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Experimental investigation on the effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on the performance of NH3 – H2O - LiBr absorption refrigeration system.

Author(s) : JIN Z., LI S., ZHOU R., XU M., JIANG W., DU K.

Type of article: IJR article

Summary

The newly NH3 – H2O – LiBr working fluid can decrease the power wasted in the generator, thus improves the COP of the ammonia absorption refrigeration system. But the applying of NH3 – H2O – LiBr working fluid decreases the ammonia absorption efficiency, so the COP of the system is still unsatisfactory. To further enhance the COP of the NH3 – H2O - LiBr absorption refrigeration system, TiO2 nanoparticles are added to the NH3 – H2O - LiBr working fluid in this study. And the effects of TiO2 nanoparticles concentration on the performances of the generator, absorber, evaporator, condenser, and solution heat exchanger are tested in an ARS experimental system. The experimental results indicate that the addition of TiO2 nanoparticles increases the Pg, Pe, Pa, and Pc, meaning that the value of ammonia produced in the generator increases. Therefore, the COP and iCOP of the system are improved by adding TiO2 nanoparticles, and the COP is maximum improved by 18.96% compared with the ammonia-water absorption refrigeration system. When the xTiO2 is increased from 0.3% to 0.5%, the increase rate of the COP decreases because the newly added nanoparticles do not disperse well. So 0.3% is a better choice for the TiO2 nanoparticles concentration when comprehensively considering the dispersion stability of nanoparticles and the COP.

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  • Original title: Experimental investigation on the effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on the performance of NH3 – H2O - LiBr absorption refrigeration system.
  • Record ID : 30029187
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 131
  • Publication date: 2021/11
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.08.009
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