Assignment

1. A Freon 12 vapour compression system operating at a condenser temperature of 40°C and

an evaporator temperature of 0°C develops 15 tons of refrigeration. Using the p-h diagram
for Freon 12, determine. (a) the discharge temperature and mass flow rate of the refrigerant
circulated, (b) the theoretical piston displacement of the compressor and piston
displacement per ton of refrigeration, (c) the theoretical horsepower of the compressor and
horsepower per ton of refrigeration, (d) the heat rejected in the condenser, and (e) the
Carnot COP and actual COP of the cycle.
2. An ammonia ice plant operates between a condenser temperature of 35°C and an
evaporator temperature of –15°C. It produces 10 tons of ice per day from water at 30°C to
ice at –5°C. Assuming simple saturation cycle, using only tables of properties for ammonia,
determine; (a) the capacity of the refrigeration plant, (b) the mass flow rate of refrigerant,
(c) the discharge temperature, (d) the compressor cylinder diameter and stroke if its
volumetric efficiency is 0.65, rpm N = 1200 and stroke/bore ratio L/D = 1.2, (e) the
horsepower of the compressor motor if the adiabatic efficiency of the compressor is 0.85
and mechanical efficiency is 0.95, and (f) the theoretical and actual COP.
3. A Freon 22 condensing unit is specified to give 40 TR capacity for air conditioning under
standard operating conditions of 40°C condensing and 5°C evaporating temperatures. What
would be its capacity in TR for food freezing for which the evaporator temperature is –
35°C?
4. Using Liquid-Vapour Regenerative Heat Exchanger in Freon 12 Systems,
(a) A Freon 12 simple saturation cycle operates at temperatures of 35°C and –15°C for the
condenser and evaporator respectively. Determine the COP and HP/TR of the system.
(b) If a liquid-vapour heat exchanger is installed in the system, with the temperature of the
vapour leaving the heat exchanger at 15°C, what will be the change in the COP and HP/TR?
5. Using Liquid-Vapour Regenerative Heat Exchanger in R 134a Systems
(a) An R 134a simple saturation cycle refrigerator operates at 40°C condenser and –16°C
evaporator temperatures. Determine COP and HP/TR.
(b) If a liquid–vapour regenerative heat exchanger is installed in the system, with the
suction vapour at 15°C, what will be the effect on COP and HP/TR?
6. An 89 W refrigerating capacity 165 L Freon 12 domestic refrigerator operates on the
standard cycle. Determine: (i) Isentropic discharge temperature. (ii) Actual discharge
temperature if experimental value of polytropic index n is found to be 1.032. (iii) Motor
watts (isentropic). (iv) Heat rejected in the condenser. (v) Volumetric efficiency of the
compressor if its cylinder volume is 4.33 cc, and rpm of its motor is 2800.
7. 1 m3 of a gas is compressed adiabatically  = 1.4) from 1 bar to 5 bar in a reciprocating
compressor with 8 per cent clearance. If the exponent of the re-expansion curve is 1.1
instead of 1.4, find the percentage increase in the work of compression.
8. (a) An R 22 hermetic (directly-coupled motor) reciprocating compressor with 4 per cent
clearance is to be designed for 7.5 TR capacity at 4°C evaporating and 40°C condensing
temperatures. The compression index may be taken as 1.15. The number of cylinders may
be selected as two and the mean piston speed Cm as 3 m/s approximately. The stroke to
bore ratio for fluorocarbons may be taken as 0.8. Pressure drops at suction and discharge
valves may be assumed as 0.2 and 0.4 bar respectively. Determine: (i) Power consumption
of the compressor and COP of the cycle. (ii) Volumetric efficiency of the compressor. (iii)
Bore and stroke of the compressor. Choose motor with 1400 rpm.
(b) If the evaporator temperature drops to –2°C with the condenser temperature and other
conditions remaining same, what will be the capacity and power consumption of this
compressor and COP of the system?
9. (a) A 1.5 ton Freon 22 air conditioner operates on a simple-saturation cycle between an
evaporator temperature of 4°C and a condenser temperature of 54.5°C. Find the theoretical
COP for cooling, piston displacement and horsepower of the compressor motor.
(b) If the same air conditioner is used as a heat pump for winter heating with evaporator
and condenser temperatures of –5°C and 60.4°C respectively, find the theoretical COP for
heating and the capacity of the compressor for heating in kW.
(c) What should be the horsepower of the motor so that it is adequate for both summer and
winter air conditioning?
10. In a dew point apparatus a metal beaker is cooled by gradually adding ice water to the water
initially at room temperature. The moisture from the room air begins to condense on the
beaker when its temperature is 12.8°C. If the room temperature is 21°C and the barometric
pressure is 1.01325 bar, find the partial pressure of water vapour in the room air and parts
by mass of water vapour in the room air.
11. A mixture of dry air and water vapour is at a temperature of 21°C under a total pressure of
736 mm Hg. The dew-point temperature is 15°C. Find: (i) Partial pressure of water vapour.
(ii) Relative humidity. (iii) Specific humidity. (iv) Specific enthalpy of water vapour by
the three methods of Fig. 14.5. (v) Enthalpy of air per kg of dry air. (vi) Specific volume
of air per kg of dry air.
12. Calculate, (i) relative humidity, (ii) humidity ratio, (iii) dew point temperature, (iv) density
and (v) enthalpy of atmospheric air when the DBT is 35°C, WBT is 23°C and the barometer
reads 750 mm Hg.
13. Cooling and Dehumidification of Moist Air Moist air at standard atmospheric pressure is
passed over a cooling coil. The inlet and exit states are as follows:

Show the process on a psychrometric chart. Determine the amount of heat and moisture
removed per kg of dry air.
14. 30 m3/min of a stream of moist air at 15°C DBT and 13°C WBT are mixed with 12 m3/min
of a second stream at 25°C DBT and 18°C WBT. Barometric pressure is one standard
atmosphere. Determine the dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures of the resulting mixture.
15. A stream of moist air at 2°C dry bulb and 80 per cent relative humidity mixes with another
stream of moist air at 30°C dry bulb and 10°C dew point in the-ratio by mass of one part
of the first to two parts of the second. Calculate the temperature and specific humidity of
the air after mixing.
16. 39.6 cmm of a mixture of recirculated room air and outdoor air enter a cooling coil at 31°C
DB and 18.5°C WB temperatures. The effective surface temperature of the coil is 4.4°C.
The surface area of the coil is such as would give 12.5 kW of refrigeration with the given
entering air state. Determine the dry and wet bulb temperatures of the air leaving the coil
and the coil bypass factor.
17. Moist air enters a chamber at 5°C DBT and 2.5°C thermodynamic WBT at a rate of 90
cmm. The barometric pressure is 1.01325 bar. While passing through the chamber, the air
absorbs sensible heat at the rate of 40.7 kW and picks up 40 kg/h of saturated steam at
110°C. Determine the dry and wet bulb temperatures of the leaving air.
18. The air-handling unit of an air-conditioning plant supplies a total of 4500 cmm of dry air
which comprises by weight 20 per cent fresh air at 40°C DBT and 27°C WBT, and 80 per
cent recirculated air at 25°C DBT and 50 per cent RH. The air leaves the cooling coil at
13°C saturated state. Calculate the total cooling load, and room heat gain.
19. An air-conditioned space is maintained at 27°C DBT and 50 per cent RH. The ambient
conditions are 40°C DBT and 27°C WBT. The space has a sensible heat gain of 14 kW.
Air is supplied to the space at 7°C saturated.
Calculate: (i) Mass of moist air supplied to the space in kg/h. (ii) Latent heat gain of space
in kW. (iii) Cooling load of the air washer in kW if 30 per cent of the air supplied to the
space is fresh, the remainder being recirculated.