Computer Simulation of an Ammonia-Water Absorption Cycle for Refrigeration: Using a Distillation Tower to Replace the Generator

• 作者: Cherng-Chiao Wu Larry K. Jang Lin-Chia Wu You-Im Chang
• 来源期刊: 能源与动力工程(英文)
• 学科: 数学
• 关键词: Simulation AMMONIA-WATER ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（6）
• 页码范围: 237-256
• 页数: 20页
• 分类号: O17

摘要

<div style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">By using a distillation tower as the regenerator, the coefficient of performance (COP) of the ammonia-water absorption refrigeration cycle is calculated in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">this work. Two types of distillation towers, namely an equilibrium-stage</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> tower with a total condenser and a packed-bed tower with a partial condenser, are used in the cycle. From the simulation results, it is found that both types of distillation towers can successfully increase the COP of the cycle due to increased ammonia concentration in the vapor phase of the ammonia-water refrigerant. It was also found that the tower equipped with a partial condenser provides higher COP than that of the tower equipped with a total condenser. The value of COP can be further increased when the generator is replaced by the packed-bed tower in this water-ammonia absorption cycle. The effects of the mass flow rate ratio of NH</span>_{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;">/H</span>_{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;">O, stage number, reflux ratio and energy duty of the tower on the COP of the cycle are also studied in the present paper.</span> </div>