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    co-current flow in a DX-evaporator



    Hi,

    I am reading technical and theoretical information about evaporators. Given a DX evaporator, can temperatures be crossed? To my understanding, no. I have not found more information about it in the forum.

    However, this link of SWEP says, for a co-current configuration: "At the end of the evaporator, where superheating takes place, the temperatures of the secondary medium and the refrigerant run the risk of crossing each other."

    Link: http://www.swep.net/refrigerant-hand...orators/asas6/

    Can someone confirm that statement is true?

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    Re: co-current flow in a DX-evaporator

    Hi mrr.
    I am somewhat confused what you are needing explained?
    Dx evaporators come in various styles.
    The ones being discussed don't refer to a secondary medium. But a secondary fluid!
    Ie shell and tube / plate heat exchangers.
    Basically the flows of the refrigerant and secondary fluid are specific and if incorrect flows apply.
    then cross over can occur!

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    Re: co-current flow in a DX-evaporator

    Hi mrr

    I think you are talking about a heat exchanger rather than an evaporator where refrigerant is on 1 side and a secondary working fluid is on the other.

    There is a calculation that will determine the amount of work done - it's called Log Mean Temperature Difference or LMTD for short.

    Here's a link where you can read up on the formula but do a search and there are lots of examples which should answer your question

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    Re: co-current flow in a DX-evaporator

    Hi Grizzly and Frank,

    I refer specifically to evaporators were phase-change happens, as in Figure 6.13 of the link http://www.swep.net/refrigerant-hand...orators/asas6/

    Grizzly, can you explain how can crossover occur? Then the superheated refrigerant would be at higher temperature than the fluid to cool! I do not see how this can happen in a co-current configuration.

    Regards,

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