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Department of Mechanical Engineering

MEC321P · Thermal Engineering Practice

Expt-4: Vapour Compression Refrigeration System

ˆ Aim: To study the performance of vapor compression refrigeration system

ˆ Apparatus required :
1. Vapour compression test-rig
2. Rotameter
3. Temperature sensor & display unit
4. Pressure sensor & display unit
5. Constant temperature water-tanks
ˆ Procedure and formula:
– Vary the heat load on the evaporator of the VCR system by varying the hot water flow rate
– Measure the condenser and evaporator pressures
– Measure the temperatures of refrigerant at various state points
– Using the measured pressures and refrigerant temperatures, mark all the state points on the
R134A chart
– Calculate Refrigeration Effect, Qref = h1 − h4
– Calculate Work Input, Win = h2 − h1
Qref
– Calculate performance, COP =
Win

Table 1: REFRIGERANT - Pressure and Temperature Measurements

Evaporator Condenser
Properties Evap Inlet Evap Outlet Cond Inlet Cond Outlet
Pressure, (bar)
Temperature, (◦ C)

Table 2: CALCULATIONS - Enthalpy values are to be taken from R134A chart, (kJ/kg)

Evaporator Condenser
Evap Inlet Evap Outlet Cond Inlet Cond Outlet
h4 h1 h2 h3

ˆ Plots
1. Attach the R134A chart with all state points marked on it.
 100

0.74

1.58
0.78

1.62
0.82

0.86

0.94
0.98

1.02

1.06

1.10

1.14

1.18

1.22

1.26

1.30

1.34

1.38

1.42

1.46

1.50

1.66
0.90
0.002

1.54
1.70
120 1.74
p -h Diagram for R134a 110
1.78
0.005
1.82
Plotted by: J P M Trusler 100
Reference state: 90 1.86
80
h /(kJ·kg-1) = 200 and s /(kJ·K-1·kg-1) = 1.00 1.90 0.01
for saturated liquid at T = 0°C. 70
60 1.94

 T /°C 50
1.98
0.02

 s /(kJ·K-1·kg-1) 40

10  v /(m3·kg-1) 30 2.02

 Quality
20
2.06 0.05
10

2.10
p /bar

0 0.1

-10 2.14

-20 2.18 0.2

-30
1 2.22

-40 0.5
2.26

-50 2.30
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

2.34

30
40

70

120
130

150
-50
-40
-30
-20

0
10
20

50
60

80
90

100
110

140
-10
0.1
100 200 300 400 500
-1
h /(kJ·kg ) © Imperial College London 2003
 Throttle Valve

Rotameter P P Rotameter
T T

Condenser
Evaporator

Coil
Coil

T T
Flow P P Flow
Control Control
valve Compressor valve

HOT BATH COLD BATH

 Data Sheet for Refrigeration Experiment

PRESSURE, bar TEMPERATURE, deg C

Evaporator Condenser Evaporator Condenser
Inlet outlet Inlet outlet Inlet outlet Inlet outlet
Roll No. Name
MDM18B008 BHEEM REDDY ARYAN SAI REDDY 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 20
MDM18B011 DERISH GIFTLY PETER 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 84 27
MDM18B024 Mokshit Sati 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 26
MDM19B001 SAMAYAMANTHULA SURYA PAVAN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 26
MDM19B003 S PRATHIP MATHAVAN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 81 25
MDM19B004 VANKUDOTH AKHIL 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 21
MDM19B005 PULAPAKA.SHALEM 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 81 29
MDM19B006 SIDDAVATTAM HARSHAVARDHAN R 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 21
MDM19B007 PANDITHI VENKATA PHANI SAI NAMR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 21
MDM19B008 SURYA KIRAN S 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 81 23
MDM19B009 SONAWANE HARSH MILIND 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 27
MDM19B010 JAYANTHAAN HARIBASKAR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 23
MDM19B012 ANIL KUMAR SAINI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 25
MDM19B013 KAVALA RAHUL 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 86 29
MDM19B014 AMEEN RIAZ 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 28
MDM19B015 S ABAETHAN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 86 29
MDM19B016 DHARAVATH NAGARAJU 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 90 26
MDM19B017 SREEDEEP SHRIKUMAR NAIR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 21
MDM19B018 SHIVANSH DHAKA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 29
MDM19B019 YEDLAPALLI SEETHAL 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 24
MDM19B020 SUBUDDI RAMKI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 21
MDM19B021 UMAKANT RAM 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 21
MDM19B022 PALVAI SRISHANTH 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 24
MDM19B023 DESHPANDE SUSHUT SATYEN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 21
MDM19B024 J R SUKESH 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 27
MDM19B025 GARUGUBILLI MANOJ KUMAR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 24
MDM19B026 AAYUSH KATKHEDE 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 30
MDM19B027 SAURAV SUBODH PANDIT 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 20
MDM19B028 JOSEPH MELVIN KUZHIMATTATHIL 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 21
MDM19B029 GUGULOTH RAMPRASAD NAIK 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 27
MDM19B030 KATARI DHANUSH 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 28
MDM19B031 JYOTI KUMARI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 25
MDM19B033 PRADHEEP NARAYANAN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 30
MDM19B034 BAKSHI ANUPAMA SAI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 25
MDM19B035 KOLLI HEMACHANDRA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 29
MDM19B037 P GURU GOPINATH 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 86 27
MDM19B038 BEDIDHA LOKESH VARMA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 27
MDM19B040 CHRISTO TONY 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 20
MDM19B041 VARRA AKHILESHWAR REDDY 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 24
MDM19B042 NAMO NARAYAN DHAKER 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 29
MDM19B043 VICTOR NETHESH S 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 84 26
MDM19B044 PAKAL AJITH REDDY 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 23
MDM19B045 GOPI VASANTH CHINNAM 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 81 29
MDM19B046 PILLA SRI KANAKA KRISHNA TARUN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 25
MDM19B047 KARRI DURGAPRASAD 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 21
MDM19B048 KAMU VENKATA SAI DEVA SRI ROHIT 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 21
MDM19B049 KETHEPALLI ANIL GUPTHA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 84 28
 PRESSURE, bar TEMPERATURE, deg C
Evaporator Condenser Evaporator Condenser
Inlet outlet Inlet outlet Inlet outlet Inlet outlet
Roll No. Name
MFD19I001 MAHANKALI SRIPAAD 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 25
MFD19I002 UDITRAJ SAWNER 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 20
MFD19I003 SWAPNIL MILIND PARANJAPE 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 84 26
MFD19I004 LAVUDYA MOHAN NAIK 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 30
MFD19I005 D SAI KARTHIKEYA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 24
MFD19I006 VISHAL K 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 22
MFD19I007 SANGEETA DAS 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 86 20
MFD19I009 SUMEDH HARSHAVARDHAN GAVAI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 84 26
MFD19I010 BALLAVARAPU KRISHNA VAMSI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 30
MFD19I013 AKASH BABU T P 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 24
MFD19I014 ASHWANI VERMA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 27
MFD19I016 VYSHNAV K 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 81 23
MFD19I018 CHANDAN KUMAR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 29
MFD19I020 SAURABH BIJENIAN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 22
MFD19I021 SANTOSH DANGI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 84 20
MPD19I001 VITHISHA.M 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 90 20
MPD19I002 ANAND BHARADWAJ 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 90 29
MPD19I003 D NIVEDH KUMAR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 22
MPD19I004 MADDUKURI SRI 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 22
MPD19I005 MOHAMAED AQEEL ABDUL MALICK 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 27
MPD19I006 VALAPA SRAVAN RANADEV 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 23
MPD19I008 MATTA SAMEER CHAKRAVARTHY 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 22
MPD19I009 RAVI SHANKAR YADAV 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 27
MPD19I010 DEVARAI SAI KIRAN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 87 28
MPD19I011 GANGIREDDYPALLI UDAY KUMAR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 26
MPD19I012 PALNATI RAHUL REDDY 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 86 28
MPD19I015 SATYAM 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 25
MPD19I016 VISMAY CHAND 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 80 20
MPD19I017 ARCHISMAN DATTA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 27
MPD19I019 DHARAVATH GANESH 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 20
MPD19I020 KANDREGULA VENKATA SAI KIRAN 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 84 23
MPD19I021 GANTA RAM PRASAD 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 81 29
MPD19I022 PRASHANT JHA 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 86 25
MPD19I023 KATRENIKONA VSKPR GOWTHAM 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 22
MPD19I024 ARJUN VIJAYKUMAR 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 29
Addl-1 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 81 24
Addl-2 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 23
Addl-3 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 83 29
Addl-4 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 88 27
Addl-5 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 89 26
Addl-6 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 85 21
Addl-7 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 27
Addl-8 0.9 0.7 10.1 9.9 -31.12 -10 82 28