REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITION

HOMEWORK AND EXPERIMENT

N19

Problem 2: One-stage vapor-compression refrigeration macchine

Data
Working fluid: Ammonia (R717)
Refrigeration heat rate: 105 KW
Temperature of evaporation = -17 C
Temperature of condensation = 31 C
Temperature outlet condenser (Tcd-Tcd), Tcd= 5 k
Temperature outlet evaporator (Tev+Tev), Tev= 5 k
Relative clearence factor c= 0,03
Exponent of the polytropic expansion m= 1
Efficiency of the electrical motor = 0,9

STEP 1
Tev= -17 C Pev= 2,1 bar
Tcd= 31 C pcd= 12 bar

STEP 2

STEP 3 Thermodynamic data

1 2s 2* 2r 3 4 5 Te-motor= 5-7 k with Tev=-17 C

P in bar 2,1 12 12 12 12 2,1 2,1 Te-motor= 5 k Qcold=105 kw

T in C -7 130 26 -17 -12

h in KJ/kg 1480 1750 300 300 1420

v in m3/kg 0,6 0,16 - 0,08 0,58

STEP 4 Calculation
1. Specific characteristics
a) Specific (per unit mass) refrigeration capacity
qcold= h5-h4=
qcold= 1.120,00 KJ/kg

b) Specific (per unit of volume) refrigerant capacity (at suction condition)

qv= qcold/v1= 1.866,67 KJ/m3

c) Specific (per unit of mass) work of the compresor

wcomp= h2s-h1
wcomp= 270,00 KJ/Kg

d) Specific (per unit of mass) condenser heat

qCD= h2s-h3
qCD= 1.450,00 KJ/kg

2. Mass flow rate

= = 0,094 kg/s

= 0,094 kg/s

3. Real displacement of the compressor

= . 1= 0,056 m3/s

4. Volumetric efficiency of the compressor

= .
= 0,72300752

a) The volumetric efficiency

$
c= 0,03 Pcd/Pev= 5,71428571
!
=1 [ 1] m= 1
!"#
= 0,85857143

a) The volumetric efficiency

"# Tev= 256 K
=
 "#
= Tcd= 304 K
Working Fluid= R717
= 0,84210526

5. Theoretical displacement of the compressor

'(
& =
3
& = 0,07780002 m /s

6. Theoretical power of the compressor

)& = .*
)& = 25,3125 KW

7. Indicator power of the compressor = 0,84210526

,+ = - + /. 0 b= 0,001 for R717
)& Tev= -17 C
)+ =
,+
,+ = 0,82510526

)+ = 30,6779039 KW

8. Power of friction in the compressor !+,1 = 50 to 70 Kpa for R717

)1 = & . !+,1 !+,1 = 60 Kpa

)1 = 4,66800125 KW

9. Effective (shaft) power of the compressor

) = )+ + )1

) = 35,3459052 KW

10. Required electrical power of the compressor

)
)(= , = 0,9
,
) = 39,273228 KW

11. Thermodynamic characteristics of the refrigeration machine

a) COP of the carnot cycle
"# Tev= 256 K
45)' 6 ,78 =
"# Tcd= 304 K

45)' 6 ,78 = 5,33333333

b) Theoretical value of COP

(<
45):;,78 =
)&
45):;,78 = 4,14814815

c) Real value of COP

(<
45) '(,78 =
)
45) '(,78 = 2,97064114

d) Theoretical effectiveness of the refrigeration cycle

45) &,78
,78 =
45) ' 6 ,78

,78 = 0,77777778

e) Real effectiveness of the refrigeration cycle

45) '(,78
,78 =
45) ' 6 ,78

,78 = 0,55699521