An exergetic performance improvement potential of a modified ejector-enhanced auto-cascade refrigeration cycle

dc.contributor.author Ibrahim Karacayli
dc.contributor.author Lutfiye Altay
dc.contributor.author Arif Hepbasli
dc.contributor.author Karacayli, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.author Hepbasli, Arif
dc.contributor.author Altay, Lutfiye
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-06T16:22:30Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.description.abstract This study examines both conventional and advanced exergy analyses of a modified ejector-enhanced auto-cascade refrigeration (MEACR) cycle. Conventional exergy analysis shows that the proposed model significantly improves exergy efficiency compared to similar ejector-enhanced auto-cascade refrigeration cycles in the literature. Advanced exergy analysis reveals that 63.47% of the total exergy destruction is avoidable. When the components of the MEACR cycle are investigated 56.31% of the exergy destruction is attributed to the endogenous part. The low-temperature cycle (LTC) compressor has the highest avoidable endogenous exergy destruction rate of 12.64 kW with 38.5%.
dc.identifier.doi 10.1504/IJEX.2025.146045
dc.identifier.issn 1742-8297
dc.identifier.issn 1742-8300
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dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEX.2025.146045
dc.identifier.uri https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/7403
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEX.2025.146045
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES LTD
dc.relation.ispartof International Journal of Exergy
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dc.source INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXERGY
dc.subject refrigeration, auto-cascade refrigeration, ejector, exergy analysis, advanced exergy analysis
dc.subject Ejector
dc.subject Auto-Cascade Refrigeration
dc.subject Advanced Exergy Analysis
dc.subject Refrigeration
dc.subject Exergy Analysis
dc.title An exergetic performance improvement potential of a modified ejector-enhanced auto-cascade refrigeration cycle
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gdc.description.departmenttemp [Karacayli, Ibrahim] Ege Univ, Grad Sch Nat & Appl Sci, TR-35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkiye; [Altay, Lutfiye] Ege Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, TR-35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkiye; [Hepbasli, Arif] Yasar Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Energy Syst Engn, TR-35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkiye
gdc.description.endpage 243
gdc.description.issue 3-4
gdc.description.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
gdc.description.startpage 228
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gdc.oaire.keywords Advanced Exergy Analysis; Auto-cascade Refrigeration; Ejector; Exergy Analysis; Refrigeration; Ejectors (pumps); Advanced Exergy Analyze; Auto-cascade Refrigeration; Ejector; Exergetic Performance; Exergy Analysis; Exergy Destructions; Exergy Efficiencies; Low Temperature Cycles; Refrigeration Cycles; Chilling
gdc.oaire.keywords refrigeration
gdc.oaire.keywords auto-cascade refrigeration
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