• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2003

This paper presents a thermodynamic analysis of heat pump system using water as a heat source and heat sink. The primary object in this study is the optimization of exergetic efficiency. Two different systems, 2-stream and 1-stream system, are analyzed in detail. Mass flow ratio (the ratio of mass flow rate of water through evaporator to that through condenser) is identified as the most important parameter to be optimized. It is shown that there exists an optimum mass flow ratio to maximize exergetic efficiency. The variation of optimum exergetic efficiency of 2-stream system is quite small and the value lies between 0.2∼0.23 for the range of investigation in this study. However, far better performance can be obtained from 1-stream system. This means considerable irreversibilities are generated through condenser of the 2-stream system. The effects of adiabatic efficiency of compressor-motor unit on the overall system performance are also examined in the analysis.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.125-136
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• 2022

Entropy generation along with exergetic analysis is carried out using turbulent nanofluid flow in the heat exchanger. To obtain the optimized percentage constituent of nanofluid, the nanofluid volume concentrations is varied for the given input conditions. For different Reynolds number of the fluid and heat capacity rate ratio between the streams, the heat transfer improvements are studied in terms of nano particles diameter. Parametric analysis is carried out for a counterflow heat exchanger using turbulent nanofluid flow with exergetic efficiency along with entropy generation number as performance parameters. The exergetic efficiency provides realistic approach in the design of nanofluid applications in heat exchanger leading to conservation of energy.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.1200-1210
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• 1990

본 연구에서는 먼저, 단열 압축기 또는 단열압축 과정에 대한 기존의 효율들, 즉 등 엔트로피 효율과 폴리트로픽 효율 및 엑서지 효율에서의 출력에 해당하는 양의 의미를 검토하고, 이들을 엑서지 출력을 일반화 시킨 형태의 일종으로서 설명하며, 기 타의 가능한 효율을 정의하고, 나아가 같은 논리를 압축과정 중 외부와 열교환이 있는 비단열 압축과정에 대하여 확장 적용시켜 비단열 압축과정에서의 열역학 제2법칙적 출 력 및 효율들을 정의하고 그들의 특성을 살펴보려 한다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.484-496
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• 1996

This paper presents an anlaysis on the thermodynamic performance of ice storage system. The primary interest in this work is the exergetic efficiency of the system. The ice storage system considered here is the capsule type system with the waste plastic bottle being used as a capsule. To examine the characteristics of irreversibility production and exergetic efficiency in detail the ice storage system to be analyzed has been separated from the refrigerator in this analysis. The analysis is based on the lumped model with 3 uniform temperatures. The results indicate that 3 dimensionless parameters can describe the exergetic efficiency of the system, from which the characteristics of irreversibilities and the ranges of these parameters to ensure the reasonable performance of the system can be found. Experiments also have been performed to demonstrate the feasibility of such a system. This analysis only shows the performance of ice storage side, with the refrigeration side excluded. However, the results can be interpreted as a total performance if the refrigerator coupled with the ice storage system operatres reversibly.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.189-199
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• 2000

This paper investigates the thermodynamic performance of latent heat thermal energy storage system using two phase change materials(2-PCM system). The thermodynamic merit of using 2-PCM is clear in terms of exergetic efficiency, which is substantially higher than that of 1-PCM system. Optimum phase change temperature to maximize the exergetic efficiency exists for each case. The heat transfer area ratio of high temperature storage unit, X, becomes another important parameter for 2-PCM system if the phase change temperatures of given materials are different from those of optimum conditions. It is a good approximation for X$_{opt}$ to be 0.5 when optimum phase change temperatures are used. Otherwise X$_{opt}$ is determined differently as a function of given phase change temperatures.res.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2023

고체 산화물 연료전지의 연료로 암모니아를 사용하는 것은 고효율, 환경 친화성, 보관 및 운송의 용이성으로 인해 주목받고 있다. 암모니아 활용 SOFC 시스템의 효율을 더욱 높이려면 시스템의 비효율적인 구성 요소를 이해해야 하며 이를 위해 엑서지 분석을 수행하였다.본 연구에서는 단순 연료전지 시스템(FC), 연료극 재순환 시스템(RC-FC) 및 수분 제거 재순환 시스템(RC-WR-FC)의 세 가지 시스템에 대해 엑서지 분석을 수행하였다. FC, RC-FC 및 RC-WR-FC의 엑서지 효율은 각각 48.7%, 51.6% 및 58.4%이었으며, 세 시스템 모두에서 SOFC 스택은 엑서지 파괴의 주요 원인이었다. 또한 버너, 공기 열 교환기 및 냉각기/응축기와 같이 낮은 효율을 가진 부품들을 재구성한다면 효율을 높일 수 있다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2006

Thermodynamic irreversibility analysis of an air-to-water heat pump system is analyzed in this study. This analysis shows the distribution of irreversibilities(true losses in thermodynamic sense) through the system components and informs us of a potential improvements with the irreversibility factor decreases. The results show that the largest irreversibilities occur in the motor-compressor unit. The remaining irreversibilities are distributed relatively uniformly through the other parts including utilization system. The increase of performance can be attained through either the improvement of adiabatic efficiency of motor-compressor unit(${\eta}_{mc}$) or the reduction of temperature difference(${\Delta}T$). With the decrease of utilization temperature($T_u$) COPH also increases but the exergetic efficiency decreases. The increase of COPH of about 0.05 can be accomplished with 1K decrease of ${\Delta}T$ or $T_u$.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집D
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• pp.689-696
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• 2001

Exergetic and thermoeconomic analysis were performed for a 200kW Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell(PAFC) plant which offers many advantage for cogeneration in the aspect of high electrical efficiency and low emission. This analytical study was based on the data obtained by in-field measurement of PC25 fuel cell plant to find whether this system is viable economically. For 100% load condition, the electrical efficiency and the unit cost of electricity are about 45% and 0.032 $/kWh respectively, which turn out to be much better than those for the 1000kW gas turbine cogeneration plant. Further, at lower loads, the unit costs of electricity and hot water increase slightly and consequently more economic operation is possible at any loads.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2007

Thermodynamic analysis of water-to-water heat pump system based on the first and second law of thermodynamics is carried out in this study. This analysis shows the distribution of irreversibilities throughout the system components and informs us of a potential improvements with the temperature condition changes. Source water temperature($T_A$), utilization water temperature($T_D$) and temperature differences (${\Delta}T_{AB}$, ${\Delta}T_{CD}$) are important factors to affect system performances such as component irreversibilities, exergetic efficiency and COPH. Advantages and disadvantages with these factors are discussed. Second law optimization phenomena with $T_A$ and ${\Delta}T_{AB}$ are also indicated.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.505-513
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• 2001

A revised VX cycle using ammonia/water as the working fluid is a cycle which is suitable to produce cooling utilizing low temperature hat sources. The cycle was analyzed numerically to investigate the effects of the design and operating conditions on the performance. It was shown that both COP and cooling capacity were significantly influenced by the performance of he rectifier. Insufficient UA of the rectifier reduced both ammonia mass fraction and mass flow rate of the vapor entering the condenser, which produced cooling effect in the evaporator. As the temperature and the mass flow rate of the heat source increased, both COP and exergetic efficiency decreased due to the irreversibilities produced in heat exchangers, but cooling capacity did not vary much. Cooling capacity increased significantly as the coolant temperature decreased, although COP and exergetic efficiency remained nearly constant.