不可逆四热源吸收式热变换器的最优性能

在恒温内可逆四热源吸收式热变换器循环模型的基础上,建立了线性(牛顿)传热定律下考虑泵热空间向环境的热漏、工质的内部牦散以及工质与外部热源间的热阻损失的不可逆四热源吸收式热变换器循环模型。导出了在总换热面积一定的条件下,循环泵热率和泵热系数的基本优化关系、最大泵热率和相应的泵热系数、最大泵热系数和相应的泵热率以及最佳工质工怍温度和最佳换热面积分配关系。     

Parametric optimum analysis of an irreversible Ericsson cryogenic refrigeration cycle working with an ideal Fermi gas

An irreversible model of an Ericsson cryogenic refrigeration cycle working with an ideal Fermi gas is established, which is composed of two isothermal and two isobaric processes. The influence of both the quantum degeneracy and the finite-rate heat transfer between the working fluid and the heat reservoirs on the performance of the cycle is investigated, based on the theory of statistical mechanics and thermodynamic properties of an ideal Fermi gas. The inherent regeneration losses of the cycle are analyzed. Expressions for several important performance parameters such as the coefficient of performance, cooling rate and power input are derived. By using numerical solutions, the cooling rate of the cycle is optimized for a given power input. The maximum cooling rate and the corresponding parameters are calculated numerically. The optimal regions of the coefficient of performance and power input are determined. Especially, the optimal performance of the cycle in the strong and weak gas degeneracy cases and the high temperature limit is discussed in detail. The analytic expressions of some optimized parameters are derived. Some optimum criteria are given. The distinctions and connections between the Ericsson refrigeration cycles working with the Fermi and classical gases are revealed.      

Ecological optimization for an irreversible magnetic Ericsson refrigeration cycle

An irreversible Ericsson refrigeration cycle model is established, in which multi-irreversibilities such as finite-rate heat transfer, regenerative loss, heat leakage, and the efficiency of the regenerator are taken into account. Expressions for several important performance parameters, such as the cooling rate, coefficient of performance （COP）, power input, exergy output rate, entropy generation rate, and ecological function are derived. The influences of the heat leakage and the time of the regenerative processes on the ecological performance of the refrigerator are analyzed. The optimal regions of the ecological function, cooling rate, and COP are determined and evaluated. Furthermore, some important parameter relations of the refrigerator are revealed and discussed in detail. The results obtained here have general significance and will be helpful in gaining a deep understanding of the magnetic Ericsson refrigeration cycle.     

Fundamental optimal relation of a generalized irreversible Carnot heat pump with complex heat transfer law

The fundamental optimal relation between heating load and coefficient of performance (COP) of a generalized irreversible Carnot heat pump is derived based on a new generalized heat transfer law, which includes the generalized convective heat transfer law and generalized radiative heat transfer law, q ∝ (ΔT ⁿ ) ^m . The generalized irreversible Carnot heat pump model incorporates several internal and external irreversibilities, such as heat resistance, bypass heat leakage, friction, turbulence and other undesirable irreversibility factors. The added irreversibilities besides heat resistance are characterized by a constant parameter and a constant coefficient. The effects of heat transfer laws and various loss terms are analysed. The heating load vs. COP characteristic of a generalized irreversible Carnot heat pump is a parabolic-like curve, which is consistent with the experimental result of thermoelectric heat pump. The obtained results include those obtained in many literatures and indicated that the analysis results of the generalized irreversible Carnot heat pump were more suitable for engineering practice than those of the endoreversible Carnot heat pump.     

Winter performance of residential heat pump

This paper deals with the effect of a snowcover on the coefficient of performance (COP) of a residential heat pump with a single layer ground heat exchanger for maritime climatic conditions (Fredericton, NB, Canada). A computer program was used to simulate a snowcover and heat and moisture transfer in the ground. Results obtained show that an increased thickness of a snowcover may evoke an increase of the COP of the ground heat pump system. Noticeable changes of the COP are observed within a snow-depth range from 0 to 10 cm. A further increase in snow depth does not significantly improve the COP which hereafter appears to be independent on a depth of a horizontal ground heat exchanger.     

Psychometric technoeconomic assessment and parametric studies of vapor-compression and solid/liquid desiccant hybrid solar space conditioning systems

This communication presents some studies on hybrid vapor-compression (V-C) and solid/liquid desiccant solar air-conditioning systems. Desiccants are used to bring the humidity within the comfort range by partially converting the latent heat load (LHL) into sensible heat load and then meeting this load with conventional V-C cycle. In both the options of hybrid systems consisting of vapor-compression and solid/liquid desiccant cycles, heat rejected from the condenser of the V-C cycle is used to regenerate the desiccants to improve the coefficient of performance (COP) of the systems. A thermodynamic assessment and technoeconomic feasibility study of hybrid V-C and solid/liquid desiccant solar air-conditioning systems have been presented. It is found that a hybrid system with desiccant cycle is more promising under high latent heat load and higher ambient humidity conditions and significant energy saving can be achieved over standard V-C cooling systems.     

Optimal analysis of primary performance parameters for an endoreversible absorption heat pump

The cycle model of a heat-engine-driven heat pump is used to study the performance of an absorption heat pump affected by heat resistances. The coefficient of performance of the absorption heat pump is adopted to be the objective function for optimization. The optimal regions of the coefficient of performance and the specific heating load are determined. The optimal relations between the heat transfer areas of the four heat exchangers involved and the coefficient of performance, or the specific heating load of an absorption heat pump, are obtained. Problems concerning the optimal design of an absorption heat pump are also discussed.     

Four-Objective Optimizations for an Improved Irreversible Closed Modified Simple Brayton Cycle

An improved irreversible closed modified simple Brayton cycle model with one isothermal heating process is established in this paper by using finite time thermodynamics. The heat reservoirs are variable-temperature ones. The irreversible losses in the compressor, turbine, and heat exchangers are considered. Firstly, the cycle performance is optimized by taking four performance indicators, including the dimensionless power output, thermal efficiency, dimensionless power density, and dimensionless ecological function, as the optimization objectives. The impacts of the irreversible losses on the optimization results are analyzed. The results indicate that four objective functions increase as the compressor and turbine efficiencies increase. The influences of the latter efficiency on the cycle performances are more significant than those of the former efficiency. Then, the NSGA-II algorithm is applied for multi-objective optimization, and three different decision methods are used to select the optimal solution from the Pareto frontier. The results show that the dimensionless power density and dimensionless ecological function compromise dimensionless power output and thermal efficiency. The corresponding deviation index of the Shannon Entropy method is equal to the corresponding deviation index of the maximum ecological function.     

Theoretical studies on adsorption heat transformer using zeolite-water vapour pair

An adsorption heat transformer can raise the temperature level of a fraction of waste heat by rejecting the remaining heat to a low temperature level. In this work some alternatives in the design of an adsorption heat transformer, such as a 2-tank system, 3-tank system and 4-tank system, are evaluated using zeolite-water vapour as the adsorbent-adsorbate pair. The values of coefficient of performance (COP) are computed for each system for various temperatures of waste heat source at which the heat is available and heat sink at which the heat is delivered.It is found that an adsorption heat transformer can be used for a gross temperature lift as high as 50°C with a fairly good COP value. Moreover the 4-tank system gives a much improved COP value as compared to the 2-tank and 3-tank systems for the same operating conditions. It is also found that the effect of temperature driving force for heat transfer on the COP value is quite pronounced.     

工质变比热条件下内燃机循环普适特性

用有限时间热力学的方法分析空气标准不可逆内燃机循环,导出了考虑工质变比热情况下,存在摩擦及传热损失时,由两个加热过程、两个放热过程和两个绝热过程组成的普适的空气标准不可逆内燃机循环的功率与压缩比、效率与压缩比以及功率和效率的最佳特性关系,同时由数值计算分析了工质变比热和循环过程对循环性能的影响特点,比较了工质恒、变比热时循环性能差异。所得结果包含了不可逆往复式Diesel、Otto、Brayton、Atkinson、Dual和Miller 循环的性能特性。     

二级不可逆磁Brayton制冷循环性能分析及参数优化

建立受有限速率热传导和绝热过程不可逆性影响的二级磁Brayton制冷循环模型,导出循环的性能系数和制冷率表达式,分析等磁场过程的磁场比、绝热不可逆因子、等磁中冷过程等对二级不可逆磁Brayton制冷循环最大制冷率及相关参数的影响,所得结论能为提高磁制冷机的循环性能提供参数设计参考.     

Thermodynamic analysis of R22-DMF compression-absorption heat pump

The performance of the compression-absorption heat pump working on R22-Dimethyl formamide (DMF) is studied through a thermodynamic analysis. The parameters varied are the compression ratio and the operating temperatures at the desorber and absorber. The heating coefficient of performance, exergetic efficiency, concentration difference and the circulation ratio are computed. At certain operating conditions COPs as high as 6 and temperature lifts as high as 60°C can be achieved. Correlations are presented to facilitate quick estimation of performance chatacteristics.     

Absorption heat-pump regeneration in a rankine steam cycle

This paper presents a system of regenerative heating incorporating an absorption heat pump in a Rankine steam cycle which can improve cycle efficiency. A simulation has been performed to estimate the Rankine cycle efficiency in the proposed Absorption Heat Pump Regeneration (AHPRG) heating system using the working pair R21³-DMETEG. The results show that the cycle efficiency can be improved considerably without reducing the work output by the incorporation of AHPRG for low-temperature heating of steam condensate. Further, the temperature of the heat-pump evaporator which absorbs the heat rejected at the steam condenser plays a predominant role in the cycle efficiency.     

Exergetic efficiency optimization for an irreversible heat pump working on reversed Brayton cycle

This paper deals with the performance analysis and optimization for irreversible heat pumps working on reversed Brayton cycle with constant-temperature heat reservoirs by taking exergetic efficiency as the optimization objective combining exergy concept with finite-time thermodynamics (FTT). Exergetic efficiency is defined as the ratio of rate of exergy output to rate of exergy input of the system. The irreversibilities considered in the system include heat resistance losses in the hot- and cold-side heat exchangers and non-isentropic losses in the compression and expansion processes. The analytical formulas of the heating load, coefficient of performance (COP) and exergetic efficiency for the heat pumps are derived. The results are compared with those obtained for the traditional heating load and coefficient of performance objectives. The influences of the pressure ratio of the compressor, the allocation of heat exchanger inventory, the temperature ratio of two reservoirs, the effectiveness of the hot- and cold-side heat exchangers and regenerator, the efficiencies of the compressor and expander, the ratio of hot-side heat reservoir temperature to ambient temperature, the total heat exchanger inventory, and the heat capacity rate of the working fluid on the exergetic efficiency of the heat pumps are analysed by numerical calculations. The results show that the exergetic efficiency optimization is an important and effective criterion for the evaluation of an irreversible heat pump working on reversed Brayton cycle.     

The commissioning of an integrated heat pump-assisted geothermal brine purification system

In a previous work, a packaged commercial heat pump was coupled to a geothermal brine purification system. Subsequently, a new compact heat pump-assisted purification system was farbricated which involved the elimination of two heat exchangersi and a reduction in the amount of tubing; this resulted in higher efficiencies due to lower temperature differences in the heat exchangers. The quality of the distilled water obtained from the geothermal brine was similar to commercially available distilled water with respect to chlorides and silica. A coefficient of performance (COP) of 4.5 was achieved with a brine boiling temperature of 63°C. Higher COPs could be achieved with a higher compressor efficiency. The process shows considerable promise for future development.     

Magnetocaloric heat-pump cycles based on the AF–F transition in Fe–Rh alloys

The proposal involves a heat-pumping scheme based upon the first-order antiferromagnetism–ferromagnetism transition in FeRh alloy. Using the model S–T diagram for this alloy, the heat-pump cycles, are drawn up based on the transition latent heat absorption and emission when the transition is induced by applying magnetic field. The calculated values of heat coefficient ϕ for the cycles are ∼39 at ΔT=5 K and ∼30 at ΔT=10 K, where ΔT is the difference between the temperature surrounding and that of the heat receiver. These values are achieved using the comparatively low magnetic fields of ∼2×10⁶ A m⁻¹. The high values of ϕ, together with high value of cooling capacity, make it possible to consider Fe–Rh alloys as an effective magnetic heat-pump working body near the room temperature.     

热漏、热阻及回热特性对磁Ericsson制冷循环最优性能的影响

建立了同时考虑热漏、热阻及回热等主要不可逆因素的顺磁质 Ericsson制冷循环的模型。针对回热平衡与回热不平衡的情况 ,应用有限时间热力学理论 ,导出了制冷率与制冷系数间的基本优化关系 ,给出了制冷率、制冷系数的优化值域 ,结果反映了回热式制冷机的主要观测特征。讨论了基本优化关系的应用 ,分析了热漏、热阻及回热损失对制冷循环性能影响的本质差异     

Thermodynamic design and assessment of hybrid double absorption solar cooling systems

This communication presents an investigation of the thermodynamic design and feasibility assessment of hybrid double-absorption solar cooling systems. The systems considered are conventional closed-cycle and open-cycle absorption systems with an additional open-absorber component through which the process room air is passed, cooled and dehumidified. The cooling produced in the evaporator is utilized to remove heat from the open absorber as well as the process air being circulated. Thermodynamic modelling of system components for a fixed set of operating conditions and with water-LiBr as working fluid have been carried out and the system COP predicted as a function of regenerator temperature, mass flow ratio and latent heat load in the process air and the ambient air. A comparative study of the open and closed cycle options has been made and detailed parametric results are presented. It is concluded that the hybrid double-absorption solar cooling systems are better in performance than conventional systems and an open-cycle double-absorption system is even more attractive and cost effective as compared to closed-cycle option.     

Comparative Assessment of Various Low-Dissipation Combined Models for Three-Terminal Heat Pump Systems

Thermally driven heat pump systems play important roles in the utilization of low-grade thermal energy. In order to evaluate and compare the performances of three different constructions of thermally driven heat pump and heat transformer, the low-dissipation assumption has been adopted to establish the irreversible thermodynamic models of them in the present paper. By means of the proposed models, the heating loads, the coefficients of performance (COPs) and the optimal relations between them for various constructions are derived and discussed. The performances of different constructions are numerically assessed. More importantly, according to the results obtained, the upper and lower bounds of the COP at maximum heating load for different constructions are generated and compared by the introduction of a parameter measuring the deviation from the reversible limit of the system. Accordingly, the optimal constructions for the low-dissipation three-terminal heat pump and heat transformer are determined within the frame of low-dissipation assumption, respectively. The optimal constructions in accord with previous research and engineering practices for various three-terminal devices are obtained, which confirms the compatibility between the low-dissipation model and endoreversible model and highlights the validity of the application of low-dissipation model for multi-terminal thermodynamic devices. The proposed models and the significant results obtained enrich the theoretical thermodynamic model of thermally driven heat pump systems and may provide some useful guidelines for the design and operation of realistic thermally driven heat pump systems.     

不可逆自旋量子制冷循环参数的优化设计

基于量子主方程和半群逼近方法，研究以许多无相互作用的自旋-1/2系统为工质的、由两个绝热和两个等磁场过程组成的不可逆量子制冷循环的一般性能特性。导出循环的性能系数、制冷率和输入功率等重要性能参数的表达式。应用数值求解，对受有限循环时间约束的制冷率进行了优化，计算了最大制冷率和相应的最佳性能参数，确定了性能系数的最佳区域和工质温度及两个等磁场过程时间的优化范围。进而详细分析了高温下循环的优化性能，所得结果被进一步推广，以致可直接用来描述由自旋-J系统为工质的量子制冷循环的性能。