Table 4.

The performance comparisons between two cycles under the typical operating condition

Properties	CTARC	MTARC	Improvements
Input power (kW)	108.75	112.78	–
Cooling capacity (kW)	48.57	56.27	15.85%
COP	0.4467	0.4989	11.69%
Temperature (°C)
Evaporator inlet	− 89.67	− 93.32	− 3.65
Evaporator outlet	− 50.76	− 52.43	− 1.67
Compressor inlet	− 11.47	− 2.71	8.76
Compressor outlet	92.27	101.29	9.02
Mass flow rate (kg/s)
${\dot{m}}_7$	0.5953	0.6394	7.41%
${\dot{m}}_{11}$	0.2682	0.2830	5.52%
Composition $Z_{13}$	0.2577/0.2288/0.5135	0.2342/0.2387/0.5271	–
Total exergy destruction (kW)	67.12	66.31	1.21%
Exergy efficiency (%)	38.28	41.20	7.65%