• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.357-362
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• 2001

A bench type ammonia-water absorber heat exchange cycle was tested by varying the system charging concentration, refrigerating valve opening and weak solution flow rate. It was observed that the cooling capacity was increased as the system charging concentration was increased. Optimum system charging concentration was found for the coolong capacity of the system. The opening rate of refrigerant expansion valve had a direct influence on the refrigerant sub-cooling at the condenser outlet. Optimum sub-cooling was found to be 0~4$^{\circ}C$. As the weak solution flow rate increased the concentration of strong solution and the evaporating pressure decreased. There existed a optimum weak solution flow rate which maximized the cooling capacity and COP.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.7736-7744
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• 2015

Considering the significant waste of industrial energy, effective use of low temperature waste heat is extremely important. In this study, a heat pump cycle with double effect and double stage was realized, which escalates the hot water temperature from $50^{\circ}C$ to $70^{\circ}C$ using $160^{\circ}C$ high temperature heat source and $17^{\circ}C$ low temperature heat source. The steam generated in the first generator condenses in the first condenser generating steam in the second generator. The steam condenses in the second condenser and is provided to the second evaporator. Part of the water out of the second evaporator is supplied to the first evaporator, which evaporates using low temperature waste heat. The evaporated steam enters the first absorber and the second evaporator. The steam out of the second evaporator is absorbed into the solution at the second absorber. The hot water temperature is raised in the second condenser and in the second absorber. Proper flow rates and UA values, which satisfied temperature lift $20^{\circ}C$ and COP 1.6, were deduced through trior and error. The COP increases as the temperature of the high temperature water increases, hot water temperature decreases and flow rate increases, waste water temperature and flow rate increases, solution circulation rate decreases. On the other hand, the temperature rise of the hot water increases as the temperature of the high temperature water increases, hot water temperature increases and flow rate decreases, waste water temperature and flow rate increases, solution circulation rate increases. In addition, the COP and hot water temperature rise increase as UAs of the heat exchangers increase.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.2195-2201
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• 2009

This paper considers the influence of suction-line heat exchangers on the efficiency of a refrigeration cycle using hydrocarbon refrigerants such as R290, R600a and R1270. These suction-line heat exchangers can, in some cases, yield improved system performance while in other cases they degrade system performance. A steady state mathematical model is used to analyze the performance characteristics of refrigeration cycle with suction-line heat exchanger. The influence of operating conditions, such as the mass flowrate of hydrocarbon refrigerants, inner diameter tube and length of suction-line heat exchanger, to the performance of the cycle is also analyzed in the paper. Results showed that the mass flowrate of hydrocarbon refrigerants, inner diameter tube and length of suction-line heat exchanger, and effectiveness have an effect on the cooling capacity, compressor work and RCI(Relative Capacity Index) of this system. With a thorough grasp of these effect, it is necessary to design the compression refrigeration cycle of hydrocarbon refrigerants using suction-line heat exchanger.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.51-57
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• 2013

The process of liquefied natural gas is less then $-160^{\circ}C$ to natural gas by cooling at atmospheric pressure. When control strategy was made, one of the most significant is analysis of process. It is important to understand the control variable change according to manipulated variable change. In this study, we experiment natural gas liquefied process using C3MR(Propane Pre-cooled Mixed Refrigerant) process by BSU(Bench Scale Unit). We analyzed the change of refrigerant temperature and natural gas temperature according to the change of refrigerant flow rate so as to search an influence flow rate according to adjust each manipulated variables. One of the manipulated variable affected a number of control variables, but were able to confirm a control variable with a large response.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.45 no.12
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• pp.64-68
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• 2016

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.118-128
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• 1998

Capillary and short tube orifice have been widely used as an expansion device in refrigeration and air-conditioning system. To improve the system performance, expansion devices need to be optimized with the components of a refrigeration system. In the present study, a numerical model for a capillary, which can predict properties along a tube and flow rate through a tube, was developed by assuming homogeneous two-phase flow, A semi-empirical flow model that can be used to evaluate the flow rate through a short tube orifice was also developed by summarizing the experimental data. Finally, the results of the numerical model for capillaries were compared with those of the semi-empirical model for short tube orifices to verify dominant flow factors for the expansion devices.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.42-47
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• 2012

In this paper, alternative natural refrigerant R290(Propane), R600(Butane), R717(Ammonia), R1270(Propylene) for freon refrigerant R22 were used working fluids for 2-stage compression and 1-stage expansion refrigeration system. The operating parameters considered in this study included evaporation temperature, condensation temperature, subcooling degree, superheating degree, mass flow rate ratio of inter-cooler. The main results were summarized as follows : The COP of 2-stage compression and 1-stage expansion refrigeration system increases with the increasing subcooling degree and mass flow rate ration of inter-cooler, but decreases with the increasing evaporating temperature, condensing temperature and superheating degree. Therefore, subcooling degree, mass flow rate ratio of inter-cooler of 2-stage compression and 1-stage expansion refrigeration system using natural refrigerants have an effect on COP of this system. The COP of natural refrigerants was higher than the COP of freon R22 in this study, so points to be considered are the security, the attached facilities for natural refrigerants than COP.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.55-56
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• 2006

냉매 충전량과 이차유체의 입구조건은 $CO_2$용 열펌프시스템의 성능실험에서 중요한 제어변수이다. 따라서, 열펌프사이클의 적용과 난방성능 향상을 위해 제어변수의 특성을 조사하는 것이 필요하다. 본 논문에서, $CO_2$용 열펌프 사이클의 성능 실험은 여러 가지 냉매 충전량에서 이차유체 입구조건에 변화를 주어 수행 되었다. 실험결과, 난방COP는 냉매 충전량이 증가함에 따라 1158g의 냉매 충전량에서 최대가 되었다가 감소하는 경향이 나타나며, 이는 COP가 최대가 되는 냉매충전량이 존재함을 나타낸다. 또한, 난방성능은 가스쿨러내 이차유체의 질량유량의 증가에 따라 증가하였다. 가스냉각기내 2차유체의 입구은도가 $10^{\circ}C$에서 $40^{\circ}C$로 증가하면, 난방용량, 압축일량, 토출압력은 각각 -8.57%, -35.89%, 32.78%로 변화했으며, 증발기 2차유체의 입구 온도가 감소하였을 때 난방COP는 감소하는 경향을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.67-76
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• 2011

생활공간 냉난방용 열펌프의 성능향상을 위해 R22의 대체 냉매로서 새로운 혼합냉매R22/R23/R152a(RM-1)을 개발하고 U. S. A.의 NIST사의 REFPRO Pprogram을 이용해 이 혼합냉매의 P-h diagram을 구성하여 실용화에 이용할 수 있도록 하였다. 본 연구는 실험을 통해 R22와 RM-1의 열펌프 성능효과를 분석하였다. 입 출구 물의 온도와 제2의 전열매체로서 물의 질량유량, 압축기의 소요 에너지 그리고 열펌프의 기타 열적 특성을 다양한 조건하에서 측정하였다. 이 실험 데이터를 통해 공기-물 열펌프 시스템에서의 RM-1과 R22의 성능계수(COP)를 비교하였다. 이를 통해, 혼합냉매 RM-1을 사용하는 열펌프 시스템은 외기온 $-17^{\circ}C$에서도 2.2의 성능계수로 작동하는 결과를 본 연구에서 보여주었다.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.881-887
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• 2006

The objective of this study are to analyze the flow characteristics of R22 flowing through EEVs and to develop an empirical correlation to predict the refrigerant flow rate. The mass flow rates of EEVs with different geometries were measured at various condensing temperatures, subcoolings, and EEV openings. Based on the experimental data, an empirical correlation for mass flow predictions in EEVs was developed by modifying the orifice equation. The correlation showed good agreement with the measured data for R22 with average and standard deviations of 1.4% and 6.1%, respectively. Approximately 90% of the measured data were within ${\pm}10%$ of the predictions.