P.A.

Hilton Ltd

Mechanical Heat Pump

R514

Stabilises in minutes allowing many tests to be conducted

in a typical laboratory period.

Allows a complete refrigerant pressure-enthalpy cycle

diagram to be drawn at all operating conditions.

Operates on CFC free R134a refrigerant.

Allows a complete energy balance to be performed

between electrical input and thermal input/output.
Allows generation of heat pump performance curves over
arange of conditions.
Optional Data Acquisition Upgrade.
Two year warranty

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condenser, a liquid receiver, a thermostatically
Introduction controlled expansion valve and air heated
The R514 Hilton Mechanical Heat Pump has been evaporator.
designed to provide students with a practical and
quantitative demonstration of the vapour The components are clearly but compactly arranged
compression cycle, and is suitable for all course in a manner similar to that used for many domestic
levels, from vocational to undergraduate. air-water heat pumps and all are visible from the
front of the unit.
Both refrigerators and heat pumps use the vapour
compression cycle, and although the applications of The operating cycle is as follows:
these machines differ the components are essentially Slightly superheated Refrigerant R134a vapour
the same. enters the compressor from the evaporator and its
pressure is increased. This brings about a rise in
The unit described here demonstrates the heat pump temperature and the hot vapour enters the water
application where a large freely available energy cooled condenser. Heat is given up to the cooling
source, such as atmosphere, is to be upgraded for water and the refrigerant condenses to a liquid
water heating. before passing to the liquid receiver and then the
expansion valve.
As a bench top unit designed for student use, the unit
will be of particular interest to those studying: On passing through the expansion valve the
 Mechanical Engineering pressure of the liquid refrigerant is reduced, causing
 Agricultural Engineering the saturation temperature to fall to below that of
 Energy Conservation the atmosphere. Thus, as it flows through the
 Thermodynamics evaporator, there is a temperature difference
 Building Services between the refrigerant and the air being drawn
 Chemical Engineering across the coils. The resulting heat transfer causes
 Marine Engineering the refrigerant to boil, and on leaving the evaporator
 Plant & Process Engineering it has become slightly superheated vapour, ready to
 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning return to the compressor. The degree of superheat is
 Food Technology automatically controlled by the expansion valve,
 which may be adjusted.
Experimental Capabilities The temperature at which heat is delivered in the
condenser is controlled by the water flow rate and
 Determination of power input, heat output its inlet temperature. Water may be delivered at up
and coefficient of performance. to 50ºC.
 Production of heat pump performance
curves over a range of source and delivery The evaporating temperature is largely determined
temperatures. by the ambient conditions of temperature and
 Plotting the vapour compression cycle on a humidity. However, a limited variation is possible,
p-h diagram and comparing this with the either by restricting the air intake to the evaporator,
ideal cycle. or by directing warmed air towards the intake. (The
 Determination of energy balances for air inlet temperature should not be allowed to
condenser and compressor. exceed 35ºC to avoid overloading the compressor.)
 Production of heat pump performance
curves based on R134a properties, at a Variable area flowmeters on both the refrigerant
variety of evaporating and condensing and cooling water circuits, an electrical energy
temperatures. meter recording power input to the compressor and
 Estimation of the effects of compressor a digital electronic thermometer recording all
pressure ratio on volumetric efficiency. relevant temperatures, allow an interesting and
comprehensive range of experiments to be
conducted.
Description
The components of the heat pump and its
Optional Data Acquisition Upgrade
instrumentation are mounted on a gloss finish glass
An optional Computerised Data Acquisition
reinforced plastic panel.
Upgrade RC514A is available to enable all relevant
system parameters to be automatically recorded on
The heat pump consists of a hermetic compressor, an
a PC for further analysis and display. Data may also
insulated coiled concentric tube water cooled

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be transferred to spreadsheet format for complex
analysis and calculation. Services Required
Electrical: A:
Either: 600W 220-240 Volts, Single
Specification Phase 50 Hz (with earth /ground).
General Line current up to 3.0A at 230v.
A fully instrumented bench top air to water heat Or:
pump operating on the mechanical vapour B: 600W 110-120 Volts, Single
compression cycle with refrigerant R134a as the phase, 60Hz (with earth /ground).
working fluid. Line current up to 6.0A at 110V.
Detailed
Panel: High quality glass reinforced plastic on Water: Cold water, continuous supply.
which the following components are mounted. 180 litres/Hour at 15 m head
Refrigerant: R134a (HFC134a) minimum.
Compressor: Fully hermetic single cylinder
reciprocating type. Displacement 8.85 cm3 rev-1 Ordering Information
Condenser: Refrigerant to water. Insulated coiled Order as: R514 Mechanical Heat Pump Unit
concentric copper tube type. Optional: RC514A Data Acquisition Upgrade
Liquid Receiver: With valves. Contains entire
refrigerant charge if required. Electrical Specification
Evaporator: Air to refrigerant. Serpentine copper Either: A: 220-240 Volts, Single Phase
tube with aluminium fins and with integral fan. 50Hz(With earth/ground).
Digital Thermometer: Resolution 0.1ºC, with
switch to select from six thermocouples. B: 110-120 Volts, Single Phase
Flow Meters (2): Variable area type – to indicate 60Hz(With earth/ground).
R134a and H2O flow rates.
Pressure Gauges (2): To indicate R134a pressures Language
in evaporator and condenser. Either: English, Spanish, French.
Electrical Energy Meter: Watt-hour type recording
electrical input to the compressor.
Safety Features: Condenser high pressure switch
Shipping Specifications
Net Weight: 65kg. (approx.)
and compressor thermal overload switch. Residual
Gross Weight: 95 kg. (approx.)
current circuit breaker and a combined double pole
main switch and overload cut out. All electrical Packing Case Dimensions:
components connected to common earth conductor. 112 x 82 x 76 cm (approx.)
Packing Case Volume:
0.69m3 (approx.)
Dimensions
Height: 46cm Depth: 65cm Also Available On Request
Width: 95cm Weight: 65kg. Further detailed specification.
Additional copies of instruction manual.
Optional Data Acquisition Upgrade Recommended list of spares for 5 years operation.
An optional Data Acquisition Upgrade RC514A
comprising of an electronic data logger, menu driven
software and all necessary transducers, allows all
relevant parameters to be simultaneously displayed
and recorded on a suitable PC. The software allows
review and printing of data and transfer to
spreadsheets for complex analysis and calculation.

Accessories and Spares

Unit supplied with:
One experimental operating and maintenance
manual in English, Spanish, French.
Accessories and spares for 2 years normal operation.
List available on request.

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Optional Data Acquisition

Upgrade RC514A
Additional Data Logging Facility Supplied As
Hardware details Standard
The optional Data Acquisition Upgrade RC514A The Hilton Data Logger D102 is an industrially
consists of an externally located 35 channel Hilton proven 35 channel interface with 15
Data logger D102, together with dedicated software thermocouple/differential voltage inputs (±80mv
that will operate in the WindowsTM environment. dc), 8 single ended dc voltage inputs (±8v), 8 logic
or frequency inputs, 3 ac current inputs one mains
The combined software and hardware package voltage input and 8 current sinking output channels.
allows computer monitoring of all six relevant In addition there are on board 12v dc, ±5V dc and
system temperatures, condenser and evaporator ±15v dc power supplies for most commercially
pressures, refrigerant flow rate, condenser cooling available transducers.
water flow rate and compressor electrical input
power. The pre-configured Hilton Data Logging software,
supplied as standard with the RC514A package,
A duplex set of thermocouples provide the system allows the D102 to be disconnected from the R514
temperatures. Pressure transducers and the water transducers and used together with most standard
flow transducer connect to factory fitted internal transducers as a stand alone computer data logger
couplings. The refrigerant flow transducer is a and controller for the monitoring and control of
variable area type that may be fitted at any time with existing laboratory equipment.
a signal transmitter.
This further expands the student project capabilities
The original totalising watt-hour meter is replaced of the RC514A package from teaching and
by a direct reading wattmeter with digital display demonstration into the field of research and
and signal re-transmission. postgraduate study.
The additional transducers allow the unit to be
operated either with the computer or in the standard Computer Hardware Requirements
manual mode. The menu driven Software supplied with the Data
Acquisition Upgrade RC514A will operate on an
As all transducer coupling points are factory fitted IBM or IBM compatible PC having at least 32 Mb
the Data Acquisition Upgrade RC514A may be ram, VGA graphics, 1Gb hard drive and an
purchased and installed at any time. available RS232 serial port. The software is
Windows 95/98 compatible.
Software Details
The pre-configured menu driven Software supplied Order as:
with the Data Acquisition Upgrade RC514A allows Data Acquisition Upgrade RC514A
all recommended experiments detailed in the
Mechanical Heat Pump R514 manual to be carried
out with the aid of computerised data acquisition and
on screen data presentation.

This enhances student interest and speeds P A Hilton Ltd.

comprehension of the principles being demonstrated. Horsebridge Mill, King’s Somborne,
Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6PX, England.
Students may be presented with numeric data or
graphic data plotted against time. Telephone: National (01794) 388382
International +44 1794 388382
Fax: (01794) 388129
Data may be printed, stored on disc for later analysis E-mail [email protected]
and transferred in ASCII form to most spreadsheets
for further analysis and projects.

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