Air Refrigeration and VARS

Assignment 2
Question 1
The cock pit of a jet plane flying at a speed of 1200 km/h is to be cooled by a
simple air cooling system. The cock pit is to be maintained at 25°C and the
pressure in the cock pit is 1 bar. The ambient air pressure and temperature are
0.85 bar and 30°C. The other data available is as follows: Cock-pit cooling load
= 10 TR ; Main compressor pressure ratio = 4 ; Ram efficiency = 90% ;
Temperature of air leaving the heat exchanger and entering the cooling turbine
= 60° C ; Pressure drop in the heat exchanger = 0.5 bar ; Pressure loss between
the cooler turbine and cockpit = 0.2 bar. Assuming the isentropic efficiencies of
main compressor and cooler turbine as 80%, find the quantity of air passed
through the cooling turbine and C.O.P. of the system. Take γ=1.4 and cp= 1
kJ/kg K.
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Question 2
A regenerative air-refrigeration system is designed to take 20 tonnes of
refrigeration load of an aircraft cabin. The ambient air at pressure 0.8 bar and
temperature 10 oC is rammed isentropically till the pressure rises to 1.2 bar. The
air bled off the main compressor at 4.5 bar is cooled by the rammed air in the
heat exchanger whose effectiveness is 0.60. The air from the heat exchanger is
further cooled to 60 oC in the regenerative heat exchanger with a portion of the
air bled after expansion in the cooling turbine. The cabin is to be maintained at
a temperature of 25 oC and a pressure of 1 bar. The isentropic efficiencies of the
compressor and turbine are 90 percent and 80 percent respectively. The
temperature of air leaving the regenerative HE is 100 oC. Determine the
following:

(i) Mass of air bled from cooling turbine to be used for regenerative cooling.
(ii) Power required for maintaining the cabin at required condition.
(iii) COP of the system

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Question 3
A single stage vapor absorption refrigeration system based on H2O-LiBr has a
refrigeration capacity of 300 kW. The system operates at an evaporator
temperature of 5oC (Psat =8.72 mbar) and a condensing temperature of 50 oC
(Psat =123.3 mbar). The exit temperatures of absorber and generator are 40 oC
and 110 oC respectively. The concentration of solution at the exit of absorber
and generator are 0.578 and 0.66, respectively. Assume 100 percent
effectiveness for the solution heat exchanger, exit condition of refrigerant at
evaporator and condenser to be saturated.
Find: a) The mass flow rates of refrigerant, weak and strong solutions
b) Heat transfer rates at the absorber, evaporator, condenser, generator
and solution heat exchanger
c) System COP, and
d) Solution pump work (density of solution = 1200 kg/m3)
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Assignment 2

1. Solve questions 1 -3 in the previous three slides

• Show all working and results. Draw schematics and characteristic diagrams before solving the
numerical
• Exact copied assignments will get 0 to both students
• Use data tables in the Appendix of the book or from an authentic site over the internet with the
correct units
• State your assumptions clearly
• Solve by hand, and slide your assignments in my office. Don’t forget to put your names, section
and registration number on the top of the front page
• Submit it by Thursday 19th May 2022 before uni closing hours.

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