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RAC Tutorial Sheet 3

This document contains 10 problems related to refrigeration systems. The problems cover topics like calculating COP, mass flow rate of refrigerant, compressor power, piston displacement, effect of evaporator and condenser pressures on performance, and more. Refrigerants discussed include R-12, R-22, and ammonia. Systems range from simple vapor compression to two-stage compression with intercooling. Temperatures, pressures, capacities, efficiencies and other specifications are provided to calculate requested values.

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RAC Tutorial Sheet 3

This document contains 10 problems related to refrigeration systems. The problems cover topics like calculating COP, mass flow rate of refrigerant, compressor power, piston displacement, effect of evaporator and condenser pressures on performance, and more. Refrigerants discussed include R-12, R-22, and ammonia. Systems range from simple vapor compression to two-stage compression with intercooling. Temperatures, pressures, capacities, efficiencies and other specifications are provided to calculate requested values.

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KIET GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


RAC
Tutorial Sheet No. 3
1. A heat pump using R-12 refrigerant is used for space heating between the temperature limits
of 150C and 450C. Total load on the plant is 9 tons of refrigeration. Vapour at entry to
compressor is dry saturated. Find the COP and the mass of refrigerant required to be circulated.
Assume, the condition of vapour at the end of compression is 500C of enthalpy 208.3 kJ/kg.
Also determine the compressor power.
2. A refrigerating system using R-22 is required for food storage at low temperatures. The
temperature limits of the cycle are-300C and 300C and the refrigeration capacity required is 100
tons of refrigeration. The condition of refrigeration at entry to the compressor is dry- saturated
and the refrigerant at the exit of condenser is subcooled by 100C before entering the expansion
value. Actual C.O.P. is 70% of the theoretical C.O.P., find
I. Theoretical and actual C.O.P.
II. Mass of refrigerant to be circulated in kg/s.
III. Compressor power.
IV. Piston displacement of the compressor the volumetric efficiency is 85% and it runs at 300
r.p.m.
3. A 10 Ton refrigeration system, employing a simple vapour compression cycle and using R-12
as refrigerant is working between condenser and evaporator temperatures of 400C and -100C
respectively. The refrigerant vapour is superheated by 50C before entering the compressor and
the liquid refrigerant after the condenser (condensate) is subcooled by 50C. Assuming
isentropic compression and using P-H chart for R-12, calculate.
I. The mass flow rate of the refrigerant.
II. The power required by the compressor.
III. The C.O.P. of the cycle.
4. A food storage locker has a capacity of 12 TR and evaporates between the temperature of -80C
and condensation temperature of 300C. The refrigerant R-12 is subcooled by 50C before
throttling and the vapour is superheated by 20C before leaving the evaporator.
Assuming a twin cylinder single acting compressor running at 1000 r.p.m. with L:D ratio of
1.5, Calculate:
I. C.O.P.
II. Specific power required
III. Diameter and stroke of compressor having volumetric efficiency of 0.945. Sketch the
cycle on (p-h) diagram.
5. 28 tonnes of ice from and 00C is produced per day in an ammonia refrigeration plant. The
temperature range in the compressor is from + 250C to ̶ 150C. The refrigerant is dry and
saturated at the end of compression. If actual C.O.P. is 60% of theoretical C.O.P. Calculate
the power supplied or required to drive the compressor.
6. What is the effect of change of evaporator pressure and condenser pressure on the
performance of simple vapour compression refrigeration system? A Freon 12 (R-12) simple
vapour compression refrigeration system operating between condenser temperature of 400C
and evaporator temperature of ̶ 50C, develops 20 tons of refrigeration. The refrigerant vapour
is superheated to 00C before entering the compressor and the liquid refrigerant after the
condenser (i.e. condensate) is subcooled to 300C. Assuming isentropic compression, draw the
cycle on P-H chart of R-12 and determine:
I. The mass flow rate of the refrigerant.
II. The power required by the compressor.
III. The theoretical piston displacement of the compressor.
IV. The heat rejected in the condenser.
V. C.O.P. of the Vapour compression refrigeration cycle.
7. A vapour compression system of 12 TR capacities maintains an evaporator temperature of -
80C and condenser temperature + 300C. Vapour is dry and saturated at entry to the
compressor and compression is isentropic. Assuming actual C.O.P. 60% of the theoretical,
calculate:
I. Power input
II. Actual C.O.P.

If the system is modified with a liquid vapour heat exchanger such that vapour is superheated
by 50C at suction to compressor, recalculate power input and actual C.O.P.

Cpl = 1.235 kJ/kg-K

CPv = 0.733 kJ/kg-K.

8. A refrigeration plant is used for production of ice. Saturation temperatures corresponding to


condenser pressure and evaporator pressure are 250C and -50C respectively. Refrigerant is 0.8
dry at the entry to the compressor. The quantity of refrigerant circulate through the cycle is 1
kg/sec. Find the ice formed in kg per hour assuming the relative efficiency of the cycle as
50%. The ice is formed from water at 100C and ice is formed at -50C.
Assume for water –Cp = 4.187 kJ/kg-K
For ice - Cp = 2.05 kJ/kg-K Latent heat of fusion of ice = 335 kJ/kg
9. An ammonia saturated vapour compression cycle works between the pressure limits of 1.4
bar evaporator pressure and 10 bar condenser pressure. The mass flow of NH3 to L.P.
compressor is 16 kg/min. Calculate the power needed to run the plant and COP the system
when:
I. System uses two stage compression with liquid intercooling. The intermediate
pressure is 4 bar and the vapour after intercooling is dry saturated.
II. Single stage compression without intercooling.
Assume no sub-cooling in the condenser.
10. A two stage compression with water intercooler and liquid sub-cooler refrigeration system
works between the pressure limits of 1 bar and 14 bar with ammonia as refrigerant. The
pressure of the water intercooler is 5 bar. The refrigerant entering the L.P. compressor is dry
saturated. The water intercooler desuperheats compressed vapour upto 300C before supplied
to H.P. compressor.
The refrigerant leaving the condenser is saturated liquid and the temperature of refrigerant
leaving the liquid sub cooler is 250C.
If the capacity of the plant is 100 TR, find :
I. Mass of refrigerant circulated in kg/min.
II. Compressor power.
III. COP of the system.

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