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Evaluation of optimal subcooling in subcritical heat pump systems.

Author(s) : PITARCH M., HERVÁS-BLASCO E., NAVARRO-PERIS E., et al.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

The performance of a transcritical cycle is highly dependent on the rejection pressure. The optimal rejection pressure depends mainly on the inlet and outlet temperatures at the heat sink (secondary fluid). For the subcritical cycles, recent studies have demonstrated that the performance of these systems depends significantly on the degree of subcooling and its optimal value varies depending on the application. This paper presents a general methodology to calculate the optimal subcooling depending on the boundary conditions. The refrigerants R290, R134a, R1234yf and R32 are analyzed. Exergy analysis is used in order to see the subcooling effect at condenser and expansion valve independently. The optimal subcooling strongly depends on the temperature lift at the secondary fluid, and it is found when two pinch points are given in the condenser, one at the condenser outlet and another one inside the condenser (at the refrigerant dew point).

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  • Original title: Evaluation of optimal subcooling in subcritical heat pump systems.
  • Record ID : 30021557
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 78
  • Publication date: 2017/06
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2017.03.015

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