Course – RAC Unit-2 Refrigeration Cycles and Refrigerants TYME

Important Questions

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1 Write designation (Number) of refrigerants CHClF 2 and C2Cl2F4. S22 2
List the desirable properties of Ideal refrigerants. OR
2 What are the desirable properties of a refrigerant? OR S22, W19,22 4
State any eight desirable properties of refrigerants.
Explain the concept of Global warming and Ozone layer depletion. OR
Explain the concept of Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP). OR S22,19,18,17
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Explain in brief Global Warming Potential (GWP). OR W19,18
Explain the concept of greenhouse effect and global warming.
Explain the working of household refrigerator with neat sketch. OR
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Explain with a neat sketch of a domestic refrigerator.
Draw neat labelled sketch of practical aqua-ammonia vapour absorption refrigeration
5 system and explain its working. OR Draw a neat diagram of practical vapour absorption S22,19,17, W18 6,8
system and explain its working.
What are different secondary refrigerants? State its applications. OR
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Compare primary and secondary refrigerant.
Draw the following processes on T-S & P - h diagram: (i) Dry Saturated compression
(ii) Superheated compression OR
Draw P-H and T-S diagram for VCC with superheated compression. OR
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7 Explain the effects of superheating of suction vapour over dry and saturated vapour 4
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compression refrigeration cycle. OR
Define superheating of refrigerant. Show it on P-H and T-S chart. State if it is desirable
and why? OR Explain effect of superheating on COP with the help of PH diagram.
8 Explain with a neat sketch of Electrolux refrigerator. S19,18, W18 8,4
Draw a neat labelled symmetric diagram of simple vapour compression refrigeration
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system. OR Explain with neat sketch vapour compression cycle. OR
 Draw vapour compression refrigeration cycle on P-H and T-S chart and label the
different processes.
What is dry and wet compression? State the effects of wet compression on compressor
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of vapour compression refrigeration system?
12 State any two differences between simple and practical aqua ammonia vapour W19,22 4,6
absorption refrigeration system.OR
Only draw Simple Vapour Absorption System with block diagram. How it is converted
to Practical Vapour Absorption System.
Name the refrigerants used for the following (i) Air conditioner (ii) Domestic
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refrigerator (iii) Ice plant (iv) Water cooler
14 Classify the refrigerants. S18 4

15 State the methods of improving COP of VCRS system. S18 4

16 Draw with labelled sketch Li-Br absorption system. S18 4

Differentiate between vapour absorption refrigeration system and vapour compression
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refrigeration system.
18 Draw neat labelled sketch of Ice plant. W18 4
State the necessity of multistage vapour compression refrigeration system and it’s Four
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advantages.
20 Give any two excellent Properties of NH3, Used as refrigerants W22 2
On P-H and T-s diagram shows vapour compression cycle started compression with
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wet inlet and dry outlet.
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A 5 ton R-12 refrigeration plant has saturated suction temperature of –50C. The
condensation takes place at 32 0C and there is no under-cooling of refrigerant liquid.
Assuming isentropic compression, find (i) COP of the plant. (ii) Mass flow rate of
refrigerant in kg/sec. (iii) Power required to run the compressor in kW.
If refrigerant is dry and saturated at the inlet to compressor. Take the following
properties of R-12. Take Cp (vapour) = 0.615 kJ/kg K.
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In a simple VCC, following are the properties of R-134a at various points:

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The piston displacement volume for the compressor is 1.5 litre per stroke and its
volumetric efficiency is 80%. speed of compressor is 1600 RPM. Find,
(1) Compressor power in kW (2) Refrigeration capacity in tons of refrigeration (TR)
Temperature limits of ammonia vapour compression refrigeration system are 250C and
3 –100C. If refrigerant is dry at the end of compression, find C.O.P. There is no under W19,22 8,6
cooling. Use following properties of ammonia.
 A refrigeration system works on vapour compression cycle. Enthalpies at various points
are given below.
Compressor inlet – 1460 kJ/kg. Compressor outlet – 1796 kJ/kg.
4 Inlet to expansion valve – 322 kJ/kg. S18,17 8
Calculate : (i) COP and (ii) Power required for 1 kg of refrigerant circulated per min.
The refrigerant is superheated by 15 0C before it enters the compressor and subcooled
by 30C before expansion. Sketch the cycle on p-h & T-S diagram.
A refrigeration system using R-12 refrigerant works on vapour compression cycle.
Temperature in condenser and evaporator are 37 0C & – 180C respectively. Enthalpy of
R-12 after isentropic compression is 595.4 kJ/kg. If refrigerant circulated is at a rate of
100 kg/hr. Determine (i) Capacity of the plant in tones of refrigeration (ii) Power
required by the compressor (iii) COP (iv) Show the process on P-H chart.
5 Properties of R-12 are : W18 8