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Alternative evaluation of liquid-to-suction heat exchange in the refrigeration cycle.

Author(s) : HERMES C. J. L.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

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This paper advances a thermodynamic study of the effects of the liquid-to-suction heat exchange in vapor compression refrigeration cycles. The analysis was carried out for refrigerants of current interest, such as R134a, R22, R290, R410A, R600a and R717 assuming the cooling capacity as a constraint so that the evaporating pressure is free to vary. It is shown that the coefficient of performance may either increase or decrease when an internal heat exchanger is introduced into the cycle, depending not only on the working pressures, the heat exchanger effectiveness, the specific heat ratio, and the available latent heat to produce additional refrigerating effect, but also on the change experienced by the evaporating pressure. The thermodynamic conditions required for performance improvement are also discussed.

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  • Original title: Alternative evaluation of liquid-to-suction heat exchange in the refrigeration cycle.
  • Record ID : 30009820
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 36 - n. 8
  • Publication date: 2013/12

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