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Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras ME3103: Energy Conversion Systems Tutorial - 1

This document contains 4 problems related to vapor compression refrigeration cycles. Problem 1 involves calculating heat transfers for a combined heat engine and refrigerator cycle. Problem 2 involves determining heat and power rates and the coefficient of performance for a R-134a refrigerator cycle. Problem 3 calculates the COP for a cycle operating between two specified pressures and temperatures. Problem 4 graphs the R-134a cycle on a pressure-enthalpy diagram and determines heat, power, efficiency and COP.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras ME3103: Energy Conversion Systems Tutorial - 1

This document contains 4 problems related to vapor compression refrigeration cycles. Problem 1 involves calculating heat transfers for a combined heat engine and refrigerator cycle. Problem 2 involves determining heat and power rates and the coefficient of performance for a R-134a refrigerator cycle. Problem 3 calculates the COP for a cycle operating between two specified pressures and temperatures. Problem 4 graphs the R-134a cycle on a pressure-enthalpy diagram and determines heat, power, efficiency and COP.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras

ME3103: Energy Conversion Systems


Tutorial – 1

1. A reversible heat engine operates between two systems at constant temperatures of 600℃
and 40℃. The engine drives a reversible refrigerator, which operates between systems at
constant temperatures of 40℃ and -20℃. The heat transfer to the engine is 2000 kJ and
the net work output of the combined engine-refrigerator is 350 kJ. Evaluate the heat
transfers involving the refrigerator.

Ans. 3934.15 kJ, and 4867.15 kJ.

2. A refrigerator uses R-134a as the working fluid and operates on an ideal vapor-
compression refrigeration cycle between 0.12 and 0.7 MPa. The mass flow rate of the
refrigerant is 0.05 kg/s. Determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space
and the power input to the compressor, (b) the rate of heat rejection to the environment,
and (c) the coefficient of performance.

Tables for R-134a

Ans. a) Heat removal rate = 7.41 KW; Power input = 1.73 KW


b) Heat rejection rate to environment = 9.13 KW
c) COP = 4.29

3. A vapor compression refrigeration cycle works between the pressures 4.9 bar and 1.85 bar.
The vapor is superheated at the end of compression with temperature being 25°C. The
liquid is cooled to 9°C before throttling. The vapor is 95% dry before compression.
Calculate the coefficient of performance of the working substance using the following
data:

Pressure, bar Saturation temp., °C Total heat (liquid), kJ/kg Latent heat, kJ/kg
1.85 -15 21.67 161.41
4.9 14.45 49.07 147.80

You may consider that the specific heat at constant pressure for the superheated vapor is
0.645 kJ/kg-K and for the liquid is 0.963 kJ/kg-K.

Ans. COP = 4.57

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4. Refrigerant-134a enters the compressor of a refrigerator as superheated vapor at 0.14 MPa
and -10°C at a rate of 0.12 kg/s, and it leaves at 0.7 MPa and 50°C. The refrigerant is
cooled in the condenser to 24°C (saturated liquid), and it is throttled to 0.15 MPa. Show
the cycle in pressure- enthalpy diagram. Disregarding any heat transfer and pressure drops
in the connecting lines between the components, determine (a) the rate of heat removal
from the refrigerated space and the power input to the compressor, (b) the isentropic
efficiency of the compressor, and (c) the COP of the refrigerator.

Tables for R-134a

Ans. a) Heat removal rate = 19.4 KW; Power input = 5.06 KW


b) Isentropic efficiency = 83.3%
c) COP = 3.82

5. A R-22 vapour compression system includes a liquid-to-suction heat exchanger in the


system. The heat exchanger warms the saturated vapour coming from the evaporator from
-10°C to 5°C with liquid which comes from condenser at 30°C. The compressions are
isentropic in both cases listed below.
a) Calculate the COP of the refrigerator without the heat exchanger but with the condenser
temperature of 30°C and evaporator temperature of -10°C.
b) Calculate the COP of the system with the heat exchanger.
c) Calculate the refrigeration capacity (in kW) without the heat exchanger considering that
the compressor is capable of pumping 12 L/s.
d) With the same compressor capacity as (c) above what is the refrigeration capacity with
the heat exchanger.

Use the following tables (p.3).

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Ans. a) COP without heat exchanger = 5.41
b) COP with heat exchanger = 5.56
c) Refrigeration capacity without heat exchanger = 30.27 KW
d) Refrigeration capacity with heat exchanger = 32.18 KW

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