Vapor compression refrigeration technology has seen great improvement over the last several decades in terms of cycle efficiency through a concerted effort of manufacturers, regulators, and research engineers. As the standard vapor compression systems approach practical limits, cycle modifications should be investigated to increase system efficiency and capacity. One possible means of increasin...

The thermophysical properties of a refrigerant can be modified via adding metal organic frameworks (MOF) to it. Understanding the adsorption–diffusion process mixture in MOFs at molecular level is important further improve efficiency Rankine cycle. adsorption and diffusion R32/R1234yf MOF-200 was investigated by dynamics simulation present work. results show that number adsorbed molecules R32 p...

The article describes the development process of a refrigeration unit using carbon dioxide as refrigerant. A feature plant is possibility recirculating dioxide. authors substantiate use natural substance CO2 refrigerant and consider prospects for R744. efficiency cycle one-stage subcritical analyzed. have designed based on traditional cycle. essential auxiliary components machine were presented...

â liquefied natural gas (lng) is the most economical way of transporting natural gas (ng) over long distances. liquefaction of ng by using vapor compression refrigeration system requires high operating and capital cost. due to lack of systematic design methods for multistage refrigeration cycles, the conventional approaches of determining optimal cycle configuration are mostly based on trial-an...

Estimation of starting torque is very important for motor design and for improvement in compressor efficiency. Especially, when compressors are restarted after a period of inoperation, motors sometimes meet large starting torque. The assumed reasons are as follow . The compressors temperature is sometimes lower than any other parts of the refrigerant cycle. In this case, the refrigerant tends t...

The interest in natural refrigerants, such as carbon dioxide, has been growing in recent years due to the high direct global warming potential of common HFC refrigerants. Despite the environment-friendly characteristics of CO2 as a refrigerant, due to high heat rejection temperatures and transcritical operation, CO2 cannot match the high energy efficiency associated with current HFC technology....

Non-azeotropic refrigerant mixtures (NARMs) are investigated for a twotemperature level heat exchange process found in a domestic refrigerator-freezer. Ideal (constant air temperature) heat exchange processes are assumed. The results allow the effects of intercooling between the evaporator refrigerant stream and the condenser outlet stream to be examined in a systematic manner. For the conditio...

The Cryogenic Carbon CaptureTM (CCC) process is a retrofit, post-combustion technology that desublimates CO2 in the flue gas and produces a separate liquid CO2 product. This project focuses on the energy-storing version of this process, CCC ESTM. During off-peak hours, CCC ESTM generates more refrigerant than is needed for the process, which is stored in an insulated vessel as a liquid at the l...

Name: S u s a n W. S t e w a r t Brief Description: The HCFC refrigerant, R-22, is the most widely used residential air-conditioner refrigerant in the U.S. However, it is scheduled to be banned in new equipment beginning in 2010 due to its high ozone depletion potential (ODP). A new refrigerant, R-410A has zero ODP and favorable performance characteristics such as good cycle efficiency, non-fla...