• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.9-17
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• 2005

현재 가장 널리 사용되고 있는 증기압축 방식의 기술 적용 한계의 극복 또는 증기압축 방식과 결합하여 그 효용성을 증대시킬 가능성이 있는 대체기술에 대한 현황을 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.32-38
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• 2009

In this paper, cycle performance analysis for cooling capacity, compression work and COP of R744($CO_2$) transcritical vapor compression refrigeration system is presented to offer the basic design data for the operating parameters of the system. The operating parameters considered in this study include superheating degree, outlet temperature of gas cooler and evaporating temperature in the R744 vapor compression cycle. The main results were summarized as follows : The cooling capacity of R744 increases with superheating degree, but decreases with the increasing evaporating temperature and outlet temperature of gas cooler. The compression work increases with superheating degree and cooling pressure of R744, but decreases with the increasing evaporating temperature. And, The COP increases with outlet temperature and evaporating temperature of R744 gas cooler, but decreases with the increasing superheating degree. Therefore, superheating degree, outlet temperature and evaporating temperature of R744 vapor compression refrigeration system have an effect on the cooling capacity, compression work and COP of this system. With a thorough grasp of these effect, it is necessary to design the compression refrigeration cycle using R744.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.37 no.12
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• pp.1137-1145
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• 2013

In this study, exergy analysis of a thermally activated refrigeration cycle, a combined organic Rankine cycle (ORC), and a vapor compression cycle (VCC) were conducted. It is considered that a system uses a low-temperature heat source in the form of sensible heat, such as various renewable energy sources or waste heat from industries, and one of eight working fluids: R143a, R22, R134a, propane, isobutane, butane, R245fa, or R123. The effects of turbine inlet pressure and the working fluid selected on the exergy destructions (anergies) at various system components as well as the COP and exergy efficiency of the system were analyzed and discussed. The results show that the component of the greatest exergy destruction in the system varies sensitively with the turbine inlet pressure and/or working fluid.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.521-529
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• 2012

Since the energy demand for refrigeration and air-conditioning has greatly increased all over the world, thermally activated refrigeration cycle has attracted much attention. This study carries out a performance analysis of a vapor compression cycle (VCC) driven by organic Rankine cycle (ORC) utilizing low-temperature heat source in the form of sensible heat. The ORC is assumed to produce minimum net work which is required to drive the VCC without generating an excess electricity. Effects of important system parameters such as turbine inlet pressure, condensing temperature, and evaporating temperature on the system variables such as mass flow ratio, net work production, and coefficient of performance (COP) are thoroughly investigated. The effect of choice of working fluid on COP is also considered. Results show that net work production and COP increase with increasing turbine inlet pressure or decreasing condensing temperature. Out of the five kinds of organic fluids considered $C_4H_{10}$ gives a relatively high COP in the range of low turbine inlet pressure.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.124-129
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• 2015

An experimental study was performed estimating COP(Coefficient of Performance) of air-conditioning cycle using inverter scroll compressor with and without $Al_2O_3$ nano particle. All experiments were done for various compressor speeds from 1000~4000 rpm and used the inverter controller called CANDY to change the compressor rpm. The air-conditioning cycle components in the apparatus were used as same with components of YF hybrid car. To estimate the COP, this study measured the temperature and pressure at inlets and outlets of compressor, condenser, and evaporator. And also measured the compressor input power using Powermeter. Through the experiments, the maximum error to estimate COP was shown about ${\pm}6.09%$ at 3500rpm. The COP of refrigeration cycle with $Al_2O_3$ nano-particle was similar with that of the base cycle without nano-particle between 1000~3000 rpm of the compressor speed. But, This study showed that the COP of the cycle with $Al_2O_3$ over 3000 rpm of the compressor speed was higher than that of the base cycle due to the higher heat transfer rate increased in the evaporator from the higher oil flow rate inside the cycle as well known. Those results can be used the basic and fundamental data to design the air-conditioning cycle using inverter scroll compressor with $Al_2O_3$ nano particle.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.890-894
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• 2015

Recently, research on high-efficiency refrigeration cycles that apply an ejector to basic cycles has progressed actively. The role of the ejector and the performance of refrigeration cycles are subordinate to ejector locations. In this study, the performance of three refrigeration cycles with different ejector locations is compared and analyzed. The results showed an increased COP in all cycles due to the application of the ejector, with the highest increase of 44% compared to a basic refrigeration cycle. The ejector refrigeration cycle proposed in this study presents the highest COP, 3.47. Moreover, the decrease in condensation capacity in Bergander's cycle, Xing's cycle, and our proposed ejector refrigeration cycle went up to 21%. In refrigeration cycles applying the ejector, the pressure ratio of the ejector, the vapor fraction of discharge, and compression ratio are important factors for COP enhancement. For this reason, detailed and accurate control of these is significant.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.182-188
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• 2011

In this paper, analysis on the performance characteristics of R744-R404A cascade refrigeration system is presented to offer the basic design data for the operating parameters of the system. The operating parameters considered in this study include subcooling and superheating degree, compressor efficiency, and condensing and evaporating temperature in R404A high- and R744 low-temperature cycle, respectively. The main results were summarized as follows : It was observed that the highest COP of the system is achieved by higher superheating degree in R744 cycle than that in R404A cycle. The COP of the system increased by giving the subcooling degree in both cycles. The COP of the cascade system is the highest value when the system is operated at an optimum evaporation temperature.

• 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 Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.3253-3259
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• 2009

In this study, a computer simulation has been performed for the refrigeration cycle using mixed refrigerants in order to decrease the process stream temperature to $-20^{\circ}C$. Refrigerant supply temperature was assumed to be $-30^{\circ}C$ considering the temperature difference as $10^{\circ}C$ with process stream. Peng-Robinson equation of state model was selected for the computer simulation. A new alpha function proposed by Twu et al was used for an accurate prediction of pure component vapor pressure experimental data. One fluid mixing rules were used for the estimation of mixture vapor-liquid equilibria calculations. A commercial process simulator, PRO/II with PROVISION was utilized for the simulation of the overall refrigeration process. In order to minimize the compressor power consumption, we have optimized the two-stage compression system by varying the first stage compressor outlet pressure. Finally, we could obtain the minimum total power 755.7kW at the first stage compressor outlet pressure, 6 bar.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.31 no.11
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• pp.8-14
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• 2002

가정용 룸에어컨이나 가정, 점포, 사무실에 사용하는 패키지에어컨은 쾌적한 주거 사무공간을 실현할 수 있기 때문에 최근 10년 동안에 광범위하게 보급되었고, 그 기술도 해마다 진보하고 있다. 그림 1에서 나타나듯이 2001년 가정용 룸에어컨의 국내생산 수량은 연간 600만대 수준이며, 패키지에어컨은 연간 약 80만대 수준이다. 2001년 기준으로 에어컨의 국내시장규모는 약 130만대로 세대 보급률이 약 40%에 도달하고 있다. 비록 패키지에어컨은 생산 수량면에서는 룸에어컨과 비교할 수 없지만, 한대의 냉방능력이 룸에어컨의 수배에서 수십배로 크기 때문에 전력에너지소비, 환경 등에 미치는 영향은 룸에어컨과 비견될 수 있다. 공조장치 보급에 따른 환경, 에너지 측면에서의 사회적 영향과 관심이 점차 커지고 있고, 이것을 개선하기 위한 기술개발이 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 에어컨을 포함한 공조장치의 다수는 효율이 좋은 증기 압축식 냉동사이클로써 구성되어 있으며, 증기 압축식 사이클에서 냉매가스를 압축하여 순환시키는 심장역할을 하고 있는 것이 압축기이다. 또한 압축기는 공조장치 전체의 전력소비의 80%에서 90%을 차지하고 있어 에너지절감 기술개발과 환경기술개발의 포인트가 되는 기구이다. 최근에 에어컨용 냉매압축기의 기술적인 개발동향을 정리하면 다음과 같은 경향으로 진행되고 있다. (1)오존층 파괴 지수가 제로인 친환경 HFC계와 자연냉매용 밀폐형 압축기기술 (2)로터리압축기의 성능향상 및 대용량화 기술 (3)압축기용 모터의 DC화통에 의한 모터 효율 향상 및 압축기 효율 향상 기술 (4)스크롤압축기의 압축비 변화의 대응, 고효율 유지, 대용량화 등 성능향상기술 (5)로터리, 스크롤, 왕복동 압축기를 이용한 용량가변기술 본 논고에서는 룸에어컨과 패키지에어컨에서 사용되고 있는 밀폐형 압축기에 대해서 그림 2에서 나타내고 있는 냉방능력 10tons(120,000Btu/h) 이하를 중심으로 상기의 최근 기술 동향을 간략하게 소개하고자 한다.