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MAHATMAGGANDHIGUNIVERSITY
KOTTAYAM,KERALA
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Moduleg1
Principlesgofgrefrigeration:gThermodynamicsgofgrefrigerationg-
gCarnotgcycle,greversedgcarnotgcycle,gheatgpump,gandgrefrigeratinggmachine-
gcoefficientgofgperformanceg-gunitgofgrefrigerationg-grefrigerationgmethods-
gconventionalgrefrigerationgsystems.gAirgrefrigerationgsystem-
gBellgColemangcycleg-
gC.O.P.gcapacitygworkgandgrefrigerantgflowgrequirementsgingBellg-
gColemangcycle.
Moduleg2
Vapourgcompressiongsystem:gsimplegcycleg-comparisongwithgCarnotgcycleg-
gtheoretical,gactualgandgreactiveg-
gCOPgeffectgofgoperatinggparametersgongCOPg-
gwet,gdrygandgsuperheatedgcompressiong-gundergcoolingg-
gactualgcyclegrepresentationgongTSgandgPHgdiagramsgsimplegproblems.gAdva
ncedgvapourgcompressiongsystemsg-
gmultistagegvapourgcompressiongsystemsg-
gflashgchambergmultiplegcompressiongandgevaporationgsystemsgcascadingg-
gsimplegproblems.
Moduleg3
Vapourgabsorptiongsystems:gsimple,gcyclesg-gactualgcycleg-
gammoniagwatergandglithiumgbromidegwatergsystemsg-gCOPg-
gelectroluxgsystem.gRefrigerantgandgtheirgproperties:gNomenclatureg-
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, gsuitabilitygofgrefrigerantsgforgvariousgapplicationsg-
gunconventionalgrefrigerationgmethods-gVortexgtube,gsteam-
jet,gmagneticg(cryogenics)grefrigerationgandgthermoelectricgrefrigerationg-
gappliedgrefrigerationghousegholdgrefrigeratorsg-
gunitgairgconditionersgandgwatergcoolersg-gicegplantgcoldgstorage.
Moduleg4
Refrigerationgsystemgcomponents:gcondensersg-
gwatergandgairgcooledgcondensersg-gevaporativegcondensersg-
gexpansiongdevisesg-gcapillarygtube-gconstantgpressuregexpansiongvalveg-
gthermostaticgexpansiongvalveg-gfloatgvalvegandgsolenoidgvalveg-
gevaporatorsg-gnaturalgconvectiongcoilsg-gfloodedgevaporatorsg-
gdirectgexpansiongcoils.gReciprocatinggcompressors:gsinglegstagegandgmultista
gegcompressorsg-gworkgdonegoptimumgpressuregratio-geffectgofginterfoldingg-
gvolumetricgefficiencyg-effectgofgclearanceg-
gisothermalgandgadiabaticgefficiencyg-
gcompressedgairgmotors.gRotodynamicgcompressors:gScrewgandgvanegtypegco
mpressorsg-gprinciplegofgoperationg-
ghermetic,gsemihermeticgandgopengtypegrefrigerationgcompressors.
Moduleg5
Principlesgofgairgconditioning:gPsychrometrygandgpsychrometricgchartgthermo
dynamicsgofghumangcomfortg-geffectivegtemperatureg-
gcomfortgchartgappliedgpsychrometryg-gsensiblegheatgfactorg-
gpsychometricgprocess-
problems.gWintergairgconditioning:gheatinggloadgcalculationsghumidifiersgand
ghumidistat.gSummergairgconditioning:gcoolinggloadgcalculationsg-
gyeargroundgairgconditioningg-gunitarygandgcentralgsystemsg-
gprinciplesgofgairgdistributiong-gdesigngofgairgductgsystems.
References
1. Refrigerationgandgairgconditioningg -g BallaneygP.gL.
2. Refrigerationgandgairgconditioningg -g StockergW.gF.
3. Refrigerationgandgairgconditioning -g JordangandgProtester
4. PrinciplesgofgRefrigeration -g RoygJ.gDossat
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AirgRefrigerationgCycles
1.1 g Introduction
Ingangairgrefrigerationgcycle,gthegairgisgusedgasgagrefrigerant.gIngoldengdays,ga
irgwasgwidelygusedgingcommercialgapplicationsgbecausegofgitsgavailabilitygatgfreegofgc
ost.gSincegairgdoesgnotgchangegitsgphasegi.e.gremainsggaseousgthroughoutgthegcycle,gth
ereforegthegheatgcarryinggcapacitygpergkggofgairgisgverygsmallgasgcomparedgtogvapourg
absorbinggsystems.gThegair-
cyclegrefrigerationgsystems,gasgoriginallygdesignedgandginstalled,garegnowgpracticallyg
obsoletegbecausegofgtheirglowgcoefficientgofgperformancegandghighgpowergrequireme
nts.gHowever,gthisgsystemgcontinuesgtogbegfavouredgforgairgrefrigerationgbecausegofgt
heglowgweightgandgvolumegofgthegequipment.gThegbasicgelementsgofgangairgcyclegrefr
igerationgsystemgaregthegcompressor,gthegcoolergorgheatgexchanger,gthegexpandergand
thegrefrigerator.
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Beforegdiscussinggthegairgrefrigerationgcycles,gwegshouldgfirstgknowgaboutgt
hegunitgofgrefrigeration,gcoefficientgofgperformancegofgagrefrigeratorgandgthegdifferen
cegbetweengthegheatgengine,gagrefrigeratorgandgagheatgpump.
1.2 UnitsgofgRefrigeration
Thegpracticalgunitgofgrefrigerationgisgexpressedgingtermsgofg‘ tonnegofgrefrig
eration’ g(brieflygwrittengasgTR).gAgtonnegofgrefrigerationgisgdefinedgasgthegamountgo
fgrefrigerationgeffectgproducedgbygtheguniformgmeltinggofgonegtonneg(1000gkg)gofgice
fromgandgatg0oCging24ghours.
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Sincegtheglatentgheatgofgicegisg335gkJ/kg,gthereforegonegtonnegofgrefrigeratio
n,
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