Transcritical R744 refrigeration systems for supermarket applications: Current status and future perspectives

P Gullo, A Hafner, K Banasiak - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2018 - Elsevier
Visible signs of climate change call for urgent actions on food retail industry, since such a
sector is characterized by an abundant carbon footprint. Being CO 2 (or R744) recognized …

Energy performance evaluation of R1234yf, R1234ze (E), R600a, R290 and R152a as low-GWP R134a alternatives

D Sánchez, R Cabello, R Llopis, I Arauzo… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2014, the Directive 517/2014 was introduced by European Parliament to reduce
the use of high-GWP greenhouse gases in the European area in order to limit global climate …

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 improvements of CO2 transcritical refrigeration cycles using dedicated mechanical subcooling

R Llopis, R Cabello, D Sánchez, E Torrella - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work the possibilities of enhancing the energy performance of CO 2 transcritical
refrigeration systems using a dedicated mechanical subcooling cycle are analysed …

Experimental investigation on air-source transcritical CO2 heat pump water heater system at a fixed water inlet temperature

S Wang, H Tuo, F Cao, Z **ng - international journal of refrigeration, 2013 - Elsevier
For clarify main affecting factors on air-source transcritical CO2 heat pump water heaters,
and the influence extent of these main affecting factors, at fixed water inlet temperature of …

Thermodynamic performance evaluation of transcritical carbon dioxide refrigeration cycle integrated with thermoelectric subcooler and expander

B Dai, S Liu, K Zhu, Z Sun, Y Ma - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
New configurations of transcritical CO 2 refrigeration cycle combined with a thermoelectric
(TE) subcooler and an expander (TES+ EXP HM and TES+ EXP ML) are proposed. The …

Applicability evaluation of internal heat exchanger in CO2 transcritical cycle considering compressor operation boundaries

YJ He, YD Tai, N Fakrouche, CL Zhang - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
CO 2 transcritical cycle has been widely promoted as a green energy utilization technology.
Internal heat exchanger (IHX) is under consideration for cycle efficiency improvement …

Experimental evaluation of a R134a/CO2 cascade refrigeration plant

C Sanz-Kock, R Llopis, D Sánchez, R Cabello… - Applied Thermal …, 2014 - Elsevier
We present the experimental evaluation of a R134a/CO 2 cascade refrigeration plant
designed for low evaporation temperature in commercial refrigeration applications. The test …

Experimental comparison between R152a and R134a working in a refrigeration facility equipped with a hermetic compressor

R Cabello, D Sánchez, R Llopis, I Arauzo… - international journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The EU Regulation 517/2014 has recently been approved in a further attempt to curb the
effects of Global Warming. As a consequence, the refrigeration sector is moving towards …

Theoretical and experimental investigation of a combined R134a and transcritical CO2 heat pump for space heating

D Yang, Y Song, F Cao, L **, X Wang - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel combined R134a and transcritical CO 2 system was studied
theoretically and experimentally for space heating. Experimental results showed that the …