Performance evaluation of a CO2 heat pump system for fuel cell vehicles considering the heat exchanger arrangements |
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Authors: | Sung Chul Kim Min Soo Kim In Chul Hwang Tae Won Lim |
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Affiliation: | aSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea;bCorporate Research and Development Division, Hyundai-Kia Motors, Gyeonggi-Do 449-912, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | A novel CO2 heat pump system was provided for use in fuel cell vehicles, when considering the heat exchanger arrangements. This cycle which had an inverter-controlled, electricity-driven compressor was applied to the automotive heat pump system for both cooling and heating. The cooling and heating loops consisted of a semi-hermetic compressor, supercritical pressure microchannel heat exchangers (a gas cooler and a cabin heater), a microchannel evaporator, an internal heat exchanger, an expansion valve and an accumulator. The performance characteristics of the CO2 heat pump system for fuel cell vehicles were analyzed by experiments. Results for steady and transient state performance were provided for various operating conditions. Furthermore, experiments to examine the arrangements of a radiator and an outdoor heat exchanger were carried out by changing their positions for both cooling and heating conditions. The arrangements of the radiator and the outdoor heat exchanger were tested to quantify cooling/heating effectiveness and mutual interference. The improvement of heating capacity and coefficient of performance (COP) of the CO2 heat pump system was up to 54% and 22%, respectively, when using preheated air through the radiator instead of cold ambient air. However, the cooling capacity quite decreased by 40–60% and the COP fairly decreased by 43–65%, for the new radiator-front arrangement. |
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Keywords: | Heat pump Automobile Fuel cell CO2 R744 Transcritical cycle Enhancement Heat exchanger Experiment Steady state Transient Performance COPMots clé s: Pompe à chaleur Automobile Pile à combustible CO2 R744 Cycle transcritique Amé lioration É changeur de chaleur Expé rimentation Ré gime permanent Ré gime transitoire Performance COP |
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