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CO2 hydrates in refrigeration processes

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Global warming concerns have led the refrigeration industry to seek and develop new refrigeration systems with a reduced impact on the environment. The use of two-phase secondary refrigerants generated by a primary closed refrigeration circuit is a promising solution. Solid-fluid secondary refrigerants are known for their higher energy efficiency compared to single-phase fluids, because of the additional latent heat of the solid phase. The objective of the present work is to investigate experimentally the latent heat of CO2 hydrate-ice mixture systems in comparison to that of ice slurry systems. By using a new DTA apparatus, the CO2 hydrate-ice mixture was shown to offer a dissociation enthalpy of 507 kJ/kg that is higher than that of ice (333 kJ/kg). Artificial tuned CO2 hydrate-fluid systems appear to be an environment-friendly alternative for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems that can be used in a wide range of applications.
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hal-02583333 , version 1 (14-05-2020)

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Laurence Fournaison, Anthony Delahaye, I. Chatti, J.P. Petitet. CO2 hydrates in refrigeration processes. Industrial and engineering chemistry research, 2004, 43 (20), pp.6521-6526. ⟨hal-02583333⟩
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