B1 Research Project
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Testing and monitoring of an energy efficient indirect evaporative CO2 refrigeration system at a Coles supermarket in Adelaide
Progress Report III
RACE for Business
Research Theme B1: Transforming energy productivity through value chains
Progress report III
Testing and monitoring of an energy efficient indirect evaporative CO2 refrigeration system at a Coles supermarket
October 2023
Citations
Lau, T., Bruno, F., Evans, M., Gilbert, R., J., Leak, J., Leonardis, C., Liddle, R., Taghipour, A., Rainey, T., Xing, K. (2023). Testing and monitoring of an energy efficient indirect evaporative CO2 refrigeration system at a Coles supermarket: Progress Report III Prepared for RACE for 2030 CRC.
Project team
UniSA
• Dr Timothy Lau (TL)
• A/Prof Ke Xing (KX)
• Dr Michael Evans (ME)
• Prof Frank Bruno (FB)
• Mr Raymond Liddle (RL)
QUT
• A/Prof Thomas Rainey (TR)
• Dr Alireza Taghipour (AT)
Seeley International
• Mr Rob Gilbert (RG)
• Mr Clint Leonardis (CL)
Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP)
• Mr Jarrod Leak (JL)
Project partners
Acknowledgement of Country
The authors of this report would like to respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the ancestral lands throughout Australia and their connection to land, sea and community We recognise their continuing connection to the land, waters and culture and pay our respects to them, their cultures and to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
What is RACE for 2030?
RACE for 2030 CRC is a 10-year cooperative research centre with AUD350 million of resources to fund research towards a reliable, affordable, and clean energy future. https://racefor2030.com.au
Disclaimer
The authors have used all due care and skill to ensure the material is accurate as at the date of this report. The authors do not accept any responsibility for any loss that may arise by anyone relying upon its contents.
DP-CO2gascoolermodule
Evaporator(MTandLT)
Compressor(MT,LTandParallel)
Oilseparator
Electronicexpansionvalves
Plateheatexchanger
LiquidReceiverVessel
Load(%ofdailymaximum)
Date/Time
Compressor Power (kW)
7:48:00AM10:48:00AM1:48:00PM
Timestamp
Charttotalcompressorpower-ModelledVsMonitored(June2022)
1/06/20222/06/20223/06/20224/06/20225/06/20226/06/20227/06/2022 Total Compressor Power Consumption (kW)
Timestamp
GroupBcompressors-TotalPower-ModelledGroupBcompressors-TotalPower-Monitored
y=0.8926x+2.3903
R²=0.8818
ModelledDataLinear(ModelledData)
