Experimental study on thermodynamic vent system with different influence factors

Abstract

Summary A ground experiment is established to investigate the pressure control performance of thermodynamic vent system (TVS) with HCFC123. Different influence factors, including tank pressure control bands, circulation volume flow rates, and heat loads, are investigated separately. The variations of tank pressure and fluid temperature are analyzed in different operation process. To compare the performance of TVS with that of direct venting, the tank heat leakage is solved with a quasi-steady heat transfer model. With the actual penetration heat into tank determined, the performance comparison is made between direct venting and TVS. The results show that the increase rate of tank pressure rises with the heat load during the pressurization process. While the bulk fluid is still subcooled, great tank pressure control and fluid cooling could be obtained by increasing the circulation flow rate in the mixing injection process. With the cold capacity generated by the throttling process, both the vapor and liquid should be well cooled. For the case of No.3 to 4, as the refrigeration capacity of TVS could not eliminate the accumulated heat load timely, the fluid has a temperature increase in the early stage of throttling process. While for the case of No.6, with the fluid being cooled sufficiently, both the vapor and liquid have received great temperature control. Compared with the direct venting, the recovery ratio of venting gas loss generated by TVS ranges from 30% to 145%, which shows the TVS has a large advantage on exhaust saving.