Abstract
Even though a condenser outlet split (COS) ejector cycle offers several advantages over a standard two-phase ejector cycle, few experimental investigations on the performance of the COS ejector cycle are available in the literature. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of the various ejector geometries on the performance of a small-sized household refrigeration cycle by using the refrigerant R600a under various operating conditions. The performance of the COS ejector cycle was measured and analyzed by varying the compressor speed, entrainment ratio (ER), nozzle position, and mixing section diameter. The enhancement in COP of the COS ejector cycle over that of the baseline cycle increased with the decrease in ER and increase in compressor speed, owing to the reduction in expansion loss. At a compressor speed of 45 Hz and an ER of 0.3, the maximum COP improvement of the COS ejector cycle with the optimum mixing section diameter over that of the baseline cycle was 6.8%. In addition, the optimum mixing section diameter for a given ER and compressor speed was proposed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1059-1067 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Applied Energy |
Volume | 205 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Nov 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was jointly supported by the Human Resources Program in Energy Technology (No. 20144010200770) and the Energy Technology Development Program (No. 20142010102660) of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- COP
- Condenser outlet split
- Household refrigerator
- Two-phase ejector
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Energy
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law