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Exergy Analysis of a Refrigeration Cycle in TESPy

Example for the exergy analysis in TESPy. Find more information about the exergy analysis feature in the respective online documentation.

The refrigeration cycle model has the following topology:

Find the model specifications and results in the refrigeration.py script and the corresponding pdf model report

Usage

Clone the repository and build a new python environment. From the base directory of the repository run

pip install -r ./requirements.txt

to install the version requirements for the refrigeration.py python script.

The original data of the plant are obtained from the following publication:

T. Morosuk, G. Tsatsaronis, Advanced exergoeconomic analysis of a refrigeration machine: Part 1 — methodology and first evaluation, in: Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability Combustion Science and Engineering Nanoengineering for Energy, Parts A and B, ASMEDC, 2011. doi: 10.1115/imece2011-62688.

Valdiation and Results of Exergy Analysis

The tables below show the results of the simulation as well as the validation results. The original data from the publication are provided in the .csv files component_validation.csv and connection_validation.csv.

Connection data

TESPy simulation

e_PH in kJ/kg e_T in kJ/kg e_M in kJ/kg E_PH in kW E_T in kW E_M in kW
0 5.8 5.8 0.0 23.98 23.98 0.00
1 5.8 5.8 0.0 23.98 23.98 0.00
2 163.9 22.1 141.8 674.08 90.85 583.23
3 137.8 0.2 137.6 566.77 0.68 566.09
4 17.1 12.9 4.2 70.28 53.11 17.17
11 2.2 2.2 0.0 22.31 22.31 0.00
12 3.8 3.8 0.0 37.82 37.82 0.00
21 0.1 -0.0 0.1 0.40 -0.00 0.40
22 1.6 1.5 0.1 12.47 12.07 0.40

Absolute difference in the values Δ

Δ m in kg/s Δ T in °C Δ p in bar Δ h in kJ/kg Δ e_T in kJ/kg Δ e_M in kJ/kg
1 -0.085 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 -0.085 0.2 0.00 0.1 0.0 -0.0
3 -0.085 -0.0 -0.00 -0.7 0.0 -0.0
4 -0.085 -0.4 0.00 -0.5 0.0 0.0
11 -0.023 0.0 0.00 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 -0.023 0.0 0.00 0.1 0.0 0.0
21 -0.106 0.0 0.00 0.0 -0.0 0.0
22 -0.106 0.0 0.00 -0.0 -0.0 0.0

Relative deviation in the values δ

δ m in % δ T in % δ p in % δ h in % δ e_T in % δ e_M in %
1 -2.024 -0.0 0.0 nan 0.2 nan
2 -2.024 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 -0.1
3 -2.024 -0.0 -0.0 -1.0 10.7 -0.0
4 -2.024 0.7 0.0 2.2 1.4 0.1
11 -0.229 -0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 nan
12 -0.229 -0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 nan
21 -1.328 0.0 0.0 nan -inf 0.3
22 -1.328 0.0 0.0 -0.0 -0.3 0.3

Deviation due to differences in fluid property data

Component data

TESPy simulation

E_F in kW E_P in kW E_D in kW ε in % y_Dk in % y*_Dk in %
Cooling heat exchanger 46.30 15.51 30.79 33.5 7.0 7.5
Compressor 815.29 674.08 141.21 82.7 32.1 34.3
Heat sink heat exchanger 107.31 12.07 95.24 11.2 21.7 23.1
Turbine 549.60 404.62 144.98 73.6 33.0 35.2

Disaggregating the Inverter from the Compressor and Turbine

E_F in kW E_P in kW E_D in kW
Compressor 785.21 674.08 111.12
Cooling heat exchanger 46.30 15.51 30.79
Heat sink heat exchanger 107.31 12.07 95.24
Inverter 439.80 395.82 43.98
Turbine 549.60 418.51 131.09

Absolute difference in the values Δ compared to disaggregation

Δ E_F in kW Δ E_P in kW Δ E_D in kW
Compressor -15.99 -13.82 -2.18
Cooling heat exchanger -0.26 -0.00 -0.26
Heat sink heat exchanger -1.79 -0.17 -1.62
Inverter -7.76 -6.98 -0.78
Turbine -11.60 -8.79 -2.81

Relative deviation in the values δ compared to disaggregation

δ E_F in % δ E_P in % δ E_D in %
Compressor -2.00 -2.01 -1.92
Cooling heat exchanger -0.56 -0.00 -0.84
Heat sink heat exchanger -1.64 -1.40 -1.67
Inverter -1.73 -1.73 -1.74
Turbine -2.07 -2.06 -2.10

High deviation due to differences in component exergy balances

Network data (results only)

E_F in kW E_P in kW E_D in kW E_L in kW ε in %
439.80 15.51 412.23 12.07 3.5

Citation

The state of this repository is archived via zenodo. If you are using the TESPy model within your own research, you can refer to this model via the zenodo doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4751856.

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