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R&D test facility to develop systems using water as refrigerant.

Author(s) : IEA HPC, GUPTA R. P., LINTON J. W., SNELSON W. K.

Summary

In using water as a refrigerant in compressor driven chillers and heat pumps, only axial (and possibly centrifugal) compressors have high enough specific volumetric throughput for the water vapour compression to be potentially cost-effective. A test rig is needed to test existing turbo-compressors beyond the range of their design parameters to explore if they can be adapted to new applications. The paper describes the design of such a test rig and the criteria it is based on. The findings on the use of some compressors are presented.

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  • Original title: R&D test facility to develop systems using water as refrigerant.
  • Record ID : 1997-0712
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Compression systems with natural working fluids. Applications, experience and developments. Workshop proceedings.
  • Publication date: 1995/10/16
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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