Chapter 4 : Simple Vapour Compression Refrigeration Systems • 133

Example 4.4. 28 tonnes of ice from and at 0°C is produced per day in an ammo
refrigerator. The temperature range in the compressor is from 25°C to -l5°C. The vapour is ':'
and saturated at the end of compression and an expansion valve is used. There is no liquid
subcooling. Assuming actual C.O.P. of 62% of the theoretical, calculate the power required to
drive the compressor. Following properties of ammonia are given:
Temperature Enthalpy (kJ/kg) Entropy (kJ/kg K)
0°C Liquid Vapour Liquid Vapour

25 298.9 1465.84 1.1242 5.0391

-15 112.34 1426.54 0.4572 5.5490
Take latent heat of ice = 335 k.Jikg.
Solution. Given: Ice produced= 28t/day ; T2 = T3 = 25°C = 25 + 273 = 298K; T 1 = T4
=-15°C =-15 + 273 =258 K; h/3 = h4 = 298.9 kl/kg; h11 =112.34kJ/kg; h12 =h2 = 1465.84kJ/kg;
h11 = 1426.54 kJ/kg; sfl = 1.1242 kJ/kg K; s11 = 0.4572 kJ/kg K; sgz. = s2 = 5.0391 kJ/kg K ;
s11 =5.5490 kJ/kg K.
The T-s and p-h diagrams are shown in Fig. 4.6 (a) and (b) respectively.
First of all, let us find the dryness fraction (x1) of the vapour refrigerant entering the
compressor at point 1. ·

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(a) T-s diagram. (b) p-h diagram.

Fig. 4.6
We know that entropy at point 1,
sl =s11 +xt Stsl =st-1 +xt(S8t-S/t) ...(·: s,t =sfl +s1,,)
= 0.4572 + x 1(5.5490 - 0.4572)
= 0.4572 + 5.0918 x 1 • •• (i)
and entropy at point 2, =
s2 :::: s 2 5.0391 k:J/kg K ... (Given) ... (iJ)
Since the entropy at point 1 is equJ
to entropy at point 2, therefore equating equations (i) and
(il),
0.4572 + 5.0918 x1 = 5.0391 or x1 =0.9
We know that enthalpy at point 1,
h1 = hfl + x1h111 =h11 + x1(h11 - hfl) ... (·: h11 =h/1 +1111 ,1
= 112.34 + 0.9 (1426.54 - 112.34) = 1295.12 kJ/kg
Superfluous data.