Natural and synthetic refrigerants, global warming: A review

N Abas, AR Kalair, N Khan, A Haider, Z Saleem… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Halogenated hydrocarbons with high ozone depletion potential (ODP) were banned under
Montreal Protocol (1987) due to their detrimental effects on ozone layer that shields the …

A review of reverse Brayton air cycle refrigerators

L Shuailing, M Guoyuan, X Shuxue, G Yuexuan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the alternative refrigerant in air conditioning systems has become a global
problem, and air as a natural working fluid has several advantages of zero ODP, low GWP …

Performance simulation and diagnosis of faulty states in air-cycle refrigeration systems in civil aircrafts

Y Li, H Hu, R Lei - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, performance simulation models and diagnosis method of faulty states in
air-cycle refrigeration systems in civil aircrafts are developed, and the effects of the training …

Dynamic simulation model for three-wheel air-cycle refrigeration systems in civil aircrafts

Y Li, H Hu, H Sun, C Wu - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2023 - Elsevier
Dynamic simulation model of air-cycle refrigeration systems in civil aircrafts is essential for
revealing the operation mechanism during flight process. In the present study, a dynamic …

Performance optimization of turboexpander-compressors for energy recovery in small air-separation plants

Y Meng, Y Zhang, J Wang, S Chen, Y Hou, L Chen - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a reverse-bootstrap turboexpander-compressor (TEC) scheme is proposed for
the direct recovery of expansion work into the cooling capacity of small air-separation plants …

[HTML][HTML] Parametric analysis of working fluid selection for closed-cycle turbo-refrigerators for deep freezing applications

S Song, S Chen, Y Zhu, X Zhou, X Yang, L Chen… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Working fluid selection for closed-cycle turbo-refrigerators (CCTRs) for deep freezing, as a
more fundamental topic, has not yet received careful consideration, leading to limitations in …

Study on the coupled characteristics of high-speed centrifugal compressor and turboexpander of a reverse Brayton air refrigerator

X Yang, L Chen, Z Wang, S Chen, Y Hou - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse Brayton air refrigerators are environmentally friendly and have broad application
prospects, which can work under various conditions. In this paper, the characteristics of a …

Exergoeconomic design criterion of solar absorption-subcooled compression hybrid cooling system based on the variable working conditions

Y Jing, Z Li, H Chen, S Lu, S Lv - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The solar absorption-subcooled compression hybrid cooling system (SASCHCS) is
subjected to the off-design operation due to the variation of solar irradiance and cooling …

Experimental investigation on a closed-cycle single-stage turbo-refrigerator for deep freezing

S Song, S Chen, X Zhou, Y Zhu, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Turbo-refrigerator based on reverse Brayton cycle is an attractive solution for providing
refrigeration at ultra-low temperatures below− 60° C for deep freezing. Employing a motor …

A metafluid with multistable density and internal energy states

O Peretz, E Ben Abu, A Zigelman, S Givli… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Investigating and tailoring the thermodynamic properties of different fluids is crucial to many
fields. For example, the efficiency, operation range, and environmental safety of applications …