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Refrigerating Plant Test and Performance Sample Problems

The document discusses refrigeration plant concepts including high and low pressure sides separated by an evaporator and condenser. It provides formulas to calculate compressor power, heat rejected, refrigerating effect, coefficient of performance, and presents sample problems applying the formulas to determine values like quality after expansion, refrigeration capacity, and compressor efficiency.

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Refrigerating Plant Test and Performance Sample Problems

The document discusses refrigeration plant concepts including high and low pressure sides separated by an evaporator and condenser. It provides formulas to calculate compressor power, heat rejected, refrigerating effect, coefficient of performance, and presents sample problems applying the formulas to determine values like quality after expansion, refrigeration capacity, and compressor efficiency.

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liquid will be a little under boiling point.

By suddenly reducing pressure a


conditional change will occur; the liquid begins to boil and evaporate. This
evaporation takes place in the evaporator and the circuit is thus complete.

High and low pressure sides of the refrigeration plant - There are many different
temperatures involved in the operation of a refrigeration plant since there are
such things as subcooled liquid, saturated liquid, saturated vapour and
superheated vapour. There are however, in principle, only two pressures;
evaporating pressure and condensing pressure. The plant then is divided into
high pressure and low pressure sides

VI. DATA GATHERING / FORMULA

Compressor Power, Wc

Wc = m (h2 – h1), KW

Heat Rejected, QR

QR = m ( h2 – h3), KW

Expansion Valve (h3 = h4)

x = (h3 – hf4) / (hg4 – hf4)

x, quality of refrigerant after weight of flash gas per unit weight


Refrigerating Effect, RE

RE = m (h1 – h2), KW

Coefficient of Performance, COP

COP = RE / Wc

VII. SAMPLE PROBLEM:

1. The enthalpy at the entrance of the condenser is 2109 KJ/kg and exit is
426 KJ/kg. The compressor has an enthalpy of 1500 KJ/kg. Determine the
COP.

2. An evaporator has a temperature of 30C with entrance enthalpy of 352.75


KJ/kg. At 30C hf= 319.56 KJ/kg and hg= 642. 45 KJ/kg. Find the quality
after expansion.

3. The refrigerating effect of 100 tons refrigeration is 117 KJ/kg. Determine


the mass flow of refrigerant.

4. A 100 tons refrigeration system has a COP of 5. Determine the compressor


horsepower

5. A 90 tons of refrigeration system has a compressor input of 0.97 KW per


ton refrigeration and COP of 5. What is the efficiency of the compressor.

6. A 90 tons refrigeration system has a compressor input of 0.97 KW per ton


refrigeration. If compressor efficiency is 75%, determine the heat rejected
from the condenser.

7. The mass flow rate of refrigerant entering the compressor is 0.25 kg/s and
the change of enthalpy between the inlet and outlet is 320 KJ/kg. If 134 Hp

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motor is used to drive the compressor, determine the heat loss from the
compressor.

8. The change of enthalpy between the inlet and outlet of evaporator is


1000KJ/kg and mass flow of refrigerants is 12 kg/min. What is the
capacity of the plant?

9. Why is it necessary to illustrate a characteristics of refrigerant such as P-h


(pressure-enthalpy) diagram.

10. Discuss briefly the basic refrigeration process.

VIII. SOLUTION:

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