Performance Analysis of Natural-Refrigerants-Based Vortex Tube Expansion Refrigeration Cycles
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Abstract
The energetic analyses and comparison of three natural refrigerants, ammonia, propane and isobutane based vapour compression refrigeration cycles are presented in this article using a vortex tube as an expansion device. A simple thermodynamic model has been used for analyses of two vortex tube expansion refrigeration cycle layouts based on the Maurer model (1999) and the Keller model (1997). Effects of various operating and design parameters of the COP improvement using vortex tube instead of expansion valve are presented. Results show that the COP improvement over basic expansion cycle increases with increase in cycle temperature lift for both cycle layouts. The COP improvement of CYC1 can be realized for certain operating temperature combinations. Effects of design parameters on the performance improvement are negligible. Study shows that the COP improvement using vortex tube as an expansion device are dependent on the refrigerant varieties, operating conditions as well as cycle configurations. Using the vortex tube as an expansion device, isobutane yields a maximum COP improvement of 12.2% for CYC2 followed by propane (11.5% for CYC2), whereas ammonia yields negligible improvement for studies ranges.
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