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Performance and heat transfer characteristics of hydrocarbon refrigerants in a heat pump system.

Author(s) : CHANG Y. S., KIM M. S., RO S. T.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

Performance of a heat pump system using hydrocarbon refrigerants has been investigated experimentally. Single-component hydrocarbon refrigerants (propane, isobutane, butane and propylene) and binary mixtures of propane/isobutane and propane/butane are considered as working fluids in a heat pump system. The heat pump system consists of compressor, condenser, evaporator, and expansion device with auxiliary facilities such as evacuating and charging unit, the secondary heat transfer fluid circulation unit, and several measurement units. Performance of each refrigerant is compared at several compressor speeds and temperature levels of the secondary heat transfer fluid. COP and cooling/heating capacity of hydrocarbon refrigerants are presented. Experimental results show that some hydrocarbon refrigerants are comparable to R22. Condensation and evaporation heat transfer coefficients of selected refrigerants are obtained from overall conductance measurements for subsections of heat exchangers, and compared with those of R22. It is found that heat transfer is degraded for hydrocarbon refrigerant mixtures due to composition variation with phase change. Empirical correlations to estimate heat transfer coefficients for pure and mixed hydrocarbons are developed, and they show good agreement with experimental data. Some hydrocarbon refrigerants have better performance characteristics than R22.

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  • Original title: Performance and heat transfer characteristics of hydrocarbon refrigerants in a heat pump system.
  • Record ID : 2000-2461
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 23 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 2000/05

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