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Refrigeration Cycles Vapor Compression Cycle
Refrigeration Cycles Vapor Compression Cycle
CYCLE
The vapor-compression
refrigeration cycle is the ideal model
for refrigeration systems, air
conditions and heat pumps.
It consist of four processes:
1-2 Isentropic compression in compressor.
2-3 Constant-pressure heat rejection in a
condenser.
3-4 Throttling in an expansion devise.
4-1 Constant-pressure heat absorption in
an evaporator.
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THE IDEAL VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION
CYCLE
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THE IDEAL VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
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Steady-flow energy balance
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Sat Vapor
Superheated
Sat Liquid
Throttling
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