Module 7: Activity No.

1
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Exercises Problems

Name: Pascual, Jefferson C.

Student No. 20131149296
Problems:

Problem No. 1:

Compute the refrigerating capacity of a machine in TOR and BTU/min to cool 150 packs
of beef each pack for 220 kg from 20 deg C to - 18 deg C in 8 hours. Specific heat
above freezing is given as 3.23 and below freezing as 1.68 kJ/kg deg C. Freezing point
is -2.2 deg C and latent heat of fusion is 233 kJ/kg.

220 kg
M s=
8 hr
t s=20 ℃
t e =−18 ℃
kJ
C p =3.23
sa
kg ⋅℃
kJ
C p =1.68
sb
kg ⋅℃
t f =−2.2℃
kJ
L=233
kg
Ref .Cap .=Q12 +Q23 + Q34 ; M s C psa ( t s−t f ) + M s L+C psb ( t f −t e )

Ref .Cap .=( 150 ) ( 2208 kghr )[( 3.23 kgkJ⋅ ℃ )( 20+ 2.2) ℃+ 233 kJkg +(1.68 kgkJ⋅ ℃ ) (−2.2+18) ℃ ]( 3600
hr
s )( kJ )
kW ⋅ s

Ref .Cap ,=379.56 kW

Ref .Cap ,=379.56 kW ( 3.5167

TOR
kW )
; Ref .Cap .=107.93 TOR

( )
BTU
200
min BTU
Ref .Cap ,=107.93 TOR ; Ref . Cap.=21586
TOR min
Problem No. 2:

a) How much ice would be required to chill 8000 gallons of water from 22 0C to 80C. Ice
and water do not mix. Express answer in metric tons.

b) San Marcelino Ice Plant produces 25 metric tons of ice per day at 16 0F from water at
750F. Determine the capacity of the refrigeration plant in BTU/min and TOR.

V s =8000 gal
t s=22 ℃
t e =8 ℃

a.) Qs +Q g=Q I ; Q g=0

M s C p ( t s−t e ) =M i [ L+C p ( t e−t f ) ] ; M w =M i
s w

(8.33 gallb )( 8000 gal ) ( 2.205kg lb )( 4.187 kgkJ⋅ ℃ ) ( 22−8 ) ℃=M [335 kJkg +(4.187 kgkJ⋅℃ )( 8−0) ℃ ]
i

M =4807.56 kg ; M =( 4807.56 kg ) (
1000 kg )
mton
i i ; M =4.81metric tons
i

mtons
b . ¿ M i=25
day
t e =16 ℉
t i=75 ℉

QT =Q12+Q23 +Q 34
Q12=M i C p ( t i−t f ) = 25
w ( )(
mtons day
day 24 hrs )( 2205lb
mton )( 1
BTU
lb⋅℉ ) ( 75−32 ) ℉=98765.625
BTU
hr

Q23=M i L= 25 ( mtons
day )( 24dayhrs )( 2205lb
mton )( 144
BTU
lb )=330750
BTU
hr

Q34=M i C p ( t f −t e )= 25
i (mtons day
)(
day 24 hrs mton )(
2205 lb
0.5
BTU
)(
lb ⋅℉ )
( 32−16 ) ℉=18375
BTU
hr

(
Q T = 98765.625
BTU
hr
+330750
BTU
hr
+18375
BTU
hr
12000
TOR
BTU)( )
; QT =37.32TOR
hr

(
QT = 98765.625
BTU
hr
+330750
BTU
hr
+18375
BTU
hr )( 60hrmins );Q =7464.84 BTU
T
min
Problem No. 3:

An ice plant produces 30 tons of ice per day at 8 deg F from water at 85 deg F.
a. calculate the refrigeration capacity of the plant in tons of refrigeration.
b. how much volume of cooling medium in cfm must be re-circulated if the
change in temperature is 10 deg C, specific gravity is 1.182 and specific heat
is 3.05 kJ/kg0C.

a.) M s=30ton
t s=85℉
t e =8 ℉
a . ref cap=M s C ps ( t s −t f ) + M s L+ C pi ( t f −t e )

ref cap= ( 24 hrs )(

30 ton 2000 lb
1 ton )(
[ 1
BTU
lb ⋅℉ ) ( 85−32 ) +144+ 0.5
BTU
lb⋅℉
(32−8)℉ ]

( )
BTU TOR
ref cap=522500 ; ref cap=43.54 TOR
hr BTU
12000
hr
b.) M s C ps ( t s−t e )=( M C p ∆ T )

( kg
M s= ρV ; ρ=( SG ρw ) ; ρ=1.182 997 3 =1178.454 3
m ) kg
m
( 43.54 TOR ) ( 3.5167 kw
TOR ) kg
=1178.454 3 ( V ) 3.05
m ( ) kj
kg ℃
(10 ℃)

( )( )
3 3 3
m 3.281 ft 60 s ft
V =0.00426 ; V =9.03
s m min min