Vapor Compression Refrigeration System Purpose of the system is to maintain a cold region at a temperature below the temperature of its

surroundings
Warm surroundings TH < T3

Cold region TC > T1

& Note: Qin referred to as the refrigeration capacity, W (units: 1 ton = 711 KJ/min)
Working fluid: up to 1990s most common refrigerants were chlorinated fluorocarbons (CFCs), e.g., Freon-12 (CCl2F2), Freon-22 (CHClF2) chlorine destroys earths ozone layer so CFCs banned A common refrigerant used in most hockey rinks in Canada is ammonia (NH3)
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Ideal refrigeration cycle: 1 2 3 4 2 Isentropic compression 3 Constant pressure heat removal 4 Constant enthalpy (throttling) 1 Constant pressure heat addition

& Qout
Temperature of warm region, TH Temperature of cold region, TC

& Qin
& 2 Win = m(h1 h4 ) & 4 Throttling process 1

1 3 4

& & Qout = m(h2 h3 )

h3 = h4

& Qin = m(h1 h4 ) &

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Coefficient of Performance (COP): m = h1 h4 > 1 & & WC h2 h1 m & & Qin

Actual vapor-compression cycle may include: state 1 in superheated vapor region and state 3 in the compressed liquid region

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