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This document discusses the effects of suction and discharge pressure on vapor compression refrigeration cycles. Lowering suction pressure decreases refrigeration effect and COP while increasing compressor work. Increasing discharge pressure also decreases refrigeration effect and COP while increasing compressor work. The document also discusses subcooling, superheating, liquid to suction heat exchangers, compressor isentropic efficiency, and provides two examples calculating refrigeration capacity and COP with and without a heat exchanger. It concludes with discussing actual vapor compression cycles, sources of irreversibility, and heat pump systems for both heating and cooling.

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A.C Lecture 2

This document discusses the effects of suction and discharge pressure on vapor compression refrigeration cycles. Lowering suction pressure decreases refrigeration effect and COP while increasing compressor work. Increasing discharge pressure also decreases refrigeration effect and COP while increasing compressor work. The document also discusses subcooling, superheating, liquid to suction heat exchangers, compressor isentropic efficiency, and provides two examples calculating refrigeration capacity and COP with and without a heat exchanger. It concludes with discussing actual vapor compression cycles, sources of irreversibility, and heat pump systems for both heating and cooling.

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Lec. (2) Refrigeration Dr. Omar M.

Ali

Effect of Suction and discharge pressure on the vapor compression


refrigeration cycle:

1. Effect of suction pressure

Lowering suction pressure

➢ Refrigeration effect – decreases


➢ Compressor work – increases
➢ COP – decreases

2. Effect of discharge pressure

Increasing discharge pressure

➢ Refrigeration effect – decreases


➢ Compressor work – increases
➢ COP – decreases

Subcooling and Superheating

Simple vapor compression refrigeration cycle with subcooling

Subcooling degree = Tsat@ Pc – T3

Simple vapor compression refrigeration cycle with superheating

Superheating degree = T1 – Tsat@Pe


Lec. (2) Refrigeration Dr. Omar M. Ali

Liquid to suction heat exchanger

The heat exchanger between the suction line (evaporator – compressor) and
the liquid line (condenser – expansion valve) which provide the superheating
at suction line and the subcooling at liquid line.

Efficiency of Actual Compressor Work:


The isentropic work is the minimum possible work that the adiabatic
compressor requires; therefore, the actual work is greater than the isentropic
work. Since efficiencies are defined to be less than 1, the compressor
isentropic efficiency is defined as:
Lec. (2) Refrigeration Dr. Omar M. Ali

Example:
A vapor compression refrigeration system uses R22 include liquid to suction heat
exchanger in the system. The heat exchanger warms saturated vapor coming from the
evaporator from – 10C to 5C with liquid which comes from the condenser at 30C. The
compression are isentropic for both cases listed below.

a- Calculate the COP of the system without the heat exchanger.


b- Calculate the COP of the system with the heat exchanger.
c- What is the refrigeration capacity of the system without heat exchanger if the
measured pumping volume is 12 L/s at the inlet of the compressor.
d- What is the refrigeration capacity of the system with heat exchanger if the measured
pumping volume is 12 L/s at the inlet of the compressor.

Example:

Refrigerant-134a enters the compressor of a refrigerator as superheated vapor at 0.14 MPa


and -10oC at rate of 0.05 kg/sec and leave at 0.8 MPa and 50ºC. The refrigerant is cooled
in the condenser to 26ºC and 0.72MPa and is throttled to 0.15MPa. Determine (a) the rate
of heat removal from the refrigerated space and the power input to the compressor, (b) the
isentropic efficiency of the compressor and (c) the coefficient of performance.
Lec. (2) Refrigeration Dr. Omar M. Ali

Actual and Multi-Stage Vapor Compression Cycle Analysis


An actual vapor-compression refrigeration cycle differs from the ideal one in
several ways, owing mostly to the irreversibilities that occur in various
components. Two common sources of irreversibilities are fluid friction
(causes pressure drops) and heat transfer to or from the surroundings.

Description each Process for Actual Compression Cycle


Lec. (2) Refrigeration Dr. Omar M. Ali

Heat Pump System for Heating and Cooling:

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