Module 7: Activity No.

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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Exercises Problems

Name: Pascual, Jefferson C.

Student No. 20131149296
Problems:

Problem No. 1:

An ammonia ice plant operates on simple saturation cycle at the following temperatures:
condensing temp= 33 deg C and evaporating temp= - 8 deg C. It produces 12 tons of ice
per day at – 4 deg C from water at 26 deg C. Determine:
a) capacity of refrigeration plant in TOR
b) isentropic discharge temp
c) compressor bore and stroke if its volumetric efficiency is 65%. The compressor
rpm= 1400 and stroke/bore ratio= 1.2
d) HP of compressor per TOR if its adiabatic efficiency is 85% and mechanical
efficiency is 95%.
e) Theoretical and actual COP.

𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏:
𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠
𝑚𝐼 = 10
𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑡𝐶 = 40℃
𝑡𝐸 = −15℃
Ref. Cap. = QS + QG
QG = 0

𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
A.
𝑅𝑒𝑓. 𝐶𝑎𝑝. = 𝑚𝐼 [𝐶𝑝𝑊 (𝑡𝑆 − 𝑡𝐹 ) + 𝐿 + 𝐶𝑝𝐼 (𝑡𝐹 − 𝑡𝐸 )]
10 𝑡𝑜𝑛 2000 𝑙𝑏 1 𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝐽 𝑘𝐽
𝑅𝑒𝑓. 𝐶𝑎𝑝. = ( )( )( ) [4.187 (30 − 0) + 335
𝑑𝑎𝑦 1 𝑡𝑜𝑛 2.2 𝑙𝑏 𝑘𝑔 ∙ ℃ 𝑘𝑔
𝑘𝐽
+ 2.0935 (0 + 5)]
𝑘𝑔 ∙ ℃
1 𝑘𝐽 1 𝑑𝑎𝑦 1 ℎ𝑟 1 𝑇𝑂𝑅
𝑅𝑒𝑓. 𝐶𝑎𝑝. = 4282 522.73 ( )( )( )( )
1 𝑑𝑎𝑦 24 ℎ𝑟𝑠 3600 𝑠𝑒𝑐 3.5167 𝑘𝑊
𝑹𝒆𝒇. 𝑪𝒂𝒑. = 𝟏𝟒. 𝟎𝟗 𝑻𝑶𝑹
B.
From Table:
𝑘𝐽 𝑄𝐴 = 𝑚𝑅 (ℎ1 − ℎ4 )
ℎ1 = 1443.9 3.5167 𝑘𝑊
𝑘𝑔
14.09 𝑇𝑂𝑅 ( )
𝑘𝐽 1 𝑇𝑂𝑅
ℎ3 = 390.587 = ℎ4 = 𝑚𝑅 (1443.9 − 390.587)
𝑘𝑔
𝒌𝒈
𝒎𝑹 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟒𝟕 𝒔𝒆𝒄
𝑅𝑒𝑓. 𝐶𝑎𝑝. = 𝑄𝐴

C.
𝒕𝟐 ≈ 𝟏𝟐𝟔℃

D.
2𝑐𝑎𝑛 2(1)(1)(1400) 𝑉1
𝑁= = 𝜂𝑉 =
𝑆 2 𝑉𝐷
𝑁 = 1400 𝑅𝑃𝑀 1.43
𝑚3 0.65 = 𝜋 2
𝑉1 = 𝑚𝑅 ̅̅̅
𝑣1 𝑣1 = 0.508013
̅̅̅ 1.2𝐷 (4 𝐷 ) (1400)
𝑘𝑔
𝑫 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟖𝟔 𝒎
𝑘𝑔 60 𝑠 𝑚3
𝑉1 = 0.047 ( ) (0.508013 ) 𝐿 = 1.2𝐷 = 1.2(0.1186)
𝑠𝑒𝑐 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑔 𝑳 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟒𝟐𝟑 𝒎
𝑚3
𝑉1 = 1.43
𝑚𝑖𝑛

E.
𝑘𝐽 𝑇𝑃
ℎ2 ≈ 1730 𝑛𝑚 𝑛𝑎𝑑 =
𝑘𝑔 𝐵𝑃
𝑇𝑃 = 𝑚𝑅 (ℎ2 − ℎ1 ) 13.45
0.95(0.85) =
= 0.047(1730 − 1443.9) 𝐵𝑃
𝑇𝑃 = 13.45 𝑘𝑊 1 𝐻𝑃
𝐵𝑃 = 16.66 𝑘𝑊 ( )
0.746 𝑘𝑊
𝑩𝑷 = 𝟐𝟐. 𝟑𝟑 𝑯𝑷

F.
3.5167 𝑘𝑊
𝑄𝐴 14.09 𝑇𝑂𝑅 ( 1 𝑇𝑂𝑅 )
𝐶𝑂𝑃𝐶 = =
𝑇𝑃 13.45 𝑘𝑊
𝑪𝑶𝑷𝑪 = 𝟑. 𝟔𝟖

3.5167 𝑘𝑊
′
𝑄𝐴 14.09 𝑇𝑂𝑅 ( 1 𝑇𝑂𝑅 )
𝐶𝑂𝑃 𝐶 = =
𝐵𝑃 16.66
𝑪𝑶𝑷′𝑪 = 𝟐. 𝟗𝟕
Problem No. 2:

An R 12, 130 kW simple saturation refrigeration cycle operates at temperatures of 34 deg

C and – 16 deg C for the condenser and evaporator respectively. Determine the following:
a. the motor power required by the compressor in HP per TOR if the over- all
efficiency is 82%,
b. the ideal and actual COP,
c. the actual piston displacement in cu. m/min per TOR if the volumetric
efficiency is 70%
d. discharge temp of compressor

𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏:
𝑅 − 12
𝑄𝐴 = 130𝑘𝑤
𝑡𝑐 = 34℃
𝑡𝑒 = −16
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
𝐴. 𝑇𝑃 = 𝑀𝑅 (ℎ2 − ℎ1 )
𝑘𝐽 𝑘𝐽
ℎ1 = ℎ𝑔 @ − 16℃ = 344.474 ; ℎ2 ≈ 371 ; 𝑡 = 48℃
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝑔 2
𝑘𝐽
ℎ3 = ℎ4 = ℎ𝑓 @ 34℃ = 232.501
𝑘𝑔
𝑄𝐴 130𝑘𝑤 𝑘𝑔
𝑀𝑅 = = = 1.16
ℎ1 − ℎ4 344.474 𝑘𝐽 − 232.501 𝑘𝐽 𝑠
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝑔
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝐽 𝑘𝐽 ℎ𝑝 1
𝑇𝑃 = 1.16 (371 − 344.474 ) = 30.77𝑘𝑤 ( )( )
𝑠 𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝑔 0.746𝑘𝑤 𝑇𝑂𝑅
𝐻𝑃 𝑯𝑷
𝑇𝑃 = 41.25 (0.82) = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟖𝟐𝟓
𝑇𝑂𝑅 𝑻𝑶𝑹
𝑄𝐴 130𝑘𝑤 𝑇𝑃 30.77𝑘𝑤
𝑏. 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑝 = = = 4.22 ; 𝐵𝑃 = = 37.52𝑘𝑤
𝑇𝑃 30.77𝑘𝑤 𝑁𝑐𝑜 0.82
𝑄𝐴 130𝑘𝑤
𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑝 = = = 3.46
𝐵𝑃 37.52𝑘𝑤
𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒑 = 𝟒. 𝟐𝟐; 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒑 = 𝟑. 𝟒𝟔
𝑉1 𝑀𝑅 𝑣1
𝑐. 𝑁𝑣 = =
𝑉𝑑 𝑉𝑑
𝑚3
𝑣1 = 𝑣𝑔 @ − 16 ℃ = 0.094
𝑘𝑔
𝑘𝑔 𝑚3 60𝑠 𝑚3
𝑉1 = 𝑀𝑅 𝑣1 = (1.16 ) (0.094 ) ( ) = 6.5424
𝑠 𝑘𝑔 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑛
3 𝟑 𝑑. 𝒕𝟐 = 𝟒𝟖℃
𝑚 𝒎
𝑉1 6.5424 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑉𝑑 = = = 𝟗. 𝟑𝟓 𝒎𝒊𝒏
𝑁𝑣 0.70 𝑻𝑶𝑹