Ultralow-temperature refrigeration systems: Configurations and refrigerants to reduce the environmental impact

A Mota-Babiloni, MM Joybari, J Navarro-Esbrí… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Several environmental protection policies have been enforced restricting working fluids with
high global warming potential (GWP) values used in many types of refrigeration and heat …

Auto-cascade refrigeration systems: A key review with energetic and exergetic perspectives

I Karacayli, L Altay, A Hepbasli - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Auto-cascade refrigeration (ACR) systems are known for their innovative solutions,
especially suitable for low and ultra-low-temperature applications. However, ACR cycles are …

Performance analysis of a dual-ejector enhanced two-stage auto-cascade refrigeration cycle for ultra-low temperature refrigeration

R Shi, T Bai, J Wan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Auto-cascade refrigeration cycle (ARC) is a cost-effective solution for ultra-low temperature
refrigeration. This paper proposes a dual-ejector enhanced two-stage auto-cascade …

Thermodynamic performance evaluation of a cascade refrigeration system with mixed refrigerants: R744/R1270, R744/R717 and R744/RE170

LHP Massuchetto, RBC do Nascimento… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the thermodynamic performance of three different mixed refrigerants:
R744/R1270, R744/R717 and R744/RE170 in a cascade refrigeration system composed of …

Performance evaluation of low GWP large glide temperature zeotropic mixtures applied in air source heat pump for DHW production

J Liu, L Zhou, Z Lin, X Zhang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This study proposes the low GWP zeotropic mixtures applied in the air source heat pump for
the domestic hot water production using the city water of 15° C. The large glide temperature …

Thermodynamic analyses of ejector refrigeration cycle with zeotropic mixture

B Liu, X Guo, X Xi, J Sun, B Zhang, Z Yang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a model is established for an ejector with a zeotropic refrigerant as the working
medium, and the refrigeration cycle of the ejector is analysed. Depending on the boiling …

Energy, modified exergy, exergo-economic and exergo-environmental analyses of a separation-enhanced auto-cascade refrigeration cycle

L Yinlong, C Qi, L Guoqiang, Y Gang - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Auto-cascade refrigeration technology has broad application prospects in the field of low-
temperature refrigeration. The separation efficiency of refrigerants is one of the main factors …

Theoretical performance comparison for two-stage auto-cascade refrigeration system using hydrocarbon refrigerants

Y He, H Wu, Y Liu, T Wang, X Wu, C Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Auto-cascade refrigeration cycle (ARC) is widely used in low-temperature applications. The
selection and proportion of refrigerant mixtures in an ARC system have a significant impact …

Thermodynamic analysis of a novel multi-target-temperature cascade cycle for refrigeration

YD Zhu, ZR Peng, GB Wang, XR Zhang - Energy conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cascade refrigeration has been recognized as a prospective technology to meet the
requirement of cryogenic refrigeration and energy conservation. To fulfill the demand of the …

Study on the performance of an energy-efficient three-stage auto-cascade refrigeration system enhanced with a pressure regulator

Y Qin, N Li, H Zhang, B Liu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposed a modified three-stage auto-cascade refrigeration cycle (MTARC)
associated with an intermediate pressure regulator. The energy and exergy analyses …