Matching Characteristics of Refrigerant and Operating Parameters in Large Temperature Variation Heat Pump

Hemin Hu, Tao Wang (), Fan Zhang, Bing Zhang and Jian Qi ()
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Hemin Hu: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
Tao Wang: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
Fan Zhang: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
Bing Zhang: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
Jian Qi: State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-24

Abstract: Characterizing the optimal operating parameters for a heat pump with a specific refrigerant is paramount, as it provides valuable guidance for refrigerant selection. The temperature mismatch between cold and hot fluids in the evaporator and condenser can lead to degraded thermal performance in heat pumps with large temperature variations. To address these two key issues, we selected several pure refrigerants with varying critical temperature levels for use in a large temperature variation heat pump configuration. The corresponding thermal performance was then investigated using the Ebsilon code under fixed temperature lift conditions as the operating temperature varied. It indicates that the maximum coefficient of performance ( COP ) is typically achieved when the deviation factors of temperature and pressure from their critical parameters fall within the ranges of 0.62~0.71 and 0.36~0.5, respectively. Our research recommends the binary refrigerant mixture of R152a/R1336mzz(z) ( COP = 3.54) for the current operating conditions, as it significantly improves thermal performance compared to pure R1336mzz (z) ( COP = 2.87) and R152a ( COP = 3.01). Through research on the impact of the compositional ratio of R152a/R1336mzz(z) on the thermal performance of the heat pump, we found that that the optimal ratio of R1336mzz(z) component to R152a component is 0.5/0.5. This study offers valuable guidance for selecting the most suitable refrigerants for heat pumps in practical engineering design scenarios.

Keywords: R152a/R1336mzz(z); binary refrigerant; heat pump; COP; temperature glide (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: 2024
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