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Cooling load and coefficient of performance optimizations for real air-refrigerators

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  • Tu, Youming
  • Chen, Lingen
  • Sun, Fengrui
  • Wu, Chih

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Based on a simple irreversible variable-temperature heat reservoir air (Brayton) refrigeration cycle model, a performance analysis and optimization of a real air refrigerator is carried out using finite-time thermodynamics. To maximize the cooling load and the coefficient of performance (COP) of the cycle, the allocation of a fixed total heat-exchanger inventory and thermal-capacity rate matching between the working fluid and heat reservoirs are optimized, respectively. The influences of pressure ratio, the total heat-exchanger inventory, the efficiencies of the compressor and expander, the thermal capacity rate of the working fluid and the ratio of the thermal-capacity rates of the heat reservoirs on the performance of the cycle are shown by numerical examples. The results obtained provide guidances for the design of practical air-refrigeration plants.

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  • Tu, Youming & Chen, Lingen & Sun, Fengrui & Wu, Chih, 2006. "Cooling load and coefficient of performance optimizations for real air-refrigerators," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 83(12), pages 1289-1306, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:83:y:2006:i:12:p:1289-1306
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