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A Study on the Performance Characteristics of the Soft Ice Cream Machine Run by Refrigerant Mixture (R-290/R-32)

혼합냉매(R-290/R-32)를 사용하는 소프트 아이스크림 제조기의 성능 특성에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Nea-Hyun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2016.09.21
  • Accepted : 2017.02.03
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Frozen milk products are commonly made in small refrigeration machines. R-502 has long been used as a refrigerant for soft ice cream machines, but it is being replaced with R-404A due to the issue of ozone layer depletion. However, R-404A has high global warming potential, so it also needs to be replaced. In this study, a mixture of R-290 and R-32 was considered as a new refrigerant. An optimization and performance evaluation of the mixture were conducted for a freezer volume of 2.8 liters. The focus of the optimization was the appropriate refrigerant charge and the opening of the expansion valve. At the optimized conditions, ice cream was produced in 6 minutes and 24 seconds with the mixture, and the COP was 0.83. For R-404A, the ice cream production time was 6 minutes and 22 seconds, and the COP was 0.90. The results may be used for the design of food refrigeration machines and to optimize other refrigeration cycles.

최근 들어 국민 식생활 문화가 개선되고 생활수준이 향상됨에 따라 소프트 아이스크림, 슬러시와 같은 일회용 냉동 유제품의 소비가 급증하고 있다. 이들 냉동 유제품은 소형 냉동 시스템에서 만들어진다. 소프트 아이스크림 제조기의 냉매로 그간 R-502가 주로 사용되어 왔으나 오존층 파괴와 관련하여 R-404A로 대체되고 있다. 하지만 R-404A도 지구온난화지수(GWP)가 높아 지구온난화지수가 낮은 냉매로의 전환이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 R-404A의 대체 물질로 R-290/R-32를 고려하였다. 냉각기 체적 2.8 리터인 소프트 아이스크림 제조기에 R-290/R-32를 적용하여 최적화를 수행하였다. 최적화는 적정 냉매량 및 팽창밸브의 개도를 찾는데 주안점을 맞춰 수행되었는데 최적 조건 (충전량 1000 g, 밸브 개도 "0" (제조사 세팅치))에서 아이스크림 제조 시간은 6분 24초, COP는 0.83으로 나타났다. R-404A에서 아이스크림 제조시간은 6분 22초와 R-290/R-32와 유사하고 COP는 0.90으로 R-404A에서 다소 높게 나타났다. 이는 본 실험에 사용된 압축기가 R-404A용이기 때문으로 향후 R-290/R-32용 압축기가 개발되면 소비동력은 개선되리라 예상된다. 본 연구 결과는 냉동식품 제조기를 비롯한 여타 냉동 사이클의 최적화에도 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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