Rac QB For Mid-1
Rac QB For Mid-1
Rac QB For Mid-1
1) An air refrigerator working on the reversed joule cycle works between pressure of 1bar and 8bar. The
temperature of the air entering the compressor is 7°C and after compression the air is cooled to 27°C
before entering the expansion cylinder. Expansion and compression follow the law pv1.25=constant.
Determine theoretical C.O.P. of the machine. Take Cp= 1kJ/kg°C and Cv = 0.7kJ/kg°C for air.
2) With a neat sketch explain the working of Bell Coleman cycle and derive the expression for COP.
4) A Refrigerator working on Bell-colemn cycle operates between pressure limits of 1.05 bar and 8.5 bar.
Air is drawn from the cold chamber at 100C, compressed and then it is again cooled to 300C before
entering the expansion cylinder. Determine the theoretical C.O.P of the system when the compression
and expansion follow, (i) PV1.4 = C (ii) PV1.3=C. Assume all necessary data.
5) List out the advantages of vapor compression refrigeration system over air refrigeration system.
6) What is the necessity of Air-craft Refrigeration system? Give classification of different air-craft
Refrigeration systems.
7) A simple air cooled system is used for an aeroplane having a load of 10tonnes. The atmospheric
pressure and temperature are 0.9 bar and 10°C respectively. The pressure increases to 1.013 bar due to
ramming. The temperature of the air is reduced by 50°C in the heat exchanger. The pressure in the
cabin is 1.01 bar and the temperature of air leaving the cabin is 25°C. Determine : 1 Power required to
take the load of cooling in the cabin; and 2.C.O.P. of the system. Assume that all the expansions and
compressions are isentropic. The pressure of the compressed air is 3.5 bar
8) A boot strap air refrigeration system is used for an aeroplane to take 10 tonnes of refrigeration
load. The ambient air conditions are 15C and 0.9 bar. This air is rammed isentropically to a
pressure of 1.1 bar. The pressure of the air bled off the main compressor is 3.5 bar and is further
compressed in a secondary compressor to a pressure of 4.5 bar. The isentropic efficiency of both
the compressors is 90% and that of cooling turbine is 85% . The effectiveness of both the heat
exchangers is 0.6 . If the cabin is to be maintained at 25C and the pressure in the cabin is 1 bar,
find 1.mass of air passing through the cabin 2. Power used for the refrigeration system 3. COP of
the system.
9) Explain the working of a simple air cycle cooling system used for aircrafts.
10) How are refrigerants classified? Explain the properties of ammonia refrigerant.
11) Differentiate between physical and thermodynamic properties of a refrigerant. Explain which
are more important giving specific examples.
12) A vapour compression plant using R-12 operates between 35C condensing temp. and -5c
evaporation temp. with saturated vapour leaving the evaporator .The plant consists of twin
cylinder, single acting compressor with 100mm diameter and 120mm stroke running at 300 rpm.
The volumetric efficiency is 85% and the mechanical efficiency is 90% . Assuming isentropic
compression, determine : 1. COP 2. Power required 3. Tonnage capacity of the plant.
13) A R-12 refrigerating machine works on the vapour compression cycle. The temp of
refrigerant in the evaporator is -20C .The vapour is dry saturated when it entersthe compressor
and leaves it in a superheated condition.The condenser temp. is 30C .Assuming specific heat at
constant pressure foe R-12 in the superheated condition as 1.884kj/kgK, determine:
1. condition of vapour at the entrance to the condenser;
2. condition of the vapour at the entranceto the evaporator;
3. theoretical COPof the machine.
14) Discuss the effect of sub-cooling on COP. Would you desire large sub-cooling and why?
15) Explain the desirable properties of ideal refrigerants. Write the properties of Carbon dioxide
refrigerant.
16)
An ammonia refrigerator works between -6.7C, the vapour being dry at the end of
isentropic compression. There is no under-cooling of liquid ammonia and the liquid
is expanded through a throttle valve after leaving the condenser. Sketch the ccycle
on T-s and p-h diagram and calculate the refrigeration effect per kg of ammonia and
the theoretical coefficient of performance of the unit with the help of the properties
given below:
17) With a neat sketch explain the working of a simple vapor compression refrigeration
system and derive the expression for COP. Also indicate the processes on a T-S
diagram.
18) A vapour compression refrigerator works between the pressure limits of 60 bar and 25
bar. The working fluid is just dry at the end of the compression and there is no under
cooling of the liquid before the expansion valve. Determine:
ii) Capacity of the refrigerator if the fluid flow is at the rate of 5 kg/min.
Data:
19) A vapour compression refrigerator uses R-12 as refrigerant and the liquid
evaporates in the evaporator at - l 5°C. The temperature of this refrigerant at the
delivery from the compressor is 15°C when the vapour is condensed at 10°C. Find
the coefficient of performance if (i) there is no undercooling, and (ii) the liquid is
cooled by 5°C before expansion by throttling.
Take specific heat at constant pressure/or the superheated vapour as
0.64 kl/kgK and that for liquid as 0.94 kl/kg K. The other properties of refrigerant
are as follows :
21) A vapour compression refrigerator uses R-12 as refrigerant and the liquid
evaporates in the evaporator at -150C, and the vapor is condensed at 100C. Find the
coefficient of performance of the system if the vapor is just dry at the end of
compression. The other properties of refrigerant are as follows:
Temperature in °C Enthalpy in KJ/Kg Entropy in KJ/KgK
Liquid Vapour Liquid Vapour
-15 22.3 180.88 0.0904 0.7051
10 45.4 191.76 0.1750 0.6921