Publication detail

Experimental Increase in the Efficiency of a Cooling Circuit Using a Desuperheater

FORMÁNEK, M. HORÁK, P. DIBLÍK, J. HIRŠ, J.

Original Title

Experimental Increase in the Efficiency of a Cooling Circuit Using a Desuperheater

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Waste heat from cooling circuits can be a useful source of energy for other applications, such as domestic hot water heaters. Furthermore, by removing waste heat from the cooling circuit, its effectiveness can theoretically be enhanced. A number of previous studies have shown that waste heat can be effectively harvested by installing a desuperheater in the cooling circuit between the condenser and compressor. More recently, studies have concentrated on applying heat pumps in conjunction with desuperheaters in low energy houses. In this study, we describe an experimental laboratory-scale cooling circuit with a serially connected desuperheater for heating domestic hot water. We were able to verify that installation of a desuperheater between the compressor and condenser significantly increased the energy efficiency ratio of the experimental cooling circuit, thereby confirming the hypothesis that simultaneous use of waste heat increases the efficiency of cooling circuits.

Keywords

Desuperheater, waste heat, domestic hot water, energy efficiency ratio, heating efficiency

Authors

FORMÁNEK, M.; HORÁK, P.; DIBLÍK, J.; HIRŠ, J.

Released

2. 5. 2016

Publisher

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Location

Maďarsko, Budapešť.

ISBN

0553-6626

Periodical

Periodica Polytechnica - Civil Engineering

Year of study

60

Number

3

State

Hungary

Pages from

355

Pages to

360

Pages count

6

URL

https://pp.bme.hu/ci/article/view/8399/7041

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/85367

BibTex

@article{BUT124437,
  author="Marian {Formánek} and Petr {Horák} and Josef {Diblík} and Jiří {Hirš}",
  title="Experimental Increase in the Efficiency of a Cooling Circuit Using a Desuperheater",
  journal="Periodica Polytechnica - Civil Engineering",
  year="2016",
  volume="60",
  number="3",
  pages="355--360",
  doi="10.3311/PPci.8399",
  issn="0553-6626",
  url="https://pp.bme.hu/ci/article/view/8399/7041"
}