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Refrigeration Modeling of a Frozen Carbonated
Beverage Dispenser
November 5, 2018
Presented by:
Anthony Behe
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FBD Partnership, LP
• Privately Held Limited Partnership – Based in San Antonio, TX
– In business since 1996
– Expanding operations in Asia
• Industry Leaders– Innovation
– Technology
– Market Share (>80% for FCB)
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Who We Are
• Beverage Dispensing Machines– Frozen Carbonated Beverages (FCB)
– Slush & Granita
– Shakes & Smoothies
• Markets Served:– Convenience Stores
– Movie Theaters
– Resorts
– Restaurants…
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Why GT SUITE?
• Refrigeration Modeling– Entering new industries: shakes & smoothies,
coffee, mixed drinks, etc.
– Responsiveness to customer requests & customization
– Adapting to regulatory requirements
– Meeting changing customer expectations
• Product-Refrigerant Interaction– Dramatically varying load conditions
– Alternative expansion gases
– Improved control systems
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Project Introduction
• Our Company’s First Introduction to GT SUITE– Learning how to use the
software
– Achieving a model that attains numerical convergence
– Target: 5% correlation for suction & discharge conditions during initial pull-down and defrost cycles
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Approach
• Assumptions– Calibration to Test Data
– Parameters Tuning
• FCB properties
• Heat transfer properties of evaporator
• Condenser air flow rate
• Internal friction head loss multipliers in pipes
– Calculated Values
• Mass flow rates
• Heat transfer in condenser during IPD
• Discharge temperatures during defrost
• Pressure drop in defrost loop
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Approach
• Design and Simulation Process– Develop models of major components.
– Calibrate individual components with test data.
– Create open-loop subassemblies with controlled boundary conditions.
– Adjust unknown, assumed parameters as necessary to get the best possible results.
– Create a full, closed-loop assembly.
– Continue adjusting unknown parameters until the best possible results are reached.
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Challenges
• Unconventional Evaporator Design– Similar to a scraped-surface ice slurry generator
– Heat ‘sink’ is limited in size, and capacity and temperature vary
• Pre-Existing Test Data– Non-ideal sensor placement
– Potential setup errors
• Modes of Operation:– Initial Pull-Down (IPD)
– Cyclic Freeze / Thaw
– Defrost
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Results - IPD
– Short-Range Fluctuations
• PWM valve & overshoot
– Spike in Mass Flow Rate Early:
• Possible condenser blockage or malfunction
• Suspect data
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Results - Defrost
– Temperature Match Issues
• Heat transfer in the evaporator
• Measurement issues
– Sensor location
– Calibration
– Pressure Match Issues
• Pressure drop uncertainty
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Observations & Takeaways
• Results– Questionable observations in test data
– Overall results are not bad – generally within the target 5%
– Velocity in barrel insufficient to push compressor oil up the channel
• Modeling Challenges– PWM Valve vs. TXV
– Control issues (re: superheat target)
– Mass flow rate and correction calculations
– Condenser heat transfer values and air flow rates
– Accurate modeling of FCB and its interaction with the barrel
– Defrost system pressure drop
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Next Steps
• Evaporator Modeling– Capture phase dynamics of 3 phase mixture
• Expansion / “foaming” when ice forms
• Changing solution concentration & properties due to ice formation
– Freezing point, specific heat, latent heat, density…
• CO2 dissolution & effervescence
– Encompass product draw, solution injection, and syrup / FCB mixing
– Model temperature gradient along the axis
– Include dynamic heat transfer characteristics through ice film layer
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Questions?