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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART A-JOURNAL OF POWER AND ENERGY
卷 235, 期 1, 页码 106-123出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0957650920904553
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Aluminum oxide; volume fraction of nanoparticles; nanorefrigerant; heat transfer characteristics; coefficient of performance
An attempt was made to improve the heat transfer characteristics of the vapor compression refrigeration cycle using nanorefrigerant (R134a and Al2O3), which led to improved performance parameters, increased cooling capacity, reduced energy consumption, and more significant temperature changes.
An attempt has been made to improve the heat transfer characteristics of the vapor compression refrigeration cycle using nanorefrigerant (R134a and Al2O3, size 20 nm). The performance parameters such as, coefficient of performance, cooling capacity, energy consumption, and temperature drop across condenser and evaporator have been investigated and analyzed. This has been done by varying the mass fraction of nanoparticles of Al2O3 (0.5-1 wt%) and the flow rate of nanorefrigerant. The investigation has been carried out using three types of nanorefrigerants, i.e. pure R134a, R134a+Al2O3 (0.5 wt%), and R134a+Al2O3 (1 wt%) at flow rates of 6.5 L/h and 11 L/h, respectively. The coefficient of performance of the refrigeration system using 0.5% of Al2O3 (wt%) is found to be improving with volume flow rates of nanorefrigerant, i.e. 7.20% for 6.5 L/h and 16.34% for 11 L/h. The use of nanorefrigerant (R134a+Al2O3) has also resulted in a significant increase in the cooling capacity of the refrigeration system. A substantial drop in the temperature across the condenser (3.0-23.77%), and gain in temperature across the evaporator (4.69-39.30%) is also observed for the refrigeration system under investigation.
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