Analysing refrigerant contaminants and reclamation service to prolong chiller lifespan and improving chiller energy efficiency
From multiple industrial testing on chiller performance, refrigerant contaminants had been known as one of the main cause of efficiency loss. As the refrigerant is circulated throughout the refrigeration cycle, these efficiency loss causes great energy wastage and damage to equipment. This re...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-707762023-07-07T17:18:57Z Analysing refrigerant contaminants and reclamation service to prolong chiller lifespan and improving chiller energy efficiency Li, Louis Ying Liang Abhisek Ukil School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering From multiple industrial testing on chiller performance, refrigerant contaminants had been known as one of the main cause of efficiency loss. As the refrigerant is circulated throughout the refrigeration cycle, these efficiency loss causes great energy wastage and damage to equipment. This report studies the possible impact of contaminants in a chiller system through simulations using MATLAB Simulink. The model block built using external library Thermolib, the model consists of the compressor, evaporator, condenser and expansion valve. The refrigerant R134a was used throughout the simulations. Thermodynamic properties of the R134a such as enthalpy, heat transfer coefficient and pressure of the system were adjusted to simulate the presence of refrigerant contaminants in the system. The effect of compressor discharged temperature was also discussed in this report. Simulation results show the increase in compressor work and reduction in refrigeration effect in a contaminated system. The simulation model was able to produce results that corresponds with existing industrial study. Bachelor of Engineering 2017-05-11T05:26:42Z 2017-05-11T05:26:42Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70776 en Nanyang Technological University 67 p. application/pdf |
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From multiple industrial testing on chiller performance, refrigerant contaminants had been
known as one of the main cause of efficiency loss. As the refrigerant is circulated throughout the
refrigeration cycle, these efficiency loss causes great energy wastage and damage to equipment.
This report studies the possible impact of contaminants in a chiller system through simulations
using MATLAB Simulink. The model block built using external library Thermolib, the model
consists of the compressor, evaporator, condenser and expansion valve. The refrigerant R134a
was used throughout the simulations. Thermodynamic properties of the R134a such as enthalpy,
heat transfer coefficient and pressure of the system were adjusted to simulate the presence of
refrigerant contaminants in the system. The effect of compressor discharged temperature was
also discussed in this report.
Simulation results show the increase in compressor work and reduction in refrigeration effect in
a contaminated system. The simulation model was able to produce results that corresponds with
existing industrial study. |
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