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Experimental Study of Performance of R600a/CNT-Lubricant in Domestic Refrigerator System

Authors : T. O. Babarinde, S. A. Akinlabi, D. M. Madyira

Published in: Trends in Mechanical and Biomedical Design

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Energy consumption and environmental problems have been the major consideration for comfort systems manufacturers. This research work investigated a varied mass charge of R600a, an eco-friendly refrigerant with a low concentration of 0.4 and 0.6 g/L of CNT nanolubricant concentration in a domestic vapor compression refrigerating system working with pure mineral oil as the base lubricant. The experimental test performance of the system was studied considering pull-down time, COP, power consumption, and cooling capacity. The result showed that CNT nanolubricant had lower evaporator air temperature with higher COP and cooling capacity with a reduction in power consumption compared to R600a in the base lubricant in the system.

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Metadata
Title
Experimental Study of Performance of R600a/CNT-Lubricant in Domestic Refrigerator System
Authors
T. O. Babarinde
S. A. Akinlabi
D. M. Madyira
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4488-0_62

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