />

<strong>for</strong>mat is accurate <strong>and</strong> the flow is not choked.<br />

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