ENERGETIC AND EXERGETIC ANALYSES OF CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSCRITICAL REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS FOR HOT CLIMATES

Abstract

In the last two decades many scientific papers and reports have been published in the field of the application of the carbon dioxide as a refrigerant for refrigeration systems and heat pumps. Special attention has been paid to the transcritical cycle. However, almost no papers discussed such cycles for hot climates, i.e., when the temperature of the environment is higher than 40ºС during a long period of time. This paper deals with the energetic and exergetic evaluation of a CO2 refrigeration system operating in a transcritical cycle under hot climatic conditions. The performance and exergy efficiency of the CO2 refrigeration system depend on the operation conditions. The effect of varying these conditions is also investigated as well as the limitations associated with these conditions.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-10-07
  • Revision Date2013-02-02
  • Acceptance Date2013-02-04
  • Online Date2013-04-13

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI121007026F

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