Performance improvement of a transcritical CO2 refrigeration cycle using two-stage thermoelectric modules in sub-cooler and gas cooler |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Division, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca, University of Guanajuato, Salamanca-Valle de Santiago km 3.5+1.8, CP. 36885 Guanajuato, Mexico;2. Renewable Energies Institute, UNAM, Privada Xochicalco s/n, Temixco CP. 62580, Morelos, Mexico;1. Jaume I University, Dep. of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Campus de Riu Sec s/n E-12071, Castellón, Spain;2. Polytechnic University of Valencia, Department of Applied Thermodynamics, Camino de Vera, 14, E-46022, Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | A novel integration of a trans-critical CO2 refrigeration cycle with thermoelectric modules in the gas cooler and sub-cooler is presented, wherein a two-stage thermoelectric generator (TEG) produces power from the waste heat of gas cooler, which is a considerable amount of required power in two-stage thermoelectric cooler (TEC) to sub-cool the refrigerant before expansion device. Mathematical simulation of TEG and TEC as well as energy and exergy based thermodynamic analysis of the proposed system is performed, and the effects of some important parameters on the system performance are investigated. A comparison is carried out between the proposed system and the simple CO2 refrigeration cycle, indicating that the proposed configuration improves the coefficient of performance (COP) about 19%. Also, it is observed that the TEC and TEG have better performance in a two-stage configuration. The parametric study reveals that the new configuration decreases the cycle operation pressure at maximum COP and exergetic efficiency. |
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