Thermal modeling of gas engine driven air to water heat pump systems in heating mode using genetic algorithm and Artificial Neural Network methods

The gas-engine driven air-to-water heat pump, type air conditioning system, is composed of two major thermodynamic cycles (including the vapor compression refrigeration cycle and the internal combustion gas engine cycle) as well as a refrigerant-water plate heat exchanger. The thermal modeling of gas engine driven air-to-water heat pump system with engine heat recovery heat exchangers was performed here for the heating mode of operation (in which it was required to model engine heat recovery heat exchanger). The modeling was performed using typical thermodynamic characteristics of system components, Artificial Neural Network and the multi-objective genetic algorithm optimization method. The comparison of modeling results with experimental ones showed average differences of 5.08%, 5.93%, 5.21%, 2.88% and 6.2% which shows acceptable agreement for operating pressure, gas engine fuel consumption, outlet water temperature, engine rotational speed, and system primary energy ratio.     

基于yong分析的内可逆简单空气制冷循环性能优化

基于yong分析的观点，运用有限时间热力学方法分析恒温热源内可逆简单空气制冷循环的特性，导出制冷率、生态学目标函数和yong效率与压缩机压比等主要影响参数的解析式，以相应的数值计算分析压缩机压比、高低温侧换热器热导率分配对循环性能优化的影响特点，并把生态学优化目标、yong效率优化目标和传统的制冷率优化目标进行综合比较。所得结果对工程制冷系统设计具有一定的指导意义。     

考虑热漏损失的实际空气制冷机制冷率密度优化

以制冷率密度作为热力性能目标,综合考虑热漏、热阻和循环内不可逆性,对不可逆简单空气制冷机进行分析,导出了制冷率密度和制冷系数解析关系式,对制冷率密度进行了优化,并由数值计算分析了热漏、压比、热导率分配等参数对制冷率密度的影响特点.     

基于(火用)分析的内可逆简单空气制冷循环性能优化

基于(火用)分析的观点,运用有限时间热力学方法分析恒温热源内可逆简单空气制冷循环的特性,导出制冷率、生态学目标函数和(火用)效率与压缩机压比等主要影响参数的解析式,以相应的数值计算分析压缩机压比、高低温侧换热器热导率分配对循环性能优化的影响特点,并把生态学优化目标、(火用)效率优化目标和传统的制冷率优化目标进行综合比较.所得结果对工程制冷系统设计具有一定的指导意义.     

空气源热泵回收空调系统排风能量的节能利用探讨

文章对目前空调系统排风中能量回收利用过程中存在的不足进行了理论分析和相关的技术数据比较,提出了基于空气源热泵空调排风的深度节能利用方案,即把空调系统排风引入到空气源热泵室外换热器,利用空调系统的排风具有的能量来加强空气源热泵室外换热器的换热强度,从而提高空气源热泵的制冷、制热系数和机组的制冷(热)量,减少电能消耗。该方案在技术上可行,初投资小、回收年限短、能量回收率高(可以达到100%)、节能效果显著。     

Assessment of condensation heat transfer correlations in the modelling of fin and tube heat exchangers

This is the second paper of a series that assesses the performance of a refrigeration system model by means of cycle parameters. In this case, the condensation temperature is the parameter to study and it is focused on fin and tube condensers. It also studies the influence of the heat transfer models on the estimation of this refrigeration cycle parameter and different correlations for the heat transfer coefficients have been implemented in order to characterise the heat transfer in the heat exchangers. The flow inside the heat exchangers is considered one-dimensional as in previous works. In the cycle definition, other submodels for all the cycle component have been taken into account to complete the system of equations that characterises the behaviour of the refrigeration cycle. This global system is solved by means of a Newton–Raphson algorithm and a known technique called SEWTLE is used to model the heat exchangers. Some experimental results are employed to compare the condensation temperatures provided by the numerical procedure and to evaluate the performance of each heat transfer coefficient. These experimental results correspond to an air-to-water heat pump and are obtained by using R-22 and R-290 as refrigerants.     

Effects of liquid refrigerant injection on the performance of a refrigeration system with an accumulator heat exchanger

Liquid refrigerant injection technique can be a very effective method for controlling subcooling and the compressor discharge temperature of a refrigeration system at high ambient temperatures. In this study, the effects of liquid refrigerant injection on the performance of a refrigeration system with an accumulator heat exchanger were investigated by varying the liquid injection rate at the conditions of constant expansion valve opening in the evaporator and constant total flow rate. During the tests, the ambient temperature was maintained at 43 °C. With the increase of the liquid injection rate, the subcooling at the inner heat exchanger outlet increased and the superheat at the accumulator outlet decreased. However, unacceptable results such as the increase of the compressor discharge pressure and decrease of the system performance were also observed depending on the control method applied. To obtain high system performance and reliability, optimum control methods for liquid injection in the accumulator heat exchanger are suggested. The liquid injection technique for the refrigeration system with an accumulator heat exchanger was found to be an effective method for controlling adequate subcooling and the compressor discharge temperature of the refrigeration system at high ambient temperatures.     

Two-stage heat pump system with vapor-injected scroll compressor using R410A as a refrigerant

Refrigerant vapor-injection technique has been well justified to improve the performance of systems in refrigeration applications. However, it has not received much attention for air conditioning applications, particularly for air conditioning in hot climates and for heat pumping in cold climates. In this study, the performance of an 11 kW R410A heat pump system with a two-stage vapor-injected scroll compressor was experimentally investigated. The vapor-injected scroll compressor was tested with the cycle options of both flash tank and internal heat exchanger configurations. A cooling capacity gain of around 14% with 4% COP improvement at the ambient temperature of 46.1 °C and about 30% heating capacity improvement with 20% COP gain at the ambient temperature of −17.8 °C were found for the vapor-injected R410A heat pump system as compared to the conventional system which has the same compressor displacement volume.     

Regenerated air cycle potentials in heat pump applications

Air (reversed Brayton) cycle has been utilized in the area of refrigeration and cryogenics for several decades, but its potentials in heat pump applications were longtime underestimated. In this paper, a thermodynamic model for the regenerated air heat pump cycle with practical compressor, expander and regenerated heat exchanger was developed. Based on the model, the relations between the system performance and the operating parameters were analyzed. The optimal heating COP (coefficient of performance) and the corresponding pressure ratio were derived. Then, air heat pump cycles (regenerated cycle and basic cycle) and vapor-compression heat pump cycles (CO₂ trans-critical cycle and R410A subcritical cycle) were numerically compared. The results indicated that the regenerated air heat pump cycle not only gets the heating capacity in line with the heating load under different operating conditions but also achieves higher COP over trans-critical CO₂ heat pump cycle in applications of large temperature difference.     

The new thermo-ecological performance optimization of an irreversible three-heat-source absorption heat pump

The new thermo-ecological performance optimization of an absorption heat pump operating between three temperature levels with the losses of heat resistance, internal irreversibility and leakage is analyzed by taking the ecological coefficient of performance (ECOP) as an objective function. The new thermo-ecological criterion takes into account the first and second law of thermodynamics and is defined as the heating rate per unit loss rate of availability. The ecological coefficient of performance has been expressed and maximized in terms of the temperatures of the working fluid in the main components of the system. The corresponding optimal temperatures and other optimum performance parameters have been derived analytically, and the effects of the internal irreversibility, the heat leakage coefficient and the source temperature ratio on the global and optimal performances are discussed. The obtained results may provide a general theoretical tool for the ecological design of absorption heat pumps.     

Correction of logarithmic mean temperature difference in a compact brazed plate evaporator assuming heat flux governed flow boiling heat transfer coefficient

The heat transfer in heat exchangers is commonly calculated using the concept of Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD). As is well known this approach is only valid for counter-current and co-current heat exchanger configurations. For other configurations, corrections for the deviation from pure counter-current are introduced. From any standard text book in heat transfer it may be found that the LMTD approach may also be used if condensation and evaporation occurs in the heat exchanger. The purpose of the present paper is to investigate if the LMTD approach can be used in a compact brazed plate evaporator. It will be shown through integration of the governing equations that the LMTD approach indeed may be used for practical cases, even though deviations occur at small logarithmic mean temperature differences. The article presents suggestions on the correction factor (F) needed under some simplified assumptions in a compact brazed plate heat exchanger operating as an evaporator for heat pump and refrigeration applications.     

跨临界CO_2制冷(热泵)系统中毛细管研究进展

毛细管应用于CO2跨临界循环时,其内部流动不同于普通CFCs和HCFCs,针对毛细管作为跨临界CO2制冷(热泵)系统节流机构的研究进行了回顾。主要从CO2毛细管模型、实验研究、临界流以及毛细管对系统的影响4个方面详细介绍了国内外的研究进展。阐述了目前研究存在的几个问题,并探讨了这一领域内研究的发展方向。     

Thermoeconomic optimization of a two stage combined refrigeration system: a finite-time approach

A finite-time thermoeconomic performance analysis based on a new kind of optimization criterion has been carried out for a two-stage endoreversible combined refrigeration cycle model. The optimal performances and design parameters that maximize the objective function (cooling load per total cost) are investigated. In this context, the optimal temperatures of the working fluids, the optimum performance coefficient, the optimum specific cooling load and the optimal distribution of the heat exchanger areas are determined in terms of technical and economical parameters. The effects of the economical parameter that characterizes the investment and energy consumption costs on the general and the optimal performances have been discussed.     

Parametric analysis of domestic refrigerators using PCM heat exchanger

In the present study, numerical simulation of refrigeration cycle incorporated with a PCM heat exchanger is carried out. To this end, the refrigeration cycle without PCM has been simulated and then, the performance coefficients of the refrigerator in either with and without PCM are evaluated. The PCM heat exchanger is located in the refrigeration cycle, at a location after the condenser and before the expansion valve. The utilised PCM is N-Octadecane with fusion temperature of 27.5 °C. The simulation of heat exchanger is based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in which the flow inside the pipe is considered one-dimensional in the axial extension and PCM surrounding it, is considered two dimensional. Numerical simulation is carried out using MATLAB software. Simulation results show that utilizing PCM in refrigeration cycle of a refrigerator causes an improvement in the convection procedure and results a 9.58% increase in performance coefficient of refrigerator.     

基于复合热源的热泵型空调器

提出将空气-水作为热泵型空调器的复合热源。根据当前的研究状况,初步设计空气-水复合热源热泵型空调器,利用热力学原理分析该空调器的工作循环和特点,结果表明该空调器的制冷性能高于空气源热泵空调器,制热和室外换热器结霜状况得到一定改善。     

太阳能空气双热源热泵测试与控制方案设计

设计一台三匹压缩机热泵实验台，将太阳能热水系统和空气源热泵结合，介绍该热泵系统的工作原理、结构。系统能够满足不同季节制冷、采暖和供热的需求，根据系统的不同工作模式，热水箱在系统的接入位置可以通过阀门进行灵活切换。为了适应不同工况的能量调节需求，采取对室外机风机和压缩机进行变频控制，并研究在无太阳能作为辅助热源的情况下风机转速和压缩机功率变化对产热能力的影响。关键词太阳能热水器空气源热泵制冷剂气体流量能量调节     

Alternative evaluation of liquid-to-suction heat exchange in the refrigeration cycle

This paper advances a thermodynamic study of the effects of the liquid-to-suction heat exchange in vapor compression refrigeration cycles. The analysis was carried out for refrigerants of current interest, such as R134a, R22, R290, R410A, R600a and R717 assuming the cooling capacity as a constraint so that the evaporating pressure is free to vary. It is shown that the coefficient of performance may either increase or decrease when an internal heat exchanger is introduced into the cycle, depending not only on the working pressures, the heat exchanger effectiveness, the specific heat ratio, and the available latent heat to produce additional refrigerating effect, but also on the change experienced by the evaporating pressure. The thermodynamic conditions required for performance improvement are also discussed.     

四种跨临界CO2压缩式热泵系统的热力性能研究

CO2是具有很大潜力的天然替代工质之一,CO2跨临界循环放热过程中具有较大温度滑移,与水侧温升过程相匹配,因此适合用于热泵热水器系统。国内外学者提出了许多提高跨临界CO2循环效率的方法,其中包括引入回热器、喷射器等设备,从不同角度对比分析在常规跨临界CO2热泵系统中引入回热器、喷射器后系统的性能变化。本文在前人工作的基础上,建立相关热力学计算模型,并进一步对四种不同形式的跨临界CO2热泵系统（常规跨临界CO2热泵系统（TCHS）、带回热器的跨临界CO2热泵系统（TCHSI）、带喷射器的跨临界CO2热泵系统（TCHSE）及带喷射器与回热器的跨临界CO2热泵系统（TCHSEI））的性能进行研究,对比分析排气压力一定的情况下四种循环的热力性能;从最优排气压力的角度出发,分析对比不同系统中气冷器出口温度变化对系统最优排气压力和制热系数的影响,以及喷射器等熵效率对系统性能的影响。以上研究为CO2压缩式热泵系统的实用化进展奠定良好的理论基础。     

Simulation based identification of the ideal defrost start time for a heat pump system for electric vehicles

Resistance heating with PTC elements to cover the heat demand of electric vehicles reduces significantly the cruising range at low outside temperatures. Reversible heat pump systems are one of the most promising solutions for this problem. However, in heat pump mode the frost formation on the exterior heat exchanger reduces the performance and efficiency of the system. Therefore, an efficient defrost method is crucial to benefit from the heat pump also under frosting conditions. In the present paper, a transient Modelica simulation model of a reversible CO₂-heat pump system with hot gas defrost was set up in order to assess the impact of different defrost start times. The model is able to handle frost growth on the exterior heat exchanger as well as defrosting. The simulation results showed an optimal point of time to conduct defrost at chosen operating conditions in order to maximize the average COP including the frosting and defrost period.     

Effects of accumulator heat exchangers on the performance of a refrigeration system

An accumulator heat exchanger (AHX) consists of an accumulator and an inner heat exchanger (IHX) contained in a shell. The AHX has been used in multi-air-conditioners to obtain system reliability and high performance by providing liquid refrigerant into expansion devices and preventing wet-compression. Energy is exchanged between the evaporator exit and the condenser exit in the AHX. In this study, the heat transfer characteristics of the AHX were investigated experimentally, and the effects of the AHX on the performance of a refrigeration system using R22 were measured. The operating characteristics of the refrigeration system with the AHX were considerably different from those without the AHX. The AHX system showed higher refrigerant flow rate than the non-AHX system at a constant EEV (electronic expansion valve) opening because of higher subcooling, resulting in better performance and reliability of the refrigeration system. At 50% EEV opening, the cooling capacity and COP of the AHX system were higher than those of the non-AHX system by 7.5% and 3.2%, respectively.