Ecological optimization and coefficient of performance bounds of general refrigerators

Rui Long and Wei Liu

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2016, vol. 443, issue C, 14-21

Abstract: An analysis of COP and its bounds at maximum ecological criterion for general refrigerators is conducted. For generality, both the non-isothermal heat transfer processes and the internal dissipations are considered. Under different situations, the COP under the maximum ecological criterion have been studied systematically. And the general upper and lower bounds of the optimal COP have been obtained. Furthermore under maximum ecological criterion, the COP of general endoreversible refrigerators have also been studied. And the COP bounds of different kinds of refrigerators have been analyzed. As actual refrigerators may not operate under the condition of maximum COP or maximum cooling load, but operate under the maximum ecological condition which indicates the best compromise between the refrigeration rate and the loss of refrigeration rate. This paper could provide a practical insight for designing and operating actual refrigerators.

Keywords: Refrigerators; Non-isothermal processes; Internal dissipations; Ecological optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2015.09.052

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