Ahryman Seixas Busse de Siqueira Nascimento , João Paulo Zomer Machado , Leandro dos Santos Coelho , Rodolfo César Costa Flesch
{"title":"Evaporating temperature estimation of refrigeration systems based on vibration data-driven soft sensors","authors":"Ahryman Seixas Busse de Siqueira Nascimento , João Paulo Zomer Machado , Leandro dos Santos Coelho , Rodolfo César Costa Flesch","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The evaluation of the operating conditions of refrigeration compressors once installed in household appliances is challenging due to the need to install pressure transducers, a process which requires system evacuation and refrigerant reintroduction. In addition, changes in the piping modify the characteristics of the original product. This paper proposes a soft-sensing technique based on vibration measurements of the compressor surface to predict the evaporating temperature. Different machine learning (ML) techniques are evaluated as data-driven prediction models, namely multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural networks, least squares boosting, generalized additive model, random forest, extreme learning machine, and random vector functional link neural networks. These techniques were applied to data obtained from a test rig designed to emulate compressor operation in a refrigeration system, with an operating envelope from -30<!--> <!-->°C to -10<!--> <!-->°C for the evaporating temperature and from 34<!--> <!-->°C to 54<!--> <!-->°C for the condensing temperature. The results showed that, with a single vibration measurement point, it was possible to use an MLP technique to estimate the evaporating temperature with a root mean squared error of 1.74<!--> <!-->°C in a non-intrusive way. For the other prediction techniques, the errors were a bit higher than for the MLP, but the maximum error value was about 2.5<!--> <!-->°C in all cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elias Eid , Alan Foster , Graciela Alvarez , Fatou-Toutie Ndoye , Denis Leducq , Judith Evans
{"title":"Modelling energy consumption in a Paris supermarket to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions using EnergyPlus","authors":"Elias Eid , Alan Foster , Graciela Alvarez , Fatou-Toutie Ndoye , Denis Leducq , Judith Evans","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>New refrigeration system configurations and other innovating technologies in retail supermarkets need to be considered to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. In supermarkets, there is a strong interaction between the refrigerated display cases, supermarket structure, internal machinery, customers, and the store's HVAC system. The impact of these interactions on the energy and carbon emissions of a medium sized supermarket in Paris was modelled using EnergyPlus™. The results were calibrated against a typical UK store and validated against the Paris store. The effects of applying the technologies identified to have the greatest potential to reduce carbon emissions (changing the refrigerant to R-744, switching from gas to electrical heating and adding doors to chilled cabinets) were modelled. The impact of climate change on ambient temperature and the impact of changes to the grid conversion factor were predicted for the store in Paris from 2020 to 2050.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140700724002974/pdfft?md5=d0e1864a13f4c67b65063647156a0451&pid=1-s2.0-S0140700724002974-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142232671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhichao Chen , Ping Liu , Yanan Li , Lei Ding , Zhenhua Jiang , Shaoshuai Liu , Yinong Wu , Wei Dai
{"title":"Advances on a SPTC/JTC/ADR system for sub-Kelvin cooling","authors":"Zhichao Chen , Ping Liu , Yanan Li , Lei Ding , Zhenhua Jiang , Shaoshuai Liu , Yinong Wu , Wei Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sub-Kelvin cooling technologies are a critical technology for advanced deep space astrophysical observations. The configuration with adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator (ADR) precooled by Stirling-type pulse-tube cryocooler (SPTC) /Joule-Thomson cryocooler (JTC) is most attractive one for such space applications. In order to meet the demands of future national space science missions, the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC, CAS) and the Shanghai Institute of Technology Physics (SITP, CAS) have carried out collaborative research. After separately optimizing SPTC, JTC, ADR, and efficient coupling of the three, a sub-Kelvin SPTC/JTC/ADR hybrid refrigeration system is proposed, built, and tested. The hybrid refrigeration system can achieve a no-load minimum temperature of 661 mK and maintain a temperature of 0.9 K without load for 3.78 h, setting the basis for the development of future space-application-targeted sub-Kelvin refrigerator.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142314737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aya Barakat , Jean-Noël Jaubert , Philippe Arpentinier , Pascal Tobaly , Silvia Lasala
{"title":"Understanding the thermodynamic effects of chemically reactive working fluids in the Stirling heat pump","authors":"Aya Barakat , Jean-Noël Jaubert , Philippe Arpentinier , Pascal Tobaly , Silvia Lasala","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Within the realm of sustainable heating technologies, this study examines the performance of a Stirling heat pump employing chemically reactive working fluids in contrast to conventional inert counterparts. Reactive working fluids are energy vectors that enable the conversion of not only thermal but also chemical energy within the heat pump. The investigation spans a wide range of theoretical reactive gaseous mixtures, leveraging the ideal gas mixture thermodynamic model. Each fluid is characterized by an equilibrated chemical reaction, denoted as <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>A</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>(</mo><mi>g</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></msub><mo>⇄</mo><mn>2</mn><msub><mi>A</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>g</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span>, and distinguished by a set of reaction coordinates: the standard entropy change of reaction and standard enthalpy change of reaction. The chemical reaction evolution and thermodynamic properties are observed in each transformation, and the overall coefficient of performance (COP) of the system is evaluated and benchmarked against that of comparable inert working fluids. It is observed that the exothermic reaction during isothermal compression significantly increases the thermal energy supplied to the heat sink, as well as the thermal energy density per unit maximum volume, by up to 269 %, compared to an inert gas system. However, for the majority of reactive fluids studied, chemical reactions introduce irreversibility in the internal regenerator due to heat transfer across a finite temperature difference, contrary to the case of inert working fluids, penalizing the COP. Consequently, a reduction of up to 28 % in the COP is observed. Nevertheless, there exists a range of reactive fluids, characterized by reversible heat exchange in the internal regenerator, offering increased thermal energy transfer to the heat sink without compromising the COP.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shuji Hironaka , Satoshi Ooga , Motofumi Hanaki , Agung Tri Wijayanta , Jun Fukai
{"title":"High potency of application on an open direct-contact thermal storage using humid air","authors":"Shuji Hironaka , Satoshi Ooga , Motofumi Hanaki , Agung Tri Wijayanta , Jun Fukai","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To reuse low-temperature wasted heat as a thermal resource for high temperature, a direct-contact adsorption thermal storage was focused using humid air and zeolite 13X particles as the working fluid and adsorbent, respectively. Only a few previous studies have chosen the working fluid in gaseous form because it is unavailable for latent heat in generating heat sources. Recovering waste heat in humid air to generate hotter steam is unique and becomes an originality of our present work. The time required to regenerate zeolite particles and the maximum temperature of the generated steam were investigated assuming a warm-up device for a vehicle. The time required to regenerate zeolite was investigated by changing the dew point, temperature, and superficial velocity of the inlet humid air. It was mainly affected by the temperature of the inlet air. The absorbent was regenerated within 30 min when the humid air preheated to 200 °C was supplied. On the other hand, the maximum steam temperature was investigated by changing the superficial velocity and temperature of saturated inlet humid air. As one of the significant and novel finding in this work, the steam of >200 °C was obtained as a high-temperature heat source even with saturated humid air unavailable latent heat. Moreover, as theoretical knowledge, it was revealed that the maximum temperature of the heat source can be estimated by the relationship between the heat balance on the packed bed and adsorption equilibrium.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142240062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qingfeng Jiang , Wenqing Duan , Huaibing Li , Hansheng Feng , Wu Du , Jiayang Gu
{"title":"Novel fuel-efficient cryogenic carbon capture system for the combustion exhaust of LNG-powered ships","authors":"Qingfeng Jiang , Wenqing Duan , Huaibing Li , Hansheng Feng , Wu Du , Jiayang Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The traditional carbon capture technologies such as alcohol-amine decarburization, membrane separation, etc., are difficult to be used to cope with carbon emissions for ships, due to the power-hungry combustion exhaust pressurization consumption, poor economic benefits of carbon capture, etc. This paper presents a novel cryogenic desublimation CO<sub>2</sub> capture system (CDCC) coupled with LNG cold energy for LNG-powered ships. The proposed system not only significantly reduces the energy consumption of exhaust gas boosting but also utilizes waste cold energy from the LNG fuel gas supply system (FGSS). This enables the CO<sub>2</sub> gas to condense and separate at low temperatures. Through simulation and parameter optimization, the CO<sub>2</sub> capture rate and purity of CO<sub>2</sub> product can reach 92.87 % and 96.49 % respectively, with an energy consumption of 5.72 MJ/kg. To evaluate the CDCC performance, the typical monoethanolamine chemical absorption process (MEA) under the same flue gas inlet conditions and the consistent CO<sub>2</sub> product outlet temperature and pressure is also simulated. Comparative simulation with the MEA process shows similar CO<sub>2</sub> capture rates (87.13 % for MEA and 87.18 % for CDCC), but MEA achieves higher product purity by 2.58 %. However, MEA exhibits significantly higher energy consumption (33.28 MJ/kg) compared to CDCC (5.90 MJ/kg). Investigation into process parameters, engine powers, and CO<sub>2</sub> product parameters demonstrates CDCC's robustness in energy consumption, capture rate, and purity. The proposed CDCC system is well-suited for LNG-powered ships, which can be attributed to atmospheric exhaust gas treatment and self-contained utilization of cold energy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142428488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy and exergy analysis of a novel two-stage ejector refrigeration cycle using binary zeotropic mixturesres","authors":"Zhengshu Dai , Xiaoluo Chen , Qi Chen , Xuejun Zhang , Hua Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To improve the ejector refrigeration cycle performance, this paper presents a theoretical thermodynamic analysis of a novel two-stage ejector refrigeration cycle (TSERC) with a gas-liquid separator using R134a/R32 and R600a/R290 as refrigerant. By separating the relatively low-boiling-point and high-boiling-point refrigerants, the cycle compression ratio decreases, the cycle performance increases, and the energy utilization efficiency can be improved. Energy and exergy analysis were conducted for the traditional single-stage ejector refrigeration cycle (SSERC) and TSERC. The effect of the mixture mass fraction on cycle performance under a fixed external heat source operating condition was studied, and the cycle performance comparisons between TSERC and SSERC at different evaporation temperature, condensation temperature and generation temperature were conducted. Results show that for TSERC, the maximum COP values 0.126 and 0.11, the maximum exergy efficiency 4.51 % and 4 % are obtained as the low-boiling-point mass fraction equals 0.6 and 0.4 respectively for R134a/R32 and R600a/R290. It is found that exergy destruction mainly occurs in the low-pressure sub-cycle of TSERC, the top three largest exergy destruction components are ejector 1, condenser 1 and generator 1, while the smallest exergy destruction occurs in pump 2. In addition, cycle performance comparison between SSERC and TSERC shows that the maximum COP improvement increased by 41.6 % and 89.6 % for 134a/R32 and R600a/R290 for TSERC, while the maximum entrainment ratio improvement increased by 32.4 % and 87.6 %. Moreover, it is concluded that the cycle performance improvement of TSERC is more significant at lower evaporation temperature, higher condensation temperature, and lower generation temperature compared to SSERC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142264525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heat-dynamics network model and energy analysis of a miniature free piston Stirling cryocooler for application of high operating temperature infrared detector","authors":"Zhongli Xi, Xiaoqing Zhang, Han Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High Operating Temperature (HOT) infrared detectors with a miniature Stirling cryocooler, operating at 150 K and above, will become smaller size and more popular in applications with the development of infrared detector technology. In this paper a miniature free-piston Stirling cryocooler (FPSC) is developed for the application of HOT infrared detectors. Allowing for the active properties of the regenerator, actual thermal process in each chamber of the Stirling cryocooler, and the heat-dynamic coupling, the two-port network model is derived for each component of the FPSC, and then a heat-dynamics network analysis model is established for the entire cryocooler. Meanwhile, the performance prediction with the experimental verification is performed for the cryocooler prototype developed. Then analyses of energy losses are carried out, and the studied results shows that main loss for the expander of miniature cryocooler is ascribed to the non-ideal heat transfer of the regenerator. For the miniature cryocooler prototype developed, the cooling capacity of 1.35 W@150 K is achieved, at room temperature of 23 °C and the input power of 10 W<sub>AC</sub>. The relative Carnot efficiency of the prototype is 13.5 %, and the maximum input power is 20 W<sub>AC</sub> and the weigh is 200 g. The achieved performance is quite appropriate for the application of high operating temperature infrared detectors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun Ji , Chaoxiang Zhang , Shaowei Cai , Xuelai Zhang , Hui Tong
{"title":"Research progress of stability and supercooling in phase change material emulsions","authors":"Jun Ji , Chaoxiang Zhang , Shaowei Cai , Xuelai Zhang , Hui Tong","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the global environment continues to deteriorate and temperatures gradually rise, it has been realized that the utilization of renewable energy is one of the most effective measures to mitigate global warming. Thermal energy storage plays a crucial role in the energy mix, and phase change materials are among the most significant and effective methods of thermal energy utilization. Phase change material emulsions, as fluid-phase phase change materials, play a significant role in thermal energy storage and heat transfer. However, issues related to stability and supercooling hinder the practical application of phase change material emulsions. Consequently, this paper explores the current research status of stability and supercooling mechanisms and technologies. Firstly, this paper provides a brief overview of the fundamental concepts of phase change material emulsions. Then, it addresses the challenges related to controlling the stability of phase change material emulsions and the issue of significant supercooling. The paper elaborates on relevant research findings in detail, mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and potential solutions. Finally, the paper outlines the research progress of phase change material emulsions in the fields of solar energy, construction, and thermal management, demonstrating their potential to advance renewable energy and various industrial sectors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142264451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical study and experimental verification of the viscosities of azeotropic refrigerant R515B","authors":"Kai Kang, Shu Yang, Junwei Cui, Yaxiu Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.08.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>One essential aspect of the studies on the refrigeration and heat pump technology is to search for new alternative working fluids. Meanwhile, the azeotropic mixtures of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)/hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) have attracted researchers not only in fundamentals research field but also in the industry fields due to its good performance and applicability. Therefore, to promote application research, this study is focused on the characteristics of viscosity for azeotrope R515B, which is widely recognized and studied from the thermodynamic aspect. Hence, the high-pressure density and viscosity in liquid phase of R515B were measured with a vibrating-wire viscosimeter within the temperature range in 253 K to 363 K when pressure changes from 1 MPa to 12 MPa. The combined expended uncertainties with a confidence level of 0.95 (<em>k</em> = 2) of density and viscosity are 0.2 % and 2 %, respectively. In addition, a modified viscosity model is proposed with combining the parameterization method of thermodynamic equation of state (EoS) in previous work and the modified entropy variable as well as reduced viscosity reference term of residual entropy scaling (RES) theory. Furthermore, the systematical comparison results among this model and three benchmark viscosity models available illustrate that the RES model proposed in this research is robust and precise in a wide range of operation condition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14274,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142240066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}