Activity No.

M.E. 323 (Refrigeration System)

Deadline: Friday (April 16, 2021)

1. The enthalpy at the entrance of the condenser is 1660 KJ/kg and exit is 315 KJ/kg. The
compressor has an enthalpy of 1450 KJ/kg at entrance. Determine the COP.
A. 4.2 C. 5.4
B. 4.0 D. 6.0

2. An evaporator has a temperature of 3℃ with entrance enthalpy of 352.75 KJ/kg. At 3℃ , hf =

319.56 KJ/kg and hg = 642.45 KJ/kg. Find the quality after expansion.
A. 16.27% C. 15.67%
B. 21.48% D. 10.27%

3. The refrigerating effect of 100 tons refrigeration is 117 KJ/kg. Determine the mass flow of
refrigerant.
A. 1 kg/sec C. 3 kg/sec
B. 2 kg/sec D. 4 kg/sec

4. The density of R-12 refrigerant at compressor suction is 19.81 kg/m³. For mass flow rate of 2
kg/sec, determine the volume flow at suction.
A. 0.10 m³/sec C. 0.30 m³/sec
B. 0.25 m³/sec D. 0.40 m³/sec

5. A 100 tons refrigeration system has a COP of 5. Determine the compressor horsepower.
A. 94.26 Hp C. 86.76 Hp
B. 86.76 Hp D. 65.65 Hp

6. A 90 tons refrigeration system has a compressor input of 0.97 KW per ton refrigeration and COP
of 5. What is the efficiency of the compressor?
A. 72.49% C. 56.34%
B. 90.42% D. 83.33%

7. A 9 tons refrigeration system has a compressor input of 0.97 KW per ton refrigeration. If
compressor efficiency is 75%, determine the heat rejected from the condenser.
A.350 KW C. 500 KW
B.250 KW D. 382 KW

8. The mass flow rate of refrigerant entering the compressor is 0.25 kg/s and the change of
enthalpy between the inlet and outlet is 320 KJ/kg. If 134 Hp motor is used to drive the
compressor, determine the heat loss from the compressor.
A. 15 KW C. 25 KW
B. 20 KW D. 30 KW
9. A 100 tons refrigeration system is used to produce chilled water from 22 ℃ to 2℃ . Determine
the volume flow of water in li/sec.
A. 3.0 C. 4.2
B. 3.5 D. 5.5

10. An industrial plant requires to cool 120 gal/min of water from 20 ℃ to 5℃ . Determine the tons
of refrigeration required.
A. 100 TR C. 145 TR
B. 130 TR D. 135 TR

11. The difference in temperature between the water leaving the evaporator and evaporator
temperature is 5℃ . If the temperature of water leaving is 32℉ , what is the evaporator
temperature?
A. 0℃ C. -4℃
B. -2℃ D. -5℃

12. The heat rejected from the condenser is 300 KW. The water required to cool the refrigerant is 5
li/sec. Determine the temperature of water leaving the condenser if water enters at 25 ℃ .
A. 30℃ C. 45.33℃
B. 35℃ D. 39.33℃

13. The mass flow of refrigerant entering the compressor is 0.1 kg/sec with change of enthalpy of
400 KJ/kg. For compressor efficiency of 70% and motor efficiency of 80%, find the electrical
energy needed for one day.
A. 1524 KW-hr C. 3456 KW-hr
B. 1685 KW-hr D. 1714 KW-hr

14. An 80 tons refrigeration system requires 105 KW from VECO. If the motor compressor efficiency
is 60%, find the COP.
A. 5.84 C. 4.46
B. 3.56 D. 3.78

15. The change of enthalpy between the inlet and outlet of evaporator is 1000 KJ/kg and mass flow
of refrigerator is 12 kg/min. What is the capacity of plant?
A. 15 TR C. 57 TR
B. 25 TR D. 60 TR

16. The mass flow of water entering the condenser is 10 kg/sec. If the temperature difference
between inlet and outlet temperature is 18℉ , determine the heat rejected from the condenser.
A. 400 KW C. 500 KW
B. 419 KW D. 324 KW

17. The change of enthalpy in the condenser is 1500 KJ/kg. The temperature change of water is 8 ℃
and the refrigerant flow is 0.13 kg/sec. Determine the gpm of water required for cooling.
A. 92 gpm C. 45 gpm
B. 88 gpm D. 67 gpm
18. The heat rejected from the condenser is 200 KW. The mass flow of water entering is 5kg/sec at
23℃ . If the temperature between the condenser cooling water outlet and condenser
temperature is 5℃ , what is the condenser temp?
A. 30.56℃ C. 35.78℃
B. 39.94℃ D. 37.67℃

19. The heat rejected from the condenser of Carnot refrigeration is 6000 KJ/min. The minimum and
maximum temperature is -25℃ and 72℃ respectively. Determine the horsepower required to
drive the compressor.
A. 30 Hp C. 38 Hp
B. 35 Hp D. 42 Hp

20. The temperature difference between the minimum and maximum temperature of Carnot cycle
is 50℃ . What is the minimum temperature if COP is 5.5.
A. 0.31℃ C. 3℃
B. 2℃ D. 5℃
 Activity No. 3
M.E. 323 (Refrigeration System)
Deadline: Friday (April 23, 2021)

21. The power required to drive the compressor in a Carnot refrigeration is 50 Hp. It operates
between -5℃ and 40℃ . Determine the tons of refrigeration.
A. 57 TR C. 55 TR
B. 34 TR D. 63 TR

22. Determine the heat to be removefrom one ton of water at 26 ℃ to an ice at -6℃ .
A. 215,765 KJ C. 345,654 KJ
B. 413,956 KJ D. 834,582 KJ

23. The heat required to remove from beef 110 kg is 36,437 KJ which will be cooled from 20 ℃ to
-18℃ . The specific heat above freezing is 3.23 KJ/kg-° K and latent heat of fusion is 233 KJ/kg. If
specific heat below freezing is 1.68 KJ/kg-° K, find the freezing temperature.
A. -5.65℃ C. -1.01℃
B. -2.19℃ D. -10℃

24. A refrigeration compressor has a specific volume of 0.0482 m³/kg entrance and 0.017 m³/kg at
exit. If volumetric efficiency is 90%, determine the percent clearance of the compressor.
A. 5.45% C. 10%
B. 6.35% D. 12%

25. Milk must be received and cooled from 80℉ to 38℉ in 5hrs. If 4000 gallons of fresh milk
received having SG of 1.03 and c p = 0.935 Btu per lb-℉ , find the refrigeration capacity.
A. 20 TR C. 22.5 TR
B. 30 TR D. 34.6 TR

26. An air-conditioning plant with a capacity of 400 KW of refrigeration has an evaporating and
condensing temperature of 3℃ and 37℃ respectively. If it uses Refrigerant 12, what will be
the mass of flash gas per kg of refrigerant circulated?
A. 21.80% C. 14.56%
B. 12.45% D. 18.34%

27. An air-conditioning plant with a capacity of 400 KW of refrigeration has an evaporating and
condensing temperature of 3℃ and 37℃ respectively. If it uses Refrigerant 12, what is the
volumetric rate of flow under suction condition?
A. 0.272 m³/s C. 0.172 m³/s
B.0.453 m³/s D. 0.243 m³/s

28. An air-conditioning system of a high rise building has a capacity of 350 KW of refrigeration; uses
R-12. The evaporator and condenser temperature are 0℃ and 35℃ , respectively. Determine
work of compressor in KW.
A. 34 kw C. 43 kw
B. 52 kw D. 65 kw
29. A vapor compression refrigeration system has a 30 KW motor driving the compressor. The
compressor inlet pressure and temperature are 64.17 Kpa and 20 ℃ respectively and discharge
pressure of 960 Kpa. Saturated liquid enters the expansion valve. Using Freon 12 as refrigerant,
determine the capacity of the unit in tons of refrigeration.

30. A simple vapor compression cycle develops 15 tons of refrigeration using ammonia as
refrigerant and operating at condensing temperature of 24 ℃ and evaporating temperature of
-18℃ and assuming compression are isentropic and that the gas leaving the condenser is
saturated, find the power per ton.
A. 0.333 kw/ton C. 0.452 kw/ton
B. 0.533 kw/ton D. 0.702 kw/ton

31. A vapor compression refrigeration system is designed to have a capacity of 100 tons of
refrigeration. It produces chilled water from 22℃ to 2℃ . Its actual coefficient of performance
is 5.86 and 35 % of the power supplied to the compressor is lost in the form of friction and
cylinder cooling loose. Determine size of the electric motor required to drive the compressor in
kilowatts.
A. 92.31 kw C. 87.23 kw
B. 76.34 kw D. 98.23 kw

32. A vapor compression refrigeration system is designed to have a capacity of 100 tons of
refrigeration. It produces chilled water from 22℃ to 2℃ . Its actual coefficient of performance
is 5.86 and 35% of the power supplied to the compressor is lost in the form of friction and
cylinder cooling losses. Determine the condenser cooling water required in kg/sec for a
temperature rise of 10℃ .
A. 9.83 C. 12.23
B. 7.45 D. 4.34

33. A belt driven compressor is used in a refrigeration system that will cool 10 li/sec of water from
13℃ to 1℃ . The belt efficiency is 98%, motor efficiency is 85% and the input of the compressor
is 0.7 KW/ton of refrigeration. Find the actual coefficient of performance if overall efficiency is
65%.
A. 2.34 C. 3.45
B. 4.32 D. 6.44

34. A belt driven compressor is used in a refrigeration system that will cool 10 li/sec of water from
13℃ to 1℃ . The belt efficiency is 98%, motor efficiency is 85% and the input of the compressor
is 0.7 KW/ton of refrigeration. Find the mass flow rate of condenser cooling water warmed from
21℃ to 32℃ if overall efficiency is 65%.
A. 10.34 kg/s C. 23.23 kg/s
B. 12.60 kg/s D. 15.34 kg/s

35. Calculate the bore in mm of a single-acting, 6 cylinder ammonia compressor running at 1200
rpm to compress 700 kg/hr of refrigerant which vaporized at -15 ℃ , given the following:
a. Bore and stroke = Unity
b. Volumetric Efficiency = 70%
c. Specific volume of NH3 = 8.15 ft³/lb at 5℉
A. 110 mm C. 114 mm
 B. 106 mm D. 124 mm

36. An ammonia compressor operates at an evaporator pressure of 316 Kpa and a condenser
pressure of 1514.2 Kpa. The refrigerant is subcooled 5 degrees and is superheated 8 degrees. A
twin cylinder compressor with a bore to stroke ratio of 0.85 is to be used at 1200 rpm. The
mechanical efficiency is 78%. For a load of 87.5 kw, determine the before and stroke for 5%
clearance.
A. 123.44 mm C. 117.40 mm, 99.79 mm
B. 109.23 mm D. 234.23 mm, 86.79 mm

37. In a certain refrigeration system for a low temperature application, a two stage operation is
desirable which employs ammonia system that serves a 30 ton evaporator at -30 ℃ . The system
uses direct contact cascade condenser, and the condenser temperature is 40 ℃ . Find the total
power required in kw.
A. 23.43 kw C. 28.34 kw
B. 25.37 kw D. 45.23 kw

38. A refrigeration system operates on the reversed Carnot cycle. The minimum and maximum
temperatures are -25℃ and 72℃ , respectively. If the heat rejected to the condenser is 6000
KJ/min, draw the T-S diagram and find the power input required
A. 20.34 kw C. 13.45 kw
B. 65.33 kw D. 28.12 kw

39. A refrigerating system operates on the reversed Carnot cycle. The highest temperature of the
refrigerant in the system is 120℉ and the lower temperature is 10℉ . The capacity is to be 20
tons. Determine the heat rejected from the system in Btu/min.
A. 4936 C. 3423
B. 5634 D. 7421

40. An Ice plant produces 20 tons of ice per day at -15 ℃ from water at 25℃ . If miscellaneous
losses are 12% of the freezing and chilling load, calculate the refrigeration capacity of the plant
in tons of refrigeration.
A. 21.35 C. 31.5
B. 43.12 D. 36.3
 Activity No. 4
M.E. 323 (Refrigeration System)
Deadline: Friday (April 30, 2021)

41. Fish weighing 11,000 kg with a temperature of 20 ℃ is brought to a cold storage and which shall
be cooled to -10℃ in 11 hours. Find the required plant refrigerating capacity in tons of
refrigeration if the specific heat of fish is 0.7 above freezing and 0.3 below freezing point which
is -3℃ . The latent heat of freezing is 55.5 Kcal/kg.
A. 21.23 C. 28.34
B. 24.38 D. 32.12

42. Compute the heat to be removed from 110 kg of lean beef if it were to be cooled from 20 ℃ to
4℃ , after which it is to be frozen and cooled to -18 ℃ . Specific heat above freezing is given as
3.23 KJ/kg℃ and below freezing as 1.68KJ/kg-℃ . Freezing point is -2.2℃ and latent heat of
fusion is 233 KJ/kg.
A. 32,455 KJ C. 36,437.5 KJ
B. 23,445 KJ D. 54.223.2KJ

43. Magnolia Dairy products plant must cool 4000 gallons of fresh milk received from the farm per
day from an initial temperature of 80℉ to a temperature of 38℃ in 5 hours. If the density of
milk is 8.6 lbs/gallon, specific gravity is 1.03, and specific heat is 0.935 how much brine must be
circulated if the change in temperature is 15 ℉ , specific gravity is 1.182, and the specific heat is
0.729?
A. 41.77 gpm C. 34.11 gpm
B. 54.22 gpm D. 65.23 gpm

44. A mass of ice at 25℉ is needed to cool 250 pounds vegetables in a bunker, for 24 hours. The
initial temperature of the vegetables is assumed to be 85 ℉ . It is also assumed that the average
temperature inside the bunker is 45℉ , within the 24-hour period. If the heat gained per hour in
the bunker is 30% of the heat removed to cool the vegetables from 85 ℉ to 45℉ , what would
be the required mass of ice?
Specific heat of ice ---------- 0.463
Specific heat of vegetables ---------- 0.80
Specific heat of water ---------- 1.01
Heat of fusion of ice ---------- 144 Btu/lb

A. 34.56 lbs C. 43.23 lbs

B. 74.23 lbs D. 64.8 lbs

45. A 10 tons ice plant using ammonia refrigerant operates between evaporator and condenser
temperature of -20℃ and 35℃ respectively. The ice plant is to produce ice at -12 ℃ from
water at 30℃ in 24 hours. Assuming losses to be 18% of the heat absorbed from water,
determine the power required by the compressor.
A. 21.23 kw C. 56.32 kw
B. 16.79 kw D. 43.23 kw
46. An ideal vapor compression refrigeration cycle requires 2.5 KW to power the compressor. You
have found the following data for the cycle: the enthalpy at condenser entrance = 203 KJ/kg,
exit = 55; evaporator entrance = 55 KJ/kg, exit = 178. If the mass flow rate of the refrigerant is
0.10 kg/sec, then the coefficient of performance of this refrigeration cycle is most nearly:
A. 592 C. 5.92
B. 59.2 D. 4.92

47. A Freon -12 waste water system operating at a 5℃ suction temperature and a 40℃ condensing
temperature has an evaporator load of 5 tons. If the condenser is selected for a 7 ℃ water
temperature rise, how many gpm must be circulated through condenser?
The following enthalpies have been found: condenser entrance = 377 KJ/kg, exit = 238.5;
evaporator entrance = 238.5 KJ/kg, exit = 353.6
A. 11.46 gpm C. 13.45 gpm
B. 15.23 gpm D. 23.22 gpm

48. A refrigeration system operates on an ideal vapor-compression using Refrigerant-12 with an

evaporator temperature of -30℃ and a condenser exit temperature of 49.3℃ and requires a
74.6 KW motor to drive the compressor. What is the capacity of the refrigerator in tons of
refrigeration? Enthalpy of condenser entrance = 382 KJ/kg, exit = 248.15; at evaporator entrance
= 248.15, exit = 338.14.
A. 43.1 C. 21.3
B. 34.5 D. 18.2

49. Liquid ammonia at a temperature of 26℃ is available at the expansion valve. The temperature
of the vaporizing ammonia in the evaporator is 2℃ . Find the percentage of liquid vaporized
while flowing through the expansion valve.
Temperature Pressure

A. 9.02 C. 91.08
B. 90.98 D. 8.92

50. A 140 mm x 140 mm single effect, twin-cylinder, single acting Freon-12 compressor with a
refrigeration capacity of 40 kw operates between a discharge pressure of 1300 kpa and a suction
pressure of 350 kpa. The speed of the compressor is 600 rpm. If the discharge pressure shall be
raised to 1400 kpa, at what speed (rpm) should the compressor be run to produce the same
refrigeration capacity and assuming the volumetric efficiency to remain the same?

A. 610 C. 620
B. 615 D. 630

51. A refrigeration system using R-22 has a capacity of 320 kw of refrigeration. The evaporating
temperature is minus 10 degrees C and the condensing temperature is 40 ℃ . Calculate the
fraction of vapor in the mixture before the evaporator.

A. 0.287 C. 0.245
B.0.315 D. 0.227
52. What is the coefficient of a vapor compression refrigeration system having the following data:
Enthalpy entering the compression is 181.79; enthalpy after compression work is 207.3 KJ/kg.
After condensation the enthalpy is 58.2 and the throttled from 0.19 Mpa to 0.18 Mpa.
A. 5.8 C. 4.75
B. 3.2 D. 5.6

53. A refrigeration system having a 22 kw capacity needs 7.8 hp compressor. Find the COP of the
system.
A. 3.12 C. 3.78
B. 4.62 D. 6.34