The paper deals with the comparative analysis of the performance of cooling and heating systems operating with NH3 (ammonia) or CO2 (carbon dioxide), both natural refrigerants. The study is based on the exergetic ...The paper deals with the comparative analysis of the performance of cooling and heating systems operating with NH3 (ammonia) or CO2 (carbon dioxide), both natural refrigerants. The study is based on the exergetic analysis that points out the location and the magnitude of a system malfunction. Both systems, with NH3 or CO2 operate in two stages. The exergetic analysis gives the direction of the structural optimization. The exergetic analysis has shown that the best structural schematic is not the same for the two agents. The exergetic analysis points out that the largest exergy destruction in the CO2 cycle is due to the throttling process and offers solutions to diminish it.展开更多
文摘The paper deals with the comparative analysis of the performance of cooling and heating systems operating with NH3 (ammonia) or CO2 (carbon dioxide), both natural refrigerants. The study is based on the exergetic analysis that points out the location and the magnitude of a system malfunction. Both systems, with NH3 or CO2 operate in two stages. The exergetic analysis gives the direction of the structural optimization. The exergetic analysis has shown that the best structural schematic is not the same for the two agents. The exergetic analysis points out that the largest exergy destruction in the CO2 cycle is due to the throttling process and offers solutions to diminish it.