Wave rotor with pressure exchange function can be attempted to improve refrigeration performance. The objective of this paper is to verify the feasibility of the method by thermodynamic and experimental analysis. First, a refrigeration process which contains wave rotor pressurization was established. Then, a thermodynamic model which reflects the refrigeration process was designed. The thermal performance was researched under various key parameters. Finally, based on the novel wave rotor refrigeration platform, the experimental work was carried out, and the effects of main parameters of the device were systematically studied. The results showed that it was feasible to enhance the coefficient of performance (COP) by using pressure exchange characteristic of wave rotor. The COP could be improved substantially at relatively small expansion ratio. Under the design point, more than half of the pressure energy could be restored. The performance curve of the novel equipment was also obtained. Enhancing the isentropic efficiency of expansion is the effective means to improve the COP and σ of the system. This paper was designed in a way that contained a novel equipment to enhance the COP of wave rotor refrigeration.
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February 2019
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Improving Refrigeration Performance by Using Pressure Exchange Characteristic of Wave Rotor
Dapeng Hu,
Dapeng Hu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: hudp@dlut.edu.cn
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: hudp@dlut.edu.cn
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Yang Yu,
Yang Yu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: yuyang_oceany@163.com
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
,Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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Peiqi Liu,
Peiqi Liu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: lpq21cn@dlut.edu.cn
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
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Xiaolin Wu,
Xiaolin Wu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: arya_wu@yahoo.com
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
,Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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Yiming Zhao
Yiming Zhao
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: 545199342@qq.com
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
,Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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Dapeng Hu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: hudp@dlut.edu.cn
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: hudp@dlut.edu.cn
Yang Yu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: yuyang_oceany@163.com
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
,Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: yuyang_oceany@163.com
Peiqi Liu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: lpq21cn@dlut.edu.cn
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
,Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: lpq21cn@dlut.edu.cn
Xiaolin Wu
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: arya_wu@yahoo.com
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
,Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: arya_wu@yahoo.com
Yiming Zhao
School of Chemical Machinery,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: 545199342@qq.com
Dalian University of Technology,
No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District
,Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
e-mail: 545199342@qq.com
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received October 4, 2017; final manuscript received October 5, 2018; published online November 5, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Esmail M. A. Mokheimer.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Feb 2019, 141(2): 022004 (8 pages)
Published Online: November 5, 2018
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Received:
October 4, 2017
Revised:
October 5, 2018
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Hu, D., Yu, Y., Liu, P., Wu, X., and Zhao, Y. (November 5, 2018). "Improving Refrigeration Performance by Using Pressure Exchange Characteristic of Wave Rotor." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. February 2019; 141(2): 022004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041722
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