Exergy and exergoeconomic analyses of an ORC-assisted vapour compression refrigeration cycle

摘要

In this study, the thermodynamic performance of a vapour compression refrigeration cycle (VCRC) in which an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has integrated and that generates electricity by utilising a geothermal source is investigated. The system's energy and exergy performance has evaluated by using various refrigerants used in the ORC system, depending on the evaporator (ORC) temperature (70°C-120°C), and an exergoeconomic analysis has performed to determine optimum operating conditions. As a function of the refrigerant and evaporator temperature, the coefficient of performance (COPsys) of the integrated system has varied between 0.55 and 1.01, whereas the exergy efficiency has varied between 14.20 and 20.16. The unit exergy cost of the cooled air has been determined as 27.22 USD/GJ under the optimum operating conditions.