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Refrigeration: By: June Maurice Mendoza Christian Pagsinohin
Refrigeration: By: June Maurice Mendoza Christian Pagsinohin
CHRISTIAN PAGSINOHIN
2012-2013
Principles of Refrigeration
Temperature
Ambient Temperature
Humidity
Heat Flow
Heat Transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Principles of Refrigeration
Specifics
Specific Volume
Specific Gravity
Specific Heat
Pressure
Latent Heat
Heat of Compression
Enthalpy
Types of System
Horsepower requirements per ton
of refrigeration
Tons of Refrigeration-
Cooling Load or
Refrigeration Effect
Sample Problem 1
A water-cooled unit with an evaporator temperature of -
40F will require 3 horsepower/ton of refrigeration. A ton of
refrigeration is equal to 12,000BTU/hr.
x = evaporator temperature, F
Heat Pumps & Refrigerators
The objective of a refrigerator is to remove heat (QL) from the cold medium;
the objective of a heat pump is to supply heat (QH) to a warm medium.
Coefficient of Performance in
Refrigeration Cycles
Refrigeration Cycles
Carnot Refrigeration Cycle
Refrigeration Cycles
Ideal Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle
All the processes are reversible except for the throttling process, but still, this is considered the
ideal vapor compression cycle.
Refrigeration Cycles/Ideal Vapor
Compression Refrigeration Cycle
Refrigeration Cycles/Ideal Vapor
Compression Refrigeration Cycle
Sample Problem 2
A refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and operates on an
ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle between 0.14 and 0.8 MPa. The mass
flow rate of the refrigerant is 0.05 kg/sec. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram
with respect to saturation lines. Determine (a) the rate of heat removal from
the refrigerated space and the power input to the compressor, (b) the rate of
heat rejection to the environment and (c) the coefficient of performance.
Solution
Actual Vapor-compression
Refrigeration Cycle
Sample Problem 3
Refrigerant-134a enter the compressor of a refrigerator as superheated vapor at
0.14 MPa and -10C at rate of 0.05 kg/sec and leave at 0.8 MPa and 50C. The
refrigerant is cooled in the condenser to 26C and 0.72MPa and is throttled to
0.15MPa. Determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space and
the power input to the compressor, (b) the isentropic efficiency of the
compressor and (c) the coefficient of performance.
Solution
Heat Pump System for Heating
and Cooling
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Sample Problem 4
For summer cooling, |QC|=60 kJ/s, and the coils are at the lower temperature level at TC.
T -T 25-5 kJ
W= QC H C =60 =4.31
TC 5+273.15 s
Application:
Moderately low temperature
(TL)
Large pressure range in cycle
Multistage Compression
Refrigeration Systems
Application:
Moderately low temperature (TL)
Large pressure range in cycle
Multipurpose Refrigeration Systems
with a Single Compressor
Application:
Refrigeration at more than
one temperature
Liquefaction of Gases
Application:
Operate at cryogenic temperatures (below -100C)
Gas Refrigeration Cycles
Application:
Simple and lighter
components
Refrigerate in the
aircraft
CoP of gas refrigeration cycle
An Open-Cycle Aircraft Cooling
System
Absorption Refrigeration System
Refrigerants
Definition
Classification
halocarbons,
azeotropes,
hydrocarbons, and
inorganic compounds
Hydrocarbons
In order to select a suitable refrigerant for a refrigeration system of known size and
evaporating temperature, the following factors must be considered:
Safety requirements
Physical properties
Operating properties
Cost.