Lecture 3

Carnot Vapour Compression Cycle

 Limitation of Carnot Cycle
1. Wet compression

2. Expansion in turbine
 Modification of Carnot Cycle for Dry
compression
Dry compression in Carnot refrigeration cycle can be done by using two
compressors
1. Isentropic compression and 2. Isothermal compression

 Dry compression lead to another limitation

Isothermal compression is difficult so the practical limitation of Carnot cycle are

1. Isentropic Expansion 2. Isothermal Heat rejection 3. wet Compression

Ideal Vapour Compression Cycle
 Ideal Vapour Compression Cycle
1. Wet Compression is Replaced by Dry
compression
2. Isothermal Heat rejection is replaced by
Isobaric Heat rejection(condenser)
3. Isentropic expansion in turbine is replaced by
Isenthalpic (throttling) expansion
Comparison b/w Carnot and Actual Vapour Compression Cycle

1. Refrigerating Effect
 qe, VCRS = qe, Carnot – area A2

area A2 = Throttling Loss

Refrigerating Effect:
Decreases
 Comparison b/w Carnot and Actual Vapour Compression Cycle

2. Heat Rejection

qc, VCRS - qc, Carnot = area A1

 Comparison b/w Carnot and Actual Vapour
Compression Cycle
3. Compressor work Input

Compressor work :
Increases= area A2 + area A1
Super heat loss :
Increases only work input does not effect
refrigerating effect
Throttling Loss :
Increases work input and decreases refrigerating
effect
 Analysis of Vapour Compression Cycle

Evaporator

Compressor

Condenser
Coefficient of Performance

Mass Flow Rate

How to find Enthalpy at different sate Point
 COP actual cycle and COP Carnot cycle
comparison

COP actual cycle <<< COP Carnot cycle

Effect of Evaporator and Condenser Pressure
or temperature on C.O.P
Effect of Sub Cooling on Refrigerating effect
Effect of Super Heating