Performance evaluation and optimal design of supermarket refrigeration systems with supermarket model "superSim", Part I: Model description and validation

Y. T. Ge, S. A. Tassou

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Abstract

Conventional supermarket refrigeration systems are responsible for considerable CO2 emissions due to high energy consumption and large quantities of refrigerant leakage. In the effort to conserve energy and reduce environmental impacts, an efficient design tool for the analysis, evaluation and comparison of the performance of alternative system designs and controls is required. This paper provides a description of the modelling procedure employed in the supermarket simulation model 'SuperSim' for the simulation of the performance of centralised vapour compression refrigeration systems and their interaction with the building envelope and HVAC systems. The model which has been validated against data from a supermarket has been used for the comparison of R404A and CO2 refrigeration systems and the optimisation of the performance of transcritical CO2 systems. These results are presented in Part II of the paper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)527-539
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Refrigeration
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Energy consumption
  • Modelling
  • Refrigeration system
  • Supermarket
  • Validation

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