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Development of a metal hydride refrigeration system as an exhaust gas-driven automobile air conditioner

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  • Qin, Feng
  • Chen, Jiangping
  • Lu, Manqi
  • Chen, Zhijiu
  • Zhou, Yimin
  • Yang, Ke

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Aiming at developing exhaust gas-driven automobile air conditioners, two types of systems varying in heat carriers were preliminarily designed. A new hydride pair LaNi4.61Mn0.26Al0.13/La0.6Y0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2 was developed working at 120–200°C/20–50°C/−10–0°C. P-C isotherms and reaction kinetics were tested. Reaction enthalpy, entropy and theoretical cycling coefficient of performance (COP) were deducted from Van’t-Hoff diagram. Test results showed that the hydride pair has flat plateau slopes, fast reaction dynamics and small hystereses; the reaction enthalpy of the refrigeration hydride is −27.1kJ/mol H2 and system theoretical COP is 0.711. Mean particle sizes during cycles were verified to be an intrinsic property affected by constitution, heat treatment and cycle numbers rather than initial grain sizes. Based on this work pair, cylindrical reactors were designed and a function proving metal hydride intermittent refrigeration system was constructed with heat conducting oil as heat source and water as heat sink. The reactor equivalent thermal conductivity is merely 1.3W/(mK), which still has not meet practical requirement. Intermittent refrigeration cycles were achieved and the average cooling power is 84.6W at 150°C/30°C/0°C with COP being 0.26. The regulations of cycling performance and minimum refrigeration temperature (MRT) were determined by altering heat source temperature. Results showed that cooling power and system COP increase while MRT decreases with the growth of heat source temperature. This study develops a new hydride pair and confirms its application in automobile refrigeration systems, while their heat transfer properties still need to be improved for better performance.

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  • Qin, Feng & Chen, Jiangping & Lu, Manqi & Chen, Zhijiu & Zhou, Yimin & Yang, Ke, 2007. "Development of a metal hydride refrigeration system as an exhaust gas-driven automobile air conditioner," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 32(12), pages 2034-2052.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:32:y:2007:i:12:p:2034-2052
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.10.014
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