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Vapour Compression
Vapour Compression
Classification of Refrigeration
cycles
Objective of the Chapter
The specific objectives of the lesson:
This lesson discusses the most commonly used refrigeration
system, i.e. Vapor-compression refrigeration system.
The following things are emphasized in detail:
1. The Carnot refrigeration cycle & its practical limitations
2. The ideal Vapor-compression Refrigeration System
3. Analysis of ideal-vapor compression Refrigeration System
4. Actual vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
5. Analysis of actual vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
2.1. Carnot Cycle
The Carnot cycle is a theoretical ideal thermodynamic cycle.
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2.3. Analysis of Vapor compression
refrigeration system
1. Compressor 5. Coefficient of performance
W = m(h2-h1) COP = QH/W= (h1-h4)/(h2-h1)
2. Condenser 6. Efficiency
Qc = m(h2-h3) i. Adiabatic compression efficiency or
3. Expansion valve simple compression efficiency:
h3 = h4 nc = (isentropic work of
4. Evaporator compression)/
QH = m(h1-h4) (actual work of compression)
ii. Mechanical efficiency:
nm = Wi/Wb = IHP/BHP
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Example 2:
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A simple saturated refrigeration cycle for Refrigerant-12 system operates at an
evaporating temperature of -50C and condensing temperature of 400C. Determine,
a. The refrigerating effect per kg
b. The work per kg
c. The heat rejected per kg
d. The COP
e. For a refrigerating capacity of 1KW, determine the heat rejected at the
condenser, the work and the volume flow rate.
R-12 data:
h1 = hg @ -50C = 238.5KJ/kg
h3 = hf @ 400C = 238.5KJ/kg
v1 = vg @-50C = 0.06496m3/kg
h2 = h @961Kpa = 372KJ/kg
S1 =S2 = 372KJ/kg
Solution: