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Entropy and Exergy Analysis in Ejector-Based Systems

A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Thermodynamics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 32254

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Prof. Dr. Lei Wang

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College of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Interests: heat and mass transfer; heat exchangers; ejector theory; control science and engineering; proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); ejector refrigeration system (ERS); multi-effect desalination with thermal vapor compression (MED-TVC)
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Dear Colleagues,

The ejector is a passive energy conversion device with three ports (primary flow inlet, secondary flow inlet, and outlet) that integrates the functions of pressure lift, mixing, and entrainment. Because of its simple structure, no moving parts, and no additional energy consumption, ejector technology is very attractive for many applications, and the interest of the scientific community in this component has exponentially increased in recent years. It has been widely used in refrigeration, fuel cells, aerospace, seawater desalination, chemical, process industries, and other fields.

The study of ejectors mainly includes ejector theory, design, manufacture, control, and applications such as MED-TVC to design the thermal vapor compressor (steam ejector) to recycle vapor from the desalination process and the vacuum ejector pump to draw out the non-condensable gases generated in the system, ERS to replace the conventional condenser, PEMFC to recycle the excess fuels by ejector recirculation pump to increase system performance, etc. Isentropic efficiency is an important performance index of the ejector and therefore influences the performance of the whole system.

The relationship between the properties of working fluids, operation conditions, performance and relevant phase transition, heat and mass transfer, flow field, system control, isentropic efficiency, and thermodynamic entropy and exergy analysis of the systems falls within the scope of this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Lei Wang
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Keywords

  • entropy
  • energy
  • physics
  • thermodynamics
  • heat and mass transfer
  • heat exchangers
  • control science and engineering
  • proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
  • ejector refrigeration system (ERS)
  • multi-effect desalination with thermal vapor compression (MED-TVC)

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10 pages, 2845 KiB  
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Observation and Analysis of Ejector Hysteresis Phenomena in the Hydrogen Recirculation Subsystem of PEMFCs
by Mingyang Li, Mingxing Lin, Lei Wang, Yanbo Wang, Fengwen Pan and Xiaojun Zhao
Entropy 2023, 25(3), 426; https://doi.org/10.3390/e25030426 - 27 Feb 2023
Cited by 3 | Viewed by 1862
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The optimization control and efficiency improvement of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are being paid more attention. Ejectors have been applied in PEMFC hydrogen recirculation subsystems due to the advantages of a simple structure and no power consumption. However, the hysteresis deviation [...] Read more.
The optimization control and efficiency improvement of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are being paid more attention. Ejectors have been applied in PEMFC hydrogen recirculation subsystems due to the advantages of a simple structure and no power consumption. However, the hysteresis deviation of a proportional valve ejector is found in the loading and unloading processes such that the hysteresis phenomena can cause deviations in fuel cell control process and affect the power dynamic output stability of PEMFCs. This paper analyzes the causes and effects of proportional valve hysteresis phenomena through experiments and simulations. The results show that the resultant force of proportional valve armature is different in loading and unloading processes because of the hysteresis phenomena, and the maximum flow deviation is up to 0.42 g/s. The hysteresis phenomena of flow rate further cause a deviation of 68.7–89.3 kW in PEMFC power output. Finally, a control compensation model is proposed to effectively reduce the deviation. This study provides a reference for the control and optimization of PEMFC with ejector technology. Full article
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Limiting Performance of the Ejector Refrigeration Cycle with Pure Working Fluids
by Jiawei Fu, Zhenhua Liu, Xingyang Yang, Sumin Jin and Jilei Ye
Entropy 2023, 25(2), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/e25020223 - 24 Jan 2023
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An ejector refrigeration system is a promising heat-driven refrigeration technology for energy consumption. The ideal cycle of an ejector refrigeration cycle (ERC) is a compound cycle with an inverse Carnot cycle driven by a Carnot cycle. The coefficient of performance (COP) [...] Read more.
An ejector refrigeration system is a promising heat-driven refrigeration technology for energy consumption. The ideal cycle of an ejector refrigeration cycle (ERC) is a compound cycle with an inverse Carnot cycle driven by a Carnot cycle. The coefficient of performance (COP) of this ideal cycle represents the theoretical upper bound of ERC, and it does not contain any information about the properties of working fluids, which is a key cause of the large energy efficiency gap between the actual cycle and the ideal cycle. In this paper, the limiting COP and thermodynamics perfection of subcritical ERC is derived to evaluate the ERC efficiency limit under the constraint of pure working fluids. 15 pure fluids are employed to demonstrate the effects of working fluids on limiting COP and limiting thermodynamics perfection. The limiting COP is expressed as the function of the working fluid thermophysical parameters and the operating temperatures. The thermophysical parameters are the specific entropy increase in the generating process and the slope of the saturated liquid, and the limiting COP increases with these two parameters. The result shows R152a, R141b, and R123 have the best performance, and the limiting thermodynamic perfections at the referenced state are 86.8%, 84.90%, and 83.67%, respectively. Full article
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Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Section Width on the Performance of Air Ejector with Rectangular Section
by Ying Zhang, Jingming Dong, Shuaiyu Song, Xinxiang Pan, Nan He and Manfei Lu
Entropy 2023, 25(1), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/e25010179 - 16 Jan 2023
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Due to its simple structure and lack of moving parts, the supersonic air ejector has been widely applied in the fields of machinery, aerospace, and energy-saving. The performance of the ejector is influenced by the flow channel structure and the velocity of the [...] Read more.
Due to its simple structure and lack of moving parts, the supersonic air ejector has been widely applied in the fields of machinery, aerospace, and energy-saving. The performance of the ejector is influenced by the flow channel structure and the velocity of the jet, thus the confined jet is an important limiting factor for the performance of the supersonic air ejector. In order to investigate the effect of the confined jet on the performance of the ejector, an air ejector with a rectangular section was designed. The effects of the section width (Wc) on the entrainment ratio, velocity distribution, turbulent kinetic energy distribution, Mach number distribution, and vorticity distribution of the rectangular section air ejector were studied numerically. The numerical results indicated that the entrainment ratio of the rectangular section air ejector increased from 0.34 to 0.65 and the increment of the ER was 91.2% when the section width increased from 1 mm to 10 mm. As Wc increased, the region of the turbulent kinetic energy gradually expanded. The energy exchange between the primary fluid and the secondary fluid was mainly in the form of turbulent diffusion in the mixing chamber. In addition to Wc limiting the fluid flow in the rectangular section air ejector, the structure size of the rectangular section air ejector in the XOY plane also had a limiting effect on the internal fluid flow. In the rectangular section air ejector, the streamwise vortices played an important role in the mixing process. The increase of Wc would increase the distribution of the streamwise vortices in the constant-area section. Meanwhile, the distribution of the spanwise vortices would gradually decrease. Full article
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On the Image Reconstruction of Capacitively Coupled Electrical Resistance Tomography (CCERT) with Entropy Priors
by Zenglan Su, Manuchehr Soleimani, Yandan Jiang, Haifeng Ji and Baoliang Wang
Entropy 2023, 25(1), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/e25010148 - 11 Jan 2023
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Regularization with priors is an effective approach to solve the ill-posed inverse problem of electrical tomography. Entropy priors have been proven to be promising in radiation tomography but have received less attention in the literature of electrical tomography. This work aims to investigate [...] Read more.
Regularization with priors is an effective approach to solve the ill-posed inverse problem of electrical tomography. Entropy priors have been proven to be promising in radiation tomography but have received less attention in the literature of electrical tomography. This work aims to investigate the image reconstruction of capacitively coupled electrical resistance tomography (CCERT) with entropy priors. Four types of entropy priors are introduced, including the image entropy, the projection entropy, the image-projection joint entropy, and the cross-entropy between the measurement projection and the forward projection. Correspondingly, objective functions with the four entropy priors are developed, where the first three are implemented under the maximum entropy strategy and the last one is implemented under the minimum cross-entropy strategy. Linear back-projection is adopted to obtain the initial image. The steepest descent method is utilized to optimize the objective function and obtain the final image. Experimental results show that the four entropy priors are effective in regularization of the ill-posed inverse problem of CCERT to obtain a reasonable solution. Compared with the initial image obtained by linear back projection, all the four entropy priors make sense in improving the image quality. Results also indicate that cross-entropy has the best performance among the four entropy priors in the image reconstruction of CCERT. Full article
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Investigation of Fluid Characteristic and Performance of an Ejector by a Wet Steam Model
by Chen Wang and Lei Wang
Entropy 2023, 25(1), 85; https://doi.org/10.3390/e25010085 - 31 Dec 2022
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In this paper, a wet steam model is utilized to study the fluid characteristic and performance of a supersonic ejector. The condensation process, which has been ignored by most researchers, is analyzed in detail. It is found that the most intensive condensation happens [...] Read more.
In this paper, a wet steam model is utilized to study the fluid characteristic and performance of a supersonic ejector. The condensation process, which has been ignored by most researchers, is analyzed in detail. It is found that the most intensive condensation happens at the primary nozzle downstream and nozzle exit region. Moreover, the impacts of primary flow pressure and back pressure on ejector performance are studied by the distribution of Mach number inside the ejector. Furthermore, the results show that the secondary mass flow rate first grows sightly then remains almost unchanged, while the primary mass flow rate rises sharply and ejector entrainment ratio drops dramatically with the increase in primary flow pressure. Full article
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Effect of Back Pressure on Performances and Key Geometries of the Second Stage in a Highly Coupled Two-Stage Ejector
by Jia Yan, Yuetong Shu and Chen Wang
Entropy 2022, 24(12), 1847; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24121847 - 18 Dec 2022
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In this paper, for a highly coupled two-stage ejector-based cooling cycle, the optimization of primary nozzle length and angle of the second-stage ejector under varied primary nozzle diameters of the second stage was conducted first. Next, the evaluation for the influence of variable [...] Read more.
In this paper, for a highly coupled two-stage ejector-based cooling cycle, the optimization of primary nozzle length and angle of the second-stage ejector under varied primary nozzle diameters of the second stage was conducted first. Next, the evaluation for the influence of variable back pressure on ER of the two-stage ejector was performed. Last, the identification of the effect of the variable back pressure on the key geometries of the two-stage ejector was carried out. The results revealed that: (1) with the increase of the nozzle diameter at the second stage, the ER of both stages decreased with the increases of the length and angle of the converging section of the second-stage primary nozzle; (2) the pressure lift ratio range of the second-stage ejector in the critical mode gradually increased with the increase of the nozzle diameter of the second-stage; (3) when the pressure lift ratio increased from 102% to 106%, the peak ER of the second-stage decreased, and the influence of the area ratio and nozzle exit position of the second-stage ejector on its ER was reduced; (4) with the increase of nozzle diameter of the second-stage, the influence of area ratio and nozzle exit position of the second-stage on the second-stage performance decreased; and (5) the optimal AR of the second stage decreased but the optimal nozzle exit position of the second stage kept constant with the pressure lift ratio of the two-stage ejector. Full article
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Design and Investigation of a Dynamic Auto-Adjusting Ejector for the MED-TVC Desalination System Driven by Solar Energy
by Jianbo Ren, Heli Zhao, Min Wang, Chao Miao, Yingzhen Wu and Qiang Li
Entropy 2022, 24(12), 1815; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24121815 - 13 Dec 2022
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Ejectors have been widely used in multi-effect distillation, thermal vapor compression (MED-TVC) desalination systems due to their simple structures and low energy consumption. However, traditional fixed geometry ejectors fail to operate under unstable working conditions driven by solar energy. Herein, a dynamic auto-adjusting [...] Read more.
Ejectors have been widely used in multi-effect distillation, thermal vapor compression (MED-TVC) desalination systems due to their simple structures and low energy consumption. However, traditional fixed geometry ejectors fail to operate under unstable working conditions driven by solar energy. Herein, a dynamic auto-adjusting ejector, equipped with a needle at the nozzle throat, is proposed to improve the ejector’s performance under changeable operating conditions. A two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model is built to analyze the performance and flow field of the ejector. It is found that the achievable entrainment ratio gradually increases as the needle approaches the nozzle, and the entrainment ratio of the ejector is relatively stable, varying slightly between 1.1–1.2 when the primary pressure changes from 2.5 to 4 bar. Besides, the performance comparison between the proposed ejector and the traditional ejector is studied under the same primary pressure range. The entrainment ratio of the designed ejector was 1.6 times higher than that of the conventional ejector at a primary pressure of 2.5 bar. Furthermore, the average entrainment ratio of the designed ejector is 1.14, as compared to 0.84 for the traditional ejector. Overall, the proposed auto-adjusting ejector could be potentially used in MED-TVC desalination systems under variable conditions. Full article
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Optimization Design and Performance Evaluation of R1234yf Ejectors for Ejector-Based Refrigeration Systems
by Meihong Yu, Chen Wang, Lei Wang and Hongxia Zhao
Entropy 2022, 24(11), 1632; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24111632 - 10 Nov 2022
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With the increasingly serious energy and environmental problems, the R1234yf ejector refrigeration system (ERS) shows great development potential in the refrigeration industry due to its simplicity, low maintenance costs and environmentally friendly nature. However, poor ejector performance has always been the main bottleneck [...] Read more.
With the increasingly serious energy and environmental problems, the R1234yf ejector refrigeration system (ERS) shows great development potential in the refrigeration industry due to its simplicity, low maintenance costs and environmentally friendly nature. However, poor ejector performance has always been the main bottleneck for system applications. In order to overcome this problem, this paper proposes a design method for R1234yf ejectors based on the gas dynamic method and optimizes the geometrical parameters including the area ratio (AR) and nozzle exit position (NXP) to improve its performance through the control variable optimization algorithms. Based on the validated simulation model, the results show that the entrainment ratio increases initially and then decreases with the increase in AR and NXP, respectively; the AR has a significant effect on the shock wave position in the mixing chamber and the NXP can directly influence the expansion state of motive fluid; the ejector performance increases by about 17% over the initial entrainment ratio by the control variable optimization algorithms. This work can guide the R1234yf ejector design and promote the development of the ERS with environmentally friendly working fluids. Full article
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Optimum Efficiency of a Steam Ejector for Fire Suppression Based on the Variable Mixing Section Diameter
by Yu Han, Xiaodong Wang, Ao Li, Anas F. A. Elbarghthi and Chuang Wen
Entropy 2022, 24(11), 1625; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24111625 - 9 Nov 2022
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The steam ejector is valuable and efficient in the fire suppression field due to its strong fluid-carrying capacity and mixing ability. It utilizes pressurized steam droplets generated at the exit to extinguish the fire quickly and the steam droplet strategy allows for an [...] Read more.
The steam ejector is valuable and efficient in the fire suppression field due to its strong fluid-carrying capacity and mixing ability. It utilizes pressurized steam droplets generated at the exit to extinguish the fire quickly and the steam droplet strategy allows for an expressive decrease in water consumption. In this regard, the fire suppression process is influenced by the steam ejector efficiency, the performance of the pressurized steam, and the ejector core geometry, which controls the quality of the extinguishing mechanisms. This study investigated the impact of different mixing section diameters on the pumping performance of the ejector. The results showed that change in the diffuser throat diameter was susceptible to the entrainment ratio, which significantly increased, by 4 mm, by increasing the throat diameter of the diffuser and improved the pumping efficiency. Still, the critical back pressure of the ejector reduced. In addition, the diameter effect was studied and analyzed to evaluate the ejector performance under different operating parameters. The results revealed a rise in the entrainment ratio, then it diminished with increasing primary fluid pressure. The highest entrainment ratio recorded was 0.5 when the pressure reached 0.36 MPa at the critical range of back pressure, where the entrainment ratio remained constant until a certain back pressure value. Exceeding the critical pressure by increasing the back pressure to 7000 Pa permitted the entrainment ratio to reduce to zero. An optimum constant diameter maximized the ejector pumping efficiency under certain operating parameters. In actual design and production, it is necessary to consider both the exhaust efficiency and the ultimate exhaust capacity of the ejector. Full article
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Experimental Study on a Multi-Evaporator Refrigeration System Equipped with EEV-Based Ejector
by Jia Yan and Chen Wang
Entropy 2022, 24(9), 1302; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24091302 - 14 Sep 2022
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This study presents an experimental rig of a multi-evaporator refrigeration system, in which the pressure difference between two evaporators can be maintained by using both the pressure-regulating valve (PRV) and electronic expansion valve (EEV)-based ejector. The proposed EEV-based ejector that is used to [...] Read more.
This study presents an experimental rig of a multi-evaporator refrigeration system, in which the pressure difference between two evaporators can be maintained by using both the pressure-regulating valve (PRV) and electronic expansion valve (EEV)-based ejector. The proposed EEV-based ejector that is used to partially recover the throttling losses of the PRV consists of an EEV and the main body of an ejector. The established experimental system can work in both PRV-based mode and ejector-based mode by switching the valves. Via experimental means, the performances of both modes were evaluated by varying the cooling loads. Moreover, the effects of the spindle-blocking area percentage of the EEV-based ejector and the condensing temperature on the system performance were identified. The results showed that: (1) the system performance of the ejector-based mode was 3.6% higher than the PRV-based mode; (2) both entrainment ratio and coefficient of performance dropped along with the increase in ejector spindle-blocking area percentage; (3) compared to ejector spindle-blocking area percentage, the condensing temperature had a more evident influence on the system performance. Full article
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Optimization on Secondary Flow and Auxiliary Entrainment Inlets of an Ejector by Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Study
by Jia Yan, Jing Jiang and Zheng Wang
Entropy 2022, 24(9), 1241; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24091241 - 3 Sep 2022
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In this paper, by using three-dimensional numerical simulations, the optimization of the cross-sectional area and angle of the secondary flow inlet is first conducted. Then, to further improve the ejector performance, an auxiliary entrainment is proposed and the optimization of the relative position, [...] Read more.
In this paper, by using three-dimensional numerical simulations, the optimization of the cross-sectional area and angle of the secondary flow inlet is first conducted. Then, to further improve the ejector performance, an auxiliary entrainment is proposed and the optimization of the relative position, cross-sectional area and angle of the auxiliary entrainment inlet is accordingly performed by using three-dimensional methods. The results show that: (1) the performance of the ejector with the secondary flow in a vertical direction to the primary flow is slightly better than that in a parallel direction to the primary flow; (2) the effect of the cross-sectional area of the secondary flow has a relatively evident influence on ER, but its effect becomes ignored when the inlet area increases to a certain value; (3) the relative position and axial width of the auxiliary entrainment inlet are important factors influencing ejector performance, and after the optimization of these two geometries, the ejector ER can be increased by 97.7%; and (4) the optimization of the auxiliary entrainment inlet has a substantial effect on the ejector performance as compared to that of the secondary flow inlet. The novelty of this study is that the effect of an auxiliary entrainment on the ejector’s performance is identified by using a three-dimensional numerical simulation for the first time. Full article
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Turbulence Model Comparative Study for Complex Phenomena in Supersonic Steam Ejectors with Double Choking Mode
by Yiqiao Li, Chao Niu, Shengqiang Shen, Xingsen Mu and Liuyang Zhang
Entropy 2022, 24(9), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24091215 - 30 Aug 2022
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Scholars usually ignore the non-equilibrium condensing effects in turbulence-model comparative studies on supersonic steam ejectors. In this study, a non-equilibrium condensation model considering real physical properties was coupled respectively with seven turbulence models. They are the k-ε Standard, k-ε RNG, k-ε Realizable, k-ω [...] Read more.
Scholars usually ignore the non-equilibrium condensing effects in turbulence-model comparative studies on supersonic steam ejectors. In this study, a non-equilibrium condensation model considering real physical properties was coupled respectively with seven turbulence models. They are the k-ε Standard, k-ε RNG, k-ε Realizable, k-ω Standard, k-ω SST, Transition SST, and Linear Reynolds Stress Model. Simulation results were compared with the experiment results globally and locally. The complex flow phenomena in the steam ejector captured by different models, including shock waves, choking, non-equilibrium condensation, boundary layer separation, and vortices were discussed. The reasons for the differences in simulation results were explained and compared. The relationship between ejector performance and local flow phenomena was illustrated. The novelty lies in the conclusions that consider the non-equilibrium condensing effects. Results show that the number and type of shock waves predicted by different turbulence models are different. Non-equilibrium condensation and boundary layer separation regions obtained by various turbulence models are different. Comparing the ejector performance and the complex flow phenomena with the experimental results, the k-ω SST model is proposed to simulate supersonic steam ejectors. Full article
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Evaluation of Various Ejector Profiles on CO2 Transcritical Refrigeration System Performance
by Anas F. A. Elbarghthi and Václav Dvořák
Entropy 2022, 24(9), 1173; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24091173 - 23 Aug 2022
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This study examines the potential impact of the different ejector profiles on the CO2 transcritical cooling system to highlight the contribution of the multi-ejector in the system performance improvement. The research compares the implementation of an ejector-boosted CO2 refrigeration system over [...] Read more.
This study examines the potential impact of the different ejector profiles on the CO2 transcritical cooling system to highlight the contribution of the multi-ejector in the system performance improvement. The research compares the implementation of an ejector-boosted CO2 refrigeration system over the second-generation layout at a motive flow temperature of 35 °C and discharge pressure of 90 bar to account for the transcritical operation mode. The result revealed a significant energy saving by reducing the input power to the maximum of 8.77% when the ejector was activated. Furthermore, the multi-ejector block could recover up to 25.4% of the expansion work losses acquired by both ejector combinations VEJ1 + 2. In addition, the behavior of the multi-ejector geometries and operation conditions greatly influence the system exergy destruction. The analysis shows a remarkable lack of exergy destruction during the expansion process by deploying the ejector in parallel with the HPV. Full article
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Heat Transfer Analysis between R744 and HFOs inside Plate Heat Exchangers
by Anas F. A. Elbarghthi, Mohammad Yousef Hdaib and Václav Dvořák
Entropy 2022, 24(8), 1150; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24081150 - 18 Aug 2022
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Plate heat exchangers (PHE) are used for a wide range of applications, thus utilizing new and unique heat sources is of crucial importance. R744 has a low critical temperature, which makes its thermophysical properties variation smoother than other supercritical fluids. As a result, [...] Read more.
Plate heat exchangers (PHE) are used for a wide range of applications, thus utilizing new and unique heat sources is of crucial importance. R744 has a low critical temperature, which makes its thermophysical properties variation smoother than other supercritical fluids. As a result, it can be used as a reliable hot stream for PHE, particularly at high temperatures. The local design approach was constructed via MATLAB integrated with the NIST database for real gases. Recently produced HFOs (R1234yf, R1234ze(E), R1234ze(Z), and R1233zd(E)) were utilized as cold fluids flowing through three phases: Liquid-phase, two-phase, and gas-phase. A two-step study was performed to examine the following parameters: Heat transfer coefficients, pressure drop, and effectiveness. In the first step, these parameters were analyzed with a variable number of plates to determine a suitable number for the next step. Then, the effects of hot stream pressure and cold stream superheating difference were investigated with variable cold channel mass fluxes. For the first step, the results showed insignificant differences in the investigated parameters for the number of plates higher than 40. Meanwhile, the second step showed that increasing the hot stream pressure from 10 to 12 MPa enhanced the two-phase convection coefficients by 17%, 23%, 75%, and 50% for R1234yf, R1234ze(E), R1234ze(Z), and R1233zd(E), respectively. In contrast, increasing the cold stream superheating temperature difference from 5 K to 20 reduced the two-phase convection coefficients by 14%, 16%, 53%, and 26% for R1234yf, R1234ze(E), R1234ze(Z), and R1233zd(E), respectively. Therefore, the R744 is suitable for PHE as a driving heat source, particularly at higher R744 inlet pressure and low cold stream superheating difference. Full article
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Effect of Superheat Steam on Ejector in Distilled Water Preparation System for Medical Injection
by Bin Yang, Xiaojing Ma, Hailun Zhang, Wenxu Sun, Lei Jia and Haoyuan Xue
Entropy 2022, 24(7), 960; https://doi.org/10.3390/e24070960 - 11 Jul 2022
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In this study, a wet steam model was used to investigate the effect of steam superheat on ejector performance and non-equilibrium condensation phenomena. The simulation data for the ejector were validated with experimental data. The simulations show that an increase in primary flow [...] Read more.
In this study, a wet steam model was used to investigate the effect of steam superheat on ejector performance and non-equilibrium condensation phenomena. The simulation data for the ejector were validated with experimental data. The simulations show that an increase in primary flow superheat will increase the entrainment ratio, while an increase in secondary flow superheat will decrease the entrainment ratio. The output fluid superheat has little effect on the entrainment ratio. As the primary flow superheat increases from 0 to 20 K, the starting position of non-equilibrium condensation moves backward by 5 mm, and the mass fraction of condensed droplets decreases by 20%. The higher the secondary flow superheat, the lower the mass fraction of liquid in the diffusion chamber. The superheat level of the output fluid has no influence on the non-equilibrium condensation phenomenon of the ejector. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy and Exergy Analysis in Ejector-Based Systems)
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