ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSES OF TWO-TEMPERATURE-LEVEL VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
ANALIZA ENERGETICĂ ȘI EXERGETICĂ A SISTEMELOR FRIGORIFICE CU COMPRIMARE MECANICĂ DE VAPORI CU DOUĂ NIVELURI DE TEMPERATURĂ DESTINATE APLICAȚIILOR DIN INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARĂ
DOI : https://doi.org/10.35633/inmateh-79-107
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This study compared energy and exergy performance of two vapour-compression refrigeration systems designed to provide simultaneous refrigeration and freezing applications at two distinct temperature levels in food-industry applications. R448A, R449A, R454C and R1234yf were evaluated as working fluids under the same operating conditions. The simulation results indicated that R1234yf provided the best overall performance for both configurations. The exergy analysis showed that the throttling processes in the first configuration had the fastest increase in exergy destruction with the variation of ambient temperature. The structural improvement of the second configuration led to an increase in global performance, confirming the importance of refrigerant selection and structural optimisation of the refrigeration system.
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