Comprehensive performance analysis and optimization of 1,3-dimethylimidazolylium dimethylphosphate-water binary mixture for a single effect absorption refrigeration system

Abstract

The energy and exergy analyses of the absorption refrigeration system (ARS) using H₂O-[mmim][DMP] mixture were investigated for a wide range of temperature. The equilibrium Dühring (P-T-X_IL) and enthalpy (h-T-X_IL) of mixture were assessed using the excess Gibbs free non-random two liquid (NRTL) model for a temperature range of 20°C to 140°C and X_IL from 0.1 to 0.9. The performance validation of the ARS cycle showed a better coefficient of performance (COP) of 0.834 for H₂O-[mmim][DMP] in comparison to NH₃-H₂O, H₂O-LiBr, H₂O-[emim][DMP], and H₂O-[emim][BF4]. Further, ARS performances with various operating temperatures of the absorber (T_a), condenser (T_c), generator (T_g), and evaporator (T_e) were simulated and optimized for a maximum COP and exergetic COP (ECOP). The effects of T_g from 50°C to 150°C and T_a and T_c from 30°C to 50°C on COP and ECOP, the X_a, X_g, and circulation ratio (CR) of the ARS were evaluated and optimized for T_e from 5°C to 15°C. The optimization revealed that T_g needed to achieve a maximum COP which was more than that for a maximum ECOP. Therefore, this investigation provides criteria to select low grade heat source temperature. Most of the series flow of the cases of cooling water from the condenser to the absorber was found to be better than the absorber to the condenser.

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Keywords

ionic liquid driven absorption cycle / H₂O-[mmim][DMP] / coefficient of performance (COP) / exergy analysis / thermodynamics mixture property

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Acknowledgments

This work was jointly supported by Qatar University International Research Collaboration Co Fund (Grant No. IRCC-2019-012).

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