Thermodynamics:

Refrigeration and Heat

Pump Systems
Semester:
August-December 2015
Universidad de Guanajuato
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Professor:
D F
Dr. Francisco
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Elizalde
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Blancas
Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems

10.15
10 15 Modify
M dif th
the cycle
l iin P
Problem
bl 10
10.7
7 tto h
have an iisentropic
t i compressor efficiency
ffi i off
80% and let the temperature of the liquid leaving the condenser be 32°C. Determine,
for the modified cycle,
((a)) the compressor
p p
power,, in kW.
(b) the refrigerating capacity, in tons.
(c) the coefficient of performance.

10.7 Modify the cycle in Problem 10.6 to have saturated vapor entering the compressor
at 1.6 bar and saturated liquid leaving the condenser at 9 bar.

10.6 An ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle operates at steady state with

Refrigerant 134a as the working fluid. Saturated vapor enters the compressor at 10°C,
and saturated liquid leaves the condenser at 28°C. The mass flow rate of refrigerant is
5 kg/min.
Cascade and Multistage Vapor-Compression Systems
10.29 The Figure shows a Refrigerant 22 vapor-
compression refrigeration system with mechanical
subcooling. A counterflow heat exchanger subcools
a portion of the refrigerant leaving the condenser
below the ambient temperature as follows:
Saturated liquid exits the condenser at 180 lbf/in2.
A portion of the flow exiting the condenser is
diverted through an expansion valve and passes
through the counterflow heat exchanger with no
pressure drop, leaving as saturated vapor at 20°F.
The diverted flow is then compressed isentropically
to 180 lbf/in2 and reenters the condenser. The
remainder of the flow exiting g the condenser ppasses
through the other side of the heat exchanger and
exits at 40°F, 180 lbf/in2. The evaporator has a
capacity of 50 tons and produces -20°F saturated
vapor
p at its exit. In the main compressor,
p the
refrigerant is compressed isentropically to 180
lbf/in2. Determine at steady state
(a) the mass flow rate at the inlet to each
p
compressor, in lb/min.
(b) the power input to each compressor, in Btu/min
(c) the coefficient of performance.
Heat Pump Systems

10.33
10 33 An
A ideal
id l vapor-compression i h heatt pump cycle
l with
ith R
Refrigerant
fi t 134
134a as th
the
working fluid provides heating at a rate of 15 kW to maintain a building at 20°C
when the outside temperature is 5°C. Saturated vapor at 2.4 bar leaves the
evaporator,
p , and saturated liquid
q at 8 bar leaves the condenser. Calculate
(a) the power input to the compressor, in kW.
(b) the coefficient of performance.
(c) the coefficient of performance of a Carnot heat pump cycle operating
between thermal reservoirs at 20 and 5°C5 C.
Gas Refrigeration Systems

10.31
10 31 The
Th Brayton
B t refrigeration
fi ti cyclel off Problem
P bl 10.26
10 26 isi modified
difi d b
by th
the iintroduction
t d ti
of a regenerative heat exchanger. In the modified cycle, compressed air enters the
regenerative heat exchanger at 310 K and is cooled to 280 K before entering the
turbine. Determine,, for the modified cycle,
y ,
(a) the lowest temperature, in K.
(b) the net work input per unit mass of air flow, in kJ/kg.
(c) the refrigeration capacity, per unit mass of air flow, in kJ/kg.
(d) the coefficient of performance
performance.

10.26 Air enters the compressor of an ideal Brayton refrigeration cycle at 100 kPa,
270 K. The compressor pressure ratio is 3, and the temperature at the turbine inlet is
310 K. Determine
( ) the
(a) th nett workk input,
i t per unit
it mass off air
i flflow, in
i kJ/kg.
kJ/k
(b) the refrigeration capacity, per unit mass of air flow, in kJ/kg.
(c) the coefficient of performance.
(d) the coefficient of performance of a Carnot refrigeration cycle operating between
thermal reservoirs at TC 270 K and TH 310 K, respectively.