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Dr Salvador Acha

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 3379salvador.acha Website CV

 
 
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Location

 

453AACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Efstratiadi:2019:10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.004,
author = {Efstratiadi, M and Acha, Izquierdo S and Shah, N and Markides, C},
doi = {10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.004},
journal = {Energy},
title = {Analysis of a closed-loop water-cooled refrigeration system in the food retail industry: A UK case study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.004},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Refrigeration in supermarkets accounts between 30% and 60% of total electricity demand in UK stores. The aim of this study is to conduct a pre-feasibility analysis of whether the use of a water-cooled configuration rejecting heat to the soil can improve the overall cooling performance of commercial refrigeration systems against air-cooled designs. In this work, a model simulating the operation of an existing refrigeration system is presented and validated against field data measurements taken from a supermarket. The examined system is used as a baseline and then modified to evaluate the impact of installing a water-cooled gas cooler. Results indicate that the use of water-cooled gas coolers has the potential to reduce electrical consumption of refrigeration systems by up to a factor of 5 when external temperatures are high. Overall, annual operation indicates the water-cooled alternative uses 3% less electricity than the air-cooled approach. A hybrid system is also considered consisting of coupled air-cooled and water-cooled units operating in parallel, for which an energy reduction of 6% is obtained compared against the baseline system. An economic evaluation of these systems shows promising results with a payback period of about 5 years for systems installed in new stores, although retrofits are costlier.
AU  - Efstratiadi,M
AU  - Acha,Izquierdo S
AU  - Shah,N
AU  - Markides,C
DO  - 10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.004
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 0360-5442
TI  - Analysis of a closed-loop water-cooled refrigeration system in the food retail industry: A UK case study
T2  - Energy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.004
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/67339
ER  -
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