ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND EXERGOECONOMIC (3E) ANALYSIS OF TRANSCRITICAL CO2 BOOSTER AND PARALLEL COMPRESSION SUPERMARKET REFRIGERATION CYCLES IN CLIMATE ZONES OF TÜRKİYE

Abstract

Legal restrictions on high-GWP refrigerants lead to the widespread use of carbon dioxide in commercial refrigeration, where there is a high energy consumption. Although CO2 has many benefits, its lower critical temperature and higher operation pressure compared to other refrigerants lead to performance reduction. For this reason, studies have been conducted by researchers for performance enhancement. This paper presents energy, environmental impact, and exergoeconomic (3E) analysis of transcritical CO2 booster and parallel compression supermarket refrigeration cycles based on meteorological data of 11 provinces in Türkiye as samples of different climatic regions. Parallel compression cycle achieved up to 18.4% higher coefficient of performance than booster cycle between the investigated ambient temperatures. Up to 5.6% annual energy consumption and environmental impact reduction were obtained using parallel compression. Unit product costs of the parallel compression cycles were calculated between 8.2% and 18% lower than booster cycle in investigated provinces. Developing energy-efficient systems that use environmentally friendly refrigerants will contribute to a sustainable future.

Keywords

• Bin-hour
• Carbon dioxide
• Environmental impact
• Exergoeconomic analysis
• Supermarket

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