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TYPES OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS: Refrigeration may be classified as per the thermodynamic cycle
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APPLICATION OF REFRIGERATION: The application of refrigeration is numerous in our daily life. Some of them are
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Storage and transport of foodstuff such as meat, dairy product, fish, fruits,
vegetables etc.
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Manufacture of ice
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Computer functioning
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REFRIGERATING EFFECT
It is defined as heat removed from the space to be cooled in the refrigeration
process
SATURATION TEMPERATURE
It is defined as the temperature at a particular pressure at which the liquid
refrigerant will start boiling and vapor will condense.
(1) Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle: A refrigerator may be defined as a machine used for producing low temperature and is
used for manufacturing ice and for storing foodstuff and medicines.
The refrigerator is simply a heat pump which pumps heat from a cold body to hot body.
According to second law of thermodynamics, these operations can be performed only by the
aid of external work. Hence it is necessary to supply power from an external source to the
refrigerator.
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AIR CONDITIONER:Comfort air conditioning calls for the careful consideration of control of following
factors:
i) Temperature.
ii) Relative humidity.
iii) Air moment
iv) Purity of air
v) Noise.
The temperature and humidity are controlled by suitable air conditioning equipment and
refrigerant system. The air movement is maintained at the desirable velocity using
appropriate distribution systems and grills. The purity of air is another factor, which plays
dominant role on human comfort.
The temperature., relative humidity and distribution of a within the conditioned space. It
has been found from expt., that there can be various combination of temperature. relative
humidity and air movement that can give the feeling of comfort for the occupants with a fixed
air moments. If the temperature. is raised, a decrease in relative humidity, is required.
Conversely with a higher relative humidity a lower temperature. is required for comfort. The
various combinations of these three parameter temperature., relative humidity and air
moment are known as comfort zone. It can be seen that inside conditions of 24 20c and 50
60% relative humidity and air moment of 4.5 to 7.5 max / min will be comfortable for
summer cooling and for winter heating, 20 10c and 35 40% relative humidity will be
satisfactory.
WINDOW ROOM AIR CONDITIONER: Room Air conditioner is the simplest for the air conditioning system assembled inside a
casing and is suitable for installation on windows or openings in the wall.
The unit consisting of refrigerator system, air circulation system [centrifugal blower for
the evaporator and propeller fan for the air cooled condenser both the blower and fan being
driven by a common electrical motor J. control system and ventilation and exhaust system.
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The refrigerant system working on the vapour compression cycle consist of the
hermetically seated, compressor, air cooled condenser, capillary tube as the expansion valve
and a refrigerant filter.
The operation of compressor is controlled by a thermostat whose bulb exposed to the
air in the return air passage of the unit. This temperature. will be measure of the room
temperature. A winding thermostat is embedded in the motor winding of the hermetically
sealed compressor to switch off compressor when the winding temperature. is above a safe
value.
The evaporator fan 1 draws the air from the room through the air filter and cooling
will off the refrigeration system and delivers the cool and dehumidified air back to the room.
This cold air mixes with the room air and lower the room temperature. and humidity level in
the conditioned room to maintain comfortable conditions. Fresh air is admitted through a
damper and mixed with the return air before sending through the air filtered and the cooling
coil. The filter placed in front of cooling coil besides filtering the room air, fresh air mixture
also helps to keep the cooling coil surface and fins clean to obtain max. heat transfer between
the coil and air. Since the return air fresh air mixture is cooled below its dew pt. While
passing over the cooling coil. Dehumidification is also achieved. No separate arrangement is
there to control the relative humidity in the conditioned space.
The supply air grill on the front panel has adjustable lowers for controlling the
direction of flow of the coal air into room. Motorized deflectors are also fitted in the recent
models which change the direction of air flow continuously to provide uniform distribution.
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Application of Refrigeration.
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ASSIGNMENTS:
1) With a Sketch Describe Working of Vapour-Compression Systems.
2) What is the Purpose of Using Air-Conditioners?
3) Name the Main Components &Describe their Functions of Window A. C. System.
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