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Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Lab

Lab Report 5: Refrigeration Cycle

6th SEMESTER

Submitted to: LE Zeeshan


Session: ME-13 Section: A

Submitted by
Name: Moosa Jilani
CMS ID: 385332

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering


Objective:
The objective of this lab was to:
1. To determine the coefficient of performance of refrigeration cycle when water is a
heating source and water is the cooling source.
2. To determine the coefficient of performance of refrigeration cycle when air is the heating
source and the rejection medium.

Introduction:
Refrigeration Cycle: It is a process that is used in cooling applications. It functions by removing
heat from the target medium and rejecting it into the environment. This is done through a
working fluid. This may be water or special refrigerants such as R22 and R134a. A refrigeration
cycle consists of 4 main components: an evaporator that is responsible for removing heat from
the medium thus increasing the temperature of the fluid, the compressor which is responsible for
increasing the pressure of the fluid, the condenser which expels heat to the environment, and the
expansion valve which decreases the pressure of the refrigerant.

Procedure:
Water-Water System:
1. To use the water-water system, valves Av1 and Av4 are opened and valves Av2 and Av3
are closed.
2. The flowrate of the water is noted using the rotameter and the power provided to the
compressor is noted from the readings station.
3. Then using the temperature sensors, the temperature at the inlet of the compressor T1 and
the temperature at the inlet of the evaporator T4 are noted.
4. Using the property tables of water, quantities such as the specific heat capacity c p are
obtained.
5. The energy absorbed by the evaporator can then be found using the formula q L=ṁcp(T4-
T1).
6. The Coefficient of Performance can then be obtained using the formula COP=
heat utilised
power given

Air-Air System:
1. To use the air-air system, the valves Av2 and Av3 are opened and valves Av1 and Av4 are
closed.
2. Since the flowrate of air is not possible to be measured, the refrigerant R-134a is used to
determine the Coefficient of Performance.
3. The flowrate of the refrigerant is found using the rotameter and the power provided to the
compressor is noted from the readings station.
4. Then using temperature and pressure sensors, the temperature and pressures at the
evaporator inlet (T4 and P4) and the compressor inlet (T1 and P1) are found.
5. Using the temperatures and pressure, the resulting enthalpy h1 and h4 can be obtained,
which can then be used to find the heat utilized with the formula qL=ṁ(h1-h4).
6. The Coefficient of Performance can then be obtained using the formula COP=
heat utilised
power given
Results and Discussion:
Water-Water System:
Evaporator Outlet Temperature T1= 17C
Evaporator Inlet Temperature T4=23C
Flowrate of Water= 2 lpm
Work done by compressor qwork=811W
Converting the flowrate to kg/s
2
=0.0333kg/s
60
cp=4.20kJ/kgK
qL=ṁcp(T4-T1)=0.0333*4.2x103*(23-15)
qL=840W

q L 840
COP= = =1.036
q work 811

Air-Air System:
Evaporator Outlet
Pressure (P1)=3 bar, Temperature (T1)=17C

From Figure 1 h1=413.641 kJ/kg


Mass flow rate= Volume flowrate * density = 0.00000916*13.618 = 0.0001247kg/s

Evaporator Inlet
Pressure(P4)= 3.60 bar, Temperature (T4)= 5C
From Figure 2 h4=206.604 kJ/kg
Mass flow rate= Volume Flow Rate * Density = 0.00000916*1278.549= 0.011711kg/s

Flowrate of refrigerant=33 litres/hour


Work done by compressor= 811W

Converting flowrate to kg/s


33
=0.00000916m3/s
3600

qL= ṁ4h4- ṁ1h1=(0.011711)(206.604x103) -(0.0001247)(413.641x103)=2367.958W


q L 2367,958
COP= = = 2.919
q work 811

From the results, it can be seen that the coefficient of performance of the air-air system is greater
than that of the water-water system. A possible reason for this might lie in the temperature
difference for both cases. For the water-water system, the temperature difference was 6 degress,
while the temperature difference in the air-air system was double that at 12 degrees.
Furthermore, the volume flowrates for both conditions were different. The volume flowrate in
the air-air case was much less than that of the water-water case. As a result, the resulting heat
utilized by the air-air system would be greater.

Conclusion:
In this lab, we learned about the refrigeration cycles. We learned about the main components of
the cycle and what role they played. Furthermore, we performed experiments on the refrigeration
cycle to have an opportunity to practically observe the refrigeration cycle.

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