THERMAL SCIENCE

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Weibing Yang

,

Zhaofeng Meng

,

Ziheng Huo

,

Chuangchuang Ding

FEASIBILITY OF R1234YF/R13I1 MIXTURE REFRIGERANT AS REPLACEMENT OF R134A REFRIGERANT IN VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM

ABSTRACT
The performance of a new mixed refrigerant R1234yf/R13I1 with a mass ratio of 90/10 under basic refrigeration cycle and refrigeration cycle with internal heat exchanger is calculated in comparison with the performance of R134a under basic refrigeration cycle at different condensation temperature and evaporation temperature. The results show that R1234yf/R13I1 is virtually non-flammable with global warming potential of less than 4. Under basic refrigeration cycle, the compressor power consumption, cooling capacity and COP of R1234yf/R13I1 are lower than these of R134a by about 4.5%, 9.5%, and 7.5%, respectively. Under refrigeration cycle with internal heat exchanger, the compressor power consumption, cooling capacity, and COP of R1234yf/R13I1 are lower than these of R134a by about 2%, 4.5%, and 3%, respectively. The R1234yf/R13I1 is a beneficial refrigerant of replacing R134a in vapor compression system.
KEYWORDS
R1234yf, R13I1, R134a, vapor compression system
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2023-04-07
PAPER REVISED: 2023-08-01
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2023-08-07
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2024-05-18
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI2403083Y
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2024, VOLUME 28, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [2083 - 2092]
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