Subcooling effect on the optimal performance for a transcritical CO2 heat pump with cold thermal energy storage

Ji Wang*, Michael Evans, Martin Belusko, Chunrong Zhao, Ming Liu, Frank Bruno

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Abstract

This paper studies the combined heating and cooling thermal performance of a CO2 heat pump system considering the subcooling effect. For such a system without cold thermal energy storage (CTES), the gas cooler outlet temperature normally needs to be controlled to match the cooling load required. However, the integration of CTES would enable the system to be operated under its optimal conditions depending on the ambient temperatures, i.e. a considerable amount of cooling capacity can be generated and stored for later use. A configuration of a CO2 heat pump integrated with CTES is described in this paper. A thermodynamic cycle and a simulation model considering the subcooling effect have been developed. The mathematical model for the pinch point analysis has been newly validated against published experimental data with acceptable agreements. In the case study, the impacts of the subcooling temperature on the optimal combined performance under four ambient temperatures (5 °C, 15 °C, 25 °C, and 32 °C) have been studied. The highest optimal combined COP of 5.38 can be achieved when the ambient temperature is 5 °C. The detailed profiles of CO2 temperatures, heating and cooling loads, and the COPs when the CTES is in operation have been revealed for the first time. It is found when the ambient temperature is higher than the water inlet temperature (plus the pinch point temperature), the optimal cooling COPs can even have a surge without the subcooling effect, due to a lower sCO2 temperature leaving the heat exchanger compared to the ambient temperature. Additionally, performance analysis for the CO2 heat pump system with or without CTES is compared, and it is concluded that all optimal heating, cooling, and combined COPs integrated with CTES surpass those without CTES.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftHeat and Mass Transfer
Vol/bind59
Udgave nummer7
Sider (fra-til)1257 - 1275
ISSN0947-7411
DOI
StatusUdgivet - jul. 2023
Udgivet eksterntJa

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