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Allocation of Optimum Heat Transfer Inventory in a

Refrigeration System
M. R. Mohammadi Naeini
AZAD ISLAMI UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN CENTER

ABSTRACT
In this study. optimum allocation of heat transfer inventory for heat exchangers in a
refrigeration system with specified power input or cooling capacity. and for a heat pump with
specified heating capacity is investigated. The ratio of hot- to cold-end conductance unit cost
ratio. G.was considered in the analysis as an additional variable of considerable importance
to the designer Summarized equations are given in terms of unit cost of conductances of both
the heat exchangers .the results show a strong dependence of the total cost on the
absolute temperature ratios as well as the hot-to the cold-end conductance cost ratio. It
has been demonstrated in the given example that for G=0.1. The conductance of the hotend heat exchanger is about three times the cold-end heat exchanger.

[] Bejan

TL

TL

][

[]WU

[]Klein

n .

Q DT n

)(COP

n=-

n=

n=

[]deRossi

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WuSun ] Chen

. (UA)H=(UA)L

[]Bejan

(UA)H=(UA)L

COP

Bejan

[]Bejan

COP

.(

)(U

)(A

= H (UA ) H + L (UA ) L

(
)

)$/(w/k

QH
QL
( G =g H
( ) +g L
)
T HC - T H
T L - TLC

(
)

TLC
THC

QL

QH

Q
gH
gL
)
( G = QH
+ . L
T - T LC
THC - T H
QH L
.

(
)

QH
gH
(
+
TH THC / TH - 1

(
)

=G
.

QL

) T L / T H - (T LC / T HC .THC / T H

QH

(
)

q = THC / TH

(
)

e = TL / TH

(
)

t = TLC / THC

)(UA

(
)

) (t = TLC / THC

tq = T LC / TH

q2
.

G=1

W = QH - QL

(
)
(

TLC
= 1 -t
THC

W
1 -t

G=1

QH

= 1-

q opt = (t + e ) / 2t

= QH

2=q

e
.(

gL
t
G
(
+
)
1 - t e - tq q - 1

G
.

W / TH

G
. G = g H / g L

W
) (G /
TH
1
t
G
=
+
= F1
(
)
1 -t e -tq q - 1
gL

F1

)(UA

)
(

)
(

F1
t2
1
G
=
(
)=0
q 1 -t (e -tq ) 2 (q - 1) 2

- 1 t - Ge + Gt - Ge
(
)
= q 1

t
G -1

) q = 1 ( -t + Ge + Gt - Ge
2 t
G -1

F1

q 1 q 2

G=1

G=1 .

/./

(
)

F1min

F1min

L (UA ) L
)( - 1
=

) ( - 1) + G( -

opt

G 1

L (UA)L G- G
=

(G-1) G

W 1 1

TH 1 -t q - 1

)
(

q - 1
1

q - 1

(UA)H

G=

"

W 1
TH 1 -t

g H (UA) H = Gg L

) g (UA) H /(W / TH
G
H
=
gL
1 -t

) L (UA ) L ( - 1
=
H (UA ) H
-

()

H (UA )H
)G( -
=

)( - 1) + G( -

opt

Q L

G 1

cop

Q H

H (UA )H
G G -1
=
)(G - 1

+
2

G=

Q L Q H

= opt

) G /(Q L / TH
G
1
=
+
gL
t (q - 1) e -tq

= F2

W 1 t

TH 1 -t tq -e
t

tq -e

g L (UA) L = g L
.

) g L (UA) L /(W / TH
1
=
gL
1 -t

) G /(Q H / TH
t
G
=
+
gL
e -tq q - 1

= F3

cop

Low High

TH = 300k

T
t = LC = 0.6
THC

g H

G=

g L

g /G

TL = 240k
T
e = L = 0.8
TH

g L =

)($/KW/K

.G=
/

e t

/)

(t =
/
e =

q = 1.08
)G = 43312$(G = 0.1

KW

=G

. G =

)(UA

g H (UA) H = 10406$
g L (UA) L = 32906$
) g L = 10000$ /( KW / K
) g H = 1000$ /( KW / K
G = 0.1 = g H / g L
(UA) L = 3.29kw / k
(UA) H = 10.4kw / k

[
]

G=
/

G
.

( ) G2

QL

)( G1
.

) ( G3

QH

=A

=F

=G

=T

=U

=UA

" )

=Q

=W

q = THC / TH

= G

e = TL / TH

=e

=
t = TLC / THC

=H

=L

=HC

=LC

)(Ql/W

=COP

COP

(
) /( THC / TLC

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