Analysis of an ejector with environment friendly refrigerants

When an ejector is operated at choking-mode, it gives a better performance with higher entrainment ratio. To obtain this better performance at different operating conditions, area ratio of the ejector is varied. A computer code based on existing one-dimensional ejector theory is written to analyze performance of the ejector. The code includes effects of friction at the constant-area mixing chamber and change in specific heat of the working fluid besides internal irreversibility of the ejector. The simulated performance is compared with the available experimental data from the literature for validation. The effects of operating parameters on critical ejector area ratio and critical entrainment ratio are studied. Comparison of performance of ejector with environment friendly refrigerants, R134a, R152a, R290, R600a and R717 is made. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.