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Thermodynamic analysis of the two-phase ejector air-conditioning system for buses.

Author(s) : ÜNAL S., YILMAZ T.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Air-conditioning compressors of the buses are usually operated with the power taken from the engine of the buses. Therefore, an improvement in the air-conditioning system will reduce the fuel consumption of the buses. The improvement in the coefficient of performance (COP) of the air-conditioning system can be provided by using the two-phase ejector as an expansion valve in the air-conditioning system. In this study, the thermodynamic analysis of bus air-conditioning system enhanced with a two-phase ejector and two evaporators is performed. Thermodynamic analysis is made assuming that the mixing process in ejector occurs at constant cross-sectional area and constant pressure. The increase rate in the COP with respect to conventional system is analyzed in terms of the subcooling, condenser and evaporator temperatures. The analysis shows that COP improvement of the system by using the two phase ejector as an expansion device is 15% depending on design parameters of the existing bus air-conditioning system.

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  • Original title: Thermodynamic analysis of the two-phase ejector air-conditioning system for buses.
  • Record ID : 30015746
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 79
  • Publication date: 2015/03/25
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.01.023

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