Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, November, 2004. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62)

A technology that has the potential to liquefy hydrogen and natural gas efficiently is an Active Magnetic Regenerative Liquefier (AMRL). An AMRL exploits the magnetocaloric effect displayed by magnetic materials whereby a reversible temperature change is induced when the material is exposed to a magnetic field. This effect can be used to produce cooling. By using the magnetic materials in a regenerator as the heat storage medium and as the means of work input, one creates an Active Magnetic Regenerator (AMR). Because the adiabatic temperature change is a strong function of temperature for most materials, to span a large temperature range such as that needed to liquefy hydrogen, a number of different materials may be needed to make up one or more regenerators. Single material AMRs have been proven, but layering with more than one material has not. This thesis is a study of AMRs using magnetic refrigerants displaying second-order paramagnetic to ferromagnetic ordering. An analysis of AMR thermodynamics is performed and results are used to define properties of ideal magnetic refrigerants. The design and construction of a novel test apparatus consisting of a conduction-cooled superconducting solenoid and a reciprocating AMR test apparatus are described. A numerical model is developed describing the energy transport in an AMR. Experiments using Gd are performed and results are used to validate the model. A strong relationship between flow phasing is discovered and possible reasons for this phenomenon are discussed. Simulations of AMRs operating in unconventional modes such as at temperatures greater than the transition temperature reveal new insights into AMR behaviour. Simulations of two-material layered AMRs suggest the existence of a jump phenomenon occurring regarding the temperature span. These results are used to explain the experimental results reported by other researchers for a two-material AMR. / Graduate

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M.Ing. / The refrigerant R22, which is currently used in hot water heat pumps, delivers a maximum hot water temperature of 60 to 65 °C. This temperature is adequate for domestic use, but low if compared to temperatures that can be delivered by fossil fuels and direct electric resistance systems. This limits the potential applications of hot water heat pumps. In this study two analytical design methodologies were developed that can be used to predict the performances of water-to-water heat pumps. The first design methodology is for a pure R22 heat pump and the second for a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture of R22 and R142b. These design methodologies were used as tools together with three methods of comparison to determine the influence of a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture (R22 mixed with R142b) on the performance of a hot water heat pump. It was found in certain cases that, depending on the concentrations, not only are increased hot water temperatures possible but also an improved heating capacity, an improvement in the coefficient of performance and a reduction in pressure ratio of the compressor.

The gas-liquid reaction between chlorodifluoromethane (R-22) and methanol, in the presence of sodium hydroxide, was investigated in an isothermal, stirred, semi-batch reactor. The objective of the study was to develop a model for the reaction and to identify the kinetic parameters. Reactor temperature was varied from 283 to 303 K, with inlet R-22 partial pressures between 40.5 and 60.8 kPa (absolute). Solutions containing sodium hydroxide concentrations of between 1.5 and 2.5 mol·dm-3 were charged into the reactor prior to each experiment. Preliminary investigations using the R-22-methanol system revealed that stainless steel was an inappropriate choice of material for the reactor as it displayed catalytic tendencies toward trimethyl orthoformate formation. Consequently, the reactor was constructed from glass and was equipped with an internal cooling coil, a single heating jacket and a temperature control unit. Liquid samples that were withdrawn from the reactor were degassed under vacuum to remove residual chlorodifluoromethane, and thereby inhibit further reaction. Spectrophotometry was used to analyze the liquid samples to determine the concentration of chloride ions in solution. The products obtained were difluorodimethyl ether (major product) and trimethyl orthoformate (by-product) as well as sodium chloride and sodium fluoride salts. Difluorodimethyl ether is a potential replacement for ozone depleting CFC refrigerants. A Box-Behnken experimental design was used to investigate the effect of reaction conditions on the product distribution. Variations in the reaction temperature, initial concentration of sodium hydroxide and inlet partial pressure of R-22 were considered. The modeling of the gas-liquid reactions was based on the -dehydrohalogenation mechanism. Since gas solubility in a liquid decreases in the presence of dissolved salts, the "salting-out" effect on mass transfer was included in the reactor model. Sechenov coefficients for sodium chloride and sodium fluoride were combined to give a salt Sechenov coefficient Ksalt . It was known from the literature that the presence of precipitated salts causes inefficient mixing and inhibits mass transfer, particularly in this system due to the relatively low salt solubilities in methanol. This mixing effect was also included in the appropriate mass transfer terms of the reactor model. The experimental data was fitted to a proposed kinetic scheme. Kinetic parameters for each of the proposed reactions, the Sechenov ‘salting out’ coefficients and the mixing parameter were obtained through the use of a non-linear, least-squares optimization algorithm. For the kinetic study, activation energies of 89.12 and 45.83 kJ·mol-1 were obtained for the difluorodimethyl ether and trimethyl orthoformate formation reactions, respectively, with a Sechenov salt coefficient of 0.712 and a mixing parameter of 22.43. / Thesis (M.Sc.Eng.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2013.

Thesis (Sc. D.)--University of Michigan, 1960. / Abstracted in Dissertation abstracts, v. 21 (1960) no. 8, p. 2220. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

M. Tech. Mechanical Engineering. / Objectives of this research is to investigate the theoretical performance of the heat pump water heating system using R134a and R404A; to investigate effects of superheating and sub-cooling on the COP and energy consumption of the heat pump system; and to validate the theoretical findings with the experiment results, using the selected environmentally friendly refrigerants.

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