Study on the performance of a novel transcritical CO2 ejector refrigeration system for refrigerated train
Objective:A trans-critical CO2 refrigeration system with ejector is proposed and its performance factors are studied.Methods:In this paper,energy and exergic system model combined with experiment method were used to study the impact of the change of major parameters on traditional and new refrigeration systems.Results:In a given working condition,exergy efficiency of the compressor increased by 11.08%when an injector replaced the throttle valve,while the power of the compressor decreased by 6.04%and the performance factor increased by 11.1%.The optimum gas cooler pressure was found to maximize the system performance.In addition,the exergic damage of the system components was optimized in this paper.Conclusion:The ejector of the new system has great potential for optimization,and the outlet temperature of the gas cooler has the greatest influence on the performance of the ejector.