Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation
Volume 2, Issue 1 (2015)
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THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED PARABOLIC RECEIVER FOR DIRECT STEAM GENERATION
Abstract: Solar thermal power generation using water as a Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) has gained interest recently, due to its ability to generate steam directly from the receiver tube. In this paper, a new theoretical model of receiver called Concentric Parabolic Trough Receiver (C-PTR) for direct steam generation is presented. The proposed model consists of Phase change material (PCM) sandwiched between two concentric cylindrical tubes. Binary Solar Salt commercially known as …
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Application of Hill Climbing Algorithm for Optimization of Plate Fin Heat Exchanger
Abstract: This paper demonstrates the application of Hill Climbing algorithm for the design optimization of Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger (PFHE). Maximization of the effectiveness and minimization of the total annual cost are considered as two objective functions. Thermal modelling is done by ε-NTU method to estimate the heat exchanger effectiveness and pressure drop. Fin pitch, fin height, fin offset length, cold stream flow length, no-flow length and hot stream flow length are …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Modeling and Simulation of Heat and Mass Exchanges in Refrigerated Compartment of a Truck
Abstract: This paper presents a numerical model to simulate, in dynamic regime, the heat and mass exchanges in refrigerated compartment of a truck coupled with its refrigeration machine. The model of the refrigerated compartment developed, is based on mass and energy balances of the air inside the compartment. Heat exchanges through the walls, including the thermal bridges, are calculated. Another sub-model determines the heat and humidity exchanges during the door openings. …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 21–29 Read article
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Thermo Analysis and Optimization Design of Industrial Vapor Compression Refrigeration Systems
Abstract: A thermodynamic analysis is performed on three different configurations of R134a two stage vapor compression refrigeration systems designed to equip cold store rooms. For economic and commercial reasons relating to agricultural actvities in southern Tuniens, two seasonal food products, dates and poultry, are selected for storage at different temperatures. Performance optimisation of the refrigeration systems is investigated under various operating conditions in order to choose the most suitable for the …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 30–54 Read article
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Analysis of Flow in Calandria Type Evaporator Using CFD
Abstract: Evaporation is the vital process involved in the sugar industry as this determines the quality and their efficiency at the earlier stage of production. Factors affecting the evaporation process are mass flow rate, temperature, pressure and velocity. Since flow of the sugar solution within the evaporator has a major impact on its overall performance a detailed study on it will be much useful to improve the efficiency. The flow of …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 55–65 Read article
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Energy and Exergy Analysis of Ammonia Water Operated Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System Using Artificial Neural Network Approach
Abstract: In this study, energy and exergy analysis have been performed of the ammonia-water operated vapour absorption refrigeration (VAR) system. Authors have trained artificial neural network (ANN) for predicting thermodynamic properties (specific enthalpy and specific entropy) of working fluid (ammonia-water). Authors have achieved coefficient of multiple determination (R2) value 0.9999 and the root mean square error (RMSE) value 0.00211 for input data set of saturated liquid and R2 value 0.999999 and …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 7–20 Read article