An experimental water heater system using a transcritical CO
2
heat pump with an ejector was designed
and a measurement and control system was developed. Experiments were conducted to assess the effects of cooling water flow rate and inlet temperature on the system performance. The changes of the heating coefficient of performance(C
r
)
heating capacity
pressure ratio
entrainment ratio
pressure lift were and ejector efficiency were analyzed. The experimental results show that the entrainment ratio and the pressure lift were increased while the ejector efficiency was decreased with the decrease in the cooling water flow rate or the increase in the inlet temperature. Under the experimental working conditions
the ejector efficiency was up to 34%
and the pressure lift was up to 1.165. The C
r
rea
ched about 3.0 when the evaporation temperature was -5 ℃. Compared with that of a conventional system with an expansion valve
the pressure ratio of the compressor in the present water heater system is decreased by 12%-14%. It appears that the ejector can improve the system performance of transcritical CO
2
heat pump water heaters effectively.
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