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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2012.36.1.017

Simulation Study on the Cooling Performance of the Two-Stage Compression CO2 Cycle with the a Flash Intercooler and Flash Gas Bypass  

Kwak, Myoung-Seok (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
Cho, Hong-Hyun (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.36, no.1, 2012 , pp. 17-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
There has been little study on the performance characteristics of the effective heat pump systems in the cooling mode using the two-stage compression cycles have hardly performed. In this study, the performance of the two-stage compression $CO_2$ cycle with an FI (flash intercooler) and the FGB (flash gas bypass) was investigated by using a theoretical method. The performance analysis was carried out with aby varyingiation (the indoor temperature, outdoor temperature, and 1st- and 2nd-stage EEV openings. As of a result, the coefficients of performance (COPs) of the Bbasic, FI, and FGB cycles were decreased by 28.5%, 22.1%, and 24.5%, respectively, for various outdoor temperature conditions. In addition to, the performance variation of the two-stage compression cycle was smaller than that of the single-stage compression cycle. The performance of the FI and FGB cycles was improved by 13.5%, and 6.9%, respectively, when the 1st-stage EEV opening was increased from 32% to 48%, and by 0.9%, and 2.6%, respectively, when the 1st- andthe 2nd-stage EEV opening was increased from 32% to 48%, andwas increased from 42% to 58%, respectively. The FI cycle showed anthe most improved performance for any given operating conditions.
Keywords
Two-Stage Compression Cycle; COP; Carbon Dioxide; Intercooler;
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