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    The document describes the vapor compression refrigeration cycle using refrigerant R134a. It details the temperature and pressure changes that occur at each component in the cycle, including the compressor, condenser, expansion valve, and evaporator.

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    The document describes the vapor compression refrigeration cycle using refrigerant R134a. It details the temperature and pressure changes that occur at each component in the cycle, including the compressor, condenser, expansion valve, and evaporator.

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    The document describes the vapor compression refrigeration cycle using refrigerant R134a. It details the temperature and pressure changes that occur at each component in the cycle, including the compressor, condenser, expansion valve, and evaporator.

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    The document describes the vapor compression refrigeration cycle using refrigerant R134a. It details the temperature and pressure changes that occur at each component in the cycle, including the compressor, condenser, expansion valve, and evaporator.

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    Vapor compression refrigeration: Temperature and Pressure

    profile of refrigerant R.134a

    There is typical vapor compression cycle shown in the image below. The key
    functional components are: [1] compressor [2] condenser [3] expansion valve
    and [4] evaporator. These four components keep the refrigerant moving in a
    close loop called refrigeration cycle.

    Compressor works adiabatically


    Condenser works isobarically
    Throttling valve works adiabatically
    Evaporator works isothermally/isobarically
    Throttling valve does partial vaporization of the refringent. It transfers its
    expansion work- W to evaporator.

    Please follow the image


    Low pressure refrigerant vapor at point [1] enters the compressor at -20 degc
    at its saturated vapor pressure. Compressor compresses the low temperature
    refrigerant vapor at saturated pressure to 1 Mpa at temperature 70 degc at
    point [2]. Compressor works adiabatically on refrigerant vapor, H = U+PV and
    adds internal energy U to refrigerant vapor. Superheated refrigerant vapor
    from compressor enters and cools at constant pressure [isobaric] to liquid
    refrigerant by releasing its sensible and latent heat to water circulating inside
    the condenser to 30 degc at constant pressure 1 Mpa. There is no expansion or
    compression of refrigerant inside the condenser. It is an isobaric phase change
    that occurs within the condenser. It is not isothermal process. In the condenser
    the temperature cools down from 70 degc at the exit of the compressor to 30
    degc while pressure remains constant.
    Next, the liquid refrigerant enters the expansion valve and expands
    adiabatically to state [4] before entering into evaporator. Evaporation is an
    isobaric/isothermal process. At constant temperature and pressure at -20
    degc, the refrigerant vapor extracts heat from surrounding while surrounding
    becomes hot. The saturation temperature of 134a is varies between -20 to -40
    degc depending on the pressure.
    The most interesting point in the entire refrigeration cycle is the evaporator
    where both isothermal and isobaric conditions are working. If you see the
    diagram both at the inlet and outlet of the evaporator, temperature and
    pressure are constant. The only difference is at the inlet of the evaporator the
    refrigerant is saturated liquid and at the exit, it is saturated vapor while the
    temperature remains constant.
    How it is happening?
    At constant pressure when the refrigerant is converting to vapor by taking
    latent heat from its surroundings, it is expanding. At constant P when V
    expands by breaking its intermolecular bonds, this needs energy.
    The supply of energy to break bonds for phase change comes from the
    surrounding. So, the process remains isothermal. The temperature in the
    evaporator remains constant.
    The purpose of constant pressure / constant temperature in the evaporator is
    to keep the refrigerant in a state of saturation throughout the process of
    evaporation.

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