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Research on the Thermophysical Properties and Cycle Performances of R1234yf/R290 and R1234yf/R600a

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R134a, commonly used for automotive air conditioning, will be phased out due to its high global warming potential, while R1234yf/R290 and R1234yf/R600a were considered as two potential alternatives owing to their excellent environmental characteristics. In this work, the thermophysical properties and cycle performances of the above refrigerants were investigated. The vapor–liquid equilibrium predicted models for R1234yf/R290 and R1234yf/R600a were constructed using SRK, PR equations of state combined with vdW, HV mixing rules, respectively, and the results presented that all four models could describe the vapor–liquid equilibrium characteristics of mixtures well. Among them, the model of PR equation combined with HV mixing rule had the highest accuracy, with the average absolute relative deviations of 0.1% and 0.21% for pressures, and the average absolute deviations of 0.0012 and 0.0027 for vapor-phase mole fractions, respectively. R1234yf/R290 and R1234yf/R600a mixtures exhibited the near azeotropic properties at the molar fractions of R1234yf near 0.3 and 0.85, respectively. Then, the enthalpy and entropy calculation models of R1234yf/R290 (0.3/0.7) and R1234yf/R600a (0.85/0.15) were developed in combination with the residual properties. Finally, the cycle performances of mixtures were analyzed, and the present results suggested that the cycle performance of R1234yf/R290 (0.3/0.7) was better than that of R1234yf/R600a (0.85/0.15), R1234yf, and R134a which could provide the basic thermophysical parameters and theoretical basis for the search of alternative refrigerants to R134a in automotive air conditioning systems.

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Abbreviations

a :

Energy parameter (Pa·cm6·mol−2)

b :

Co-volume parameter (cm3·mol−1)

c p :

Isobaric specific heat capacity (kJ·kg−1·K−1)

COP:

Coefficient of performance

f :

Free energy (kJ·kg−1)

\(g^{E}_{\infty }\) :

Excess Gibbs’ energy at infinite pressure

h :

Specific enthalpy (kJ·kg−1)

HV:

Huron-Vidal

k ij :

Binary interaction parameter

M :

Mole molecule mass (g·mol−1)

N :

Number of experimental data

NRTL:

Non-random two-liquid

P :

Pressure (MPa)

PR:

Peng-Robinson

q m :

Specific refrigeration capacity (kJ·kg−1)

q v :

Volumetric refrigeration capacity (kJ·m−3)

R:

Universal gas constant (J·mol−1·K−1)

s :

Specific entropy (kJ·kg−1·K−1)

SRK:

Soave–Redlich–Kwong

T :

Temperature (K)

v :

Molar volume (cm3·mol−1)

vdW:

Van der Waals

VLE:

Vapor–liquid equilibrium

w :

Specific power consumption (kJ·kg−1)

X :

Mass fraction

x :

Molar fraction of liquid phase

y :

Molar fraction of vapor phase

α ij :

NRTL model parameter

γ :

Compression ratio

ρ :

Density (kg·m−3)

τ ij :

Binary interaction parameter of NRTL model

ω :

Acentric factor

bub:

Bubble point

c:

Critical

cal:

Calculated

com:

Compressor

con:

Condenser

dew:

Dew point

dis:

Discharge

eva:

Evaporator

exp:

Experimental

i, j :

Component index

id:

Ideal state

in:

Inlet

l:

Liquid

m:

Mixture

max:

Maximum

out:

Outlet

R:

Contrast state

r:

Residual

ref:

The data are taken from REFPROP 9.1

v:

Vapor

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22068024).

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Zhang, N., Li, B., Feng, L. et al. Research on the Thermophysical Properties and Cycle Performances of R1234yf/R290 and R1234yf/R600a. Int J Thermophys 42, 123 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-021-02875-0

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