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First and second law analysis of an ejector expansion Joule–Thomson cryogenic refrigeration cycle
Author(s) -
Rashidi M. M.,
Bég O. Anwar,
Habibzadeh A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.1800
Subject(s) - injector , evaporator , thermal expansion valve , gas compressor , refrigeration , exergy , coefficient of performance , thermodynamics , exergy efficiency , overall pressure ratio , joule–thomson effect , cooling capacity , materials science , nuclear engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , engineering , physics , refrigerant
SUMMARY In this paper, a combined first and second law approach is applied to study an ejector expansion Joule–Thomson cryogenic refrigeration cycle. The effects of the evaporator temperature, ejector pressure ratio and compressor function on the coefficient of performance (COP), exergy destruction and the exergetic efficiency have been investigated. The present study has been conducted for the evaporator and compressor temperature in the range of 75–135 and 270–330 K, respectively. The ejector pressure ratio is varied from 1.5 to 5.5. Simulation results show that COP and exergy efficiency increase with increasing evaporator temperature and ejector pressure ratio. In addition, it was found that the increase in the compressor temperature leads to the reduction in the first and second law efficiencies. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.