Vapor- Compression Cycles

Reverse Heat
Engine
• Heating and Cooling effect of
Compression and Expansion
• Using it as a way of cooling
(Reverse heat Engine/Heat
Pump) by doing work on a
compressor
 Vapor
Compression
Cycle Hot, High P Liquid Hot, High P Vapor

• Similar to gas turbine (Vapor is

handled; but in reverse.
• Reverse Rankine cycle. And All the
reverse heat engine cycles are
applicable (Reversed Carnot,
Reversed Bryton)
• Why Expansion valve used instead Cool, Low P Liquid Warm, Low P Liquid
of turbine
• Isenthalpic expansion is
required
 Vapor Compression Cycle
𝑊 𝑖𝑛 =(h ¿ ¿ 1 −h 2)𝑘𝐽 /𝑘𝑔 ¿

𝑅 𝑒𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 =(h ¿ ¿1 −h 4 )𝑘𝐽 /𝑘𝑔 ¿

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝐶𝑂𝑃 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙 , 𝑉𝐶𝐶=
𝑊 𝑖𝑛

• Coefficient of performance is a
measurement for refrigeration
compared to work supplied
Effect of
variables on COP
• Reducing Evaporator Pressure
• Increasing the Condenser
Pressure
• Superheating the compressor
input
• Subcooling the condensate

• Isentropic compressor
Efficiency
Question 01
• A commercial refrigerator with 134a as the working fluid used the
refrigerated space at -30oC by rejecting its waste heat to cooling water
the condenser at 18oC at a rate of 0.25kg/s and leaves at 26oC. The
refrigerant enters the condenser at 1.2MPa and 65oC and leaves at
42.. The inlet state of the compressor is 60kPa and -34oC and the
compressor is estimated to gain a net heat of 450W from the
surroundings.