Thermodynamic Analysis for Industrial Refrigeration Systems

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Industrial Refrigeration
	Introduction
	The Components of Industrial Refrigeration
		Evaporators
		Compressors
		Condensers
		Chillers and Cooling Towers
		Comparing Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers
	Computer-Assisted Thermodynamic Analysis
	About Units
Computational Tools for Thermodynamic Analysis
	Introduction
	CoolProp: Excel
		Installing CoolProp for Excel
		Using CoolProp in Excel
		An Example in Excel
	CoolProp: Python
		Installing Anaconda and Python
	CoolProp: Matlab
	Unit Conversions
The Vapor Compression Cycle: A Review
	Introduction
	The Carnot Cycle
	The Ideal Vapor Compression Cycle
	Spreadsheet Analysis Example
		Refining the Model
		Exploring Performance
Two-Stage Refrigeration Systems
	Cascaded Cycles
		Analysis of Cascaded Refrigeration Cycles
	Intercooling with a Flash Chamber
		States of a Two-Stage System with Flash Chamber
		Thermodynamic Advantage of the Flash Chamber
		Analysis of Two-Stage System with Flash Chamber
	Two-Stage System with Intercooler
		Analysis of System with Intercooler
	Two-Stage System with Intercooler and Subcooler
		Analysis of System with Intercooler and Subcooler
	Comparison of Two-Stage Configurations
Case Study: Comparing Intercoolers
	Overview
	Procedure
	Flash Chamber
	Intercooler
	Intercooler with Subcooler
	Summary
Case Study: Discharge Pressure
	Overview
	Baseline Case: Fixed Discharge Pressure
	TMY Files, Web Bulb Temps, and Data Bins
	Estimating Cost Savings with Lower Discharge Pressure
		Minimum Discharge Pressure
		Condenser Fan Work and Compressor Work
		Computing Compressor Work at Various Wet Bulb Temperatures
	Summary
Advanced Topics
	Carbon Dioxide Systems
	Dynamic Simulations
	Optimization and Digital Twins
	Next Steps
Matlab Scripts
Bibliography
Author\'s Biography
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