Performance Analysis of VARS Using Exhaust Gas Heat of C.I Engine
Performance Analysis of VARS Using Exhaust Gas Heat of C.I Engine
NOMENCLATURE:
Tg = Generator temperature
Ta = Absorber temperature
Tc = Condenser temperature
COP = coefficient of performance
TR = Tones of refrigeration
∆W = Input work
∆Q cold = Heat removed from cold reservoir
P actual = Actual power in watts
T ambient = Ambient temperature
Qg = Enthalpy change in generator
Qe = enthalpy change in evaporator
Cp = specific heat of air
M = mass of ammonia solution
∆T = change in temperatures
Evoi= Volumetric efficiency of the engine
N= rated speed
ma= mass flow rate of the solution back to the absorber
mf= mass flow rate of fuel
Cpe= Specific heat at constant volume of exhaust gas
te= Temperature available at the engine exhaust
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Qw= Heat carried away by cooling water
Qe= Heat available at exhaust pipe
tcj= Temperature of water entering the cooling water jacket
tco=Temperature of water exiting the cooling water jacket
mw =Mass flow rate of water for a 4 cylinder diesel engine,
Cpw= Specific heat of water
ta =Temperature of the ambient air
I. INTRODUCTION
There exists today a worldwide concern about the best ways of using the depletable sources of energy and for developing techniques
to reduce pollution. This interest has encouraged research and development efforts in the field of alternative energy sources, and the
use of the usually wasted forms of energy. As the fuel prices continues to escalate, the relevance of efficient energy management is
apparent to companies everywhere, from the smallest concern to the largest multinationals. The methods and techniques adopted to
improve energy utilization will vary depending on circumstances. But the basic principles of reducing energy cost relative to
productivity will be same. A large number of industrial processes covering most industrial sectors use significant amounts of energy
in the form of heat, which are rarely efficient. Strictly speaking, all forms of energy are derived fossil from sun. However, The most
common forms of energy-fossil fuels received their solar input ones agenda have changed their characteristics so that they are now
in a highly concentrated form. Since it is apparent that these stored, concentrated energy forms are now being used at such a rapid
rate that they will be depleted in the not-too distant future, we must begin to supply a large portion of our energy needs not from
stored, but from non conventional sources as soon as possible. Energy is defined in classical thermodynamics as the capacity to do
work. In our India energy is currently derived from four primary sources petroleum, natural gas and natural gas liquids, coal and
wood. The supplies of these common energy sources except for wood are finite. Their lifetime is estimated very short. Abundand
waste heat heat is available in the present world through exhaust of an I. C engine. It is well known that an IC engine has an
efficiency of about 35-40%, which means that only one-third of the energy in the fuel is converted into useful work and about 60-
65% is wasted to environment. In which about 28-30% is lost by cooling water and lubrication losses, around 30-32% is lost in the
form of exhaust gases and remainder by radiation, etc. waste heat recovery system is the best way to recover waste heat and saving
the fuel. Although there are various methods in which the emf is induced by directly called the sea beck effect or indirect methods
such as Rankine cycle, Stirling cycle and refrigeration cycles. The present work discusses the exhaust gas heat recovery for I. C
engine using a vapour absorption refrigeration system. In a Vapour absorption refrigeration system, a physiochemical process
replaces the mechanical process of the vapour compression refrigeration system by using energy in the form of heat rather than
mechanical work. The heat required for running the vapour absorption system can be obtained from that which is wasted in to
atmosphere from the engine.
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paper also considers other possible applications which might benefit from the use of ammonia as refrigerant. Horuz [2]study
includes an experimental investigation into the use of vapor absorption refrigeration (VAR) systems in road transport vehicles using
the exhaust waste heat in the exhaust gases of the main propulsion unit as the energy source. This would be an alternative source to
the conventional vapor compression refrigeration system and its associated internal combustion engine. The performance of a VAR
system fired by natural gas is compared with that of the same system driven by engine exhaust gases. This showed that the exhaust-
gas-driven system produced the same performance characteristics as the gas-fired system. It also suggested that, with careful design,
inserting the VAR system generator into the main engine exhaust system need not impair the performance of the vehicle propulsion
unit. A comparison of the capital and running costs of the conventional refrigeration system and proposed alternative refrigeration
system is made. Suggestions are made regarding working of the VAR system during off-road or slow running conditions.
Jabinthflame[3] studied the refrigerating units currently used in road transport vehicle. This system utilizes power from the engine
shaft as the input power to drive the compressor of the refrigeration system, hence the engine has to produce extra work to run the
compressor of the refrigerating unit utilizing extra amount of fuel. This loss of power of the vehicle for refrigeration can be
neglected by utilizing another refrigeration system i,e. a Vapour Absorption RefrigerationSystem(VARS). It is well known that an
IC engine has an efficiency of about 35-40%, which means that only one-third of the energy in the fuel is converted into useful work
and about 60-65% is wasted to environment. In which about 28-30% is lost by cooling water and lubrication losses, around 30-32%
is lost in the form of exhaust gases and remainder by radiation, etc. In a Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System, a
physicochemical process replaces the mechanical process of the Vapour Compression Refrigeration System by using energy in the
form of heat rather than mechanical work. The heat required for running the Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System can be
obtained from that which is wasted into the atmosphere from an IC engine.
G. Vicatos[4] observed that in the exhaust gases of motor vehicles, there is enough heat energy that can be utilized to power an air-
conditioning system. Once a secondary fluid such as water or glycol is used, the aqua ammonia combination appears to be a good
candidate as a working fluid for an absorption car air conditioning system.
In the paper, the waste heat from gas engine turbine can be used as the heat source for the absorption refrigeration system. The
experimental analysis showed that performance of the integrated refrigerating system was greatly improved by using the waste heat
of gas engine. Colbourne [5] summarized a study analyzing over 50 published technical documents comparing the performance of
fluorinated refrigerants and HCs. A significantly higher number of tests showed an increase in performance when using HCs as
compared to using fluorinated refrigerants (Colbourne and Suen,)[6].Similarly, Colbourne and Ritter[7] investigated the
compatibility of non-metallic materials with HC refrigerant and lubricant mixtures. They performed experiments in compliance with
European standards for the testing of elastomeric materials and ASHRAE material compatibility test standards. Setaro et al. [8]
tested and compared the heat transfer and pressure drop through a brazed plate heat exchanger and a tube-andfin coil for two
different refrigerants, R22 and R290 in an air-to water heat pump system. Qin et al. [9] developed an exhaust gasdriven automotive
air conditioning working on a new hydride pair. The results showed that cooling power and system coefficient of performance
increase while the minimum refrigeration temperature decreases with growth of the heat source temperature. System heat transfer
properties still needed to be improved for better performance. Koehler et al. [10] designed, built and tested a prototype of an
absorption refrigeration system for truck refrigeration using heat from the exhaust gas. The refrigeration cycle was simulated by a
computer model and validated by test data.
II. SPECIFICATIONS OF ENGINE
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1) Exhaust gas heat: Volumetric efficiency of the engine, Evoi = 70%.
Rated speed, N = 2000 rpm
Mass flow rate of air into the cylinder, ma = VN Evoi/2 = 0.001717x2000x0.7/2 ma=0.02m3/s.
Mass flow rate of fuel, mf = ma / (A/F ratio) = 0.02/15 =0.001335 kg/sec
Total mass flow rate of exhaust gas, me= ma+mf = 0.021335 kg/s.
Specific heat at constant volume of exhaust gas Cpe= lkj/kgk. Temperature available at the engine exhaust, te = 300°C. Temperature of the ambient
air, ta = 40°
Heat available at exhaust pipe, Qe = me *Cpe (te-ta ) = 0.021335xlx (300-40) =5.5Kw
2) Cooling water heat: Temperature of water entering the cooling water jacket, tcj=50°C.
Temperature of water exiting the cooling water jacket, tco=80°C.
Mass flow rate of water for a 4 cylinder diesel engine, mw=0.1 kg/s.
Specific heat of water, Cpw=4.18 kj/kgk
Heat carried away by cooling water Qw = mw*Cpw (tC0-tcj) = 0.1x4.18x (80 -50) = 12.54 kW.
B. Final Value
Heat available at exhaust gas = 5.5 kW
Heat carried by cooling water = 12.54 kW
III. PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS
A. Calculations
1) Coefficient of Performance (COP): The coefficient of performance or COP, of a refrigeration system is the ratio of the heat
removed from the cold reservoir to input work.
Is the heat moved from the cold reservoir (to the hot reservoir).
Is the work consumed by the heat pump.
Domestic and commercial refrigerators may be rated in kJ/s, or Btu/h of cooling. Commercial refrigerators in the US are mostly
rated in tons of refrigeration, but elsewhere in kW. One ton of refrigeration capacity can freeze one short ton of water at 0 °C (32
°F) in 24 hours. Based on that:
Latent heat=333.55 kJ/kg
Heat extracted = (2000) (144) / 24 hr
1 ton refrigeration =3.517 kW
The performance of the vapour absorption refrigeration system is given by the following formula
Coefficient of Performance (COP) = [ ]
2) System pressure: From the specification of Electrolux refrigeration, the system pressure = 10 Kg/cm2
3) Energy calculation: Amount of energy released when one mol of ammonia reacts with one mol of water
NH3 (gas) + H2O (aq) <==> NH4OH (aq)
Enthalpy of reaction = -50 KJ/mol
This implies that an enthalpy of 50 KJ/mol is released during the formation of ammonium hydroxide. This is the net enthalpy
change which includes both the enthalpy change during mixing of ammonia vapour with water and also the formation of ammonia
and hydroxide ions in the solution. Since ammonium hydroxide is a weak base, the amount of hydroxide ions is very less. Hence the
enthalpy of reaction can be taken as the enthalpy of reaction of ammonium hydroxide solution itself. Thus 50 KJ/mol energy is
required to liberate one mole of ammonia from ammonium hydroxide solution.
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4) Time required: The heat energy available at exhaust is. 5.5KW = 5.5 KJ/s
From the company specifications of the Electrolux system
Power required at the generator is (Pactual) = 80 W
So one minute of heating gives 5.5 x 60 = 330 KJ of energy.
This implies that by supply of waste heat for about 1 mins, 330KJ of energy can be produced. This is more than sufficient to release
one mole of ammonia vapour from the solution.
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Temperatures at various locations were measured using digital thermo meter .various locations at which temperatures are measured
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B. Experimental Procedure
The parts of Electrolux refrigeration system are fabricated and assembled. Electrolux refrigeration system consists of the following
parts and as shown below:
They are (a).Absorber pipe (b) Condenser (c) Generator (d) Evaporator (e) Generator pipe
For refrigeration system we have considered vapour absorption refrigeration system. This system is more useful and applicable to
our system. The machine is to provide 5 liters capacity of refrigerator with the components. The Electrolux refrigeration system
obtained was modified in order to accommodate the waste heat fixing the generator tube to the exhaust pipe. The pipe coming from
engine exhaust is connected to the one end of the generator tube and the other end of the generator tube is free to atmosphere.
When the engine starts working the exhaust gases are made to pass through the generator where the heat is recovered, which later
escapes in to atmosphere.COP is calculated using generator, absorbent, condenser & evaporator temperatures for considered 5 liters
evaporative cabin & represented in the table 7. 1 for different generator temperatures
The performance of the vapour absorption system varies considerably with the generator and other main components of the system.
To illustrate these effects the calculated values for different temperatures of proposed and existing systems have been plotted on the
graphs. Based on determined results various graphs are drawn with different parameters.
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2.5
2.41
2.37
2 2.03
1.86
1.5 1.72
1.69 1.42
COP
1 proposed
system
0.5 1.23
Existing
system
0
0 2 4 6
Generator temperature (°K)
3
2.5 2.41 2.37
2.03
2
1.69
COP
3
2.5 2.41
2.37
2 1.86 2.03
1.72 1.69
COP
1.5 1.42
1.23
1
0.5 Existing system
0
0 2 4 6
Absorber temperature (°K)
1.69
1.5 1.86 1.72
1 1.42 1.23 Existing
0.5 system
proposed
0 system
0 2 Time(sec) 4 6
20 18
temperature(°K)
15 16 14 12
cooling
Existing
10 12 10 system
10 8
proposed
5 system
0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06
power consumption(KW)
500
400 365 427
En e r g y con s u
298
mp t i on (KJ/K)
300 243
246
200
100 198
154 Existing
103
0 system
0 2 4 6
Time(sec)
Graph 8 Variation of Energy consumption with time
The graph 8 is drawn for the practical values of the energy consumption with time. The optimum value of energy consumption
attained by conventional system and non conventional system are 246KJ/K and 427KJ/K at four seconds of time. It is observed that
the energy consumption is increased as the time increased. So the time will affect energy consumption. So when both are compared
the temperature values of the non- conventional is more effective when compared to the conventional system.
V. CONCLUSIONS
Experimental studies have been carried out to evaluate the system performance under various conditions. A separate experimental
set up has been used for determining the various performance parameters. From the investigations, the following conclusions are
drawn:
A. In the present work the vapour absorption refrigeration system running with waste heat as an energy source which is supplied to
the generator instead of conventional energy, which contains 5 liters capacity of evaporative cabin.
B. The COP of the system is increasing with increase of generator temperature and condenser temperature, and trend is reverse
with increase of absorber temperature and evaporator temperature.
C. By using waste heat input in the form of heat at the generator pipe the maximum COP of the system is obtained as 2.41.
D. The COP of the modified cycle of proposed system is nearly 23% greater than existing.
E. The analysis of both cycles proves that the performance of the proposed system is higher than existing system.
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