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Enhancing AC System Performance with a Suction Line Heat Exchanger with Refrigerant HFO-1234yf
Technical Paper
2011-01-0133
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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An experimental investigation has been carried out to quantify the performance enhancements with a suction line heat exchanger (SLHX) in an AC system with HFO-1234yf as the working fluid. An off-the-shelf double pipe cross fluted SLHX is used for this investigation. System level bench tests are conducted with an AC system from a 2009 MY mid-sized sedan. The test results shows that the AC system performance with HFO-1234yf can be improve up to 8~9% in comparison to a baseline system without a SLHX.
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Mathur, G., "Enhancing AC System Performance with a Suction Line Heat Exchanger with Refrigerant HFO-1234yf," SAE Technical Paper 2011-01-0133, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0133.Also In
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