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ME010 704: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

This document provides an overview of the course ME010 704: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning offered at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The course aims to impart basic concepts of refrigeration and air conditioning and develop skills to design equipment. It is taught over 5 modules covering principles of refrigeration systems, vapor compression systems, vapor absorption systems, refrigeration system components, and principles of air conditioning including psychrometry and load calculations. The course is 3 credits and involves 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial per week.

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ME010 704: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

This document provides an overview of the course ME010 704: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning offered at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The course aims to impart basic concepts of refrigeration and air conditioning and develop skills to design equipment. It is taught over 5 modules covering principles of refrigeration systems, vapor compression systems, vapor absorption systems, refrigeration system components, and principles of air conditioning including psychrometry and load calculations. The course is 3 credits and involves 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial per week.

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Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

ME010 704: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning


(Common with AU010 704)

Teaching scheme Credits: 3

2 hours lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week

Objectives
To impart the basic concepts of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
To develop a sound physical understanding of the subject so that the learner will
demonstrate the ability to design a refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment that
meets the required specifications
Module 1 (8 hours)

Principles of refrigeration: Thermodynamics of refrigeration Carnot, reversed carrot cycle,


heat pump, and refrigerating machine- coefficient of performance -unit of refrigeration-
refrigeration methods - conventional refrigeration systems. Air refrigeration system -Bell
Coleman cycle -C.O.P capacity, work and refrigerant flow requirements in Bell Coleman cycle.

Module 2 (10 hours)

Vapor compression system: simple cycle -comparison with Carnot cycle, theoretical and actual
cycles- COP- effect of operating parameters on COP- wet, dry and superheated compression- sub
cooling - actual cycle representation on TS and PH diagrams- simple problems. Advanced vapor
compression systems multistage vapor compression systems- flash chamber- multiple
compression and evaporation systems- cascading -simple problems.

Module 3 (10 hours)

Vapor absorption systems: simple cycles-actual cycle- ammonia water and lithium bromide
water systems COP -Electrolux system. Refrigerant and their properties: Nomenclature-
suitability of refrigerants for various applications -unconventional refrigeration methods- vortex
tube, steam jet, magnetic (Cryogenics) refrigeration and thermoelectric refrigeration- applied
refrigeration: house hold refrigerator unit air conditioners and water coolers- ice plant -cold
storage

Module 4 (7 hours)

Refrigeration system components (Theory Only): water and air cooled condensers- evaporative
condensers- expansion devises -capillary tube -constant pressure expansion valve- thermostatic
expansion valve- float valve and solenoid valve. Evaporators: natural convection coils -flooded
evaporators -direct expansion coils. Reciprocating compressors: single stage and multistage
compressors- work done -optimum pressure ratio -effect of intercooling- volumetric efficiency -
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effect of clearance- isothermal and adiabatic efficiency. Rotodynamic compresors: Screw and
vane type compressors- principle of operation- hermetic, semi hermetic and open type
refrigeration compressors.

Module 5 (10 hours)

Principles of air conditioning: Psychrometry and psychrometric chart - human comfort- effective
temperature- comfort chart. Applied psychrometry: sensible heat factor- psychometric process
problems. Winter air conditioning- heating load calculations- humidifiers and humidistat.
Summer air conditioning- cooling load calculations- year round air conditioning -unitary and
central systems -principles of air distribution -design of air duct systems.

Text Books
1. Stoecker W.F. and Jones J.W, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, McGraw- Hill
2. Jordan and Prister, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Prentice Hall of India.
Reference Books
1. Dossat., Principles of Refrigeration, John Wiley and Sons
2. Robert H. Enerick, Basic Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Prentice Hall.
3. Arora C.P., Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Tata McGraw- Hill

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