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In this paper the performance of an ejector refrigeration cycle was investigated theoretically and experimentally. Making use of the conservation of mass and energy as well as the exergy balance equations, a two-dimensional thermodynamic model was developed. The influence of flow viscosity is taken into account through considering a two-dimensional flow near the ejector inner wall. The results indicate a decrease of COP with increasing generator temperature and an increase of second law efficiency with increasing evaporator temperature and/or decreasing generator temperature. It is found that at any generator temperature, there exist a particular evaporator temperature above which the exergy destruction in the condenser is higher than that in the ejector. The maximum relative and the root mean square errors in calculating the entrainment ratio at three generator temperatures of 77, 83 90 o C are obtained as 7.76% and 5.13% respectively. Also the exergy destruction in the evaporator at an evaporator temperature of 13.5 oC, was found to be the highest among those occur in the other components of the cycle.

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In this study, convergent nozzle ejector in the PEM fuel cell system is analyzed. This method can reduce the parasitic power of the fuel cell, recycle the unconsumed hydrogen to the fuel cell to increase the fuel usage efficiency, utilize the pressure potential energy of hydrogen and regulate the anode humidity with the recycle gas. For this purpose, continuity, momentum, energy and state equations are solved by numerical methods and effects of pressure drop (through the channel towards the anode), operating pressure and temperature of the fuel cell and also nozzle diameter on the ejector performance was analyzed. With decreasing of pressure drop, even in primary lower pressure, increasing of performance pressure the performance of ejector will improved. The temperature increase has no effect on the performance of the ejector itself, but has enormous effect on the fuel cell. Increasing the diameter ratio of the constant diameter zone to the nozzle diameter leads to increasing of recirculation anode line of the fuel in higher pressure.

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In this article, a combined GAX-ejector absorption refrigeration cycle is proposed and its performance is compared with those of combined single effect-ejector, simple GAX and single effect absorption refrigeration cycles. For the ejector, based on the Keenan's theory, a new model is developed and validated and then is combined with the developed models in the EES software (for simulating the processes in the cycles). After obtaining the optimum critical area ratio for the ejector, three different ejectors, with the mentioned specification, are selected for the combined GAX-ejector and combined single effect-ejector cycles. The performance of these cycles is investigated through changing their evaporator and generator temperatures. Results indicate that, at identical conditions, the COP and second law efficiency of the combined GAX-ejector cycle are around 25% and 16% higher than those of the combined single effect-ejector absorption refrigeration cycle. In addition, it is observed that as the generator temperature increases from 140 oC to170oC, the COP and second law efficiency of combined GAX-ejector cycle are maximized at a particular generator temperature. However, at similar condition, an increase in generator temperature results in a decrease of the COP and second law efficiency of combined single effect-ejector refrigeration cycle.

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In this study, the theoretical design of a vapor ejector used in an air-conditioning system is performed and the designed ejector is then optimized via computational fluid dynamics. Based on the numerical simulations, two geometrical parameters, throat diameter and nozzle position, are optimized. Then, the effects of the operating parameters on the performance of the optimized ejector are investigated numerically. The optimized ejector geometry is used as a variable-geometry ejector by using a spindle in the primary throat and the performance of the system in various spindle positions is studied. The results show the importance of using a analytical design to obtain the overall geometry of the ejector and numerical simulation in order to achieve the optimal ejector performance. The variable-geometry ejector designed based on the proposed method in this study with using solar energy, in conjunction with a cold storage system, might be able to provide the necessary refrigeration for all day long.

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Throttling process through expansion valves causes a considerable amount of exergy loss so that reducing this loss improves the performance of compressed refrigeration cycle considerably. In the present work, the effect of using an ejector on the performance of a cascade refrigeration cycle is evaluated. It is concluded that the using ejector and selecting R134a as the high temperature circuit refrigerant cause the COP and second law efficiency to increase by approximately 6.5 percent as compared to the conventional cascade cycle with the same cooling capacity. In addition, several refrigerants including R717, R290, R134a, and R123 are examined to reveal the effect of refrigerant type in the high temperature circuit on the cycle performance. It is also found that, at a temperature of more than 255.4 K, for the evaporator of high temperature circuit, the refrigerant combination of R744-R123 results in a better performance as compared to the other combinations. Finally, the cycle performance is optimized with respect to the temperatures of low temperature evaporator, high temperature evaporator, and the ambient from the view points of both the first and second laws of thermodynamics. It is concluded that the COP and the second law efficiency are the highest when R123 is used as the refrigerant at the high temperature circuit.

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In this paper, the efficiency of Proton membrane exchange (PEM) fuel cell system by using ejector for returning the additional fuel in the fuel supply circuit and comparison with conventional systems, with compressor in fuel supply circuit, are studied. For this purpose a semi - analytical developed model for calculating the amount of efficiency increment, as well as the amount of power saving as a result of employing ejector in the fuel cell return line is provided by extending the previous models. In this developed model the important stack design parameters and ejector design parameters are correlated by presenting a new dimensionless parameter. The results for a typical fuel cell show that the amount of efficiency increment at different values of current density is different and there is a maximum point for it. The amount of power saving as a result of employing ejector compared with fuel cell power is considerable and will increase with increasing the current density. These results indicate that the ejector for those applications that require high power (for instance the transport applications) is more efficient.

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In this paper, numerical investigation was carried out for the sake of identifying optimum geometry for variable geometry ejector using in solar refrigeration system as the prerequisites to experimental tests. Variable geometry was made by using a movable primary nozzle and movable spindle in it. Vacuum tube collector was postulated as heat source and R600a used as working fluid. Condenser temperature based on Middle East area temperature and evaporator based on operative condition in HVAC system selected. Generator, condenser and evaporator operating temperatures have severe effects on the optimum geometry of ejector. Therefore, for maximum entrain ratio it is necessary to identify optimum geometry to cope with variations in operating condition. The results showed that using a variable geometry ejector is a requirement for cooling during the day. The following fluid structure was compared by entropy generation during mixing and shock phenomena. The results showed there is optimum back pressure to minimize fluid exit entropy. It coincides with critical back pressure. It was found that depending on back pressure maximum entropy generation happen by two reasons, mixing and shock phenomena.

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In this study, a numerical method is used to investigate the effects convergence primary nozzle on the air ejector performance used in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). Simulations have been performed by solving the compressible form of two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations. The turbulence model have been employed to estimate the turbulent region. A comparison of the computed results with the published experimental data exhibits agreement in terms of entrainment ratio at defined operating conditions. The ejector with convergence nozzle was widely used in the aerospace science, jet engine and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell, because it has many advantages such as jet noise reduction, prevent condensation of water vapor inside the ejector and improvement of conventional converging-diverging nozzle. According to several applications and advantages of convergence nozzle, effects of primary converging nozzle on the flow characterization and the ejector performance have studied at any part of its. Based on particular application of the ejector with convergence primary nozzle in PEMFC, performance improvement is the purpose of this study. The results have been compared with air ejector with convergence-divergence primary nozzle. The results show that the air ejector performance has been enhanced under changing primary nozzle structure. This means that the ejector can consume available energy in its operation processes optimally beside increasing drawn secondary flow.

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Steam jet ejectors are the essential part in refrigeration and air conditioning, desalination, petroleum refining, petrochemical and chemical industries. A greater understanding of flow physic inside an ejector plays an important role in its performance improvement. In this study, analytical algorithm is developed for design of steam ejectors. The algorithm gives the flow ratio (motive to suction flow rate) as a function of the expansion ratio and the pressures of the entrained vapor, motive steam and compressed vapor. The compression ratio and back pressure variations were studied in ejector flow ratio with expansion ratio of 5 and 50. It showed that compression ratio increase by increasing the flow ratio. Also in a similar flow rate, compression ratio for ejector with expansion ratio of 50 is greater than compression ratio in the ejector with expansion ratio of 50, due to more vacuum in the case with expansion ratio 50. Then, the code results were compared with experimental results that showed appreciate agreement with other results. Finally, Mach number variations from nozzle exit to discharge diffuser were obtained by code. Results showed that the pressurized condition causes the lowering of expansion angle, thus resulting in smaller jet core and larger effective area. The expanded wave is further accelerated at a lower Mach number. Therefore, the momentum of the jet core is reduced. However, the enlarged effective area allows a larger amount of secondary fluid to be entrained.

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An ejector-expansion refrigeration cycle employing N2O is studied in this paper and thermodynamic and exergy analysis is carried out to find out the effect of some key factor within the system. The results show that Ejector-Expansion Refrigeration Cycle (EERC) obviously has the highest maximum coefficient of performance and exergy efficiency by about 12% and 14% more than Internal Heat Exchanger Cycle (IHEC); meanwhile these are about 15% and 16.5% higher than Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle (VCRC) ones, respectively. Moreover, the total exergy destruction in N2O ejector-expansion cycle is 63.3% and 54% less than IHEC and VCRC and the exergy destructed in expansion process within EERC is 19.39% and 40.497% of total destruction less than IHEC and VCRC. Furthermore, the highest COP for vapor-compression refrigeration, internal heat exchanger and ejector-expansion refrigeration cycles is corresponding to the high side pressure of 7.328 Mpa, while this value for CO2 refrigeration cycle is about 8.5 Mpa.

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Ejectors are as widely used as in food industries to refrigeration cycles and power plants. Since condensers of steam power plants are operated in vacuum conditions, there is a continuous air leakage, which results in metal corrosion and reduction in efficiency. Therefore, ejectors are used in these systems to remove the air. Over time, leakage increases, which requires more efficiency of ejector. Entrainment ratio (ER) is defined as the main criterion for ejector efficiency and leads to better performance if increased and also depends considerably on geometry of ejector. The aim of this research is to increase efficiency of ejector of Touss Power Plant by simultaneously changing nozzle exit position (NXP) and converging angle of mixing chamber. The main geometry of ejector was simulated by FLUENT and primary results were validated with experimental and computational data. Then, different geometries with simultaneous change in NXP and converging angle of mixing chamber were selected in the first step of Taguchi method and simulated by FLUENT. Geometries of the second step of Taguchi method were selected and designed based on the results of signal-to-noise ratio for the above-mentioned parameters and the values of entrainment ratio in the first step. An identical approach was followed for the third step. Final results showed 34% increase in entrainment ratio and also revealed that there is an optimum value for NXP and converging angle of the mixing chamber around which the value of entrainment ratio is maximum.
 

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In this paper, the combined carbon dioxide power and ejector compression refrigeration cogeneration cycle with the ability to change the production capacity of power and cooling ​​by changing the performance parameters of the cogeneration cycle has been analyzed. Thermodynamic simulation of the studied cogeneration cycle has performed in EES software and the energy and exergy balance equations for each component of the cycle are applied. Then, a parametric study has been carried out and the variations of the performance parameters of the cogeneration cycle, including the turbine inlet temperature and pressure, the outlet pressure of the power cycle, the evaporator temperature, etc. are investigated on the overall thermodynamic performance of the cogeneration cycle. The results indicate that the exergy efficiency of the studied cogeneration cycle reaches to the optimum value of 28.8% at the turbine inlet pressure of 21100 kPa, while the maximum value of the total produced power and cooling of the studied cycle occurs at the turbine inlet pressure of 18600 kPa. Also the contribution of different components of the studied cogeneration cycle in the total exergy destruction rate is calculated and it is revealed that the turbine and the heater have the highest exergy destruction rate values, respectively, among the components of the cogeneration system