Overview of the M-Cycle technology for air conditioning and cooling applications
Authors:
- Jan Taler,
- Bartosz Jagieła,
- Magdalena Jaremkiewicz
Abstract
The indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) has excellent potential to replace or improve conventional vapor compression equipment in HVAC and refrigeration applications. This could be achieved by using the M-cycle (dew-point evaporative cooling technology). This thermodynamic concept makes it possible to derive a large amount of energy from the air stream (as latent heat released during water evaporation into the working air stream) and use it for another air stream (product). Its application has also spread to other sectors, such as water desalination and distillation, power plants, or NOx reduction. This paper provides an overview of the M-cycle mainly in air conditioning (MAC, D-MAC, H-MAC) and refrigeration (MCT, M-condenser). Various integrated solutions are described, showing improved effectiveness in terms of the wet-bulb temperature and the dew point. The design features of consolidated solutions are better In terms of the flow distribution, geometry, or volume. Most of the improvements confirm the great potential of the M-cycle to increase the unit or the system efficiency due to lower energy and water consumption.
- Record ID
- CUT2efe1dd90f194da58ab78a38b0bd1184
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Energies, ISSN , e-ISSN 1996-1073, Biweekly
- Issue year
- 2022
- Vol
- 15
- No
- 5
- Pages
- [1-19]
- Article number
- 1814
- Other elements of collation
- rys.; schem.; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 17-19; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 70; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 15, Iss. 5, Spec. Iss.
- Substantive notes
- Special Issue: Research and Development on Indirect Evaporative Cooling Technology
- Keywords in English
- M-cycle, Maisotsenko cycle, IEC, indirect evaporative cooler
- ASJC Classification
- DOI
- DOI:10.3390/en15051814 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/5/1814 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 140
- Score source
- journalList
- Score
- Publication indicators
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Web of Science, Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUT2efe1dd90f194da58ab78a38b0bd1184/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUT2efe1dd90f194da58ab78a38b0bd1184
* presented citation count is obtained through Internet information analysis, and it is close to the number calculated by the Publish or PerishOpening in a new tab system.