Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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An Analysis of the Performance of a Combined Expander-Compressor Unit for a CO2 Automotive Air Conditioning Cycle

차량용 CO2 에어컨 사이클 성능 향상을 위한 일체형 팽창기-압축기 성능 해석

  • Choi, Jae Woong (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Lim, Jeong Taek (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Jin (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2017.12.08
  • Accepted : 2018.01.18
  • Published : 2018.03.10
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Abstract

A design combining the use of a compressor and expander was introduced in order to improve the cycle performance of a $CO_2$ automotive air conditioning system. Both the compressor and expander used were of rotary vane type and were designed to share a common shaft in a housing. Numerical simulation was carried out to evaluate the merit of the combined unit. In a typical automotive air conditioning operating conditions, the COP of the system was improved by 8.7% by the application of the combined unit. The compressor input was reduced by 5.2% through use of the expander output. In addition, about 3.06% increase in the cooling capacity was obtained through isentropic expansion in the expander. Our study noted that, as the pressure difference between the gas cooler and the evaporator becomes larger, the COP of the system improved increases unless the mass flow rate in the expander exceeds that in the compressor.

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