Efficiency of LNG cold energy recovery in standalone refrigerated containers
- Authors: Monastyrsky D.Y.1, Kiselev I.G.1
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Affiliations:
- Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University
- Issue: Vol 11, No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 246-260
- Section: Original studies
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/transj/article/view/311284
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/transsyst681999
- ID: 311284
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AIM. The paper discusses the process environment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cold energy recovery from the fuel system of a standalone refrigerated container (reefer container). To evaluate the efficiency of LNG cold energy utilization.
MATERIALS AND METHODS. The authors determined the refrigeration potential of the LNG regasification process and a developed a thermal design of the refrigeration plant.
RESULTS. The paper describes a cascade refrigeration plant with LNG and carbon dioxide circuits. The authors assess the expected effect of cold energy utilization during LNG regasification in the refrigeration system of a refrigerator.
CONCLUSION. The results allow to assess the efficiency of LNG refrigeration potential utilization in refrigerator vehicles.
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Dmitry Y. Monastyrsky
Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University
Email: swen_88@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0009-3528-8490
SPIN-code: 1010-3575
post-graduate student
Russian Federation, St. PetersburgIgor G. Kiselev
Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University
Author for correspondence.
Email: tatkiselev4.igor@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0862-9669
SPIN-code: 7398-3334
Dr. Sci. (Engineering), professor
Russian Federation, St. PetersburgReferences
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Fig. 1. Typical design of an autonomous refrigerated container
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Fig. 2. Cascade refrigeration system for LNG cold energy utilization
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Fig. 3. Cooling time dependence of empty and loaded refrigerated containers by season (red tomatoes)
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