Program : Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing Technology

Course Code : 5022 Course Title: Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning

Semester : 5 Credits: 4

Course Category: Program Core

Periods per week: 4 (L:3, T:1, P:0) Periods per semester: 60

Course Objectives:

 To provide students good knowledge about refrigeration and air conditioning in the
industry, commercial sector and in daily life.
 To impart basic knowledge of refrigeration cycles, vapour compression and vapour
absorption systems, components and refrigerants of a refrigeration system,
 To identify different types of air conditioning systems and familiarize with the
cooling load calculation.

Course Prerequisites:

Course
Topic Course Name Semester
Code
Basic knowledge in problem
Mathematics I&II 1&2
solving
Basic knowledge in modes of
Thermal Engineering 4
heat transfer and compressors

Course Outcomes

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:

Duration Cognitive
COn Description
(Hours) Level

Apply the theoretical background of refrigerant

8 Applying
CO1 cycles for evaluating performance parameters

Describe the Vapour Compression and Vapour

13 Understanding
CO2 Absorption systems and properties of refrigerants

Identify the various components of a refrigeration

CO3 system of domestic and industrial applications 15 Understanding
 Apply the theoretical understanding of
psychrometry, psychrometric processes and air
CO4 conditioning in calculating cooling load of air 22 Applying
conditioning systems
Series Test 2

CO-PO Mapping:

Course
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7
Outcomes
CO1 3
CO2 2
CO3 2
CO4 3

3-Strongly mapped, 2-Moderately mapped, 1-Weakly mapped

Course Outline

Module Duration Cognitive

Description
Outcomes (hours) Level

Apply the theoretical background of refrigerant cycles for evaluating

CO1
performance parameters
Ability to define terms related to
M 1.01 1 Remembering
refrigeration
Identify the principle and types of refrigeration
M 1.02 Understanding
cycles 3
Basic knowledge of the advantages and
M 1.03 Understanding
disadvantages of air refrigeration 1
Ability to solve simple problems based on
M 1.04 Applying
refrigeration principles 3
Contents:
Introduction to Refrigeration: Definition of Refrigeration; Refrigerating effect-unit
of refrigeration- Coefficient of performance; Types of Refrigeration-Ice, Throttling;
Carnot Refrigeration Cycle, Air refrigeration-open and closed air refrigeration cycles,
Bell - Coleman cycle, Principle of air refrigeration-working based on reversed Carnot
cycle. Advantage and disadvantages in air refrigeration; Simpleproblems
Describe Vapour Compression and Vapour Absorption systems and properties
CO2
of refrigerants
 Identify basic components of the refrigeration
system and explain the principle of
Understanding
M 2.01 VapourCompression and Vapour Absorption 5
system
Understand the working of Vapour Compression
system with P-H and T-S diagrams. Effects of
Understanding
superheating and under cooling, its advantages 4
M 2.02
and disadvantages;
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of
Vapour Compression system over air Understanding
M 2.03 1
refrigeration system
Understand the properties of refrigerants,
environmental impacts of refrigerants. Detection 3 Understanding
M2.04
of refrigerants leakage.

Series Test- I 1

Contents:
Refrigeration systems: Basic Components. Flow diagram of working of vapour
compression cycle; Representation of the vapour compression cycle on P-H ,T-S
Diagram; expression for refrigerating effect, work done and power required; Types
of vapour compression cycle; Effect of suction pressure ,effect of discharge
pressure, Effects of super heating and under cooling, its advantages and
disadvantages; advantages and disadvantages of VC system over air
refrigerationsystem;State the function of accumulator and flash chamber in a
vapour compression refrigeration system.
Principle of simple vapour absorption system; Comparison of Vapour absorption
and vapour compression system;
Refrigerants: Definition, desirable properties,Distinguish between primary
refrigerant and secondary refrigerant with examples , properties of ammonia,
carbon dioxide,R-11,R-12, R-22;environmental impacts of refrigerants –Ozone
depletion and global warming;
environmentally safe refrigerants -R123, R 134a, R152a. Detection of refrigerants
leakage;
Identify the various components of a refrigeration system for domestic and
CO3
industrial applications

Identify and explain different types of

M 3.01 3 Understanding
compressors
Identify and explain different types of
M 3.02 2 Understanding
condensers
Identify and explain different types of
M 3.03 2 Understanding
evaporators
Identify and explain different flow control
M 3.04 3 Understanding
components in a refrigeration system
 Understand the different applications of
M 3.05 3 Understanding
refrigeration

M 3.06 Understand the principle of cryogenics 2 Understanding

Contents:
Refrigeration Equipment: Compressors – Classification of compressors; Principle of
working of reciprocating compressors- rotary compressor – roller and vane type –
centrifugal compressor (Explanation with simple diagram only), Hermetically sealed and
Semi hermetically sealed compressor; Condensers - Air Cooled, water cooled-shell and
tube, shell - coil , double tube type (Explanation with line diagram)
Evaporators-types-dry and flooded type, natural, forced convection type
Refrigerant flow controls: Capillary tube; Automatic Expansion valve; Thermostatic
expansion valve.
Application of refrigeration: Domestic refrigerator, water cooler and ice plant
Introduction to cryogenics- Definition of Cryogenics-List Advantages and applications
of cryogenicrefrigeration, Explain Cascade refrigeration, Explain Joule –Thomson effect,
Explain Liquefaction of Nitrogen and Hydrogen.

Apply the theoretical understanding of psychrometry, psychrometric processes

CO4
and air conditioning in calculating cooling load of air conditioning systems
Identify different terms related to psychrometry
M4.01 3 Understanding
and psychrometric processes
Ability to solve simple problems using
M4.02 3 Applying
psychrometric chart and tables
Ability to identify the factors affecting human
M 4.03 2 Understanding
comfort and use of comfort chart
Understand the classification of air conditioning
M 4.04 systems- industrial, comfort, unitary and central 3 Understanding
air conditioningsystems
Understand the working of summer, winter,
M 4.05 year- round air conditioning systems with 3 Understanding
linesketches
Design and Load estimation of Air
M 4.06 6 Applying
Conditioning systems
M 4.07 Understand the concept of HVAC 2 Understanding

Series Test-II 1
Contents:
Psychrometry-Definition- Dry air- moist air- saturated- unsaturated -supersaturated air-
degree of saturation- dry bulb temperature- wet bulb temperature- dew point
temperature- Dalton’s law of partial pressures absolute humidity-relative humidity-
specific humidity- Enthalpy of moist air-psychrometer- psychrometric chart and
tables- (Simple problems using tables andcharts).
Psychrometric Processes- Sensible heating - sensible cooling - humidifying-
dehumidifying, heating and humidifying- cooling and dehumidifying-- bypass factor,
sensible heat factor, efficiency of heating and cooling coil- Simple problems using
psychrometric chart and tables
Air conditioning: Air Conditioning- Definition- factors affecting human comfort-
effective temperature- comfortchart, Air conditioning systems-classification – industrial-
comfort airconditioning-
working of summer air conditioning- winter - year-round air conditioning with line
sketches; working of window type- package type, central plant systems – Design and Load
estimation of Air
conditioning systems, Explain the sources of heat gain or loss, concept of HVAC

Text/Reference

T/R BookTitle/Author

Refrigeration &Airconditioning - R.S. Khurmi& J.K. Gupta 2.

T1
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning - A.S. Sarao& P.S.Gabi.
R1 RefrigerationandAirConditioning–SadhuSingh,KhannaBookPublishingCo.,New
R2 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning – S. Domakundawar, DhanpatRai
publications.

R3 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning – A.S.Sarao& G.S. Gabi, 6thedition,

SatyaPrakashanpublications, New Delhi, 2004.

R4 Principles of Refrigeration – Roy J.Dossat, 5thedition, Pearson Publications,

2001.
R5 RefrigerationandAirConditioning–M.ZakriaBaig,Premier/RadiantPublishing
House.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning – C.P Arora, Tata McGraw Hill Education,
R6
2000

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