Table 5.

Designed errors of the proposed flash tank model.

Parameters	Designed size in experiment	Calculated by the proposed model	Errors %
inner diameter/mm	36.6	35.2	3.97%
Total height/mm	170	180	−5.56%
Volume/ml	185	175	5.71%
Rated condition in design	Indoor temperature	DB 20 °C	WB 15 °C
	outdoor temperature	DB 7 °C	WB 6 °C
Parameters setting in design	a	1.2
	b	0.25
	t	9 s (0.15 min)