Refrigeration Laboratory
The focus of the refrigeration lab at Kansas State University is to aid the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry in the transition from CFC-11, CFC-12 and HCFC-22 to new, environmentally acceptable refrigerants.
Location: Durland 52
Description:
The focus of the refrigeration lab at Kansas State University is to
aid the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry in the transition
from CFC-11, CFC-12 and HCFC-22 to new, environmentally acceptable
refrigerants. The refrigeration lab is concentrating on obtaining
fundamental data for all new refrigerants, including property data,
heat transfer data, material compatibilities, and solubility with
lubricants. The refrigeration lab at Kansas State University was
initially founded by Dr. Niam Azer. Previous work done in this lab
focused on the condensation characteristics of various refrigerants.
Numerous condensation projects have been completed in areas such as
heat transfer and pressure drop measurement, flow patterns, effect of
lubricants, and correlations development.
Equiment:
- Two-Phase flow test facility
- Ammonia Refrigeration Test Facility
Projects:
- Dupont funded study on two-phase flow of Binary Refrigerant
Blends.
- ASHRAE funded study on two-phase flow of ternary refrigerant
blends.
- ASHRAE funded project on in-tube evaporation of ammonia.
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