Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Vapor Compression Refrigeration cycle with

Superheating and Sub-Cooling Conditions
 Project prepared by

Mihir 14BME007
Monil 14BME021
Ashish 14BME027
Milan 14BME031
Nihar 14BME032
Rohan 14BME037
Bhargav 14BME040
Ruchit 14BME043
 Simple Vapor Compression Refrigeration
System

Vapor-Compression Refrigeration or vapor-compression

refrigeration system (VCRS), in which
the refrigerant undergoes phase changes, is one of the
many refrigeration cycles and is the most widely used method
for air-conditioning of buildings and automobiles.
It is also used in domestic and commercial refrigerators,
large-scale warehouses for chilled or frozen storage of foods
and meats, refrigerated trucks and railroad cars, and a host of
other commercial and industrial services.
 Main Components of VCRS

Compressor
Condenser
Receiver
Expansion Valve
Evaporator
 Standard p-h Diagram for VCRS

Sub cooled liquid

region
Saturated liquid line
Wet vapor region
Saturated vapor line
Superheated vapor
region
 Types of VCRS

Cycle with Dry saturated vapor after compression

Cycle with Wet vapor after compression
Cycle with Superheated vapor after compression
Cycle with Superheated vapor before compression
Cycle with Sub-cooling or Under-cooling of refrigerant
 Theoretical VCRS Cycle with
Superheated vapor after compression

C.O.P. of the System can be calculated as below :

 Theoretical VCRS Cycle with
Sub-cooling or Under-cooling of refrigerant

C.O.P. of the System can be calculated as below :

 Theoretical VCRS Cycle with
Superheated vapor after compression and
Sub-cooling or Under-cooling of refrigerant

h2 = h2 + Cpg(T2 T2)
h3 = h3 Cpf(T3 T3)
 Theoretical VCRS Cycle with
Superheated vapor after and before compression and
Sub-cooling or Under-cooling of refrigerant
 Flowchart
select the refrigerant

fix the evaporating and condensing

temperature

Find the enthalpies and specific

heat for given conditions

Find COP in absence of

superheating and sub cooling
condition

Input degree of superheating and

degree of sub cooling

Find COP and change in COP

Plot graph and result table

 Algorithm
1. select the refrigerant to use
2. Fix the evaporating and condensing temperature
3. Find the different enthalpies and specific heat from the
thermodynamic property table of the refrigerant selected
4. Calculate COP in absence of degree of superheating and
sub cooling conditions
5. Input degree of superheating and degree of subcooling
6. Find COP in presence of degree of superheating and
degree of subcooling
7. Calculate the change in COP
8. Repeat from step 5 with no of times equal to no of
different inputs
9. Form the table for COP and change in COP and plot the
graphs
 Calculations
Refrigerant R134a
Condenser temperature = 40 degree Celsius
Evaporator temperature = 0 degree Celsius
h1 = 395 kJ/kg
h1 = 398.356 kJ/kg
h2 = 419.821 kJ/kg
h3 = 256.538 kJ/kg
Cpg = 1.12 kJ/kg K
Cpf = 1.5kJ/kg K
 In absence of superheating and sub cooling,
COP= =6. 4505
Assuming
degree of superheating = 5 degree Celsius
degree of sub cooling = 3 degree Celsius
Therefore,
h2 = h2 = h2 + Cpg(degree of superheat) = 425.421 kJ/kg
h3 = h3 Cpf(degree of sub cool) = 252.039 kJ/kg
COP = = 5.4061

COP = 5.4061
change in COP = 1.0444
Thank You