Modelling a Heat Pump with Linear Compressor using MATLAB Simulink

[hazycam]

Hello, I am a final year mechanical engineering student designing a heat pump with a linear compressor for an electric vehicle and have decided to model this using Simulink, I would love some help on the governing equations/formulas needed for each component of the heat pump as well as guidance in terms of sizing of the heat pump, I feel a little out of my depth and would appreciate any help, Thanks! :)

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PF.

Please tell us what you know so far. What is your experience with Simulink? What kind of heat pump systems do you have experience with?

 

[hazycam]

Been using MATLAB for 3ish years and only really just started with Simulink but can now model functions and subsystems, meaning I can setup equations of second order differentiations etc. The university has a small £150 budget so I am not able to use any physical heat pump and only know what I have read from numerous google scholar articles. My dissertation supervisor is a bit useless so I am on my own for this one!

 

[Lnewqban]

Have you researched actual solutions for cabin cooling and heating used in commercially available electric cars?
Perhaps service manuals of e-cars are a good starting point, as well as available documentation from manufacturers of linear refrigerant compressors.