Experimental study of ventilation performance of a novel integral-type air conditioner with heat recovery using R290

The leaking safety of air conditioner using R290 has been a research hotspot in recent years, one method to lower the risk of explosion after leakage is utilizing ventilation. For fresh air conditioner, it's common to use thermal anemometry and differential pressure flowmeters to measure ventilation flow rate. However, there is non-negligible error especially under low air volume flow rate conditions. In this paper, a novel integral-type air conditioner with heat recovery using R290 is proposed. And the relevant influencing parameters are analyzed and experimentally studied. The results show that tracer gas method is an effective way to measure ventilation flow rate, and the novel integral-type air conditioner can meet the needs of the ventilation standards. The air volume flow rates of indoor unit fan and outdoor unit fan are dominant factors affecting ventilation flow rate. The outlet area of exhaust air duct is more sensitive than the inlet area of fresh air duct in exerting influence on ventilation flow rate, while the indoor temperature has a mild impact on ventilation flow rate.