Effect of an Internal Heat Exchanger on the Performances of a Double Evaporator Ejector Refrigeration Cycle

A theoretical investigation is presented about a double evaporator ejector refrigeration cycle(DEERC).Special attention is paid to take into account the influence of the sub-cooling and superheating effects induced by an internal heat exchanger(IHX).The ejector is introduced into the baseline cycle in order to mitigate the throttling process losses and increase the compressor suction pressure.Moreover,the IHX has the structure of a concentric counter-flow type heat exchanger and is intentionally used to ensure that the fluid at the compressor inlet is vapor.To assess accurately the influence of the IHX on the DEERC performance,a mathematical model is derived in the frame of the dominant one-dimensional theory for ejectors.The model also accounts for the friction effect in the ejector mixing section.The equations of this model are solved using an Engineering Equation Solver(EES)for different fluids.These are:R134a as baseline fluid and other environment friendly refrigerants used for comparison,namely,R1234yf,R1234ze,R600,R600a,R290,R717 and R1270.The simulation results show that the DEERC with an IHX can achieve COP(the coefficient of performance)improvements from 5.2 until 10%.

Performance Analysis of an Organic Rankine Cycle with a Preheated Ejector

The so-called organic Rankine cycle(ORC)is an effective technology allowing heat recovery from lower temperature sources.In the present study,to improve its thermal efficiency,a preheated ejector using exhaust steam coming from the expander is integrated in the cycle(EPORC).Considering net power output,pump power,and thermal efficiency,the proposed system is compared with the basic ORC.The influence of the ejector ratio(ER)of the preheated ejector on the system performances is also investigated.Results show that the net power output of the EPORC is higher than that of the basic ORC due to the decreasing pump power.Under given working conditions,the average thermal efficiency of EPORC is 29%higher than that of ORC.The ER has a great impact on the performance of EPORC by adjusting the working fluid fed to the pump,leading to significant variations of the pump work Moreover,the ER has a remarkable effect on the working fluid temperature lift(TL)at the evaporator inlet,thus reducing the evaporator heat load.According to the results,the thermal efficiency of EPORC increases by 30%,when the ER increases from 0.05 to 0.4.

Computation and Validation of Parameter Effects on Lobed Mixer-Ejector Performances

Three-dimensional numerical computation of the flow fields and pumping performances for the lobed mixer-ejector are conducted using full Navier-Stokes equations. In the computation, the inlet of the primary flow uses the mass flowrate boundary condition. The inlet of the second flow and the outlet of the mixing flow use the pressure boundary condition. Compared with the relative experimental resuits, it is shown that the present calculation is reasonable. And a series of numerical studies is performed to obtain the effects of area ratio and length-to-diameter ratio of mixing duct on pumping coefficient and thermal mixing efficiency of a lobed mixer-ejector.

Numerical Study on Flow-Induced Vibration of Ejector Structure

High-speed airflow in wind tunnel tests usually causes dramatic vibration of ejector structure,which may lead to fatigue and even destruction of the wind tunnel.Therefore,analyzing and solving the flow-induced vibration problem is a tough and indispensable part of the wind tunnel security design.In this paper,taking a kind of two-stage ejector as the study object,multiple numerical simulation methods are adopted in order to carry out research on the analysis technique of the flow-induced vibration characteristics of ejector structure.Firstly,the structural dynamics characteristic is analyzed by using the ejector structural dynamics numerical model,which is built on the basis of finite element method.Secondly,the complex flow phenomenon is explored applying numerical fluid-dynamics model of the inner flow field of the ejector,which is constructed on the basis of finite volume method.Finally,based on the two numerical models above,the vibration response of the ejector structure induced by the high-speed airflow is computed via the fluid-solid coupling technique.The comparison of the simulation results with the actual vibration test indicates that these numerical simulation methods can accurately figure out the rule of flow-induced vibration of ejectors.

Development of an ε-type actuator for enhancing high-speed electro-pneumatic ejector valve performance

A novel ε-type solenoid actuator is proposed to improve the dynamic response of electro-pneumatic ejector valves by reducing moving mass weight. A finite element analysis (FEA) model has been developed to describe the static and dynamic operations of the valves. Compared with a conventional E-type actuator, the proposed ε-type actuator reduced the moving mass weight by almost 65% without significant loss of solenoid force, and reduced the response time (RT) typically by 20%. Prototype valves were designed and fabricated based on the proposed ε-type actuator model. An experimental setup was also established to investigate the dynamic characteristics of valves. The experimental results of the dynamics of valves agreed well with simulations, indicating the validity of the FEA model.

Computational Analysis of Mixing Guide Vane Effects on Performance of the Supersonic Ejector-Diffuser System

The flow field in the ejector-diffuser system and its optimal operation condition are hardly complicated due to the complicated turbulent mixing, compressibility effects and even flow unsteadiness which are generated inside the ejector- diffuser system. This paper aims at the improvement in ejector-diffuser system by focusing attention on entrainment ratio and pressure recovery. Several mixing guide vanes were installed at the inlet of the secondary stream for the purpose of the performance improvement of the ejector system. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method based on Fluent has been applied to simulate the supersonic flows and shock waves inside the ejector. A finite volume scheme and density-based solver with coupled scheme were applied in the computational process. Standard k-ω turbulent model, implicit formulations were used considering the accuracy and stability. Previous experimental results showed that more flow vortexes were generated and more vertical flow was introduced into the stream under a mixing guide vane influence. Besides these effects on the secondary stream, the mixing guide vane effects on the shock system of the primary stream were also investigated in this paper. Optimal analysis results of the mixing guide vane effects were also carried out in detail in terms of the positions, lengths and numbers to achieve the best operation condition. The comparison of ejector performance with and without the mixing guide vane was obtained. The ejector-diffuser system performance is discussed in terms of the entrainment ratio, pressure recovery as well as total pressure loss.

THERMAL CALCULATION FOR ANTI-ICERWITH MICRO-EJECTOR

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Numerical investigation of optimal geometry parameters for ejectors of premixed burner

An ejector of low NO~ burner was designed for a gas instantaneous water heater in this work. The flowing and mixing process of the ejector was investigated by computational fluid dynamics （CFD） approach. A comprehensive study was conducted to understand the effects of the geometrical parameters on the static pressure of air and methane, and mole fraction uniformity of methane at the outlet of ejector. The distribution chamber was applied to balance the pressure and improve the mixing process of methane and air in front of the fire hole. A distribution orifice plate with seven distribution orifices was introduced at the outlet of the ejector to improve the flow organization. It is found that the nozzle exit position of 5 mm and nozzle diameter d 〉1.3 mm should be used to improve the flow organization and realize the well premixed combustion for this designed ejector.

Theoretical Study on CO_2 Transcritical Cycle Combined Ejector Cycle Refrigeration System

Chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons(HCFCs) are as main refrigerants used in traditional refrigeration systems driven by electricity from burning fossil fuels, which is regarded as one of the major reasons for ozone depletion (man-made refrigerants emission) and global warming (CO 2 emission). So people pay more and more attention to natural refrigerants and energy saving technologies. An innovative system combining CO 2 transcritical cycle with ejector cycle is proposed in this paper. The CO 2 compression sub-cycle is powered by electricity with the characteristics of relatively high temperature in the gas cooler (defined as an intercooler by the proposed system). In order to recover the waste heat, an ejector sub-cycle operating with the natural refrigerants (NH 3, H 2O) is employed. The two sub-cycles are connected by an intercooler. This combined cycle joins the advantages of the two cycles together and eliminates the disadvantages. The influences of the evaporation temperature in CO 2 compression sub-cycle, the evaporation temperature in the ejector sub-cycle, the temperature in the intercooler and the condensation temperature in the proposed system performance are discussed theoretically in this study. In addition, some unique features of the system are presented.

Analysis of Ejector Cooling Flow

Now there were different aspects of heat exchangers of ejectors who could work in broad range of speed regulation characteristics, and with the different cores and auxiliary substance flows. For affirming of estimated performances the bench had been project, allowing to change speed regulation characteristics of a main stream and to regulate metering characteristics of an auxiliary fluid flow. For affirming of estimated performances of a heat exchanger of an ejector the imitative bench and with a view of accident prevention had been project, cooled air and the prepare water actuation mediums. The bench had been positioned in an insulated cooled room. For putting off gauging the multifunctional measuring complex of TESTO 400, was taken the temperature a surrounding medium, and a water rate does regulate by us. The high speed photo cameras were applied to bracing of formation of drips. Strain-gauge balances apply to determination of mass of water on the shield. The air flow was shape, and moving in an ejector heat exchanger by means of the axial multiple-speed fan. The purpose of projection of a heat interchanger of an ejector is maintaining of airspeeds by means of the ventilator in the mixing chamber 10 to 80 meters per second. The temperature of given air was a stationary value, equal to -20℃. Temperature of injection water was varying from 4 to 20℃.

Performance of R141b Ejector with Thermal Storage for Solar Air Conditioning

This paper was designed to determine the performance of the R 141 b ejector includes analysis in economics. The first step is to determine the operating condition and ejector geometry through computer calculation program. That found at the generator temperature 84 ℃ and evaporator temperature 8 ℃, diameter of nozzle throat is 2 mm, diameter of nozzle exit is 8 mm, diameter of mixing chamber inlet is 25 mm, diameter of constant area section is 8 mm. Area of evacuated solar collector is 10 m2, thermal storage tank size is 0.33 m3, cold thermal storage size is 2.3 m3. The entrainment ratio and COP （coefficient of performance） of computer calculation program are 0.295 and 0.235, respectively. The second step ejector is fabricated and equipped to solar ejector refrigeration system, it is found that, average COP is 0.265. The economics analysis of solar ejector cooling system are invested in the investment cost was 158,158 baht. When calculating payback period was 7.73 years, the return value on a NPV （net present value） was 60,872.63 baht of lifetime of the system throughout a period of 15 years, and IRR （internal rate of return） is 13.57%.

Energy Storage System for Solar Thermal Air Conditioning Combined with Ejector Cooling System

A system of energy storage for solar thermal air conditioning combined with ejector cooling system for residential is determined in this paper. The purpose of this study is to design the energy storage system for heating the water in a storage tank to reach the required temperature for exchanging heat with the refrigerant of cooling system. The design from calculation of thermal energy storage system that proper with the solar flat plate collector area results are 70 m2, and the hot water temperature is over than 80 ℃. A cooling system is selected for refrigerant of R141b from the solar air conditioning system of 10.5 kW, and the energy source is solar thermal energy from the collector that there is an efficiency of 0.46 approximately. This storage system for the electric solar cooling system can be reduced the problem of the intermittent of energy source with the constant generating temperature to run the cooling system continuously.

Performance Improvement of Two-Phase Steam Ejector based on CFD Techniques,Response Surface Methodology and Genetic Algorithm

The steam ejector is a crucial component in the waste heat recovery system.Its performance determines the amount of recovered heat and system efficiency.However,poor ejector performance has always been the main bottleneck for system applications.Therefore,this study proposes an optimization methodology to improve the steam ejector's performance by utilizing computational fluid dynamics(CFD) techniques,response surface methodology(RSM),and genetic algorithm(GA).Firstly,a homogeneous equilibrium model(HEM) was established to simulate the two-phase flow in the steam ejector.Then,the orthogonal test was presented to the screening of the key decision variables that have a significant impact on the entrainment ratio(ER).Next,the RSM was used to fit a response surface regression model(RSRM).Meanwhile,the effect of the interaction of geometric parameters on the performance of the steam ejector was revealed.Finally,GA was employed to solve the RSRM's global optimal ER value.The results show that the RSRM exhibits a good fit for ER(R^(2)=0.997).After RSM and GA optimization,the maximum ejector efficiency is 27.94%,which is 48.38% higher than the initial ejector of 18.83%.Furthermore,the optimized ejector efficiency is increased by 46.4% on average under off-design conditions.Overall,the results reveal that the combination of CFD,RSM,and GA presents excellent reliability and feasibility in the optimization design of a two-phase steam ejector.

Performance Study of a Novel Ejector-Cascade Refrigeration System with Regenerator

In this paper,a novel NH_(3)/CO_(2)ejector-cascade refrigeration system with regenerator is proposed,which can recycle the waste heat at the outlet of the compressor.After establishing the mathematical model of the system,the theoretical energy and exergy analysis are carried out and compared with the conventional cascade refrigeration system.It is concluded that compared with the conventional cascade refrigeration system,the novel ejector-cascade refrigeration system with regenerator has the advantages of less power consumption of the compressor,less component exergy destruction,high system performance,and is more suitable for working at a lower temperature.Under the working conditions studied in this paper,compared with the conventional cascade refrigeration system,the COP of the novel ejector-cascade refrigeration system with regenerator is increased by9.58%;the exergy efficiency is increased by 9.50%,and the optimal evaporation temperature is about-45℃.

Thermodynamic performance modeling,optimization and numerical simulation of RBCC ejector mode

Ejector mode is a unique and critical phase of wide-range rocket-based combined cycle(RBCC)engine.In this paper,a quasi-one-dimensional thermodynamic performance modeling method,with more detailed model treatments for the inlet-diffuser system,pri-mary/secondaryflow interaction,and pressure feedback matching,was developed for operating characteristics studies and multi-objective optimization analysis of the ejector mode of an actual RBCC engine.A series of three-dimensional simulations of separate inlet and fullflowpath was completed to validate the modeling study and provide further insight into the operating charac-teristics.The primary/secondary equilibrium pressure ratio functions a significant effect on ejector mode performance,a higher performance augmentation can be obtained by lower rocket pressure ratio,larger mixing section area ratio,smaller throttling throat and higher equivalence ratio,within an appropriate range.The positive performance augmentation can be realized at lowflight Mach conditions,the coordination and trade-off relationships between specific im-pulse,performance augmentation ratio and thrust-to-area ratio during ejector mode are present by the Pareto-front from MOP analysis.It is further verified by CFD simulation that,the operating back-pressure at the exit of inlet-diffuser system functions a decisive influence on the airbreathing characteristics,the pressure feedback and matching should be well-controlled for secondaryflowrate and performance augmentation.The thermodynamic modeling analysis re-sults are basically consistent with those of numerical simulation,to validate the rationality and effectiveness of the modeling method.

冷却通道对引射器红外辐射特性影响的研究

为降低燃气轮机排气系统中的引射器排气温度,从而减少排出燃气的红外辐射强度,本文提出了一种具有冷却通道的亚音速引射器结构,并提出了评价冷却通道引射器的综合系数。在原有的引射器喷嘴内增加冷却通道,使冷气直接与主流中心位置的高温气体掺混,破坏排气包覆性分布,达到提高主流温度均匀性、降低中心温度的目的。本文运用数值模拟的方法,研究引射器内冷却通道数量、冷却通道进深和排气通道的排布对引射器内阻力特性、换热特性、出口温度分布特性的综合影响。研究结果表明:单排冷却通道排布时,通道数量与换热特性成正比,与阻力损失成反比;双排冷却通道排布时,阻力损失降低。双排12通道引射器可有效降低出流总温,均匀主流温度,综合系数最高。

Computational Analysis of a Variable Ejector Flow

The present study addresses a variable ejector which can improve the ejector efficiency and control the re-circulation ratio under a fixed operating pressure ratio. The variable ejector is a facility to obtain specific recirculation ratio under a given operating pressure ratio by varying the ejector throat area ratio. The numerical simulations are carried out to provide an understanding of the flow characteristics inside the variable ejector. The sonic and supersonic nozzles are adopted as primary driving nozzles in the ejector system, and a movable cone cylinder, inserted into a conventional ejector-diffuser system, is used to change the ejector throat area ratio. The numerical simulations are based on a fully implicit finite volume scheme of the compressible, Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations. The results show that the variable ejector can control the recirculation ratio at a fixed operating pressure ratio.

碎纸机收纳桶塑件的注塑模具设计

根据碎纸机收纳桶产品的外形特征与成型要求,设计了一副包括定模隧道滑块油缸抽芯机构、推板带斜顶抽芯机构、斜顶内带司筒和弹针顶出结构的复杂注塑模具。其中,推板带斜顶抽芯机构用于脱出塑件内观面上的两个倒扣,斜顶内带司筒和弹针顶出结构成功解决塑件内部的4个柱子倒扣的脱模问题,设置的定模隧道滑块油缸抽芯机构用于脱出塑件外观面上的倒扣。推板带动斜顶抽芯的同时完成塑件的顶出,在模具结构上省去了顶针板结构。模具在制作调试过程中,各项顶出抽芯机构无干涉,针对塑件成型时易出现的问题,通过进一步的模具结构优化设计加以解决。在模具投入使用后,已生产塑件产品达3万件,塑件尺寸精度及外观质量要求符合预期。

基于CFD和响应面法的引射器优化设计

针对质子交换膜燃料电池(Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, PEMFC)氢气引射器优化研究中优化精度低、忽视多结构耦合作用的问题,采用CFD和响应面法结合优化引射器结构参数。通过单因素仿真试验研究各结构对引射比的影响,在此基础上设计正交试验构建响应面分析多结构参数交互作用。研究结果表明:喷嘴距和等压混合室直径的响应p值小于0.05,存在耦合作用且对引射性能具有显著影响,通过响应面法优化后引射器最大引射比达到3.62,相比于单因素优化结果提升了25.69%并且预测模型误差仅为4.93%。

乏汽供热用大型蒸汽射汽器性能试验与研究

对乏汽供热用大型射汽器的性能进行了全面分析和研究。结合射汽器的固有特性,在300 MW等级机组的乏汽供热系统中对射汽器变工况性能进行了试验研究,得到了不同机组背压、动力蒸汽压力和出口压力下射汽器的性能曲线。建立了一种射汽器全工况特性的性能参数求解方法。结果表明:性能参数求解结果与试验数据吻合度高。