Progress in ejector-expansion vapor compression refrigeration and heat pump systems

Z Zhang, X Feng, D Tian, J Yang, L Chang - Energy conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of an expansion energy recovery ejector has been given great concern owing to
virtues of no moving elements, cost-effectiveness, high reliability and comparable efficiency …

Current advances in ejector modeling, experimentation and applications for refrigeration and heat pumps. Part 2: two-phase ejectors

Z Aidoun, K Ameur, M Falsafioon, M Badache - Inventions, 2019 - mdpi.com
Two-phase ejectors play a major role as refrigerant expansion devices in vapor
compression systems and can find potential applications in many other industrial processes …

Performance enhancement of the combined power-refrigeration cycle using a liquid-gas-gas ejector for ocean thermal energy conversion

J Zhang, Z Zhang, S Zhou, H Hui, N Mei… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The practical implementation of ocean thermal energy conversion technology faces
constraints due to the low temperature differentials, resulting in limited energy conversion …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a spray-ejector condenser for the use in a negative CO2 emission gas power plant

P Madejski, K Banasiak, P Ziółkowski, D Mikielewicz… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
One promising solution for developing low-emission power technologies is using gaseous
fuel combustion in pure oxygen when the exhaust gas mixture is composed of H 2 O and CO …

Performance improvement of ejector expansion refrigeration cycles employing a booster compressor using different refrigerants: Thermodynamic analysis and …

HR Takleh, V Zare - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel ejector-expansion refrigeration cycle (EERC) is proposed, analyzed and optimized
in this paper. Assuming a constant-pressure mixing model for ejector simulation, a detailed …

An improved thermodynamic model for supersonic real-gas ejectors using the compound-choking theory

A Metsue, R Debroeyer, S Poncet, Y Bartosiewicz - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermodynamic models constitute one of the essential tools to properly design supersonic
ejectors. However, by their simplistic nature, most of said models remain unable to properly …

An improved 1-D thermodynamic modeling of small two-phase ejector for performance prediction and design

Y Liu, M Yu, J Yu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, an improved thermodynamic model for the design of a small two-phase ejector
is proposed by using the constant-pressure mixing modeling method. Particularly, the mixing …

Two-phase ejector enhanced carbon dioxide transcritical heat pump for cold climate

K Ameur, Z Aidoun - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Among the solutions to current energy efficiency and climate change issues, the use of
natural refrigerants in mechanical compression heat pumps is an important measure for an …

The compound-choking theory as an explanation of the entrainment limitation in supersonic ejectors

O Lamberts, P Chatelain, N Bourgeois, Y Bartosiewicz - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
While the limitation of the entrainment ratio in supersonic ejectors is a well-known
phenomenon, there is still a need to gain insight on the choking phenomena at play in on …

The potential impact of the small-scale ejector on the R744 transcritical refrigeration system

AFA Elbarghthi, V Dvorak, A Hafner… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The evident adverse effects of climate change and the consequences of global warming has
left an exigent circumstance requiring crucial actions on the applications and technology of …