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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

MECH 441 Energy Systems Lab

Section: L05

[Spring 2017]

Experiment (3): Refrigeration

Submitted by: Group (2):

1. Name: AmmarShourbaji ID: 201205379

2. Name: mohammed Abdeen ID: 201306649

3. Name: Anas Rasras ID: 201402311

3. Name: Ali Bedawi ID: 201204676

Instructor: Dr. Mohamed Al Khawaja

Submitted to: Eng. Pratheesh Ben

Date of experiment: -3-2017

Date of submission: 2-4-2017

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Description :

Part 1: Compression
In this stage, the refrigerant enters the compressor as a gas under low pressure and having a low
temperature. Then, the refrigerant is compressed adiabatically, so the fluid leaves the compressor under
high pressure and with a high temperature.

Part 2: Condensation
The high pressure, high temperature gas releases heat energy and condenses inside the "condenser"
portion of the system. The condenser is in contact with the hot reservoir of the refrigeration system. (The
gas releases heat into the hot reservoir because of the external work added to the gas.) The refrigerant
leaves as a high pressure liquid.

Part 3: Throttling
The liquid refrigerant is pushed through a throttling valve, which causes it to expand. As a result, the
refrigerant now has low pressure and lower temperature, while still in the liquid phase. (The throttling
valve can be either a thin slit or some sort of plug with holes in it. When the refrigerant is forced through
the throttle, its pressure is reduced, causing the liquid to expand.)

Part 4: Evaporation
The low pressure, low temperature refrigerant enters the evaporator, which is in contact with the cold
reservoir. Because a low pressure is maintained, the refrigerant is able to boil at a low temperature. So,
the liquid absorbs heat from the cold reservoir and evaporates. The refrigerant leaves the evaporator as a
low temperature, low pressure gas and is taken into the compressor again, back at the beginning of the
cycle.
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In this stage, the refrigerant enters the compressor as a gas under low pressure and having a low
temperature. Then, the refrigerant is compressed adiabatically, so the fluid leaves the compressor under
high pressure and with a high temperature.
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Pow T T T T T T P1/ Flow P2/ Q CO COP

h1 h2 h3 h4
er 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 Rate 3 dot P Carnot
MP MP KJ/k KJ/k KJ/k KJ/k
W C C C C C C m3/s W
a a g g g g
2 5 2 1 3 3 5.1 16. 1.7
191 1.8E-05 417 422 231 231 340 8.14
7 2 2 6 7 3 9 0 8
3 6 3 2 3 2 6.3 16. 2.1
244 1.8E-05 420 434 242 242 518 6.69
4 6 0 2 5 8 7 4 2
3 7 4 2 3 2 6.3 16. 1.8
247 1.8E-05 417 441 257 257 459 6.03
1 1 0 2 1 5 1 4 6
2 7 4 2 2 2 5.9 16. 1.6
239 1.8E-05 415 445 260 260 397 5.50
7 4 3 1 8 2 7 4 6
2 7 4 1 2 2 5.6 16. 1.5
229 1.8E-05 412 447 260 260 351 5.17
4 5 2 9 5 0 4 4 3
2 7 4 1 2 1 5.3 16. 1.4
220 1.9E-05 410 449 259 259 320 4.87
2 7 2 7 2 8 0 4 5
2 7 3 1 2 1 4.9 16. 1.3
212 1.9E-05 410 450 255 255 291 4.60
0 8 9 5 0 6 7 4 7
1 7 3 1 1 1 4.6 16. 1.3
204 1.9E-05 409 451 252 252 266 4.37
9 9 7 3 7 4 7 4 0
1 7 3 1 1 1 4.3 16. 1.2
193 1.9E-05 408 452 250 250 244 4.22
7 9 6 2 5 2 9 4 6
1 8 3 1 1 1 4.1 16. 1.1
189 1.9E-05 407 453 248 248 218 4.05
5 0 4 0 3 0 6 4 6
1 8 3 1 3.9 15. 1.0
178 9 9 1.9E-05 407 454 246 246 193 3.98
5 0 3 2 9 4 8
1 8 3 1 3.7 15. 0.9
174 7 8 1.9E-05 406 454 244 244 172 3.86
3 0 2 0 7 7 9
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Sample Calculation:
m
Q= .C p ( T 5 T 6 ) =1.8 105 994.1 4.178 ( 3733 )=340 W

Q
COPCustomer = =1.78

W

1
COPCarnot = =8.14
325
1
289
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P2/
3

P1/
4

Figure 1: P-h Digram

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12

10

COP 6

0
6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

Temp. (C)

Figure 2: Evaporater Temp. Vs. COP

Discussion:
1- Drawing the p-h diagram (Figure 1) was so difficult, because the h values are so big. Most of the
cycle lay out the saturation line.
2- From Figure 2, we can conclude that as the evaporator temperature increases the COP increases
which makes according to Carnot cycle cop as the evaporator temperature is in the denominator o
the denominator. So, as it increases the denominator decreases and thus the whole value increases.
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3- The compressor was turning on and off automatically. This is because the compressor has a safety
temperature that turn it off once the maximum temperature is reached.