Thybo has supervised the work. I would especially like to express my gratitude to my good friend, dive mate, college and supervisor Claus Thybo, for his invaluable help, support and inspiration. His guidance and support has truly been ideal. Without his presence this project would not have been at all and it wouldn't have been so enjoyable. I would like to thank Jakob Stoustrup for sharing of h...

This paper is a study of the ventilation, cooling and refrigeration system design of the Mindola copper mine in Zambia. The challenges that were addressed varied from the restrictions imposed by an ageing infrastructure to the requirement for increasing the annual production rate, coupled to the introduction of a higher level of mechanization while maintaining acceptable conditions and limiting...

A vapor jet refrigeration system (VJRS) is an alternative to the conventional mechanically driven vapor-compression refrigeration system. The VJRS utilizes supersonic ejector as thermal compressor and has the potential to reduce energy consumption and utilize low grade energy for driving the refrigeration systems. In the present study, the performance characteristics of VJRS ejectors with R134a...

This paper describes the development of a computer simulation model of an integrated supermarket refrigeration and heating system using natural refrigerants (namely ammonia and hydrocarbons). Initial resultS of the model's performance are presented, showing the influence of some of the operating parameters on system thermal efficiency. This will be validated using data collected from monitoring...

Transient simulations of refrigeration cycles are crucial for evaluating new refrigerants. Previously developed transient simulation tool was capable of simulating refrigeration systems using refrigerants R22 and R134a and was validated with experimental data; however, incorporating non-traditional refrigerants such as R744 (carbon dioxide) change the cycle operation beyond the capabilities of ...

This paper describes a methodology for remote performance monitoring of retail refrigeration systems. The proposed framework starts with monitoring of the whole refrigeration circuit which allows detecting deviations from expected behavior caused by various faults and degradations. The subsequent diagnostics methods drill down deeper in the equipment hierarchy to more specifically determine roo...