PROJECT ON

LPG REFRIGERATOR
TEAM MEMBERS:
KARTHIK KESHAV
BHUVAN J
SURYA RAVISHANKAR
R V RUTHU
INTRODUCTION
 LPG comprises of 24.4% propane, 56.4% butane and 17.2% iso-butene which is
used as a refrigerant.
 The LPG is cheaper and is environmental friendly and has no Ozone Depletion
Potential and no Global Warming Potential.
 Due to the huge demand of electricity in India, we think of recovering the energy
which is already spent but not being utilised further.
 The government agencies are not able to continuously supply a major portion of
electricity in both the urban as well as in rural areas.
 Still the people in these regions require refrigeration for a variety of socially relevant
purposes such as, cold storage or storing medical supplies and domestic food items.
 This project has the novelty of using LPG instead of electricity.
 CONSTRUCTION
 Consider a box made of thermocol sheet. It is used
because the cold air cannot transfer from inside to
outside the refrigerator. The evaporator is wrapped
totally with aluminium tape.
 The gas cylinder is connected to high pressure
regulator, which is in turn connected to high pressure
pipes . At the other end of the high pressure
pipes, a pressure gauge is connected.
 On the other end of a copper tube, a capillary tube is connected,
which is fitted with evaporator. The evaporator coil end, is
connected to the stove by another high pressure pipe.
 So one pressure gauge is put between the capillary tube and cylinder, and the other is put at the end of
evaporator. This completes the construction.
WORKING OF VCR
CONCLUSION
 Propane is an attractive and environmental friendly alternative to CFCs.
 Mass flow rate increases with increase in capillary inner diameter and coil diameter
whereas, mass flow rate decreases with increase in length. It was observed that the COP
of system increases with similar change in geometry of capillary tube.
 Cooling capacities obtained were 3-4 folds higher for LPG than those for R-12 capillary
tube. Higher COP values were obtained.
 The use of LPG as a replacement refrigerant is the solution for Ozone Depletion
Potential problem and the Global Warming Potential.