This study employs piston-controlled molecular dynamics simulations to investigate evaporation mechanisms of low-surface-tension refrigerants (R32, R1234yf) at gas-liquid interfaces under low ambient pressures, important for microcomponent cooling. Simulations reveal that the inherently low surface tensions result in rougher interfaces, enhancing evaporation. Reduced ambient pressure further lowers molecular interaction energies, facilitating liquid film evaporation. Results show the mass accommodation coefficient decreases by up to 12.81 % with pressure drop, while mass flux and heat flux increase by 341.33 % and 15.09 %, respectively, indicating pressure-dependent competition between molecular escape and thermal transport. Temperature rise intensifies evaporation; R1234yf exhibits the largest mass accommodation coefficient reduction (48.14 %), and refrigerants show order-of-magnitude heat flux sensitivity to temperature. Utilizing the Schrage equation, mass flux, heat flux, and mass accommodation coefficient are derived. These models are then corrected using the Arrhenius equation and transition state theory to develop a modified model capturing synergistic temperature-pressure effects on evaporation. The work resolves uncertainties in low-pressure interfacial dynamics for low-surface-tension liquids, providing mechanistic insights into how interfacial roughness and energy barriers govern phase change efficiency, establishing a basis for optimizing refrigerant performance in low-pressure cooling systems.
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