Aqua-ammonia heat transformers

The theoretical performance characteristics of single-stage and double-stage heat transformers using aqua-ammonia as binary mixture have been discussed. The coefficients of performance, energy efficiencies, mass circulation ratio, pump work etc. have been analysed as a function of heat delivery temperature. Thus, heat transformers represent an attractive solution for upgrading low temperature waste heat to higher temperature useful heat with minimum consumption of external energy.     

Thermodynamic study of advanced absorption heat transformers—II. Double absorption configurations

A thermodynamic analysis has been carried out to study the performance of double absorption heat transformers (DAHT) assuming water/lithium bromide as the working fluid. The performance of single (SSHT) and two stage heat transformers (TSHT) analyzed in Part I, was compared with the performance of double absorption heat transformers (DAHT) under the same operating conditions. The results showed that single stage heat transformers (SSHT) were the simplest and most efficient. Greater absorber temperatures were reached with two stage heat transformers (TSHT). However, these systems were in general less efficient than the others and technically the most complex. Double absorption heat transformers (DAHT) were technically simpler than two stage heat transformers (TSHT) and may reach absorber temperature as high as these systems.     

PSM高压电源干式变压器的热分析计算

多绕组干式整流变压器作为托卡马克装置加热系统中高压电源的一个重要设备,其性能优良与否直接关系到高压电源的输出品质。开展变压器的功率损耗与散热分析研究,减少变压器因温度上升造成的性能影响,对保证变压器的良好工作状态是十分重要的。通过MATLAB对干空气下的比热容、传热系数等热物理性质与温度的关系进行拟合分析,得到相关的关系方程,对变压器的对流传热与热辐射进行分析计算,得到仅在空气自然对流和热辐射的情况下,不能使变压器的温度控制在满足性能的温度范围之内。在强迫空气对流的情况下,实现了变压器良好的散热。进一步利用ANSYS对变压器的温度场分布进行分析,利用温度场的分布趋势图观察强迫风冷相对于自然冷却的优点,强迫风冷降低了整体的温度,使热量更快地散发到周围大气中,减少了变压器受高温的危害。     

Conversion of low-grade heat from FCC absorption-stabilization system to electricity by organic Rankine cycles: Simulation and optimization

In this study, the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is applied to be integrated into the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) absorption-stabilization system to extract and convert the low-grade process heat to electricity. This newly integrated system is simulated by the Aspen Plus software. For the simulation, eleven different dry and isentropic working fluids are selected to investigate the energy conversion performance of the incorporated ORC system. It is found that, the performance depends highly on the operational parameters, such as mass flow rate and the evaporation pressure of the working fluids, outlet temperature of the process stream. After optimization, the working fluids R124 and R227ea are determined to be the best candidates due to their highest output net work in HCT (high critical temperature) and LCT (low critical temperature) working fluids, respectively. A further optimization has been conducted based on the economic evaluations (i.e., electricity production cost (EPC) and total annual profit (TAP)). Results show that, for the HCT working fluids, the use of working fluid of R245fa allows the EPC to be the lowest, while the application of R124 obtains the highest TAP. For the LCT working fluids, R227ea is the best choice due to its lowest EPC and highest TAP.     

Thermodynamic study of advanced absorption heat transformers—I. Single and two stage configurations with heat exchangers

A thermodynamic analysis was carried out to study the effect of heat exchanger effectiveness (EF) on the performance of single stage heat transformers (SSHT). Moreover, an analysis of three different arrangements of two stage heat transformers was performed using a mathematical model assuming water/lithium bromide as the working fluid. An increase in the solution heat exchanger effectiveness (EF) greatly improved the performance of absorption heat transformers when the absorber temperature was at least 40°C higher than the temperature of the heat supplied to the system. In two stage heat transformers (TSHT), higher absorber temperatures were obtained by coupling the absorber of the first stage to the evaporator of the second. However, higher performance coefficients were obtained in general by coupling the absorber of the first stage to the generator of the second.     

New compression heat pump media for medium and high temperature application

The economy and operability of compression heat pump systems is to a great extent influenced by the working fluid. However, the choice of the appropriate medium for a given heat pump application is not straight forward, since a great number of physical and non-physical properties of the presumptive working fluids have to be accounted for.A systematic method of looking for the best medium has been developed. With the help of a commercial flowsheet program a simulation routine of the heat pump cycle has been established. This routine was used to screen all substances in the attached data bank in respect to their applicability as working media. In all, 940 substances have been investigated. From these substances 42 show favourable properties as working fluids for the application in three cases, namely with a temperature of the heat source of 2°C and of the heat sink of 70°C respectively, 60°C source temperature and 120°C at the heat sink and of 90°C source temperature and 150°C at the heat sink.A further investigation of these 42 substances with respect to toxicity and stability left four of them as the ultimate proposal for operable compression heat pump fluids.Besides the actual proposal of new media, the investigation produces a much better understanding of the influence of physical properties on the heat pump performance. From the great number of data, a reliable prediction of the applicability of a given substance as a working fluid, based on the critical data, was deduced.     

Thermodynamic modelling of absorption-resorption heating cycles with some new working pairs

This paper presents the results of a thermodynamic cycle analysis of single stage resorption heat pump (RHP) and resorption heat transformer (RHT) cycles with the new working pairs R22-NMP and R22-DMA. The coefficients of performance (COP) are correlated with the low grade source temperature, temperature at which useful heat is obtained and ambient temperature. The COPs are in the range 1.20–1.60 for the RHP mode and 0.25–0.45 for the RHT mode. Absorber temperatures (useful temperatures) as high as 50°C in the RHP mode and 87°C in the RHT mode have been obtained. It is observed that absorption-resorption systems are inflexible in their range of operating temperature and necessitate a higher pump work as compared with simple single-stage absorption heating systems. However, single stage RHTs show higher temperature boosts than simple absorption heat transformers.     

On the performance of advanced absorption heat transformers—I. The two stage configuration

High performance absorption heat transformers based on improved configurations can be proposed with the aim of widening the range of operation of the single stage heat transformer (SSHT). In this paper a two stage heat transformer arranged by coupling the absorber of the first stage to the evaporator of the second stage (TSHT) is analyzed by means of a lumped-parameter mathematical model, written with reference to the water-sulphuric acid system.The computed values of four different indexes of performance show that the proposed TSHT allows one to noticeably increase the gross temperature lift obtainable with a SSHT, while saving a large fraction of the input energy.     

数据机房热管空调系统的实验研究

结合数据机房环境的特点,选取R22和R134a为工质,实验研究了数据机房热管空调系统的换热性能和工质的最佳充液率。结果表明,热管空调系统具有工作温差小、制冷能效比高的特点,随着热负荷的升高,所需排热温差逐渐增大;对比实验发现,工质为R22时空调系统的平均换热能力比R134a为工质时高19.2%,而两种工质的最佳充液率均为80%左右。通过对热管回路中工质温度分布的测量与分析,阐明了充液率过大或过小引起系统换热性能下降的原因。     

A simplified procedure for the estimation of (COP)R for heat pumps

A simplified procedure for estimating the Rankine coefficient of performance for vapor compression heat pumps is presented. This procedure ddoes not need detailed thermodynamic data. It requires only the liquid specific heat and the latent heat of vaporisation at the evaporating temperature. This procedure is tested by its application to eight potential heat pump working fluids for which exact (COP)_R values have been reported based on detailed thermodynamic data. Very wide ranges of evaporating and condensing temperatures are covered. The results indicate that the present procedures can predict (COP)_R values within 3–4%. Useful correlations for calculating the liquid specific heat and the latent heat of vaporisation for these working fluids are also presented, which cover temperature ranges of importance for heat pump applications.     

The thermal characteristics of a closed two-phase thermosyphon at low temperature difference

The applications of closed two-phase thermosyphons are increasing in heat recovery systems because of their high effective conductivity. However, their range of application is limited by the need for some minimum temperature difference between the evaporator and condenser sections to initiate nucleate boiling. In the project described, the steady state heat transfer characteristics for vertical two-phase closed thermosyphons at low temperature differences with R11, R22, and water as working fluid were studied experimentally. From these experimental results, the minimum temperature differences required to initiate and sustain boiling in the low temperature thermosyphons have been established for the above working fluids. A method for improving the performance at low temperature difference was devised on the basis of a thermal triggering system. Triggering could also be achieved by mechanical vibration.     

Thermodynamic Performance Analysis of a Waste Heat Power Generation System (WHPGS) Applied to the Sidewalls of Aluminum Reduction Cells

To recover energy from the waste heat of aluminum reduction cells, a waste heat power generation system (WHPGS) with low boiling point working fluid based on Organic Rankine Cycle was proposed. A simplified model for the heat transfer around the walls of aluminum reduction cells and thermodynamic cycle was established. By using the model developed and coded in Matlab, thermal performance analysis of the system was conducted. Results show that the electrolyte temperature and the freeze ledge thickness in the cell can significantly affect the heat absorption of the working fluid in the heat exchange system on the walls. Besides, both the output power and the thermal efficiency of the power generation system increase with the system pressure. The output power and thermal efficiency of the system can also be affected by the type of working fluid used in the system. Working fluids for the best system performance under different output pressures were determined, based on the performance analysis. This WHPGS would be a good solution of energy-saving in aluminum electrolysis enterprises.     

Selection of alloys and their influence on the operational characteristics of a two-stage metal hydride heat transformer

A heat transformer can upgrade heat to a higher temperature. A two-stage heat transformer has a greater temperature upgrading potential than a single-stage heat transformer, e.g. heat can be upgraded from a level of about 130–140°C to temperatures of about 200°C. A practical method to select suitable hydrides to be used in a two-stage heat transformer is presented. The example discussed shows that the selected alloys result in a reasonable operation of the two-stage heat transformer. Three different evaluation criteria viz. coefficient of performance, alloy output and temperature output, are introduced to compare the operational characteristics of heat transformers with different alloys; the influence of some metal hydride properties on the operational characteristics is also discussed.     

Experimental study on the heat transfer characteristics of a new type flat micro heat pipe heat exchanger with latent heat thermal energy storage

An experimental energy storage system has been designed using a new type flat micro heat pipe heat exchanger that incorporates a moderate-temperature phase change material paraffin with a melting point of 58°C. The basic structure, working principles, and design concept are discussed. The heat transfer process during the charging and discharging of the heat exchanger under various operating conditions has been experimentally investigated. Results show that the performance of the new type flat micro heat pipe was steady and efficient during charging and discharging. The average thermal storage power and absorption efficiency have been determined to be approximately 537 W and 92.5%, respectively.     

Multi-stage structures for absorption heat pumps

Any absorption heat pump or heat transformer may be described as the association of two unit operations: the separation of a binary mixture in the desorber/condenser and the mixing of the separated components in the evaporator/absorber. Both the separator and the mixer can be constituted of a number of stages.In this paper a multi-stage absorption heat pump for air conditioning will be presented. The objective of this system is to exploit optimally the large temperature difference available for separation (240-35°C) and the rather small temperature lift for mixing (7°C–35°C) and at the same time to maximize the coefficient of performance. The system consists of a N-stage mixer functioning thermally in parallel and materially in series.Examples of multi-stage absorption heat pumps are given using the working fluids ammonia-sodium thiocyanate (NH₃NaSCN) and ammonia-lithium nitrate (NH₃LiNO₃). The advantages and disadvantages of these types of multi-stage systems are discussed.     

混合工质匹配性能的热力学分析

利用经典热力学的基本理论,建立了传热过程不可逆损失与匹配性能之间的关系式,从理论上揭示了制冷工质与变温热源的温度匹配性能与其不可逆损失之间的内在联系和混合工质的节能机理,使热力学理论在研究不可逆传热过程中得到了充分的应用与发展。     

耦合热泵换热器的原理及变工况性能研究

工业能耗占我国总能耗超过70%,而其能源利用效率不足50%,因此工业余热高效回收利用是节能减排的重要途径之一。热泵技术是提升能量品位的有效方法,但吸收式热泵需要配置三个不同温度品位的热源或热汇,而电动热泵受热力学循环、工质物性、压缩机耐温耐压限制以及避免润滑失效一般只能工作于有限温度范围(<100℃)之内,因此该研究将吸收式循环与压缩式循环进行深度耦合,用于直接回收工业余热制取高温热水,同时确保压缩机的安全稳定运行.该文首先分析耦合热泵换热器的运行原理,其次建立了耦合热泵换热器的数学模型,最后对模型进行求解分析了关键参数对耦合热泵换热器性能影响变化规律。在设计工况下,当制取133℃热水时,耦合热泵换热器COP达到3.6,压缩机排气压力为1.2 MPa,排气温度为79℃,远低于压缩机耐温耐压上限和润滑油失效温度,因此耦合热泵换热器在利用余热制取高温热水或蒸汽领域具有一定的应用潜力。     

Feasibility and design studies for heat recovery from a refrigeration system with a canopus heat exchanger

This paper presents an investigation of the feasibility of heat recovery from the condenser of a vapour compression refrigeration (VCR) system through a Canopus heat exchanger (CHE) between the compressor and condenser components. The presence of the CHE makes it possible to recover the superheat of the discharged vapour and utilize it for increasing the temperature of the external fluid (water) removing heat from the condenser. The effects of the operating temperatures in the condenser and evaporator for different inlet water temperatures and mass flow rates on the heat recovery output and its distribution over the condenser and CHE (the fraction of the condenser heat available through the CHE), available outlet water temperature and heat recovery factor have all been studied and optimum operating parameters for feasible heat recovery have been ascertained. The parametric results obtained for different working fluids, such as R-22, R-12, R-717 and R-500, have been presented. It is found that, in general, a heat recovery factor of the order of 2.0 and 40% of condenser heat can be recovered through the Canopus heat exchanger for a typical set of operating conditions.     

Relationships between temperature differences in heat exchangers of heat transformation devices

The temperatures which are present in a heat transformation device play a very important part: at first, the temperatures determine the maximum performance or efficiency of the cycle via the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Secondly, the temperatures determine the heat transfer area which is required to put a given heat flux through the system. Consequently, they relate power to investment cost. In order to elaborate further on these interdependencies, in this paper basic relationships between technically and thermodynamically relevant temperatures, as they are present in the heat exchangers, are being derived. To this end, we will define several temperature differences as usual: the temperature glide, the driving mean temperature difference and the thermodynamic or entropic mean temperature difference. The logarithmic temperature mean is significant for determining the heat transfer. It will be shown that, as long as the temperature gradient between external and internal fluids is larger than the difference in glide of both fluids, the log-mean can be substituted by the difference of the arithmetic mean temperatures. Consequently, it is almost identical to the entropic temperature difference. The entropic temperature difference is a measure of efficiency whereas the logarithmic temperature difference is a measure of first cost. As both temperature differences deviate only marginally from each other in most technical applications it will easily be possible to establish a relationship between performance and investment.