Thermodynamic Analysis on the Performance of Barocaloric Refrigeration Systems Using Neopentyl Glycol as the Refrigerant  

作　　者：DAI Zhaofeng SHE Xiaohui WANG Chen DING Yulong ZHANG Xiaosong ZHAO Dongliang 

机构地区：[1]School of Energy&Environment,Southeast University,Nanjing 210096,China [2]Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage,School of Chemical Engineering,University of Birmingham,B152TT,UK [3]School of Mechanical Engineering,Shijiazhuang Tiedao University,Shijiazhuang 050043,China [4]Engineering Research Centre of Building Equipment,Energy,and Environment,Ministry of Education,Nanjing 210096,China

出　　处：《Journal of Thermal Science》2023年第3期1063-1073,共11页热科学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Basic Research Program of Frontier Leading Technologies in Jiangsu Province(BK20202008);Hebei Natural Science Foundation(No.E2022210022);Science and Technology Project of Hebei Education Department(No.BJK2022056);the Introduction Program of Oversea Talents of Hebei Province(No.C20220505)。

摘　　要：Barocaloric refrigeration is regarded as one of the next-generation alternative refrigeration technology due to its environmental friendliness.In recent years,many researchers have been devoted to finding materials with colossal barocaloric effects,while neglecting the research on barocaloric refrigeration devices and thermodynamic cycles.Neopentyl glycol is regarded as one of the potential refrigerants for barocaloric refrigeration due to its giant isothermal entropy changes and relatively low operating pressure.To evaluate the performance of the barocaloric system using Neopentyl glycol,for the first time,this study establishes a thermodynamic cycle based on the metastable temperature-entropy diagram.The performance of the proposed system is investigated from the aspects of irreversibility,operating temperature range,and operating pressure,and optimized with finite-rate heat transfer.The guidance for the optimal design of the system is given by revealing the effect of the irreversibility in two isobaric processes.The results show that a COP of 8.8 can be achieved at a temperature span of 10 K when the system fully uses the phase transition region of Neopentyl glycol,while a COP of 3 can be achieved at a temperature span of 10 K when the system operates at room temperature.Furthermore,this study also shows that the system performance can be further improved through the modification of Neopentyl glycol,and some future development guidance is provided.

关 键 词：barocaloric refrigeration neopentyl glycol thermodynamic analysis COP refrigeration capacity 

分 类 号：TB65[一般工业技术—制冷工程]