Using a novel 3-port condensing wave rotor enhancing the turbocompression in a R718 refrigeration cycle, which uses only water as a refrigerant, has been introduced. The wave-rotor implementation can increase efficiency and reduce size and cost of R718 units. The condensing wave rotor employs pressurized water to pressurize, desuperheat, and condense the refrigerant vapor—all in one dynamic process. The underlying phenomena of flash evaporation, shock wave compression, desuperheating, and condensation inside the wave rotor channels are described in a wave and phase-change diagram. The thermodynamic process is shown in pressure–enthalpy and temperature–entropy diagrams. A computer program based on a thermodynamic model was generated to evaluate the performance of R718 baseline and wave-rotor-enhanced cycles. The effect of some key parameters on the performance enhancement is demonstrated as an aid for optimization. A performance map summarizes the findings. It shows optimum wave rotor pressure ratio and maximum relative performance improvement of R718 cycles by using the 3-port condensing wave rotor.
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Preliminary Study of a Novel R718 Compression Refrigeration Cycle Using a Three-Port Condensing Wave Rotor
Amir A. Kharazi,
e-mail: kharazia@egr.msu.edu
Amir A. Kharazi
Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
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Pezhman Akbari,
e-mail: akbari@egr.msu.edu
Pezhman Akbari
Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
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Norbert Mu¨ller
e-mail: mueller@egr.msu.edu
Norbert Mu¨ller
Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
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Amir A. Kharazi
Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
e-mail: kharazia@egr.msu.edu
Pezhman Akbari
Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
e-mail: akbari@egr.msu.edu
Norbert Mu¨ller
Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
e-mail: mueller@egr.msu.edu
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, June 13–17, 2004, Paper No. 2004-GT-53622. Manuscript received by IGTI, October 1, 2003; final revision, March 1, 2004. IGTI Review Chair: A. J. Strazisar.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jul 2005, 127(3): 539-544 (6 pages)
Published Online: June 24, 2005
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October 1, 2003
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March 1, 2004
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June 24, 2005
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Kharazi, A. A., Akbari, P., and Mu¨ller, N. (June 24, 2005). "Preliminary Study of a Novel R718 Compression Refrigeration Cycle Using a Three-Port Condensing Wave Rotor ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. July 2005; 127(3): 539–544. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1850503
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