According to the graph shown above, as more energy is inputted into the

evaporator and the condenser, the refrigeration capacity and the coefficient of
performance will increase.
The main purpose of a heat exchanger is to transfer energy between two flows in
order to increase efficiency. In this case, the heat exchanger is used to cool the
liquid before the expansion valve where the fluid leaving the evaporator is heated.
Therefore, the temperatures are higher in the condenser and cooler in the
evaporator and thus, increase efficiency. Excluding the heat exchanger did not seem
to have a very large effect on CP.
The evaporator heat input obtained from the electrical meter and the mass balance
on the evaporator and the expansion valve should be the same and the heat
discharge from the mass balance of the coolant and refrigerant should be the same.
As shown in the table below, this was not the case.
Trial
A
B
C
D

Evaporator Heat Input Error

(%)
0.75
0.70
9.11
2.49

Discharge Heat Error (%)

12.71
9.68
6.60
78.61

Temperatures 1 and 6 should also be the same as well as temperatures 3 and 4. The
results mentioned above can be attributed to heat transfer between the outer walls
of the pipes and the surrounding air.
The following table are the errors of the of the overall balance of cycle
Trial
A
B
C
D
CP carnot

Error (%)
3.07
1.74
10.59
13.66

Trial
A
B
C
D

CP carnot
24.1
14.1
27.45
10.9

CP vs Evaporator Temperature

Refrigerating Capacity and Compressor Power vs Evaporator Temperature

Q_H
Compressor Power