Description du projet
Utiliser le CO2 pour améliorer la gestion thermique
Les systèmes de compression de vapeur absorbent la chaleur d’une source et l’éjectent dans le milieu ambiant à l’aide d’un réfrigérant. Les systèmes à petite échelle ou miniatures sont le cheval de bataille de nombreuses technologies de réfrigération, de refroidissement et de chauffage. Certains dispositifs, qui tiennent dans la paume de la main, sont susceptibles de relever les défis de la gestion thermique pour des appareils allant des distributeurs automatiques aux ordinateurs, portables ou de bureau. De nombreux réfrigérants utilisés jusqu’à présent se sont avérés dangereux pour la santé humaine et l’environnement et font aujourd’hui l’objet de restrictions croissantes. Le projet ECO2-RAPJECT, financé par l’UE, vise à mettre au point un éjecteur de CO2 avancé qui permettra d’utiliser du CO2 non toxique et ininflammable comme réfrigérant pour une gestion thermique plus écologique et plus durable.
Objectif
Small-scale Refrigeration, Cooling&Heating (RC&H) sector plays a vital role in modern life promoting health, comfort and economic prosperity. On the other hand, it is also responsible for a considerable contribution to global warming. The urgent need for an eco-friendlier future has forced the European Union (EU) to implement stringent energy and environmental policies, affecting this sector significantly. These have led such a large and ever-growing industry to suffer for the lack of a long-term solution complying with safety and EU’s requirements.
This project aims at filling the aforementioned technological gap by studying an innovative and future-proof small-scale vapour-compression RC&H unit relying on: (1) CO2, being a non-flammable, non-toxic and climate-friendly refrigerant, as the sole working fluid and (2) a two-phase ejector with a novel capacity control technique. The core of the work is to establish the experimental evidence and expertise regarding the innovative capacity control methodology for CO2 two-phase ejectors. At present, two-phase ejectors cannot readily be capacity controlled without penalizing ejector and system efficiency in small-scale RC&H units. As concrete value and impact, this project will lay robust foundations for a significantly more sustainable future and thus pave the way for remarkable enhancements for business and society concerning the RC&H sector.
The fellow is a proficient researcher with a strong background in large-scale CO2 refrigeration systems using two-phase ejectors. The results and the experience that the applicant has obtained make him the ideal candidate for successfully achieving the project objectives. This work is a unique opportunity for the fellow to become an independent scientist, enhancing and developing new skills in a leading research field, such as the eco-friendly RC&H sector. These competences are highly valued in academia and industry in the context of the EU policies and the Paris climate agreement.
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