Results

Experiment 6a: Condenser-water and Evaporating-air

Fan power at evap. = 50%
Tim
Vref (m3/s)
e
(s)
180
7.4069 X
10-6
360
7.2614 X
10-6
540
7.1490 X
10-6
720
7.0499 X
10-6
900
7.1093 X
10-6

v2
(m /kg)

mref
(kg/s)

0.00086
05
0.00087
08
0.00087
33
0.00087
41
0.00087
42

0.008605

0.008339
0.008186
0.008065
0.008132

h3
h4
(kJ/kg (kJ/kg
)
)
201.0 416.0
0
0
200.0 416.0
0
0
201.0 416.0
0
0
201.0 416.0
0
0
200.0 416.0
0
0

Qevap
(kW)

CO
P

1.85

3.92

1.80

3.80

1.76

3.71

1.73

3.63

1.77

3.74

Average
COP: 3.76
Fan power at evap. = 100%
Tim
Vref (m3/s)
e
(s)
180
7.5975 X
10-6
360
7.7220 X
10-6
540
7.8478 X
10-6
720
7.7888 X
10-6
900
7.7778 X
10-6

v2
(m /kg)

mref
(kg/s)

0.00087
40
0.00087
60
0.00087
69
0.00087
75
0.00087
80

0.008693

0.008815
0.008949
0.008876
0.008859

h3
h4
(kJ/kg (kJ/kg
)
)
203.0 417.0
0
0
204.0 417.0
0
0
204.0 418.0
0
0
204.0 418.0
0
0
204.0 418.0
0
0

Qevap
(kW)

CO
P

1.86

3.89

1.88

3.92

1.92

4.00

1.90

3.96

1.90

3.95

Average
COP: 3.95

Experiment 6b: Condenser-air and Evaporating-air

Fan power at evap. = 50%
Tim
Vref (m3/s)
e
(s)
180
7.3864 X
10-6
360
7.1967 X
10-6
540
7.2164 X
10-6
720
7.2944 X
10-6
900
7.1458 X
10-6

v2
(m /kg)

mref
(kg/s)

0.00087
69
0.00087
71
0.00088
07
0.00088
13
0.00087
95

0.008423

0.008205
0.008194
0.008277
0.008125

h3
h4
(kJ/kg (kJ/kg
)
)
202.0 416.0
0
0
201.0 416.0
0
0
202.0 416.0
0
0
201.0 416.0
0
0
201.0 416.0
0
0

Qevap
(kW)

CO
P

1.80

3.76

1.76

3.71

1.75

3.69

1.78

3.77

1.75

3.72

Average
COP: 3.73
Fan power at evap. = 100%
Tim
Vref (m3/s)
e
(s)
180
8.0008 X
10-6
360
7.9193 X
10-6
540
7.9060 X
10-6
720
8.0118 X
10-6
900
8.3609 X
10-6

v2
(m /kg)

mref
(kg/s)

0.00089
16
0.00089
04
0.00088
93
0.00089
20
0.00089
48

0.008974

0.008894
0.008890
0.008982
0.009344

h3
h4
(kJ/kg (kJ/kg
)
)
207.0 417.0
0
0
206.0 417.0
0
0
206.0 418.0
0
0
206.0 418.0
0
0
207.0 418.0
0
0

Qevap
(kW)

CO
P

1.88

3.80

1.88

3.81

1.88

3.85

1.90

3.86

1.97

3.96

Average
COP: 3.87

Sample Calculation:
To find Vref:
Given SC-1: 26.6648 L/h
3

Vref

26.6648

L
1m
1h
X
X
h 1000 L 3600 s

= 7.4069 X 10-6 m3/s

To find v2:
Given ST-2: 36.42 C
Refer table A-11 and interpolate,
0.0008657v 2
3836.42
=
3836
0.00086570.0008595

v2 = 8.608 X 10-4 m3/kg

To find mref:
mref =V ref /v 2
m ref =

7.4069 X 106
3
=8.6047 X 10 kg /s
4
8.608 X 10

To find h3:
h3h2 as process is assumed adiabatic
Given SP-2: 1.99 bar
Pabs=1.99+1=2.99 bar
In Mollier Chart,
h2h3=201 kJ/kg

To find h4:
Given SP-2: 1.99 bar
Pabs=1.99+1=2.99 bar
In Mollier Chart,
h4= 416 kJ/kg
To find Qevap:
Qevap =mref ( h 4h3 )=0.008605 ( 416201 )

= 1.85 kW
To find COP:
COP=

Qevap
1.85
=
SW 1 471.96
1000
1000

COP = 3.92
Average COPref:
Average COPref =

of all COP ref

Total number of data

Average COPr ef =

3.92+3.80+3.71+3.63+3.74
5

Average COPref = 3.76