Modeling and Experimental Analysis on CO2 Heat Pump in Low Temperature Ambient
YUAN Lei and YU Nanyang
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-4764.2012.06.022
Received ,Revised , Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015
Volume ,2012,Pages 133-138
- Abstract
The use of CO2 air-source heat pump for heating feasibility in low temperature was analyzed. A static simulation model for the CO2 heat pump was developed, and component models of the gas cooler, evaporator, compressor and expansion valve were constructed with careful consideration of the heat transfer performances. To validate the simulation model, experiments were carried out with an actual CO2 heat pump system for heating. By comparing the simulated and experimental data, the effects of the inlet water temperature and outside air temperature on the characteristics of the system were discussed. Furthermore, an analysis on the effect of a recuperator on the performance of the system was analyzed. It is shown that when the outside temperature is -20℃, the COPh is 2.25, which indicates that this system works well in low temperature, and the efficiency of system COPh is improved by 5% when recuperator is used.