Problem Set 1

Advanced Analysis of Cryogenic Systems

1) Solve Problem 1 in the lecture slides using nitrogen T-S diagram

2) Solve Problem 3 in the lecture slides using nitrogen P-H diagram
3) Solve Problem 5 in the lecture slides using propane T-S diagram
4) Natural gas at 25 C and 1 bar at a rate of
1134 kg/h is to be liquefied in a natural gas
25 oC
liquefaction plant. Natural gas leaves the
plant at 1 bar as a saturated liquid. Using
methane properties for natural gas,
determine:
(a) The temperature of natural gas after
the liquefaction process and the rate
of heat rejection from the natural
gas during this process
(b) The minimum power input
(c) The reversible COP
(d) If the liquefaction is done by a
Carnot
refrigerator
between
temperature limits of TH = 25 C and TL with the same reversible COP,
determine the temperature TL (see Figure).

5) A practical refrigerator operates on the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle

with refrigerant-22 as the working fluid. The pressure of R-22 is 20 bar at the
compressor exit, and 3.4 bar at the evaporator inlet. The isentropic efficiency of
the compressor is 80%. The refrigerant is superheated by 5 C at the compressor
inlet and subcooled by 5 C at the exit of the condenser. There is a pressure drop
of 0.75 bar in the condenser and 0.5 bar in the evaporator. Determine (a) the
heat absorption in the evaporator per unit mass of R-22, the work input, and the
COP. (b) Determine the refrigeration load, the work input, and the COP if the
cycle operated on the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle between the
pressure limits of 20 and 3.4 bar.