Vapor Compression Cooling and Heat Pump Chillers
ASHRAE Technical Committee 8.2

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HVAC Systems and Equipment: Compressors
A compressor is one of the four essential components of the basic vapor compression refrigeration system; the others are the condenser, evaporator, and expansion device. The compressor circulates refrigerant through the system and increases refrigerant vapor pressure to create the pressure differential between the condenser and evaporator. This chapter describes the design features of several categories of commercially available refrigerant compressors.

HVAC Systems and Equipment: Liquid Chilling
Liquid-chilling systems cool water, brine, or other secondary coolant for air conditioning or refrigeration. The system may be either factory-assembled and wired or shipped in sections for erection in the field. The most frequent application is water chilling for air conditioning, although brine cooling for low-temperature refrigeration and chilling fluids in industrial processes are also common. The basic components of a vapor-compression, liquid-chilling system include a compressor, liquid cooler (evaporator), con-denser, compressor drive, liquid-refrigerant expansion or flow-control device, and control center; it may also include a receiver, economizer, expansion turbine, and/or subcooler. In addition, auxiliary components may be used, such as a lubricant cooler, lubricant separator, lubricant-return device, purge unit, lubricant pump, refrigerant transfer unit, refrigerant vents, and/or additional control valves.

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TC 8.2 sponsored the following technical sessions at the Las Vegas 2022 meeting:

SEMINAR 31 (INTERMEDIATE)
High Efficiency Variable Speed Pumping Systems and Integration Challenges with Chiller Plant Design

Chair: Trent Hunt, Member, Mechanical Products NSW, Salt Lake City, UT

This session overviews variable speed chilled water pumping systems with a technical understanding of how a chiller fits into primary-secondary, variable primary and distributed-variable primary systems. The purpose of this seminar is to present the technical points of each type of pumping system in terms of function and operation while providing an understanding of how a water chiller responds functionally to a variable fluid flow through its evaporator. Presenters provide pointers and suggestions in the form of lessons learned regarding the control and operation of each of these systems.

1. Key Chiller Selection Criteria in a Variable Flow Pumping System
   Rick Heiden, Member, Trane, La Crosse, WI
2. Pumps That Know the Flow in Chilled Water Pumping Systems
   David Lee, P.Eng., Member, Armstrong Fluid Technology, Toronto, ON, Canada
3. Lessons Learned in Control and Operation of Primary-Secondary and Distributed Pumping Chilled Water Systems
Chris Miller, P.E., Member, P2S, Inc., Long Beach, CA
4. Key Design Considerations for the Implementation of Variable Primary Chilled Water Pumping Systems
Brandon Gill, P.E., Member, Taylor Engineers, Alameda, CA

SEMINAR 37 (INTERMEDIATE)
Reduced Order Modeling for HVAC&R Systems and their Components

Chair: Alex Schmig, Member, Trane, La Crosse, WI

This seminar will focus on methods and advantages of simplifying physical analytical models to reduced order models that can be implemented and adapted for use in system models or for standalone analysis. Presenters focus on differing approaches to reduce modeling complexity and decrease computational intensity. Topics explore modulation and extrapolation of reduced order compressor models, uncertainty propagation, adaptability to new low-GWP refrigerants, simulated cycle modeling and validation of reduced order models.

Application of Data-Driven Models for Positive Displacement Compressor Mapping
    Davide Ziviani, Ph.D., Member, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2. Semi-Empirical Compressor Model Evaluation Considering Modulation and Extrapolation Performance
    Kalen Gabel, Student Member, Center for Integrated Building Systems, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
3. Reduced-Order Modeling and Fast Simulation of Transient Vapor Compression Cycles
   Jiacheng Ma, Student Member, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

SEMINAR 41 (ADVANCED)
Design Challenges to the Electrification of Heating in Mid to Large Buildings

Chair: Raymond Good Jr., P.E., Member, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors, Inc., Tallahassee, FL

Electrification of heating is becoming an imperative based on a desire to reduce heating with fossil fuels and in some cases to meet codes and standards enacted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This seminar introduces some of the basic concepts and driving forces behind the current and developing trend of electrified heating. It also explores some of the technologies available and share specific design and control strategies that make the dream a reality.

1. Fundamentals and Technologies of Heating Electrification
   Trent Hunt, Member¹ and Drew Turner², (1)Mechanical Products NSW, Salt Lake City, UT, (2)Danfoss, Baltimore, MD
2. Time Independent Energy Recovery: The Solution to Large Building Electrification
    Brandon Gill, P.E., Member, Taylor Engineers, Alameda, CA
3. The Ins and Outs of Heat Recovery Chiller Sizing and Control
    Chris Miller, P.E., Member, P2S, Inc., Long Beach, CA

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TC 8.2 is cognizant for the following standards:
Std. 30: Method of Testing Liquid Chilling Packages
SPC -184P: Proposed standard - Method of Test for Field Testing of Liquid-Chilling Systems

TC 8.2 is co-cognizant for the following guideline:
GDL-22: Instrumentation for Monitoring Central Chilled Plant Efficiency

TC 8.2 participates in the multidisciplinary task group, MTG.LowGWP.

Lower Global Warming Potential Alternative Refrigerants
MTG.LowGWP is established to coordinate TC/TG/TRG technical activities to help transition the HVAC&R industry to sustainable lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) alternative refrigerants. The MTG will further request participation from US EPA and AHRI. The MTG responsibilities include suggestions for research, development and presentation of technical programs of all types on alternative lower GWP refrigerants, suggestions for Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) systems evaluation for different applications, development of lower GWP solutions for different applications, and a special publication detailing aspects of LCCP applied to the HVAC&R fields. 

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