• 설비공학논문집
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2009

A small-scale thermoelectric cooling system was built in an effort to enhance the performance of the refrigeration system by utilizing the water-cooled jacket which was attached to the hot side of the thermoelectric module. Considered design parameters for the water-cooled jacket were the geometry of the flow passage inside the jacket and the flow rate of cooling water. The higher flow rate of cooling water in the jacket resulted in a better performance of the refrigeration system. The increase in the number of channels for water flow passage inside the cooling jacket also showed significant improvement on the performance of the thermoelectric cooling system such as the cooling capacity and the COP of the refrigeration system.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2009년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.1484-1490
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• 2009

Since the cooling performance of a $CO_2$ cooling cycle is varied significantly with a variation of refrigerant charge amount and outdoor temperature, the reliability of $CO_2$ system is down. In this study, the performance characteristics of three kinds of $CO_2$ systems were measured and analyzed by varying refrigerant charge amount and outdoor temperature so as to study the characteristics of variation with cycle option. The applied system options are the single-stage compression(1C-1E) system, two-stage compression with 1-EEV(2C-1E) system, and two-stage compression with 2-EEV(2C-2E) system. The performances of two-stage compression with 2-EEV system were less sensitive than those of other systems and the system operated safely and steadily for wide charge amount. The performance of the two-stage compression with 1-EEV(2C-1E) system was the most sensitive to the charge amount, and that of the single-stage compression(1C-1E) system varied a lot with outdoor temperature.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2016

While greenhouses have been utilized as a sustainable alternative to traditional soil farming, they are often powered by diesel boilers that necessitate vast amounts of non-renewable energy and emit toxic fumes. Thus, geothermal heat pumps have been proposed as a more energy-efficient substitution for diesel boilers. Currently, most horticultural facilities in the United States use shallow geothermal systems, and are often equipped with horizontal underground heat exchangers as well as heat pump equipment. These shallow geothermal systems require a large drilling site and heat pump to function, which results in high maintenance costs. The heat pump itself consumes a large amount of power, which degrades system performance. Conversely, high temperatures can be attained within a single borehole in deep geothermal vertical closing systems without using a heat pump. This setup can dramatically reduce the power consumption and improve system performance. In this study, we have modeled a circulation simulator after the circulation systems in deep geothermal facilities to analyze a 2000-meter borehole in Naju-Sanpo-myeon. The simulator is operated by manipulating various putative parameters affecting system performance to analyze the system's coefficient of performance.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.378-383
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• 2005

This experimental study presents the results of the cooling performance test of a $CO_2$ heat pump system for fuel cell vehicles. The experimental facility provides the cool ing and heating environment for cabin and heat releasing component. The test loop is designed to target the cooling capacity of 5kW and its coefficient of performance (COP) of 2.2. The cooling performance of the heat pump system is strongly dependent on the refrigerant charge and the degree of superheat. We carried out basic experiments to obtain optimum refrigerant charge and the degree of superheat level at the internal heat exchanger outlet. The heat pump system for fuel cell vehicles is different from that of engine-driven vehicles, where the former has an electricity-driven compressor and the latter has the belt-driven (engine-driven) compressor. In the fuel cell vehicle, the compressor speed is an independent operating parameter and it is controlled to meet the cooling/heating loads. Experiments were carried out at cooling mode with respect to the compressor speed and the incoming outdoor air speed. The results obtained in this study can provide the fundamental cool ing performance data using the $CO_2$ heat pump system for fuel cell vehicles.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.531-538
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• 2007

In this study, an air conditioning system using carbon dioxide as a refrigerant was developed for automotive cabin cooling. Experiments have been carried out to examine the steady state and dynamic characteristics of this system. The system consists of a compressor, a gas cooler, an evaporator, an expansion device, an internal heat exchanger and an accumulator. The compressor is a variable displacement type, driven by the electric motor, and the gas cooler and the evaporator are aluminum extruded heat exchangers of micro channel type. The $CO_2-refrigerant$ charge, the compressor speed, the air inlet temperature of the gas cooler, the air inlet temperature and the air flow rate of the evaporator and the cooling load are varied and the performance of the system is experimentally investigated. As the compressor speed increased, cooling capacity increased, but the coefficient of performance was deteriorated. As the cabin air temperature or the air flow rate to the cabin was set high, both the cooling capacity and the COP increased. In the cool down experiment with 1.0 or 2.0 kW of heat load, the dynamic characteristics of the air-conditioning system were investigated. For a given capacity of compressor, cool down speed was monitored, and the temperature change was acceptable fur low heat load condition.

• 에너지공학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.231-240
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• 1998

CFC계 냉매에 의한 지구환경문제 야기, 여름철 피크전력의 증가뿐만 아니라 열회수 시스템에서의 손실로 인하여 고성능 흡수냉동시스템의 개발은 이 문제를 해결할 수 있는 유망한 방법중의 하나이다. 하수처리수를 이용한 흡수식 냉동시스템은 환경보호와 에너지 보존의 측면에서 유용하다. 본 연구에서는 2중효용 병렬 및 직렬방식에 대한 사이클 시뮬레이션 해석을 수행하였다. 신작동매체로 LiBr+LiI+LiCl+LiNO3 용액을 선택하였다. 이 연구의 주된 목적은 흡수기와 응축기의 냉각수로써 하수처리수를 효과적으로 이용할 수 있는 가능성을 평가하는 것과 2중효용 병렬과 직렬방식에 영향을 미치는 신작동매체의 특성을 파악하고 최적설계조건을 찾고자 하는 것이다. 본 연구에서 사이클 시뮬레이션을 통하여 신작동매체를 사용하는 흡수식 냉동기의 특성을 파악했으며 이를 기존의 LiBr 수용액을 사용하는 흡수식 냉동기와 비교평가하였다. 신작동매체를 이용한 흡수식 냉동기는 LiBr 수용액을 사용하는 경우보다 COP의 향상과 시스템의 소형화가 가능하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.95-103
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• 1993

열전반도체를 이용한 소형열펌프의 개념 설계를 시도하고, 열역학적인 해석을 통하여 시스템의 성능을 예측하였으며 각 변수들이 시스템에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 일정한 조건 즉, $\mu$(=nν), J(=nI) 및 물의 유입 온도(Twi)가 주어졌을 때 대기의 온도 T$_{a}$ 가 증가할수록 성능계수와 냉방용량은 감소한다. 일정 냉방용량의 시스템을 설계하는 문제는 대기 온도와 물의 입구온도가 주어지면 $\mu$, J를 결정하는 문제로 귀결되며 기 제작된 열전소자를 사용한다면 v는 제작할 때 정해지므로 결국 n, ν, I의 최적 조합을 구하는 문제가 된다. 냉방용량 및 물의 온도가 주어졌을 때 $\mu$가 증가할수록 J가 증가하는 경향을 보인다. $\mu$-J 곡선과 최적 $\mu$값으로부터 최적 전류를 계산한다. 냉방 용량이 일정할 때 유량이 증가함에 따라 성능계수가 증가하며 COP$_{R}$ 증가의 경향은 대기온도가 낮을 수록 뚜렷하다. 흡열부보다 방열부의 열전달 계수가 시스템의 성능에 미치는 영항이 크다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.791-798
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• 2011

In this study, performance of R410A(50%R32/50%R125) and HFC32/HFC125 mixture is measured to examine the effect of composition shift of R410A used for various air-conditioners and heat pumps. The composition of HFC32/HFC125 mixture varies from the reference composition of R410A ${\pm}10%$ with 5% interval. Tests carried out in a heat pump bench tester at the evaporation and condensation temperatures of $7/45^{\circ}C$ and $-7/41^{\circ}C$ for summer and winter conditions, respectively. Test results show that both the coefficient of performance (COP) and compressor power of the HFC32/HFC125 mixture have the maximum difference of 2.0% as compared to those of R410A. Compressor discharge temperatures of HFC32/HFC125 mixture are increased up to $6.7^{\circ}C$ as compared to that of R410A. The amount of charge for HFC32/HFC125 mixture vary within 5.6% as compared to that of R410A. Overall, performance of R410A is not appreciably affected by the composition shift of ${\pm}10%$ of R32 under both air-conditioning and heat pumping conditions.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.218-224
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• 2006

The performance of an air to water vapor compression heat pump has been investigated experimentally. The main purpose of this study was to study the possibilities of using hydrocarbon refrigerants as a working fluid to replace R-22 for vapor compression heat pumps. Pure R-22 and R-290, R-600a, R-1270 were considered as working fluids. The performance of the system was characterized by compression shaft work, refrigeration capacity, pressure ratio, discharge temperature and COP. The experimental apparatus has basic parts of cycle that uses the air as a heat source. The experimental results show that refrigeration capacity of HC refrigerants is same or higher than that of R-22. On the other hand, compression shaft work of HC refrigerants is lower than that of R-22. Compression shaft work is lower than that of R-22. Come to the conclusion that, it is possible that hydrocarbon refrigerants could be drop-in alternatives for R-22.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2017

Refrigerant having high global warming potentials will be phased out due to environmental protection issues. R410A has been widely used in geothermal heat pump. However, it has a little high GWP by 2088 value. One of the recommended substitute for R410A refrigerant is R452B which having a GWP by 698 value. In this paper, the heating and cooling performance of the water-to-water geothermal heat pump unit with R452B was experimentally investigated. The performance of the heat pump adopting R452B was also compared with the system applying R410A. The heating and cooling capacity of R452B heat pump system showed a slightly lower values within 2% comparing with R410A system. However, the R452B system's coefficient of performance was enhanced by 5.2% and 13.7% at heating and cooling mode, respectively.