Performance of a thermally activated cooling system and design of a microchannel heat recovery unit

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Creator	Seward, Ryan
Abstract	The performance of a combined vapor-compression cycle/ORC is evaluated using waste-heat from a diesel generator. A flat plate microchannel heat exchanger is employed to provide energy exchange between the diesel exhaust stream and an oil loop, which provides energy to a boiler. This study finds an increased diesel duty corresponds with an increased cooling capacity, for a maximum of 5 kW of cooling (with 13.5 kWe diesel load). System COP is reduced with a higher input power due to limitations in the cooling cycle. A number of solutions are identified to increase the COP and cooling capacity. A new microchannel heat exchanger to recovery heat is designed to increase performance compared to the previous version.
License	All rights reserved
Resource Type	Masters Thesis
Date Available	2012-03-29T15:45:51+00:00
Date Issued	2012-03-09
Degree Level	Master's
Degree Name	Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Field	Mechanical Engineering
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2012
Advisor	Wang, Hailei
Committee Member	Sharp, Kendra McIntyre, David Wang, Hailei Squires, Nancy
Academic Affiliation	Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Graduate School
Subject	Cooling Heat recovery Heat exchangers Diesel motor Rankine cycle Microreactors
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28445

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