THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Ganapathi Karthik

,

Alagesan Parthiban

,

Beemaraj Radha Krishnan

,

Thangarajan Sivasankaran Senthilkumar

OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS OF REFRIGERATION PROCESS FOR A REFRIGERANT MIXTURE

ABSTRACT
This study optimizes refrigeration process parameters for a new refrigerant mixture. Grey relational analysis has been used to find the best process parameters that lead to a higher COP and lower compressor discharge temperature, lower compressor power, and lower mass-flow rate. A mixture of R152a-R290-R600- R600a is proposed as a refrigerant. The predicted results have been checked with confirmation tests. The results of the confirmation test are the same as the results that were predicted.
KEYWORDS
optimization, refrigeration process, coefficient of performance, Grey Analysis
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2022-10-05
PAPER REVISED: 2023-07-01
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2023-08-25
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2023-10-08
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI221005220K
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2023, VOLUME 27, ISSUE Issue 6, PAGES [4779 - 4787]
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