UNIT- V Refrigeration systems

1. Define Refrigerant?
A substance which is used to extract heat from the lower temperature body and delivers into the high
temperature body is known as refrigerant. Ex: Air, CO

, !O

, Ammonia, "reon, etc.,

2. What is Refrigerator?
#efrigerator is defined as the process of reducing and maintaining the temperature of a body or space
below the temperature of its surroundings.
3. Distinguish between refrigerator and Heat pump?
Sl.No Refrigerator Heat Pump
$% &he main purpose of the refrigerator
is to cool the space or body below
that of surroundings
&he main purpose of 'eat pump is to warm
the space or body above that of
surroundings
$
(t transfer heat from the cold body to
the atmosphere
(t transfers heat from the atmosphere to the
warm body.
. !lassif" the Refrigerators?
(. (ce #efrigerator
((. Air #efrigerator
(((. )apour #efrigerator
a. )apour Compression refrigerator
b. )apour Absorption refrigerator
#. $ist some ad%antages of &apour absorption s"stem?
a. !ince there is no moving parts, the operation is *uiet
b. (ts maintenance cost is less
c. &here is no need of electric power
d. (t is best suitable for the capacity above %$$$ tonnes
e. (t is sub+ected to little wear
'. Define power re(uired
&he power re*uired to produce a refrigerating effect e*uivalent of one ton of refrigeration may be
calculated as given below
One ton of refrigeration , -.. /01sec
%/2 , %/01sec
). Define !*P of Refrigerator
(t is defined as the ratio of heat extracted in a given temperature 3refrigerating effect4 to the warm input.
(t is usually expressed as C.O.5
'eat Extracted
C.O.5
#ef
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2ork input
#efrigeration effect 78

9
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2ork input 729
&his is known as theoretical CO5. (t always greater than one
+. What is refrigerating effe,t?
(t is defined as the amount of heat extracted from a cold body or space to be cooled in a given time. &he
:nit of refrigeration is /01min or /01sec
8uantity of heat extracted from the cold space
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&ime taken
-. What is tonne of refrigeration or ,apa,it" of a refrigerating unit?
&he capacity of refrigerating machine is expressed by their cooling capacity. &he standard unit for
measuring the capacity of refrigerating machine is &on of #efrigeration 7&O#9
One &on of refrigeration is defined as. the *uantity of heat absorbed to form % tonne 3%$$$ kg4 of ice in
< hrs from and at $=C .
One ton of #ef , -./01min
, -.. /01sec
10. . /i%e the important parameters that are to be measured and ,ontrolled of an air ,onditioning
s"stem.
%. &emperature of air . 'umidity of air
-. 5urity of air <. >otion of air
11. Name the ,",les on whi,h an 0ir refrigeration s"stem wor1s.
%. #eversed Carnot cycle . ?ell @ Coleman cycle
12. Name four important properties of a good refrigerant
%. Aow boiling point . 'igh critical temperature B pressure
-. Aow sp. heat of li*uid <. ;on @ flammable and non explosive.
13. Name some of the e(uipments used in air ,onditioning s"stem
%. "ilter . Cooling coil
-. 'eating coil <. Compressor
.. Condenser C. Evaporator
1. Name an" four ,ommonl" used refrigerants
%. Ammonia 3;'
-
4 . Carbon di oxide 3CO

4
-. !ulphur di oxide 3!O

4 <. "reon @ %.