Study on Expander-Auxiliary Compressor Unit Used in Refrigeration System

Abstract:

The throttling valve used in the refrigeration system always causes energy loss. In this paper, an energy recovery device in the refrigeration system which was composed of an expander-auxiliary compressor unit to replace the throttling valve was investigated. On the basis of thermodynamic analysis, two typical arrangements which the auxiliary compressor was connected to the main compressor of the refrigeration system were compared and the system performance parameters were discussed. A prototype of an expander-auxiliary unit was manufactured to observe the expander performance using R410A as refrigerant. The results showed the reliability of the unit working in the two-phase flow condition with the rotation speed up to 21020 rpm. And the maximum increases in the cooling capacity by 3.9% and COP by 3.2% could be obtained under the testing condition.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 354-355)
• Pages: 811-818
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.354-355.811
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Tao He, Zhi Yuan Wang, Yu Qing Xue
• Keywords: Energy Recovery, Expander-Auxiliary Compressor, Refrigeration

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