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By: Shetty Akhil U. (TE_MECH_P-47) Phakatkar Abhijit (TE_MECH_P-35) Krishnan Rhoheth (TE_MECH_P-41) Paunikar Shweta (TE_MECH_P-29)
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Schematic of a reverse Carnot refrigeration system using Air Process 1-2: Reversible, adiabatic compression in a compressor (C), Process 2-3: Reversible, isothermal heat rejection in a compressor, Process 3-4: Reversible, adiabatic expansion in a turbine(T), Process 4-1: Reversible, isothermal heat absorption in a turbine.
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Schematic of a standard, saturated, single stage (SSS) vapour compression Refrigeration system Process 1-2: Isentropic compression of saturated vapour in compressor Process 2-3: Isobaric heat rejection in condenser Process 3-4: Isenthalpic expansion of saturated liquid in expansion device Process 4-1: Isobaric heat extraction in the evaporator
Advantages of VCRS:
1. Very mature technology. 2. Relatively inexpensive. 3. Can be driven directly using mechanical energy (water, car/truck motor) or with electrical energy. 4. Efficient up to 60% of Carnot's theoretical limit (as evaluated in ASHRAE testing conditions: evaporation temperature of -23.3 C, condensing temperature of 54.4C, and ambient temperature of 32C)
Disadvantages of VCRS:
1. Still use HCFC refrigerants, which contribute to depletion of the Earth's ozone layer. Countries adhering to Montreal Protocol, HCFCs are to be phased out by ozone-friendly HFCs, slightly less efficient than systems using HCFCs, Temperature Entropy diagram of VCRS CO2, butane.
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2. Initial cost high. 3. Prevention of leakage major problem. 4. Operation noisier due to moving parts, compared to VARS. 5. Mechanical energy used for changing the phase of refrigerant in evaporator.
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Introduction
1. The vapour refrigerant is required to be delivered at very high pressure as in case of low temperature refrigerating systems. 2. In such cases we need to compress the vapour refrigerant by employing the single stage compressor with a very high pressure ratio between the condenser & evaporator or compress it in two or more compressors placed in series. 3. The compression carried out in two or more compressors is called compound or multistage compression.
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4. In vapour compression refrigeration systems, the major operating cost is the energy input to the system in the form of mechanical work. 5. Any method of increasing coefficient of performance is advantageous so long as it does not does not involve too heavy an increase in other operating expenses, as well as initial plant cost & consequent maintenance. 6. The coefficient of performance of refrigeration system is the ratio of refrigerating effect to the compression work, hence coefficient of performance can be increased either by increasing the refrigerating effect or by increasing the compression work.
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Disadvantages :
1. It is essential to superheat the vapour refrigerant leaving the evaporator so that no liquid may enter the compressor. 2. It possesses more wear, tear & noise due to moving parts of compressor.
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5. In 1926, Albert Einstein and his former student Le Szilrd proposed an alternative design known as Einstein refrigerator. 6. Popular alternative to regular compressor refrigerators where electricity is (i) unreliable, (ii)costly, or (iii)unavailable, or where noise from the compressor is problematic, or where surplus heat is available (e.g., from turbine exhausts or industrial processes)
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Advantages of VARS:
1. Only moving part is pump, hence operation is smooth and essentially quiet. 2. Uses heat energy, mostly waste heat (e.g., factories, buildings, etc.) to change the phase of refrigerant in evaporator. 3. Load variations doesn t affect the performance. 4. Can operate at reduced evaporator pressure and temperature by increasing the steam pressure to the generator.
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Disadvantages of VARS:
For the refrigeration and heat rejection temperatures, the COP of VCRS will be much higher than the COP of a VARS as a high grade mechanical energy is used in the former, while a lowgrade thermal energy is used in the latter. Water Spray Absorption Refrigeration
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Industrial Applications:
1. Refrigeration is used to liquefy gases like oxygen, nitrogen, propane and methane. 2. Metal workers use refrigeration to temper steel and cutlery. 3. In oil refineries, chemical plants, and petrochemical plants, refrigeration is used to maintain certain processes at their required low temperatures (for example, in the alkylation of butenes and butane to produce a high octane gasoline component). 4. Refrigeration System for Dairy & Food Processing Industry. (i)Ice Bank Tank Systems For Milk Chilling (ii)Cold Storage For Milk & Milk Products
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5. Refrigeration Systems For Pre-cooling & Cold Storages for Horticulture & Floriculture
6. Refrigeration System For Construction Industry 7. Refrigeration System for Poultry & fisheries
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Ice is used to refrigerate and preserve food such as this Northern kingfish
Loading blocks of factory-made ice from a truck to an "ice depot" boat in the fishing harbor of Zhuhai, China
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Favours LESS space requirement Automated operation easy MODERATE Low Grade Energy like Heat
Easier, as lesser no. of Components LOW High Grade energy(mechan ical work)
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Conclusion :
1. Vapour absorption system is better than the other two systems as_ (i)less moving parts, (ii)better performance, (iii)no leakage problems, (iv)better control over generator temperature, and (v)less maintenance
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References:
C. P. Arora, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning(2000) , Tata McGraw-Hill(New Delhi), 2nd Edition, pp.90. 2. NPTEL, Lesson 9: Air cycle refrigeration systems , Version 1 ME, IIT Kharagpur, pp.4. 3. NPTEL, Lesson 10: Vapour Compression Refrigeration Systems , Version 1 ME, IIT Kharagpur, pp. 8, 9. 4. Schmidt, R.R. and Notohardjono, B.D., High-end server low-temperature cooling , IBM Journal of Research and Development, Vol. 46, Nov.6, 2002. 5. Eric Granryd & Bjrn Palm, Refrigerating engineering , Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2005, see chap. 4-3. 6. Khurmi, Gupta, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning(2010) , S. Chand(New Delhi), 8th Edition(Multi-colour), pp.109, 242. 7. "Improved process for the artificial production of ice , U.S. Patent Office, Patent 8080, 1851 8. AIR REFRIGERATING MACHINE, 1881 , Machine-History.Com. 9. Prof. U.S.P. Shet, Prof. T. Sundararajan and Prof. J.M . Mallikarjuna(NPTEL), Lesson 8: Refrigeration Cycles , Version 1 ME, IIT Madras. 10. R. K. Rajput, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning , 2006, 2nd Edition, pp.64, 65,79,80.
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