Numerical study on the optimal design of injection-hole geometries of a twin rotary compressor in a liquid injection heat pump

Yongseok Jeon, Sang Hun Lee, Wonuk Kim, Jongho Jung, Yongchan Kim

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Abstract

In a liquid injection heat pump, it is very essential to control the compressor discharge temperature without wet-compression problems at extreme outdoor conditions. The objective of this study was to optimize the injection-hole geometries of a liquid injection heat pump in order to prevent the risk of wet-compression while reducing compressor discharge temperature at overload cooling conditions. In this study, a simulation model for predicting the performance of a liquid injection heat pump was developed and validated. The optimum injection-hole geometries were determined to obtain the maximum multiplication ratio, which led to a lower instant injection mass flow rate in terms of R- and θ-directional positions. In addition, the injection-hole diameter was minimized to prevent wet-compression while obtaining the target injection mass flow rate. The discharge temperature of the optimized compressor was decreased by 9.2 °C over the baseline compressor while maintaining the same risk for wet-compression at the overload cooling test condition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1178-1188
Number of pages11
JournalApplied Thermal Engineering
Volume113
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Feb 25

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Human Resources Program in Energy Technology of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea (No. 20144010200770 ).

Keywords

  • COP
  • Liquid injection
  • Refrigeration cycle
  • Rotary compressor
  • Simulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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