Set:- A

SREENIDHI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Autonomous Institution
Yamnampet, Ghatkesar, Hyderabad – 501 301.
FIRST MID EXAMINATION SEPTEMBER 2019
CLASS: B.Tech IV/ I Branch: MECH
SUBJECT: Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (PE-II) TIME: 2 hours
Date : 14 .10 .2019 (FN) Max Marks: 18

Part – A
(Compulsory Only Short answers) 10X 1/2 = 5 Marks
1. a) Differentiate cooling and refrigeration. What is ton of refrigeration?
b) Draw schematic diagram & Ts plot of Simple air craft air refrigeration
c) Give merits & de-merits of an air refrigeration system.
d) State the working principle of simple vapour compression refrigeration system.
e) Define COP and give its expression for compression based refrigeration.
f) What is dry and wet compression, communicates with the help of Ts plot.
g) Define condenser capacity& enlist the factors affecting its capacity
h) What are the functions of a throttling valve.
i) Define condenser capacity& enlist the factors affecting its capacity
j) Why throttling process is not used in Air refrigeration system.

Part – B
(Subjective Type Questions) 2 X 5 = 10 Marks
Answer any TWO out of the THREE questions

2. Explain the working of boot strap air refrigeration system on the basis of (i)
principle of working (ii) Schematic Diagram (iii) Working and components (iv)
Ts plot (v) applications

3. A vapour compression system has condenser inlet and exit temperature of 35 oC

& 23oC. The average specific heat of liquid and vapour refrigerant is 4.7, 3.6
KJ/Kg-K respectively Determine (i) Condition of refrigerant at entry to
compressor (ii) Refrigeration effect (iii) Work done (iv) Degree of sub cooling
and superheats (v) COP. Draw the T-s plot & use table for saturated NH3 as:
Temp 0C Enthalpy Entropy
liquid vapour liquid vapour
-20 251.71 1580.8 1.125 6.375
25 460.82 1626.6 1.881 5.791

4. List out the desirable properties of an ideal refrigerant. Also give the chemical
formula & name of refrigerant R12
 Part – C
(Assignment Questions) 1 X 3 = 3 Marks
Answer any ONE out of the THREE questions

5. Calculate power required & COP of a boot strap system of 20 TR capacity used
in an aero plane flying at 2000 m, the ambient conditions are 00 C 0.8 bar, due to
ramming of air it becomes 1.05 bar, 170c. Air discharge from main compressor
takes place at 4 bar. This air is now cooled to 270 C in another auxiliary heat
exchanger & then expanded up to cabin pressure of 0.01 bar. If air leaves the
cabin at 250C. Isentropic efficiencies of compressor secondary compressor and
expander are 80%, 75% and 80% respectively. Assume required data and
information.

6. A refrigeration unit functions between -10 oC & 25oC. The working fluid is
ammonia has a dryness fraction of 0.65 at the entry to compressor. Calculate the
amount of ice formed during a period of 24 hours. The ice is to be formed at 0 oC
from water at 15oC and 7 Kg/min of NH3 is circulated having latent heat of ice
335 KJ/Kg. Refer the table below:
Sat. Temp Entropy of liquid Enthalpy of Liquid Latent heat
(oC) Sf (KJ/Kg-K) hf (KJ/Kg) (KJ/Kg)
-10 0.5408 134.41 1296.4
25 1.124 298.9 1167.1
7. Derive the expression for work for single stage reciprocating air compressor
without clearance.