SubCoolJet

Minimizing losses in the food chain is essential to reduce the global and local problem of food waste. This design goal is especially important during phasing out of synthetic refrigerants and introducing low-impact working fluids into all refrigeration systems. For this reason, the aim of SubCoolJet research project is investigate the flow behaviour, the thermodynamic and the heat transfer effects of the thermoelectric sub-cooling solution integration together with the ejector-based refrigeration cycle using of environmentally friendly natural working fluids for food chain reduction. The liquid sub-cooling process of the refrigerant inside the vapour compression cycle using thermoelectric modules (TEM), such as the Peltier modules, allows for smooth capacity control and significant energy performance improvement of the state-of–the-art ejector-based cycles. The research project realised under programme SONATA-17 funded by National Science Centre of Poland No. 20214/43/D/ST8/02631.