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COURSE STRUCTURE

Program B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)


Semester VII Semester
B.Tech. (Mechanical
Course Code and Name Engineering)Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
MEL0723
Credits 5
Contact Hours per week 6B.Tech. (Mechanical
(Lecture-3 Tutorial-1 Practical-2)
Engineering)

A . COURSE OUTCOMES B.Tech. (Mechanical


▪ CO1: Recall the concepts of Basic Thermodynamics.
Engineering)
▪ CO2: Understating the concept of Energy conversion systems.
▪ CO3: Applying the basic concept of Heat Transfer.
▪ CO4: Determine the options of Refrigerants
▪ CO5: Determine the safe conditions of emission levels.
B. ASSESSMENT TOOLS
S.No. Course Specific Assessment Tools CO’s Mapped

1 Two Midterm Exams–One midterm exam is of 30 Multiple CO1-CO5


choice based questions. Second midterm exam consist of 5
subjective questions with internal choice.
2 Application Based Activity CO3, CO4, CO5

3 Project Based Learning (Group of 2-3 students) CO3, CO4, CO5

4 Flip Class Room/seminar/Poster/Quiz CO1, CO2, CO3

C. COURSE CONTENTS
Unit Contents Pedagogy

1 Unit – 1 Introduction to refrigeration system, Methods of refrigeration, Lectures with


Carnot refrigeration cycle, Unit of refrigeration, Refrigeration effect and whiteboard/PPT,
C.O.P. Open and closed air refrigeration cycles, Reversed Carnot cycle, Bell Quiz, Group
Coleman or Reversed Joule air refrigeration cycle, Boot strap refrigeration discussion
2 Unit – 2 Vapor Compression System, Single stage system, Analysis of vapor Lectures with
compression cycle, Use of T-S and P-H charts, Effect of change in suction whiteboard/PPT,
and discharge pressures on C.O.P., Effect of sub cooling of condensate & Quiz, Group
superheating of refrigerant vapor on C.O.P. of the cycle, Actual vapor discussion
compression refrigeration cycle, Multistage vapor compression system
requirements, Inter cooling, Different configuration of multistage system,
Cascade system.

3 Unit – 3 Principle of vapour absorption refrigeration system, Comparison Lectures with


between absorption and compression systems, Elementary idea of refrigerant whiteboard/PPT,
absorbent mixtures, Temperature - concentration diagram and Enthalpy – Quiz, Group
concentration diagram, Adiabatic mixing of two streams, Ammonia – Water
discussion
vapor absorption system, Lithium- Bromide water vapor absorption system,
Comparison. Refrigerants: Classification, nomenclature, properties. Types of
refrigerants
4 Unit – 4 Introduction to air conditioning, Psychometric properties and their Lectures with
definitions, Psychometric chart, Different Psychometric processes, Effective whiteboard/PPT,
temperature and comfort chart, Cooling and heating load calculations, Quiz, Group
Selection of inside and outside design conditions, Heat transfer through walls discussion
& roofs, Infiltration and ventilation, Internal heat gain, Sensible heat factor,
By pass factor, Grand Sensible heat factor, Apparatus dew point.

5 Unit – 5 Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment e. g. compressors, Lectures with


condensers, evaporators & expansion devices, air washers, cooling towers and whiteboard/PPT,
humidifying efficiency, Cold storage and food preservation, Freezers, Ice Quiz, Group
plant, Water coolers, Basic difference between comfort and industrial air discussion
conditioning.

D. Text Book:
S. No. Author Title Publisher
1. Bill Whitman, Bill Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Cengage Learning
Johnson, John Tomczyk, Technology
and Eugene Silberstei
2 Andrew D. Althouse, Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Carl H. Turnquist, and
Alfred F. Bracciano

E. Reference Books:
S. No. Author Title Publisher
1 Hooman Gohari Air Conditioning and Refrigeration McGraw-Hill Education
Repair Made Easy

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