Experimental validation and development of an advanced computational model of a transcritical carbon dioxide vapour compression cycle with a thermoelectric subcooling system
| dc.contributor.author | Casi Satrústegui, Álvaro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aranguren Garacochea, Patricia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sánchez, Daniel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Araiz Vega, Miguel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cabello, Ramón | |
| dc.contributor.author | Astrain Ulibarrena, David | |
| dc.contributor.department | Ingeniaritza | eu |
| dc.contributor.department | Institute of Smart Cities - ISC | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Ingeniería | es_ES |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-07T12:10:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-07T12:10:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The inclusion of a thermoelectric subcooler as an alternative to increment the performance of a vapour compression cycle has been proved promising when properly designed and operated for low-medium power units. In this work, a computational model that simulates the behaviour of a carbon dioxide transcritical vapour compression cycle in conjunction with a thermoelectric subcooler system is presented. The computational tool is coded in Matlab and uses Refprop V9.1 to calculate the properties of the refrigerant at each point of the refrigeration cycle. Working conditions, effect of the heat exchangers of the subcooling system, temperature dependent thermoelectric properties, thermal contact resistances and the four thermoelectric effects are taken into account to increment its accuracy. The model has been validated using experimental data to prove the reliability and accuracy of the results obtained and shows deviations between the ±7% for the most relevant outputs. Using the validated computational tool a 13.6 % COP improvement is predicted when optimizing the total number of thermoelectric modules of the subcooling system. The computational experimentally validated tool is properly fit to aid in the design and operation of thermoelectric subcooling systems, being able to predict the optimal configuration and operation settings for the whole refrigeration plant. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities , and European Regional Development Fund , for the funding under the RTI2018-093501-B-C21 and RTI2018-093501-B-C22 research projects. We would also like to acknowledge the support from the Education Department of the Government of Navarra, Spain with the Predoctoral Grants for Phd programs of Interest to Navarra and the Official School of Industrial Engineers of Navarre with the scholarship, Spain Fuentes Dutor. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 12 p. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118045 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1359-4311 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/42698 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Applied Thermal Engineering, 206, 2022 | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-093501-B-C21/ES/ | |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-093501-B-C22/ES/ | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118045 | |
| dc.rights | © 2022 The Author(s). Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Carbon dioxide | en |
| dc.subject | Computational model | en |
| dc.subject | Experimental validation | en |
| dc.subject | Thermoelectric subcooling | en |
| dc.title | Experimental validation and development of an advanced computational model of a transcritical carbon dioxide vapour compression cycle with a thermoelectric subcooling system | en |
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