REPORT ON EXPERIMENT.

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Roll Number and Name of student

4323 SAURABH RATAN PUND

4161 SWAPNIL YEUTKAR

Experiment No. 1 - Test on vapour compression test rig

AIM:

 To determine the actual and theoretical COP of refrigeration test rig working on vapour
compression cycle
 To plot the refrigeration cycle on P-h chart
 To study various components and controls used in vapour compression cycle

 1- About the experiment:

 This test is performed on VCC test rig using R134a refrigerant. The system
is consider in steady state. Hermitically sealed compressor is used to
compress the refrigerant and take electricity as input power. Work done is
measured with the help of energy meter and refrigerating effect is heat
removed from water. The low temperature refrigerant flow lines are insulted
to avoid any heat gain from surrounding environment. The actual and
theoretical COP of system is calculated and compared. Actual COP is
always less than theoretical COP.
 OBSERVATION TABLE

Sr. Time(min.)r *Calorimeter Refrigeration temp Pressure(kg/cm2) Compressor

No. equired for water (°C) No. Time
cooling of Temp.(°C) of for
water in pulse Pulse
calorimeter s s in
Seco
nds
ti tf Twi Twf T1 T2 T3 T P1 P2
4
1 0 10 28 8 -9.5 47 38 -9 2.03943 10.1972 10 22

Mass of water in Calorimeter (mw): 5kg

Twi: Initial water temp. in calorimeter

Twf: Final water temp. in calorimeter
T1: temperature after evaporator

T2: temp after compression

T3: temperature after condensation

T4: temperature after expansion

P1: pressure on suction side

P2: pressure on discharge side

Calculations: Actual refrigeration effect: …………………….W

= 5*4.187*(28-8)

10*60

Actual refrigeration effect= 0.6978 Kw …………(A)

Actual Compressor work =

= 1000*3600*10

3200*22

Actual Compressor work= 0.5113 Kw …………..(B)

Actual coefficient of performance = A/B

= (0.6978/0.5113)

Actual COP = 1.36

Theoretical coefficient of performance =

= 2.4

h1= enthalpy of the refrigerant at the inlet of the compressor= 380 kJ/kg

h2= enthalpy of the refrigerant at the outlet of the compressor= 430 kJ/kg

h3= enthalpy of the refrigerant after condensation = 260 kJ/kg

h4= enthalpy of the refrigerant after expansion = 260 kJ/kg

Result Table:

1 Capacity of the system 0.199 Ton

2 Actual COP 1.36
3 Theoretical COP 2.4

CONCLUSION:

1) The actual COP of system is always less than theoretical COP due to various
frictional and thermal losses.

2) To reduce the thermal losses the refrigerant flow lines at low temperature are
insulated.
2- Given Task

For the given temperatures & refrigerant R134a and find Refrigeration effect,
Power required (per kg of the refrigerant) and COP by using the properties table
as well as P-h chart

Roll Numbers Evaporator Condenser

of the Temperature Temperature
students in C in C
4203 4334 30 70

2a) By using properties table

Refrigerating Effect 110.37KJ/kg

Power Required 20.29 Kj/kg
COP 5.44
Calculation:
2b) By using P-h chart

h1= 420 kj/kg

h2= 440 kj/kg
h3=h4 = 310 kj/kg

Refrigerating Effect 100 kj/kg

Power Required 30 kj/kg
COP 3.33
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