Dynamic Modeling of Vapor Compression Systems for Residential Heat Pump Applications with Alternative Low-GWP Refrigerants

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dc.contributor.advisorHwang, Yunhoen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhanot, Virenen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-06T06:33:04Z
dc.date.available2016-02-06T06:33:04Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractWith the increased focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, low-GWP refrigerants, R32 and D2Y60, have been proposed as drop-in replacements for R410A in residential heat pumps. This thesis presents the development of a modeling framework in Simulink® for the dynamic simulations of such residential heat pumps. The framework is component-based, allowing arbitrary cycle configurations, and includes most of the relevant components. Finite-volume method has been applied to the heat exchanger. Compression and expansion processes are treated as quasi-steady state. The framework has been used to study the performance of the system using the baseline refrigerant and charge-optimized alternatives at ASHRAE test conditions, and the results have been compared against experimental data. Steady-state COP values fall within ±8% of experimental data. For the cyclic tests, the pressure and temperature behaviors compare well and accumulated capacity and power consumption errors are found to be within ±9%. Relative differences between the refrigerants are consistent between simulations and measurements. The framework shows potential for being used to simulate the operation of residential heat pumps under dynamic conditions.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2DM8M
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/17219
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMechanical engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDynamic Simulationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHeat Pumpen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLow-GWPen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRefrigerantsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSimulinken_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledVapor Compression Systemen_US
dc.titleDynamic Modeling of Vapor Compression Systems for Residential Heat Pump Applications with Alternative Low-GWP Refrigerantsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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