Abstract
The effects of water-side operating conditions (mass flow rates and inlet
temperatures) of both evaporator and gas cooler on the experimental as
well as simulated performances (cooling and heating capacities, system
coefficient of performance (COP) and water outlet temperatures) of the
transcritical CO2 heat pump for simultaneous water cooling and heating the
are studied and revised. Study shows that both the water mass flow rate
and inlet temperature have significant effect on the system performances.
Test results show that the effect of evaporator water mass flow rate on
the system performances and water outlet temperatures is more pronounced
(COP increases by 0.6 for 1 kg/min) compared to that of gas cooler water
mass flow rate (COP increases by 0.4 for 1 kg/min) and the effect of gas
cooler water inlet temperature is more significant (COP decreases by 0.48
for given range) compared to that of evaporator water inlet temperature
(COP increases by 0.43 for given range). Comparisons of experimental
values with simulated results show the maximum deviation of 5% for cooling
capacity, 10% for heating capacity and 16% for system COP.
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