Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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The Performance Improvement of a Gas Injection Heat Pump with a Flash Tank

기액분리기를 적용한 가스 인젝션 히트펌프의 성능 향상에 관한 실험적 연구

  • Son, Kilsoo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Dongwoo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School Korea University) ;
  • Choi, Sungkyung (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Yongchan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University)
  • 손길수 (고려대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 김동우 (고려대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 최성경 (고려대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 김용찬 (고려대학교 기계공학부)
  • Received : 2016.12.02
  • Accepted : 2017.04.11
  • Published : 2017.06.10
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Abstract

Air-source heat pumps are widely used in residential heating systems. However, the decrease in the capacity of the heat pump is unavoidable when operating at very low and high ambient temperatures. The vapor injection technique is considered a promising technology to overcome this problem. Recent research on vapor injection cycles have mainly adopted a scroll compressor with an internal heat exchanger at severe operating conditions. This study measured the COP and EER of a gas injection heat pump using a flash tank with an inverter-driven rotary compressor at severe operating conditions. Compared to non-injection heat pumps, the heating capacity and COP of the gas injection heat pump improved up to 15% and 2.9%, respectively, at outdoor temperatures of $-10^{\circ}C$ to $7^{\circ}C$. The cooling capacity of the gas injection heat pump was 11% higher than the non-injection heat pump at an outdoor temperature of $35^{\circ}C$. At the same time, the EER of the gas injection heat pump was similar to that of the non-injection heat pump.

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