Comparison and evaluation of compression and absorption refrigeration cycles based on the exergy method

Document Type : Review

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1 Department of Technical Engineering, Abadan oil refinery, Abadan, Iran

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Azad University of Mahshahr, Iran

3 Department of Asset Management, Abadan oil refinery, Abadan, Iran

Abstract

In this research, by the method of exergy analysis in the alkylation unit of phase 3 of the Abadan refinery, the possibility of replacing the adsorption cycle with the compression cycle has been investigated. After designing and simulating the cycles based on the results, chillers E-1, E-2, E-3, and E-4 were replaced with compression chillers C4, C3, IC4, and ISOMER in the designed absorption cycle. Also, C-14200compressors with a power consumption of 5537.30 kW and C-14200B with a power consumption of 4258.43 kW are not required. The end result of this research is that the designed adsorption cycle due to the presence of excess steam in the refinery easily provides the desired amount of cooling, which can be a good alternative to the existing compression cycle.

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Farayandno
Volume 16, Issue 75
November 2021
Pages 84-97

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