Investigation of Air Conditioning System by Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle Using Waste Heat Energy from the Engine Exhaust
Deepak Bohra S1, Vinoth Kumar V2, Veeramanikandan K3, Vijay Ananth G.K4, Naveen Kumar M5
1Deepak Bohra S, Final year student of Automobile Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, (Tamilnadu), India.
2Vinoth Kumar V, Final year student of Automobile Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, (Tamilnadu), India.
3Veeramanikandan K, Assistant professor of Automobile Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, (Tamilnadu), India.
4Vijay Ananth G.K, Final year student of Automobile Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, (Tamilnadu), India.
5Naveen Kumar M, Final year student of Automobile Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, (Tamilnadu), India.
Manuscript received on 02 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 10 June 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 June 2019 | PP: 1581-1585 | Volume-8 Issue-8, June 2019 | Retrieval Number: G5338058719/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The heat energy from the vehicle exhaust can be used to run the Vapour compression Refrigeration System (VCRS), hence reducing the work lost by the engine to run the VCRS compressor. Keeping this in mind, this paper researches the possibilities of utilizing the VCRS in moving vehicles using the waste exhaust gas. Refrigerator is a device used for cooling of products for both domestic and commercial purposes by utilizing mechanical vapour compression Cycle in its process. The main objective of this work is to investigate the performance of the VCRS system using the waste heat from the exhaust tail pipe and evaluate the energy required in the exhaust to run the compressor. To attain this objective a turbocharger is incorporated in the new VCRS system to run the compressor. The rotational energy of the turbocharger is converted into electrical energy and then a step-down transformer is used to obtain the required voltage. The obtained energy is used to run the compressor of the VCRS system [1-2].
Keyword: Step down transformer, Turbocharger, Refrigeration, VCRS.
Scope of the Article: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.