This document describes an ejector-expansion refrigeration system (EERS). It discusses the components and working of the EERS cycle including the compressor, condenser, ejector, separator, expansion valve and evaporator. It also describes the constant area ejector and working of the ejector. The document analyzes the system performance based on conservation equations and discusses the effects of evaporation and condensation temperatures on performance parameters like COP, compressor power and pressure ratio. It concludes that COP increases with evaporation temperature but decreases with condensation temperature.

1. EJECTOR EXPANSION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
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2. CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Ejector-expansion refrigeration cycle
3. Working of EERS
4. Constant area ejector
5. working of constant area ejector
6. System analysis
7. Results and discussion
8. Conclusion
9. References
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3. INTRODUCTION
•Refrigeration consumes major part of electricity
•70% systems using vapor compression
•Old and less efficient
•To overcome this difficulty high energy efficient technique should be
selected
•Use of EERS improves system performance
•Decreases compressor power
•Increase COP
•Recover expansion process by isentropic expansion process
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4. EJECTOR-EXPANSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
Ejector-Expansion Refrigeration Cycle with its P-h diagram
Pc
Ps
Pe
Pb
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5. EJECTOR-EXPANSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE(cond…)
•Main parts
1) Compressor
2) Condenser
3) Two phase flow ejector
4) Separator
5) Expansion valve
6) Evaporator
•Modifications affects
1. Expansion losses
2. Suction pressure
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6. WORKING OF EERC
•Compression
•Condensation
•Motive flow to ejector
•Liquid expansion in expansion device
•Evaporation (cooling)
•Secondary flow
•Mixing of flows
•Finally reaches the separator
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7. CONSTANT AREA EJECTOR
Constant-area mixing ejector. a) Schematic diagram b) Pressure profile c) Velocity profile.
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8. CONSTANT AREA EJECTOR
•Main parts are
1. Motive nozzle
2. Suction chamber
3. Suction nozzle
4. Constant area mixing section
5. Diffuser
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9. WORKING OF CONSTANT AREA EJECTOR
•Primary flow expansion in motive nozzle (P1b=Pb < Peva)
•Secondary flow expansion to pressure (P2b=Pb)
•Mixed together to a pressure (P3m > Pb)
•Choke wave take place
•Pressure increases and velocity reduces
•Further increase of pressure in diffuser (Psep )
•Intermediate pressure
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10. WORKING OF CONSTANT AREA EJECTOR
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11. SYSTEM ANALYSIS
•Based on conservation of mass, energy and momentum
•Major assumptions are
a) Neglect the pressure drops in tubes ,cooler and evaporator
b) Steady state 1D flow
c) No heat loss to environment
d) Zero velocities at the inlet of both nozzles
e) Friction losses in nozzle and diffuser defined in isentropic efficiencies
f) Liquid vapor separator is 100% efficient
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12. Ejector analysis
•Recovers expansion losses
•Increases compressor suction pressure
•Analysis based on conservation equations of fluid particles in
following sections
a. Motive nozzle
b. Suction nozzle
c. Mixing section
d. diffuser
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13. Motive nozzle
•From P-h diagram isentropic efficiency of nozzle
•ηmn = (h1b – h1)/ (h1b, is − h1)
•Velocity at nozzle exit
•Mass flux at exit
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14. Motive nozzle
•From conservation of mass area of motive stream at 1b
•Primary mass flow
•ω=ṁs / ṁp
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15. Suction nozzle
•The equations are
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16. Constant area mixing section
•From conservation of momentum Velocity after mixing calculated as
•Mass flux
•Applying conservation of energy, specific enthalpy given by
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17. Diffuser
•Specific enthalpy at diffuser exit
•Exit isentropic specific enthalpy
ηd is the isentropic efficiency of the diffuser
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18. Performance characteristics of EERS
•The cooling capacity is calculated as
•Compressor power
η com = (h 5is − h4 )/ (h5 – h4 )
•COP
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19. Performance characteristics of EERS
•Pressure lift
•Ejector efficiency
hch2hb ha
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20. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
•Effect of evaporation temperature
ṁp ṁs Plift MF ω COP
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21. Effect of evaporation temperature
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22. Effect of condensation temperature
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ṁp ṁs MFPlift ω COP

23. Effect of condensation temperature
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24. CONCLUSION
•Performance of EERS is evaluated by theoretical analysis
•COP increases with increase of evaporation temp
•Compressor work decreases with increase of evaporation temp
•COP decreases with increase of condensing temp
•Compressor increases with increase of condensing temp
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