Speed of Sound Mark Hilarion (X)
Speed of Sound Mark Hilarion (X)
Speed of Sound Mark Hilarion (X)
Hilarion
ME 226 - Gas Dynamics
1) About R1234yf
R1234yf is a non-ozone depleting, low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant that was
initially developed to meet the EU Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) Directive starting from 1 January
2011 and become the standard refrigerant for the majority of automotive manufacturers globally.
(Opteon YF Product Information Bulletin)
(Literature Reference for R1234yf: Richter, M., McLinden, M.O., and Lemmon, E.W.
"Thermodynamic Properties of 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoroprop-1-ene (R1234yf): Vapor Pressure and
p-rho-T Measurements and an Equation of State," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 56(7):3254-3264,
2011.)
(Literature Reference for R134a: Tillner-Roth, R. and Baehr, H.D., "An international standard
formulation of the thermodynamic properties of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) for
temperatures from 170 K to 455 K at pressures up to 70 MPa," J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data,
23:657-729, 1994.)
2) Speed of sound calculation
∂ v : therefore c=−v (
∂v )
2 ∂P
But ∂ ρ=−v −2 and by central difference:
s
( )
(v+∂ v) ( v−∂ v )
∂P P −P
=
∂v s 2∗∂ v
Said formula will be used to find the speed of sound on subcooled and superheated
region holding entropy constant.
c=−v 2 ( ∂∂ Pv ) ∗( ∂∂ TT )
s
()
∂P
∂T
c=−v 2
∂v
∂T s
By Clausius–Clapeyron equation
∂ P s g−s f
=
∂ T v g−v f
dv d v f
=
dT dT
+x ( ) ( ) ( )
d vg
dT
+v g
dx
dT
−x
d vf
dT
dx
−v f ( )
dT
+x( ) +( v ¿ ¿ g−v )( ) ¿
dv dv dv f g dx
= (1−x ) f
dT dT dT dT
dx
To find :
dT
s=s f + x ( s g −s f )=s f + x s g−xs f
ds d s f
=
dT dT
+x
d sg
dT ( ) ( ) ( )
+ vg
dx
dT
−x
d sf
dT
dx
−v f ( )
dT
ds
dT
= (1−x )
d sf
dT
+x
d sg
dT ( ) ( )
+(s ¿ ¿ g−s f )
dx
dT
=0 ¿; since the process is isentropic
ds
dT
=0
dx
=
( ( 1−x )
d sf
dT
+x
dT( ))
d sg
dT ( s ¿ ¿ f −s g)¿
d s g s T+
g
dT
−sTg −dT
=
dT 2∗dT
T +dT T −dT
d v f v f −v f
=
dT 2∗dT
T +dT T −dT
d v g v g −v g
=
dT 2∗dT
The Equation is used to calculate the speed of sound on R1234yf from its triple point
temperature to critical temperature.
3) Results of calculation
Different Pressures are presented for R1234yf. It shows that the speed of sound
plummet as it approaches the saturated temperature of given pressures. The decrease and
increase rate of speed of sound with respect to specific volume from triple point
temperature to saturated temperature and saturated temperature to critical temperature
respectively are more pronounced at higher pressure.
At pressures 40000 Pa, 120000 Pa, 275000 Pa, 500000 Pa, 1000000 Pa
At pressures 100000 Pa, 1500000 Pa, 2000000 Pa, 2500000 Pa, 3000000 Pa
At pressures 40000 Pa, 832500 Pa, 1655000 Pa, 2477500 Pa, 3300000 Pa