Title: 4-E analysis of an ammonia-water mixture-based automobile's air conditioning system assisted by exhaust gas and solar energy

Authors: Santi Sarkar; Goutam Khankari; Sujit Karmakar

Addresses: Mejia Thermal Power Station, DVC, Bankura, West Bengal – 722183, India ' Mejia Thermal Power Station, DVC, Bankura, West Bengal – 722183, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal – 713209, India

Abstract: The proposed system is modelled in Cycle-Tempo software where R22 and NH₃-H₂O mixture are used as working fluid of the existing and proposed automobile's AC system, respectively. The proposed system can produce about 2.12 kW of electric power which improves the COP from 2.453 to 2.823 and reduces CO₂ emissions by about 4.42 kg/day. Ammonia mass fraction of about 0.9094 is an optimum value that yields maximum energy and exergy efficiencies of about 4.38% and 15.27%, respectively. The capital cost of the proposed system is about USD11,870.70.

Keywords: air conditioning system; COP; energy; exergy; environment; economic; engine exhaust; solar energy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2021.118730

International Journal of Exergy, 2021 Vol.36 No.2/3/4, pp.382 - 397

Received: 28 Dec 2020
Accepted: 28 Jun 2021
Published online: 03 Nov 2021 *

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