ME 117 – REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Assignment 117-2 2nd Semester AY 2020-2021 ME 117 - Refrigeration Systems

Name VIVARES, REI ANNE MAE A. Course/Yr/Blk : BSME 3B Date 02/27/2021

ILO. Understand refrigerant prop, its classifications, molecular component and coding.

Instruction. Identification/Enumeration. Identify the word/s that best describes the statement
below. Write the answer/s to the line as provided.

1. Except water, the refrigerant with the next highest specific heat ratio is Ammonia.
2. In the classification of toxicity and flammability of refrigerant, methane (CH 4) is classified as
A3, A means _______________________ while 3 means _____________________________.
3. Ammonia is classified as B2 which means, its toxic in concentrations of below ________ parts
per million (ppm).
4. Ammonia is classified as B2 which means, it has a lower flammability limit (LFL) of more than
0.10 kg/m3 at 101 kPa and 21°C and a heat of combustion of less than _________kJ/kg.
5. Ammonia is explosive in a mixture with air in concentrations of 16 to 25 % by volume.
6. Among refrigerants, Ammonia is highly soluble in water, for this reason, a wet cloth is put at
the point of leak to avoid harm to humans in refrigeration plants.
7. With regards to refrigerants action with oil, oil solubility is classified as follows: Immiscible,
Partially Miscible, and Completely Miscible. R-22 is partially miscible, and since presence of oil
in evaporator is a problem, system using R-22 usually has ____________________ attached
near the compressor exhaust.
8. Ammonia refrigerant attacks copper and copper bearing materials, for these reason, steel and
iron is the choice of materials in the system employing this refrigerant.
9. Aluminum reacts with R-134a, but it is employed in small domestic units because the
aluminum is generally protected by a tenacious oxide film which makes it non-reactive.
10. The dielectric strength of a refrigerant is primarily important in hermetically sealed units in
which the electric motor is exposed to the refrigerant as the windings are cooled by the
suction vapor.
11. In leak detection, using halide torch method, the light blue flame of the torch turns bluish
green in the presence of halocarbon vapors.
12. Ammonia is considered as the cheapest refrigerant.
13. According to an international agreement (Montreal Protocol), the use of fully halogenated
CFCs refrigerants have been phased out from the year 2000.
14. HCFCs has lower ODP (Ozone Depletion Potential) will be phased out on the year 2030.
15. The known substitute to R-12 is HFC R 134a (Tetrafluoroethane).
16. The normal boiling point of R-134a is -26.2°C.
17. The known substitute for R-11 is HCFC R123.
18. The normal boiling point of R-22 is -40.76°C.
19. In mixed refrigerant, a/an Non-Azeotropic mixture is a mechanical mixture or blend of two or
more fluids that have different vaporizing temperature at a common pressure.
20. In mixed refrigerant, a/an Azeotropic mixture is a mechanical mixture or blend of two or more
fluids that, when mixed in exact proportions, form a compound having a vaporizing
temperature that is independent of the vaporizing temperatures of the individual
components.

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IV. Complete the Table below.

Refrigerants Name Chemical Formula Designation

Water H2O R 718
Ammonia NH3 R 717
Methane CFCl3 R 11
Trifluoro Methane CHF3 R 23
Difluoro-Dichloro Methane CF2Cl2 R 12
Trifluoro Ethane CH3–CF3 R 143a
Methane CHFCl2 R 21
Trifluoro-Monochloro Methane CF3CI R 13
Tetrafluoro Ethane CF3CH2F R 134a
Difluoro-Monochloro Methane CHF2Cl R 22

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