Optimal Allocation of Heat Exchanger Inventory of a Two-Stage Vapor Compression Cycle for Maximum Coefficient of Performance

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Morales ◽  
S. A. Sherif
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Vapor Compression ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Inventory Allocation ◽  
Maximum Coefficient

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the heat exchanger inventory allocation plays a role in maximizing the thermal performance of a two-stage refrigeration system with two evaporators. First, the system is modeled as a Carnot refrigerator and a particular heat transfer parameter is kept constant as the heat exchanger allocation parameter is allowed to vary. The value of the heat exchanger allocation parameter corresponding to the maximum coefficient of performance (COP) is noted. The results are compared to those of a non-Carnot refrigerator with isentropic and nonisentropic compression. It is found that the Carnot refrigerator can be used to predict the value of the heat exchanger allocation parameter where the maximum COP occurs for a non-Carnot refrigerator. In order to improve the accuracy of that prediction, the predicted value of the heat exchanger allocation parameter has to be inputted into the set of equations used for the non-Carnot refrigerator. This study is useful in designing a low-cost, high-performance refrigeration system.

Optimal Allocation of Heat Transfer Surface of a Two-Stage Refrigeration System

Volume 4 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Morales ◽  
S. A. Sherif
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Isentropic Compression ◽  
Inventory Allocation

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the heat exchanger inventory allocation plays a role in maximizing the thermal performance of a two-stage refrigeration system with two evaporators. First, the system is modeled as a Carnot refrigerator and a particular heat transfer parameter is kept constant as the heat exchanger allocation parameter is allowed to vary. The value of the heat exchanger allocation parameter corresponding to the maximum coefficient of performance (COP) is noted. The results are compared to those of a non-Carnot refrigerator with isentropic and non-isentropic compression. It is found that the Carnot refrigerator can be used to predict the value of the heat exchanger allocation parameter where the maximum COP occurs for a non-Carnot refrigerator. In order to improve the accuracy of that prediction, the predicted value of the heat exchanger allocation parameter has to be inputted into the set of equations used for the non-Carnot refrigerator. This study is useful in designing a low cost, high-performance refrigeration system.

Miniature Vapor Compression Refrigeration Systems for Active Cooling of High Performance Computers

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Heydari ◽  
Kathy Russell
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Capillary Tube ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Mathematical Formulation ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Simulation Program ◽  
Vapor Compression ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
System Components

Abstract A small refrigeration system for cooling of computer system components is evaluated. A thermodynamic model describing the performance of the cycle along with a computer simulation program is developed to evaluate its performance. The refrigeration system makes use of a miniature reciprocating vapor compression compressor. Due to space limitations in some high performance computer servers, a miniature refrigeration system composed of a compressor, capillary tube, a compact condenser, and a cold-plate evaporator heat exchanger are used. Mathematical multi-zone formulation for modeling thermal-hydraulic performance of heat exchanger for the condenser and evaporator are presented. The throttling device is a capillary tube and there is presented a mathematical formulation for predicting refrigerant mass flow rate through the throttling device. A physically based efficiency formulation for simulating the performance of the miniature compressor is used. An efficient iterative numerical scheme with allowance for utilization of various refrigerants is developed to solve the governing system of equations. Using the simulation program, the effects of parameters such as the choice of working refrigerant, evaporating and condensing temperatures on system components and overall efficiency of system are studied. In addition, a RAS (reliability, availability and serviceability) discussion of the proposed CPU-cooling refrigeration solution is presented. The results of analysis show that the new technology not only overcomes many shortcomings of the traditional fan-cooled systems, but also has the capacity of increasing the cooling system’s coefficient of performance.

scholarly journals Parametric Optimization of a Two Stage Vapor Compression Refrigeration System by Comparative Evolutionary Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 03002
Author(s):  
Shuhaimi Mahadzir ◽  
Rasel Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Computation Time ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Computational Effort ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Vapor Compression ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Vapor Compression Refrigeration

Multistage refrigeration system plays a vital role in industrial refrigeration for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals and food industries. Modern chemical industries are complex, and the problems are commonly multi-dimensional, non-linear and time-consuming. This study presents the application of evolutionary computation techniques, namely PSO (particle swarm optimization), GA (Genetic Algorithm) and SA (Simulated Annealing) to solve a design problem of a two-stage vapor compression refrigeration system. Two objectives are evaluated, namely the minimization of total energy consumption and maximization of the coefficient of performance (COP) of the system. The basis of design for the two-stage refrigeration system is built from and validated against data from published literature. The mass flow ratio, evaporator and condenser temperature, parameters for subcooling and desuperheating, and the coefficient of performance for the basis of design show acceptable results. The errors are below 5% against the data from published literature, which are within errors of significant figures in the calculations. In this work, the optimum solutions show a reduction of the required amount of energy consumption by 30.8% and an increase of the COP by nearly 77% with respect to the basis of design. Further improvements are made to the optimization procedures to prevent early convergence and to increase the search efficiency for finding the global optima. The findings by PSO, GA and SA are in agreement, and all evolutionary techniques achieved proper convergence of the two objective functions. It is also found that PSO requires lower computational effort, less computation time and is also easier to implement compared to GA and SA.

scholarly journals Ultralow-temperature-driven water-based sorption refrigeration enabled by low-cost zeolite-like porous aluminophosphate

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhangli Liu ◽  
Jiaxing Xu ◽  
Min Xu ◽  
Caifeng Huang ◽  
Ruzhu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Water Sorption ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
High Water ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Water Based

AbstractThermally driven water-based sorption refrigeration is considered a promising strategy to realize near-zero-carbon cooling applications by addressing the urgent global climate challenge caused by conventional chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants. However, developing cost-effective and high-performance water-sorption porous materials driven by low-temperature thermal energy is still a significant challenge. Here, we propose a zeolite-like aluminophosphate with SFO topology (EMM-8) for water-sorption-driven refrigeration. The EMM-8 is characterized by 12-membered ring channels with large accessible pore volume and exhibits high water uptake of 0.28 g·g−1 at P/P0 = 0.2, low-temperature regeneration of 65 °C, fast adsorption kinetics, remarkable hydrothermal stability, and scalable fabrication. Importantly, the water-sorption-based chiller with EMM-8 shows the potential of achieving a record coefficient of performance (COP) of 0.85 at an ultralow-driven temperature of 63 °C. The working performance makes EMM-8 a practical alternative to realize high-efficient ultra-low-temperature-driven refrigeration.

An Experimental Investigation on Vapor Compression Refrigeration System Cascaded with Ejector Refrigeration System

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150028
Author(s):  
Vikas Kumar ◽  
Gulshan Sachdeva ◽  
Sandeep Tiwari ◽  
Parinam Anuradha ◽  
Vaibhav Jain
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Thermal Equilibrium ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Vapor Compression ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Compression System ◽  
Vapor Compression System ◽  
Vapor Compression Refrigeration ◽  
Cascaded System

A conventional vapor compression refrigeration system (VCRS) cascaded with a heat-assisted ejector refrigeration system (ERS) has been experimentally analyzed. Cascading allows the VCRS to operate at lower condenser temperatures and thus achieve a higher coefficient of performance. In this cascaded system, the condenser of the vapor compression system does not dissipate its heat directly to the evaporator of the ERS; instead, water circulates between the condenser of VCRS and the evaporator of ERS to exchange the heat. Seven ejectors of different geometries have been used in the ERS; however, all the ejectors could not maintain thermal equilibrium at the desired operating conditions. The compressor of the cascaded VCRS consumed 1.3 times less power than the noncascaded VCRS. Furthermore, the cascaded system provided a maximum 87.74% improvement in COP over the noncascaded system for the same operating conditions. The performance of the system remained constant until the critical condenser pressure of the ERS.

Refrigeration Cooled Computers: Application and Review

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Schmidt ◽  
M. J. Ellsworth ◽  
R. C. Chu ◽  
D. Agonafer
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Stability ◽  
Continuous Operation ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
System Level ◽  
Vapor Compression ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Maintenance System ◽  
Vapor Compression Refrigeration ◽  
Computer Processor ◽  
Heat Loads

Abstract This paper outlines and discusses the application conditions pertinent to refrigeration cooling a computer processor at both the module and system level. Amongst the issues that are addressed are total refrigeration heat load (comprised of active and parasitic heat loads), coefficient of performance (COP), continuous operation (reliability, concurrent maintenance), system heat rejection, condensation formation, and temperature stability. The paper will then examine how a vapor compression refrigeration system has been incorporated in IBM’s high end (Gx) servers. Finally, the paper will touch upon some of the additional complexities of operation at very low temperatures (less than −40 °C).

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