Design of Highly secured

Refrigeration System using

LPG
 Abstract

The energy crisis persists all across the globe. We think of recovering the energy which
is already spent but not being utilized further, to overcome this crisis with no huge
investment.
Petroleum gas is stored in liquefied state before its utilization as fuel. The energy spent
for pressurizing and liquefying is not recovered afterwards. If it is expanded in an
evaporator, it will get vaporized and absorb heat to produce cooling.
This property has been used for refrigeration and air conditioning. So that the liquefied
form of LPG can be used for cooling and the expanded gas (LPG) can be further used
for combustion as a fuel.
 Literature Survey
• A. Baskaran and P. Koshy Mathews
A performance comparison of vapour compression refrigeration system using
Eco-friendly refrigerant of flow global warming potential.

• R.W. James and J.F.Missenden

Use of propane domestic refrigerator and conclude that the implications of using
propane in domestic refrigerators are examined.

• Bilal A. Akash et.al

Conducted performance tests om the performance of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
as a possible substitute for R12 in domestic refrigerants.
 Problem Statement

Main reason behind carrying out this work is lack of availability of resources.
Refrigeration process generally requires compressor which is not readily available
and relatively costly.
Refrigerants and coolants used in domestic refrigeration as well as vehicle air
conditioning system releases CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) and HCs (Hydrocarbons)
resulting in ozone layer depletion.
Refrigeration system is still costly and not readily available for every needy person.
Traditional refrigeration system also requires electricity which is again a big
problem in some parts of the country and the world.
 Detailed Design Of The Project

•List of components:
1.LPG Cylinder
2.Connecting Pipe
3.Gauges
4.Capillary tube or Throttling device
5.Evaporator with cooling chamber
6.Temperature measuring device
7.Burner
8.High pressure regulator
9.Solenoid valve with automatic shutdown
10.
Steel tie
 Detailed Design Of the Project

1.LPG Cylinder 2. High Pressure Pipes

3. Gauges 4. Capillary Tube

5. Evaporator with cooling chamber 6. Temperature measuring device

7. Burner 8. High pressure regulator

 9. Solenoid Valve with Automatic shutdown

10. Steel Tie

 Implementation of Design
(Fabrication Status)
• Part Purchase

1. LPG Cylinder
2. Connecting Pipe - 649
3. Gauges – 510 (x2)
4. Capillary tube or Throttling device – 1100 per kg
5. Evaporator with cooling chamber
6. Temperature measuring device
7. Burner
8. High pressure regulator
9. Solenoid valve with automatic shutdown -
10. Steel tie -
 Implementation of Design
(Fabrication Status)
COMPONENTS STATUS COST (Rs)
LPG Cylinder (5kg) Purchased 330
Connecting Pipe (5m) Ordered 1000
Gauges (x2) Ordered 700
Capillary tube or Not Yet Ordered 2000
Throttling device (5m)
Evaporator with cooling On going fabrication -
chamber
Temperature measuring Not Yet Ordered 550
device
Burner Purchased 900
High pressure regulator Not Yet Ordered 800
Solenoid valve with Not Yet Ordered 4500
automatic shutdown
Steel tie (per piece) Purchased 40
 ACTION PLAN
Work Details
Component selection as per Research Components as per the project are listed firstly in the
presentation, key members in the selection are as follows:-
1. Hitesh Jadhav
2. Ketan Nagpure
3. Mayank Joshi

Cost Estimation According to our online research about the parts of our project
cost of our project is estimated around Rs..8,000-10,000.

Part Purchase Purchase of the components shall be done in between January –

February 2021.

Assembly Assembly of the project will be done after the purchase of the
components in the mid of March 2021 by all the members.

Modification If needed modification will also be done.

 ACTION PLAN
Work Details
Component selection as per Research Components as per the project are listed firstly in the
presentation, key members in the selection are as follows:-
1. Hitesh Jadhav
2. Ketan Nagpure
3. Mayank Joshi

Cost Estimation According to our online research about the parts of our project
cost of our project is estimated around Rs..8,000-10,000.

Part Purchase Purchase of the components shall be done in between January –

February 2021.

Assembly Assembly of the project will be done after the purchase of the
components in the mid of March 2021 by all the members.

Modification If needed modification will also be done.

Aim:
• Reduce the exploitation of currently used harmful refrigerant gases to
an extent and contribute towards global well being.
• Economically affordable system.
• Elimination of heavy components.

Objectives:
• Compare the important characteristics between LPG refrigeration
system and traditional refrigeration system.
• To distinguish between the current existing refrigerator cost and
estimated cost of LPG refrigerator.
 Methodology
Design of the project

Research & Analysis

of the components

Gauge inspection

Valve inspection

Analysis of safety
precautions

Cost estimation

Implementation of the
project

Finalization of the
project with calculation
and inspection
Block Diagram
 References and Bibilography

• Dr. IqbalHusain, “Analysis of VCR and VAR systems using organic

refrigerants”, CRC press, Taylor and Francis Group, USA, 2012.
• Catalogue of Gas Authority of India on “Properties of combustible
gases for industrial purpose”.
• Heat Transfer by B.L. Singal, O.P. Misra, Tech-Max Publication , (2)
page no. 16-18.