Comprehensive Performance and Economic Analyses of Transcritical CO 2 Heat Pump Water Heater Suitable for Petroleum Processes and Heating Applications

Dongxue Zhu, Chaohe Fang, Shejiao Wang, Yafei Xue, Liaoliang Jiang, Yulong Song () and Feng Cao ()
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Dongxue Zhu: PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518052, China
Chaohe Fang: PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518052, China
Shejiao Wang: PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518052, China
Yafei Xue: PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518052, China
Liaoliang Jiang: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Yulong Song: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Feng Cao: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: With the intensification of the global energy crisis, the application of air-source transcritical CO 2 heat pumps has attracted increasing attention, especially in cold regions. Existing research mainly focuses on the evaluation of steady-state performance while paying less attention to the dynamic characteristics of the system during the actual operation process. In order to deeply study the dynamic performance of the air-source transcritical CO 2 heat pump system under the winter climate conditions in the Yan‘an area, this study established a system simulation model with multiple parameter inputs and systematically analyzed the influences of ambient temperature, discharge pressure, and inlet and outlet water temperatures on the heating capacity and COP. The research starts from both dynamic and steady-state perspectives, revealing the variation law of system performance with environmental temperature and conducting a quantitative analysis. As the ambient temperature rose from −11 °C to 2 °C, the COP of the system increased by approximately 15% and exhibited significant dynamic response characteristics, indicating that the increase in ambient temperature significantly improved system efficiency. At different ambient temperatures, the optimal discharge pressure increased with the rise in temperature. At the highest ambient temperature (2 °C), the optimal discharge pressure was 11.7 MPa. Compared with the optimal discharge pressure of 11.0 MPa at −11 °C, the performance improved by nearly 13.3%. Through the dynamic simulation method, theoretical support is provided for the optimization of energy-saving control strategies in cold regions, and thoughts are offered regarding the application of transcritical CO 2 systems under similar climatic conditions.

Keywords: transcritical CO 2 heat pump; air-source; dynamic simulation; heating performance; multi-parameter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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