Actual Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle Problems

Problem # 1
A refrigeration system operates with R-12 refrigerant. The evaporator and condenser temperature are at -
5°C and 35°C, respectively. The actual suction to the compressor is at 15°C. If superheating of refrigerant
vapor from -5°C to 15°C does not add any refrigeration effect.
1) Determine the percentage increase in volume flow rate per ton of refrigeration compared with the
saturation cycle

2) Compare the COP of saturated and superheated cycle

3) Power required per TR

4) The refrigeration effects

5) Mass flow rate
6) Volume of vapor compressed per TR

7) Power required per ton

8) COP

Problem # 2
Assume a combination of superheated cycle and subcooling cycle. A meat container requires a refrigerating
system of 15 TR capacity at an evaporator temperature of -10°C and condenser temperature of 40°C. The
refrigerant R-134a is subcooled by 8°C before entering the expansion valve and the vapor is superheated to
10°C before leaving the evaporator space. A three-cylinder compressor having stroke equal to 1.2 times the
bore operates at 1200 rpm. Assume isentropic compression in the compressor and isenthalpic expansion in
the expansion valve. Determine the following:
1. Refrigerating effect per kilogram
2. Mass flow rate of the refrigerant in kg/min
3. Volume of the vapor handled by the compressor per min.
4. Theoretical power
5. COP

6. Bore and stroke of the compressor

Problem # 3
An R-134a refrigeration system produces 10 ton of refrigerating effect at the evaporating temperature -
10°C and the condensing temperature of 40°C. The absolute pressure measured at the inlet and outlet of
evaporator are 2 bar and 1.7 bar, respectively. Considering there are no superheat and subcooling effects,
calculate the following parameters with or without a drop of pressure in the evaporator:
1. Refrigerating effect
2. Mass flow rate
3. Power required in kW/TR

4. COP

Assume specific heat for vapor to be 1.07 kJ/kg-k .

Problem # 4
An R-22 refrigeration system produces 1ton of refrigerating effect at the evaporating temperature -10°C
(3.5 bar) and the condensing temperature of 40°C (15.3 bar). The absolute pressure measured at the inlet of
condenser is 18.3 bar. Considering there are no superheat and subcooling effects, calculate the following
parameters with or without a drop of pressure in the condenser:
1. Refrigerating effect
2. Mass flow rate
3. Power required in kW/TR
4. COP