Performance of a single-stage Linde-Hampson refrigerator operating with binary refrigerants at the temperature level of-60°C

The optimization of the performance of a single-stage Linde-Hampson refrigerator （LHR） operating with six different binary refrigerants （R23/R134a, R23/R227ea, R23/R236ea, R170/R290, R170/R600a and R170/R600） with ozone depletion potentials （ODPs） of zero was conducted using a new approach at the temperature level of-60℃. Among these binary refrig- erants, the 0.55 and the 0.6 mole fractions of R23 for R23/R236ea are the most prospective nonflammable ones for the medium and low suction pressure compressors, respectively. For these two kinds of compressors, the 0.6 and the 0.65 mole fractions of R170 for R 170/R600, respectively, are the most prospective binary refrigerants with low global warming potentials （GWPs）. The results of optimization of pressure levels indicate that the optimum low pressure value for coefficients of performance （COP） is achieved when the minimum temperature differences occur at both the hot and the cold ends of the recuperator at a specified composition and pressure ratio. Two useful new parameters, the entropy production per unit heat recuperated and the ratio of heat recuperating capacity to the power consumption of the compression, were introduced to analyze the exergy loss ratio in the recuperator. The new approach employed in this paper also suggests a promising application even to the optimization of the performance with multi-component refrigerants.

APPLICATION POSSIBILITY OF BINARY NONAZEOTROPIC REFRIGERANT IN JET REFRIGERATION *

This paper analyzes the possibility of applying binary nonazeotropic refrigerants in the jet refrigeration cycle. The thermodynamic cycle performance of two kinds of working pairs (R30/R142b, R30/R124) are calculated using the EOS of PR equation of state, and the results are discussed. The theoretical calculations indicate that refrigerating quality can be improved if the binary mixtures evaporate just in the low temperature region. The character of the rejecter to compress two phase medium supports the possibility of this kind of cycle.

Performance of a single-stage auto-cascade refrigerator operating with a rectifying column at the temperature level of -60°C

This paper proposes a new approach to the performance optimization of an auto-cascade refrigerator(ACR) operating with a rectifying column and six types of binary refrigerants(R23/R134a,R23/R227ea,R23/R236fa,R170/R290,R170/R600a,and R170/R600) at a temperature level of -60 °C. Half of the six binary refrigerants are nonflammable,of which the 0.5 and the 0.6 mole fractions of R23 for the R23/R236fa possess the most prospective composition for the medium and low suction pressure compressors,respectively. The remaining three binary refrigerants are flammable but with low global warming potentials,of which the 0.6 mole fraction of R170 for the R170/R600 is the most prospective one. The results show that the overall matching as well as local matching of heat capacity rates of hot and cold refrigerants in the recuperators are important for the improvement of coefficient of performance of the cycle,which can be adjusted through the simultaneous optimization of the pressure level and composition. The new approach proposed also offers a wider range of applications to the optimization in performance of the cycle using multi-component refrigerants.