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Thermodynamic and Economic Performance Assessment of Double-Effect Absorption Chiller Systems with Series and Parallel Connections

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  • Jianke Hu

    (PowerChina Huadong Engineering Co., Ltd., No. 201 Gaojiao Road, Hangzhou 311122, China)

  • Kai Teng

    (PowerChina Huadong Engineering Co., Ltd., No. 201 Gaojiao Road, Hangzhou 311122, China)

  • Yida Qiu

    (Management School, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK)

  • Yuzhu Chen

    (Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology, School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Jun Wang

    (Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology, School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Peter Lund

    (Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology, School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
    School of Science, Aalto University, Aalto, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland)

Abstract

Absorption cooling technologies converting excess heat and renewable heat resources to cooling energy have shown progress in recent years. In this study, two 400 kW LiBr solution absorption chiller types with series and parallel connected are analyzed over a range of parameter values to better understand their applicability for different uses. Thermodynamic models for the components were constructed and validated. The performance of the chillers related to heat transfer, energy, exergy, and economy performance was comprehensively analyzed. The operating performance was investigated by considering the external variables, including inlet cooling water, chilled water, and inlet steam temperatures and the solution allocation ratio. The results indicate that the parallel connected chiller reaches higher energy and exergy performance than the series-connected chiller, but the heat transfer and economic performance was lower. The coefficient of performance and the exergy efficiency of the parallel chiller were for the reference system 1.30 and 24.42%, respectively. Except for the exergy efficiency, the inlet steam and inlet chilled water temperature had positive impact on the heat transfer, energy, and economic performance, while the inlet cooling water temperature trends the opposite. The sensitivity analysis on solution allocation ratio showed that a higher ratio decreases the heat transfer and economic performance, but considering the energy and exergy performance, a suitable allocation ratio would be 0.54.

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  • Jianke Hu & Kai Teng & Yida Qiu & Yuzhu Chen & Jun Wang & Peter Lund, 2022. "Thermodynamic and Economic Performance Assessment of Double-Effect Absorption Chiller Systems with Series and Parallel Connections," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-17, December.
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