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Improving the performance of a split-air conditioner by using an evaporatively cooled air condenser.

Author(s) : HAJIDAVALLOO E., EGHTEDARI H.

Summary

Increasing the COP of split type home-air conditioners is a challenging problem, especially in hot weather conditions. The application of evaporatively cooled air condenser instead of commonly used air condenser is a solution to this challenge. In this paper an evaporative cooler was designed and coupled to the existing air condenser of a split air conditioner to evaluate its effect on the cycle performance under various ambient air temperatures up to 49°C. Experimental results show that application of evaporatively cooled air condenser has significant effect on performance improvement of the cycle and improvement increases as ambient air temperature increases. It is found that by using evaporatively cooled air condenser in hot weather conditions, power consumption can be reduced up to 21% and performance of the cycle can be improved up to 52%.

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  • Original title: Improving the performance of a split-air conditioner by using an evaporatively cooled air condenser.
  • Record ID : 2010-0191
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Zbornik radova. 40. Medunarodni kongres o grejanju, hladenju i klimatizaciji./ Proceedings. 40th International congress on HVAC&R.
  • Publication date: 2009/12/02

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