太阳能喷射/压缩复合制冷循环性能研究

研究了一种太阳能喷射/压缩复合制冷循环,由太阳能集热子系统、喷射制冷子系统及压缩制冷子系统组成,系统充分利用热电两种能源以及两种制冷方法各自的优点,优化喷射制冷子系统工作性能的同时,改善压缩式子系统的工作条件,从而提高复合制冷循环性能的同时节约高品位电能。采用性能较好的高蒸发温度式喷射制冷带走压缩机排气余热具有实际意义。通过数值模拟的手段分析系统性能及其主要影响因素,并优化工作条件。研究表明,与相同工作条件下的单压缩制冷循环相比,复合制冷循环工作日全天候运行时电力性能系数提升约为31.5%,节电优势显著。存在一个最佳的喷射子系统蒸发温度使得复合制冷循环性能系数达到运行工况的最大值。     

Ejector enhanced vapor compression refrigeration and heat pump systems—A review

The present paper provides a literature review on two-phase ejectors and their applications in vapor compression refrigeration and heat pump systems. Geometry, operation and modeling of ejector, and effects of various operating and geometric parameters, and refrigerant varieties on the ejector performances as well as performance characteristics of both subcritical and transcritical vapor compression systems with various cycle configurations are well-summarized. Moreover, system optimal operation and control to get maximum performance by using ejector as an expansion device are also discussed. However, a lot of research work still needs to be done for large-scale applications in industry and for the replacement/modification of conventional refrigeration and heat pump machines. Favorable performance improvement along with several advantages in installation, operation and control with ejector stimulates the commercialization of ejector enhanced refrigeration and heat pump systems and hoping this contribution will be useful for any newcomer in this field of technology.     

A flexible numerical model to study an active magnetic refrigerator for near room temperature applications

Magnetic refrigeration is an emerging technology based on the magnetocaloric effect in solid-state refrigerants. This technology offers a smaller global environmental impact than the refrigeration obtained by means of the classical vapor compression machines operating with fluids such as HFCs. The Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration (AMRR) is currently the most studied ant tested magnetic cycle. It combines the regenerative properties of a high specific heat solid porous matrix with the ability of performing thermo-magnetic cycles thanks to the magnetocaloric property of the refrigerant; while a fluid pulsing through the regenerator works as a heat transfer medium. An active magnetic regenerator can provide larger temperature spans making up for the local small temperature variation of the refrigerant. In the present paper, a practical model for predicting the performance and efficiency of an AMRR cycle has been developed. The model evaluates both the refrigerant properties and the entire cycle of an AMR operating in conformity with a Brayton regenerative cycle. The magnetocaloric material of choice is gadolinium, while the heat transfer medium is liquid water. With this model can be predicted the refrigeration capacity, the power consumption and consequently the Coefficient of Performance. The results show a greater COP when compared to a classical vapor compression plant working between the same temperature levels.     

喷射式氨-水吸收制冷系统的研究

在传统吸收制冷系统中引入喷射器,根据喷射器理论和吸收制冷循环理论,对新制冷系统的工作性能进行了模拟。分别探讨了冷凝温度、喷射器压缩比等参数对系统性能系数和发生温度的影响。结果表明,在原有吸收制冷系统结构变化不大的情况下,尽管系统性能系数有所下降,但系统发生温度却显著降低,因此,低品位的热源将有可能成为氨吸收制冷的加热热源,对于节能减排具有重要的意义。     

Studies on solid desiccant based hybrid air-conditioning systems

Desiccant based air-conditioning systems offer a promising alternative to conventional air-conditioning systems using vapour compression refrigeration especially under conditions involving high latent loads. The desiccant can be used either in a stand-alone system or coupled judiciously with a vapour compression system to achieve high performance over a wide range of operating conditions. In this paper, the results of a detailed study of solid desiccant-based hybrid air-conditioning systems are presented. The literature review revealed that various authors differ in their evaluation of the efficacy of these systems. This seems to be due to different methods of modelling of dehumidifier and differences in the operating conditions of the cycles employed. Accordingly, the performance of four hybrid cycles (which include a new proposed cycle) for typical hot-dry and hot-humid weather conditions has been evaluated using a detailed procedure for the analysis of rotary dehumidifier, the most commonly employed industrial dehumidifier, based on the analogy method of Maclaine-Cross and Banks [I.L. Maclaine-Cross, P.J. Banks, Coupled heat and mass transfer in regenerators — predictions using an analogy with heat transfer, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer 15 (1972) 1225–1241]. Effect of room sensible heat factor, ventilation mixing ratio, and regeneration temperature has also been studied. The results show that solid desiccant-based hybrid air-conditioning systems can give substantial energy savings as compared to conventional vapour compression refrigeration based air-conditioning systems in most commonly encountered situations.     

余热驱动的有机朗肯循环-复叠式制冷系统?分析

针对余热的有效利用,建立了有机朗肯循环-复叠式制冷系统的热力学模型,其中:有机朗肯循环系统分别采用R123、R1234ze、R245fa、R600a、RC318、R141b等六种工质;复叠式制冷系统分别采用R22/R23、R404/R23、R290/R744、R717/R744等四种工质对。选择系统?效率作为性能评价指标,运用热力学第二定律研究系统运行参数对系统?效率的影响,分析了系统各部件的?损失,并指出了能量利用的薄弱环节,提出了有效提高系统性能的建议,为系统的优化提供参考。结果表明,对系统?效率而言,R141b和R717/R744是最佳工质。系统主要部件按?损失大小依次为凝汽器、膨胀机、高温级冷凝器、发生器、高温级压缩机、低温级蒸发器、蒸发冷凝器。尽可能提高压缩机的等熵效率,优化设计换热器的结构,减小传热温差,才能减少不可逆损失,提高换热器的?效率。     

Optimization of multistage vapour compression systems using genetic algorithms. Part 1: Vapour compression system model

The vapour compression cycle is the most common type of refrigeration cycle in use today. Most vapour compression systems are simple, having only four major components: a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator. Multistage vapour compression systems are more complex with, for example, extra compressors, aftercoolers, intercoolers, flash tanks and liquid‐to‐suction heat exchangers. The study performed here considers 121 different configurations operating at condensing and evaporating temperatures that range from ?50 to 50°C. The refrigerants used are ammonia, R‐22, R‐134a, R‐152a and R‐123. The basis of comparison for the systems is multistage effectiveness. Multistage effectiveness is a novel term defined as the ratio of the coefficient of performance of a multistage system to the collective coefficient of performance of an equivalent group of basic single‐stage systems operating at the same cooling capacities and evaporating and condensing temperatures. Equivalency here is defined on the basis of achieving the same cooling capacity at their respective temperatures as dictated by the multistage systems. The vapour compression system model presented here was put through genetic optimization with interesting results. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A review on solar cold production through absorption technology

Recently, the traditional energy types have failed to satisfy the human needs because of their limited quantity as well as their negative environmental impacts. Conventional cold producing machines that are based on vapor compression principle are primary electricity consumers and their working fluids are being banned by international legislation. From this perspective, solar powered cooling systems as a green cold production technology are the best alternative. Absorption refrigeration is a mature technology that has proved its applicability with the possibility to be driven by low grade solar and waste heat. In this study, we present a comprehensive literature review on absorption based refrigeration and air conditioning systems that are powered by solar energy. Various systems along with their thermodynamic operating principle are presented. Moreover, the previous experimental and numerical simulation studies for these systems are discussed.     

回热式变温热源空气制冷循环容积制冷率优化

考虑热阻损失、压缩机与膨胀机的内损失及管路系统的压力损失，研究一个比较接近实际装置的回热式交温热源空气制冷循环，得出了循环容积制冷率制冷系数的解析关系式。由数值计算分析了压比、热导率分配以及工质与热源间的热容率匹配等参数对容积制冷率的影响。     

Comparison of low temperature mixed refrigerant cycles for separation systems

Numerous mixed refrigerant cycles (MRCs) were developed in the past several decades in different applications. In this paper, two sets of low temperature MRCs are developed and simulated for a typical olefin plant utilizing a mixture of methane, ethane, propane and nitrogen as cycle working fluid to replace the pure ethylene refrigeration cycle that is used in conjunction with propylene refrigeration cycle in conventional plants. The key parameters of the cycles including mixture compositions and operating pressure levels are optimized to meet the objective of minimum shaftwork in compressor. The results show that different cycle configuration has different optimal mixture composition and low and high operating pressures. The results of exergy analysis reveal that the main location of the exergy loss in the cycles is the heat exchanger system. Also, the Carnot factor versus heat flow diagram is provided to identify the distribution of inefficiencies in the heat exchangers for each cycle. The simulation results show that MRCs can improve the thermodynamic performance of refrigeration system using the optimal working fluid mixture composition, optimal high and low operating pressures and optimal arrangement of the cycle components. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optimization study of combined refrigeration cycles driven by an engine

In order to utilize the waste heat efficiently for a gas engine-driven heat pump running in a cooling mode, this paper studies two combined absorption/compression refrigeration cycles using ammonia and water as the working fluid. By analyzing the operating characteristics of the combined cycles that make efficient use of both the work and the heat output of an engine, this paper puts forward an optimal mathematical model with an objective function of the primary-energy ratio (PER). The model has been calculated for typical cooling applications. Analysis of the results indicates that optimization can make the combined cycle fully achieve the sought-after energy saving advantage. It was also found that the PERs of the combined cycles increase considerably compared with a conventional engine-driven compression cycle working with pure ammonia. The combined cycle, with two solution circuits, is the best.     

An experimental investigation of a different type vapor compression cascade refrigeration system

Experimental investigation and theoretical study of a different type of two-stage vapor compression cascade refrigeration system using R-134 as the refrigerant are presented. Performance evaluations of two single stage vapor compression systems and two-stage vapor compression refrigeration cascade system are performed with respect to theoretical model developed. In the first section of the experiments, one refrigeration system, namely RU2, is operated. During the experiments, rate of the water flow connecting both systems is kept constant at various values and the voltage across evaporator heaters is increased from 100 to 200 V with intervals of 20 V. In the second part of the first category, experiments are repeated by using different mass flow rates of water. In the second section, two separate refrigeration systems, namely RU1 and RU2 are connected to each other by using the water loop. This system is also called cascade refrigeration system. It is observed that the change in water mass flow rate has little effect on the coefficient of performance for single stage and cascade stage refrigeration systems. It is also observed that the coefficient of performance is mainly a function of evaporator temperature and pressure. When RU2 operating in the single stage refrigeration system is compared with RU2 operating in the two-stage cascade refrigeration system at the same refrigeration load interval (360–460 W), the average percentage values of the decrease in the condensing pressure, the decrease in the compressor power and the increase in the COP are 21.9, 31.7 and 32.7, respectively.     

Irreversible four-temperature-level absorption refrigerator

A refrigeration cycle is modeled as a demonstration of an irreversible absorption refrigeration cycle. This four-temperature-level model takes into account the heat resistance, heat leakage, and irreversibilities due to internal dissipation of the working fluid. The fundamental optimal relationships between: (1) the coefficient of performance (COP) and the cooling load; (2) the maximum COP and the corresponding cooling load; and (3) the maximum cooling load and the corresponding COP of the cycle, all coupled to constant-temperature heat reservoirs, are derived by using finite-time thermodynamics. The optimal distribution relationships of the heat-transfer surface areas are also presented. Moreover, the effects of the cycle parameters on the COP and the cooling load of the cycle are studied by detailed numerical examples. The results obtained herein are useful for optimal design and performance improvement of absorption refrigeration cycles.     

低温热源发电制冷复合系统研究进展

对低温热源发电制冷复合系统研究现状进行了综述,介绍了吸收式发电制冷复合系统和喷射式发电制冷复合系统的发展历程和技术特点,总结了复合系统性能分析、效率评价,工质选择等方面的研究成果。指出了低温热源发电制冷复合系统中关键设备制造、系统优化设计、系统控制与集成化是制约该系统推广应用的主要因素。通过研究提出开发新型工质及适用于该类工质的系统关键设备、建立适用于不同热源品质的系统优化设计方法,同时进一步提出加强系统控制以及对系统集成技术研究是今后该领域研究工作的重点和方向。     

An investigation on the absorption–compression hybrid refrigeration cycle driven by gases and power from vehicle engines

A novel absorption–compression hybrid refrigeration cycle (ACHRC) driven by gases and power from vehicle engines is proposed in this article, in which R124–dimethylacetamide is used as working fluid. The ACHRC composes the absorption refrigeration subcycle powered by exhaust gases and the compression refrigeration subcycle driven by power from both automotive engines. It can also meet the technical requirements for vehicle air‐conditioning systems. The thermal calculation for the ACHRC was performed under the given operating conditions in which the temperatures of cooling air, condensation and evaporation are 35 °C, 55 °C and 3 °C, respectively, and the coach air‐conditioning load is 30 kW. The operating characteristics of the ACHRC, which vary with the generator load ratio and cooling air temperature, have been simulated and analyzed. The simulation results show that the maximum integration coefficient of performance of the ACHRC can reach 14.85 under the given operating conditions. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A comparative study of an absorber heat recovery cycle for solar refrigeration using NH3-refrigerant with liquid/solid absorbents

This paper presents an investigation on using an ammonia refrigerant with liquid/solid absorbents in an absorber heat recovery cycle where heat released during the absorption process is used to heat up the strong solution coming out of the absorber, thereby reducing the generator heat input and hence improving the coefficient of performance. A comparative thermodynamic study is made with NH₃-H₂O and NH₃-LiNO₃ pairs as working fluids for both conventional absorption and absorber heat recovery systems. It is found that an improvement of about 10 per cent in COP for the absorber heat recovery cycle is achieved over the conventional absorption cycle and the NH₃-LiNO₃ system yields a higher COP than for NH₃-H₂O over a wide range of generator temperatures and condenser/absorber temperatures. A detailed parametric study is also presented in this paper.     

Refrigeration plant exergetic analysis varying the compressor capacity

The paper presents an exergetic analysis of a vapour compressor refrigeration plant when the refrigeration capacity is controlled by varying the compressor speed. The aim is performance evaluation of both the whole plant and its individual components. The analysis of the exergy flow destroyed in each device of the plant varying the compressor speed has been carried out in order to determine the relative irreversibility of the plant components. The vapour compression plant is subjected to a commercially available cold store. The compressor working with R22, R407C and R507 and designed for a revolution speed corresponding to 50 Hz supply current frequency, has been used varying the frequency in the range 30–50 Hz. In this range, the most suitable working fluids proposed as substitutes of R22, as R407C (R32/R125/R134a 23/25/52% in mass), R507 (R125/R143A 50/50% in mass) and R417A (R125/R134a/R600 46.6/50/3.4% in mass), have been tested. The variable‐speed compressor is fitted with a pulse‐width modulated source inverter (PWM) predominantly used in medium power applications due to its relatively low cost and high efficiency. The basic difference between variable speed refrigeration and conventional refrigeration systems is in the control of the system capacity at part‐load conditions. The conventional refrigeration systems are characterized by compressor on/off cycles arising from by the thermostatic control. On the contrary when the inverter is used the capacity of the refrigeration system is matched to the load regulating the compressor motor speed. When the control of the compressor capacity is obtained by varying its speed there is an energy saving with respect to the thermostatic control. The best results of the exergetic analysis have been obtained using R22 followed by the non‐azeotropic mixture designed as R407C that confirms, among the fluid candidates R22 substitution a better performance, shown also at the compressor nominal speed. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance of hybrid refrigeration system using ammonia

This paper investigates the performance of a hybrid refrigeration system that combines sorption–conventional vapour compression refrigeration machine driven by dual source (heat and/or electricity). The dual source makes the system highly flexible and energy efficient. The ammonia refrigerant (R717) is used in both adsorption and associated conventional refrigeration cycles. The model of thermal compressor corresponds to a multiple pair of compact adsorption generators operating out of phase with both heat and mass recovery for continuous cooling production and better efficiency. Each generator is based on a plate heat exchanger concept using the activated carbon–ammonia pair. The model of conventional vapour compressor is a reciprocating compressor from Frigopol. The hybrid refrigeration performances are presented mainly for ice making and air conditioning applications (T_C = 40 °C, −5 °C < T_E < 20 °C). The exhaust temperature of the compressor (driving temperature for thermal compressor) varies from 90 °C to 250 °C. The results show a cooling production ranging from 4 kW to 12 kW with back-up mode (both cycles not operating simultaneously) and from 8 kW to 24 kW with complementary mode (both cycles operating simultaneously). The effective overall COP based on the total equivalent heat rate input varies from 0.24 to 0.76.     

Evaluation of a combined ejector–vapour-compression refrigeration system

A new refrigeration cycle based on the combination of an ejector cycle with a vapour compression cycle is described. This integration maximizes the performance of the conventional ejector cycles and provides high COP for refrigeration. The analyses show that the new cycle has a significant increase in system performance over the conventional systems, its COP values are competitive to the absorption machines. If the system is powered by waste heat and the cost of its supply can be neglected, the COP values will be much higher. The system performance can be further improved if dual refrigerants are used and the dual refrigerants giving high performance are identified. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

新型太阳能吸收式制冷循环的性能分析

在两级溴化锂吸收式制冷循环的基础上,提出了一种由太阳能驱动的新型吸收式制冷循环,并对其进行性能分析。通过大量计算,分析结果表明,在现有太阳能集热器所能提供的热水温度范围内,新型太阳能吸收式制冷循环有较高的热力系数。该循环系统的中间压力、中间浓度对系统的热力系数和热源可利用温差有较大影响。