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Improve COP in Vapor Compression Cycle

The document discusses four methods to improve the coefficient of performance (COP) in a vapor compression cycle: 1) Adding a flash chamber to separate unwanted vapor from liquid refrigerant before the evaporator, 2) Adding an accumulator to separate phases between the expansion device and evaporator, 3) Subcooling liquid refrigerant using vapor refrigerant in a heat exchanger, and 4) Subcooling liquid refrigerant using liquid refrigerant in a heat exchanger. These methods improve COP by reducing the amount of inactive vapor in the evaporator, allowing only liquid refrigerant to absorb heat, or increasing the enthalpy difference between evaporator and condenser states. Diagrams are provided to illustrate each method.

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Improve COP in Vapor Compression Cycle

The document discusses four methods to improve the coefficient of performance (COP) in a vapor compression cycle: 1) Adding a flash chamber to separate unwanted vapor from liquid refrigerant before the evaporator, 2) Adding an accumulator to separate phases between the expansion device and evaporator, 3) Subcooling liquid refrigerant using vapor refrigerant in a heat exchanger, and 4) Subcooling liquid refrigerant using liquid refrigerant in a heat exchanger. These methods improve COP by reducing the amount of inactive vapor in the evaporator, allowing only liquid refrigerant to absorb heat, or increasing the enthalpy difference between evaporator and condenser states. Diagrams are provided to illustrate each method.

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Methods for Improvement of COP in vapour compression cycle

Following are the types of improvement in vapour compression cycle:

1. Improvement by adding Flash Chamber.


2. Improvement by adding Accumulator.
3. Improvement by Subcooling of liquid refrigerant by using vapours of refrigerant.
4. Improvement by Subcooling of liquid refrigerant by using Liquid refrigerant.

1. Improvement by adding flash chamber:

Fig 7.2 improvement by adding flash chamber

During the expansion process some unwanted vapors are generated. This unwanted vapour is totally
inactive to absorb latent heat in evaporator.
In flash chamber there are baffle plate on which mixer from expansion device strikes and there is
separation of vapour and liquid.
Unwanted vapour is directly supplied to compressor whereas only liquid is supplied to Evaporator. By
adding flash chamber there is no effect on refrigerating effect.
Work supplied to compressor remains constant and COP remains constant. The effect obtained is only
reduction in evaporator length of pipe.
Flash chamber is added between expansion device and evaporator. Flash chamber is an insulating tank.
When there is fixed load on our vapour compression cycle then flash chamber is added in the plant.
2. Improvement by adding Accumulator:

Fig 7.3 Improvement by adding accumulator

An accumulator is an insulated tank which is installed in between the expansion device and evaporator.
Figure 7.3 shows block diagram of this system. Unwanted vapour generating during expansion process
are strikes on baffle plates. The evaporator also supplies the mixture of liquid and vapour when load on
evaporator is less. This mixture also strikes on the baffle plate. In accumulator separation of liquid
refrigerant and vapour refrigerant is carried out. Accumulator supplied only liquid to evaporator. It also
supplied only vapour to compressor. When load on our vapour compression cycle varies then
accumulator is added in the system.

3. Improvement by Sub-cooling of liquid refrigerant by using vapours of refrigerant:


Fig 7.4 improvement by vapour refrigerant

Sub-cooling of liquid refrigerant is carried out by using vapour of refrigerant. The heat exchanger is
installed between condenser and expansion device. In heat exchanger through one pipe of liquid at 45
degree C flowing where another line vapour refrigerant at -10 degree C is flowing. Liquid rejects its heat
energy to vapour refrigerants and sub-cooling of liquid takes place which improves COP of plant.

4. Improvement by Sub-cooling of liquid refrigerant by using liquid refrigerant:

Fig 7.5 improvement by liquid refrigerant

In this method sub cooling of liquid refrigerant is carried out by using liquid refrigerant.
A heat exchanger is installed in between condenser and expansion device.
One line carries liquid refrigerant of 45 degree C whereas another line carries liquid refrigerant of -10
degree C temperature.
This liquid is taken partially from after expansion.
The heat transfer takes place, if heat exchanger liquid of 45 degree C gives heat energy to partial -10
degree C.
After absorbing heat energy liquid at -10 degree C. evaporates and it is directly supplied to compressor.

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