enertec
14-05-2006, 08:23 AM
Hi this is Enertec. We are into dealing with HVAC and energy equipments, and HVAC project execution. I have just joined the forum today and have a question to begin right away.
I have been wondering on the fundamentals of gases, whether Charles Law, pressure and temperature being related, can be practically applied to refrigeration compressors.
In refrigeration compressors, you compress the ref. gas, which simultaneously gets heated up. Work is done by the compressor for elevating the pressure of the ref. gas. Can we have it the other way round, i.e., we increase the temperature of the ref. gas by an externally available heat source, thereby increasing the inlet gas pressure to the compressor. Logically this help reduce the load on the compressor.
I request members' thoughts and experience sharing on the subject, lets call it TAC (Thermally Aided Compression). What are the possible constraints / limitations in this method and how can they be overcome. Is this method practical ? Why, if not ?
I have been wondering on the fundamentals of gases, whether Charles Law, pressure and temperature being related, can be practically applied to refrigeration compressors.
In refrigeration compressors, you compress the ref. gas, which simultaneously gets heated up. Work is done by the compressor for elevating the pressure of the ref. gas. Can we have it the other way round, i.e., we increase the temperature of the ref. gas by an externally available heat source, thereby increasing the inlet gas pressure to the compressor. Logically this help reduce the load on the compressor.
I request members' thoughts and experience sharing on the subject, lets call it TAC (Thermally Aided Compression). What are the possible constraints / limitations in this method and how can they be overcome. Is this method practical ? Why, if not ?