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USER MANUAL
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, LIST OF EQUIPMENTS
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S.No Date NameaofaExperiments PageaNo. Marks Sign
DeterminationaofaCOPaofa
1.
RefrigerationaSystem
DeterminationaofaCOPaofaAira
2.
ConditioningaSystem
PerformanceaTestaona2astageaR
3.
eciprocatingaAiraCompressor
ValveaTimingaDiagramaofa4astagea
4.
PetrolaandaDieselaEngines
5. PortaTimingaDiagrams
MorseaTestaona4-
6.
Stroke,aMultiaCylinderaPetrolaEn
gineaTestaRig
HeataBalanceaTestaona4aStrokea
7.
DieselaEngine
8. FlashaandaFireaPoint
DeterminationaofaViscosityaofathea
9.
givenaliquid
StudyaofaCoolingaTower
10.
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Exp.No: DETERMINATIONaOFaCOPaOFaREFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
Date:
OBJECTIVES:
Onacompletionaofathisaexperimentatheastudentsawillabeaableato
4. Understandatheastructureaandafunctionaofaaarefrigerantasystem
5. Understandawhataisatonnageaofarefrigeration
6. Quantifyatheaperformanceaofarefrigerationacycles
AIM:
Toa conducta thea testa ona refrigerationa testa riga witha aa refrigeranta R134aa toa determine
theaCoefficientaofaPerformancea(COP).
APPARATUSaREQUIRED:
1. Refrigerationatestarig
2. Thermometer
3. Stopwatch
FORMULA:
Inputa powera =a
(x) x 3600 x
a
a a a
1
t c
Wherea xa =aNumberaofablinksainaenergyameteraC
a=aEnergyameteraconstanta=a3200
ta=aTimeainasecondsa(sayaforaeverya5ablink)
1. Switchaonatheafanaandanoteadownatheafanainputapower
(5)a
Fana inputa =a xa 3600a x aaa 1a a KW
t 3200
2. Switchaonatheacompressoraandanoteadownatheacompressora&afanainputapower
(5)a
Compressora &a Fana inputa =a xa 3600a x aaa 1a a KW
t 3200
Totalainputapower =aINPUTaPOWERacompressora&aFan-aINPUTaPOWERaFan
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HeataExtracted =amassaofawateraxaspecificaheataofawateraxaDropainatemperature
=amWaxaCpaxa(T1-aT2)
Table1
DurationaofaTest Saya30amin
FanaInputaPower (5)x 3600 x
a
a a
a a 1a
kw=
a
t 3200
Compressora&aFanaInput (5)axa3600axa a 1a a kw=
Power t 3200
TotalaInputapower INPUTaPOWERacompressora&aFan-aINPUTaPOWERaFan
Amountaofawateratakenain 16alita=aapproxa16akg
evaporator
InitialawateraTemperature T1=
FinalaWateraTemperature T2=
DropainaTemperature T1a–aT2a=
HeataExtracted mWaxaCpaxa(T1-aT2)
=16axa4.186ax(T1-aT2)
Tablea2
Pressure P1= P2= P3= P4=
Temperature T1= T2= T3= T4=
Note:a1aPSIa=a0.067abar
1. ActualaCo-efficientaofaperformancea(COPactual)
(C.O.P) refrigeration effect
actual =
a
Power input
RefrigeratingaEffecta=aHeataExtracted