First and second law analysis of an ejector expansion Joule–Thomson cryogenic refrigeration cycle |
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| Authors: | M. M. Rashidi O. Anwar Bég A. Habibzadeh |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty of Bu‐Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran;2. Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheaf Building, Sheaf Street, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S11WB, England |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, a combined first and second law approach is applied to study an ejector expansion Joule–Thomson cryogenic refrigeration cycle. The effects of the evaporator temperature, ejector pressure ratio and compressor function on the coefficient of performance (COP), exergy destruction and the exergetic efficiency have been investigated. The present study has been conducted for the evaporator and compressor temperature in the range of 75–135 and 270–330 K, respectively. The ejector pressure ratio is varied from 1.5 to 5.5. Simulation results show that COP and exergy efficiency increase with increasing evaporator temperature and ejector pressure ratio. In addition, it was found that the increase in the compressor temperature leads to the reduction in the first and second law efficiencies. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | Joule– Thomson cycle refrigeration COP exergy efficiency ejector |
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