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Reverse Cornot, Vapor Compression Cycles Part I
Reverse Cornot, Vapor Compression Cycles Part I
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Basic Refrigeration Cycle
Principal Components
Low P High P
Low T Med T
Low P High P
Med T High T
Evaporator
Condenser
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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning M.Umer Energy.org 4
Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
Main Types of HVAC System
Central Unit System:
• It provides the most even cooling throughout the home.
• Its quiet, convenient to operate and more efficient than window units.
• Expensive to install
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Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
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Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
Performance Parameters
Coefficient of performance (COP) Summer Winter
• The coefficient of performance or COP of a heat
pump, refrigerator or air conditioning system is a ratio
of useful heating or cooling provided to work required.
• Higher COPs equate to lower operating costs.
• Thus for Refrigerator and Heat Pump, the COP is
defined as:
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Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
Performance Parameters
Energy Efficiency ratio (EER)
• Consider that 1 Wh = 3.412 Btu
• It means a device with COP = 1 removes 1
kWh of heat from the cooled space for each
kWh of electricity it consumes.
• Thus it will have an EER of 3.412.
• Therefore, the relation between EER and
COP is:
𝐸𝐸𝑅 = 3.412 𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅 Theoretical EER
• Classification of energy consumption of
heating and cooling devices is determined
by COP and EER values.
• If the working conditions in practice are
continuously variable, COP and EER
constantly change in the values.
Source: https://learnmetrics.com/eer-rating/
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Energy efficiency ratio (EER) is used in the USA, and is defined as the system output
in Btu/h per watt of electrical energy. Coefficient of performance (COP) is the
equivalent measure using SI units, which is widely used in the UK. A COP of 1.0
equates to an EER of 3.4.
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Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
Units of Refrigeration
• The Cooling Capacity of a refrigeration system - that is, the rate of heat
removal from the refrigerated space - is often expressed in terms of Tons of
Refrigeration (TR).
• 1 ton of refrigeration is the rate of heat removal required to freeze a metric ton
(1000 kg) of water at 0°C in 24 hours.
Note: Reversing the cycle does also reverse the directions of any heat and work
interactions.
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Carnot Efficiency
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Carnot Efficiency
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