Recent investigations in HFCs substitution with lower GWP synthetic alternatives: Focus on energetic performance and environmental impact

A Mota-Babiloni, P Makhnatch… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Kigali's amendment on Montreal Protocol has recognized the great impact of
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) on climate change. In the European Union, the Regulation (EU) …

Review on development of air source transcritical CO2 heat pump systems using direct-heated type and recirculating-heated type

F Cao, Y Song, M Li - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2019 - Elsevier
Transcritical CO 2 heat pumps have found worldwide applied because of the environmental
friendliness and other thermodynamic advantages, however, the inefficiency of the CO 2 …

Energy and exergy analysis of low GWP refrigerants in cascade refrigeration system

Z Sun, Q Wang, Z **e, S Liu, D Su, Q Cui - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, R23, R41 and R170 are used in the low-temperature cycle (LTC) and R32,
R1234yf, R1234ze, R161, R1270, R290 and R717 are used in the high-temperature cycle …

Application of response surface methodology and desirability approach to optimize the performance of an ultra-low temperature cascade refrigeration system

W Ye, F Liu, Y Yan, Y Liu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, multi-objective optimization of an ultra-low temperature cascade refrigeration
system is presented using response surface methodology and desirability approach …

Options of low Global Warming Potential refrigerant group for a three-stage cascade refrigeration system

Z Sun, Q Wang, B Dai, M Wang, Z **e - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
To explore the technical alternatives of refrigerant substitution and analyze the application of
low GWP refrigerant in three-stage cascade refrigeration system (TCRS), the change of …

Crossing CO2 equator with the aid of multi-ejector concept: A comprehensive energy and environmental comparative study

P Gullo, KM Tsamos, A Hafner, K Banasiak, TG Yunting… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The ever-stricter regulations put into effect worldwide to significantly decrease the
considerable carbon footprint of commercial refrigeration sector have forced the transition to …

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 …

A Theoretical Comparative Study of CO2 Cascade Refrigeration Systems

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The objective of this work is the comparison of the different cascade refrigeration systems
with CO2 in the low-temperature circuit. A total of 18 different cascade refrigeration systems …

Energy assessment and environmental impact analysis of an R134a/R744 cascade refrigeration plant upgraded with the low-GWP refrigerants R152a, R1234ze (E) …

D Sánchez, R Cabello, R Llopis, J Catalán-Gil… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The European limitations associated with the use of fluorinated refrigerants have affected
one of the most extended solutions used in commercial refrigeration in warm countries …

A thermo-economic analysis of a combined cooling system for air conditioning and low to medium temperature refrigeration

K Mohammadi, JG McGowan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
This work investigates an integrated dual temperature system for combined air conditioning
and low to medium temperature refrigeration applications (− 40° C to− 10° C). The system …