Kenneth D. Antonio ENGR.

Gaddi

BSME-4 February 17,2018

Vapor compression refrigeration cycle with super heat and sub cooling

1. An ammonia compressor operates at an evaporator pressure of 316 KPa on the

condenser pressure of 1514.2 KPa. The refrigerant is sub cooled 5 ˚C and is superheated
8 ˚C. A twin cylinder compressor with bore to stroke ratio of 0.85 is to be used at 1200
rpm. The mechanical efficiency is 76%. For a load of 87.5 kW. Determine the size of the
driving rotor
2. An ideal vapor compression refrigeration cycle is modified to include a counter low
heat exchanger. Refrigerant 12 leaves the evaporator as saturated vapor at 1.4 bar and is
heated at constant pressure to 20 ˚C before entering compressor following isentropic
compression to 12 bar, the refrigerant entering the expansion valve at 12 bar. If the mass
flow of refrigerant is 6 Kg/min. Determine a). The refrigeration capacity b). The
compressor power input and c). COP
3. A refrigeration 12 vapor compression plant producing 10 tons of refrigeration operates
with condensing and evaporating temperatures of 35 ˚C and -10 ˚C respectively. A
suction line heat exchanger is used to sub cool the saturated liquid leaving the condenser.
Saturated vapor leaving the evaporator is super-heated in the suction line heat exchanger
to the extent that a discharge temperature of 60 ˚C is obtained after isentropic
compression. Determine a). The sub cooling achieved in the heat exchanger b). The
refrigerant flow rate in kg/s c). The COP of the plant d). The plant required to drive the
compressor in KW
4. The vapor compression refrigeration cycle shown in the figure uses Freon 12 as its
working fluid. The pressure before and after the compressor are 28 lbf/in2 and 30 lbf/in2,
respectively. State 3 is saturated liquid and there is 20 ˚F of sub cooling before the fluid is
throttled. a). Determine the COP of this cycle b). Compute the increased refrigerating
effect and the increased work of the cycle with sub cooling.
Solution

3. h1= hg @ -10 ˚C h3= hf @ 35 ˚C P

h1= 998 KJ/Kg h3= 882 KJ/Kg
h1’= 1008 KJ/Kg h2’= 1034 KJ/Kg
h3-h3’=h1-h1’
882 KJ/Kg-h3’=1008 KJ/Kg 3’ 3 35 ˚C 2
2’
h3’= h4= 872 KJ/Kg

-10 ˚C
4 1 1’

𝐾𝐽 𝐾𝐽 𝐾𝐽
a). 𝑞𝑎 = ℎ1 − ℎ4 = 998 𝐾𝑔 − 873 𝐾𝑔 = 126 𝐾𝑔
𝐾𝐽
H
𝑚∗𝑝 (10 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠)(14 000 ) 𝐾𝑔
𝐾𝑔
b). ṁ = = 𝐾𝐽 = 0.31
𝑞𝑎 126 𝑠
𝐾𝑔
𝐾𝐽
ℎ −ℎ (998−872)
𝐾𝑔
c). 𝐶𝑂𝑃 = ℎ 1′−ℎ4 ′ = 𝐾𝐽 = 4.85
2 1 (1039−1008)
𝐾𝑔
𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝐽
d). 𝑊𝑐 = ṁ(ℎ2 ′ − ℎ1 ′) = 0.31 (1039 − 1008) = 8.09 𝐾𝑊
𝑠 𝐾𝑔
4. h1= hg @ 28 lbf/in2 h3= hf @ 130 lbf/in2
P
h1= 78.06 Btu/lb.in h3= 30.859 lbf/in2
s1’= 0.17760 Btu/lb.in- ˚R
h2’= 130 lbf/in2, 0.17760 Btu/lb.in- ˚R
@ saturated 3’ 130 lbf/in2
3 2
h2’= 95.4 Btu/lb.in 2’

Tsung= Tsat-20 ˚F= 79 ˚F

T3’= 79 ˚F 26 lbf/in2
h3’= hf @ 79 ˚F 4 1 1’

h3’=h4= 26.132 Btu/lb.in

h1’-h1= h3-h3’
h1’= h1+ (h3-h3’) H
h1’= 78.06 + (30.859-26.132)
h1’= 82.787 Btu/lb.in

ℎ −ℎ (78.06−26.132)Btu/lb.in
a). 𝐶𝑂𝑃 = ℎ 1′−ℎ4 ′ = (95.4−82.78)Btu/lb.in
= 4.85
2 1
b). the increase in refrigeration effect
 𝑄𝑎 − 𝑄𝑠𝑡 (ℎ1 − ℎ4 ) − (ℎ1 − ℎ3 )
𝑅𝐸 = × 100 =
𝑄𝑠𝑡 (ℎ1 − ℎ3 )
(78.06 − 26.132)Btu/lb. in − (78.06 − 30.859)Btu/lb. in
= × 100
(78.06 − 30.859)Btu/lb. in
= 10%

Increasing in work
𝑊𝑐 −𝑊𝑠𝑡 (ℎ2′ −ℎ1 ′)−(ℎ2 ′−ℎ1 )
𝑊𝑐 = × 100 = × 100 =
𝑊𝑎 ℎ2 −ℎ1
(95.4−82.787)Btu/lb.in−(95.4−78.06)Btu/lb.in
× 100 = 10.87%
93.4−78.06 Btu/lb.in
2. p1= 1.4 bar sat vapor
h1= 177.87 KJ/Kg
p1’= 1.4 bar, t1’= 20 ˚C P
h1’= 203.23 KJ/Kg 2’
p2’= 12 bar, s1= s2 p3= 12 bar, t3= 49 ˚C
h2’= 249.46 KJ/Kg h3= hf @ 44 ˚C
h3= 78.68 KJ/Kg 3 12 bar 2

h3’= by energy balance of heat exchanger 3’

m (h1-h1’)= m (h3-h3’)
5 kg/min (177.87 KJ/Kg - 203.23 KJ/Kg) = 4
1.4 bar
1
1’

5 kg/min (78.68 KJ/Kg – h3’)

h4= h3’= 53.23 KJ/Kg

𝐾𝑔 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝐾𝐽 H
a). 𝑄𝑎 = 𝑚(ℎ1 − ℎ4 ) = 5 × (177.83 − 53.32) = 10.38 𝐾𝑊
𝑚𝑖𝑛 60 𝑠 𝐾𝑔
𝐾𝑔 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝐾𝐽
b). 𝑊𝑐 = 𝑚(ℎ2 ′ − ℎ1 ′) = 5 × (249.46 − 203.23) = 3.8525 𝐾𝑊
𝑚𝑖𝑛 60 𝑠 𝐾𝑔
𝑄 10.38 𝐾𝑊
c). 𝐶𝑂𝑃 = 𝑊𝑎 = 3.8528 𝐾𝑊 = 2.694
𝑐
1. h1= hg @ 316 KPa @ 0 ˚C
h1= 1472 KJ/Kg P

v1= @ 316 KPa @ 0 ˚C

v1= 0.41 m3/Kg
h3= h4= hf @ 34 ˚C T3= 34 ˚C
1514 KPa
h3= 361.2 KJ/Kg 3’ 3 2
2’

h4= h @ 1514.2 KPa and s2= s1

h4= 1715 KJ/Kg
316 KPa
4 1 1’
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑊𝑐 T1= 0 ˚C
a). 𝐸𝑛 = =𝑃
𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟
𝑚(ℎ2 −ℎ1 )
pmotor= 𝐸𝑛
H
 𝑘𝑔
Solving for m 𝑄𝑓 = 𝑚(ℎ1 − ℎ4 ) 87.5 = 𝑚(1472 − 1472) 𝑚 = .079 𝑠
0.079(1715−1472)
Pmotor= = 25.26 𝐾𝑊
0.76