Refri Flashcards
In polytropic process, PV^n = C, if the volume of n is infinitely large, the process is _______
Isometric
Branch of science that deals with the process of
reducing or maintaining the temperature of the
surrounding.
Refrigeration
It is defined as the quantity of heat extracted from a cold body or space to be cooled in a given time
Refrigerating effect, N
It is the quantity of heat required to raise or lower the temperature of one kg of water or ice through one kelvin or 1 celcius in one second
Specific heat
These machines are expressed by cooling capacity
Capacity of refrigerating
The standard unit of expressing capacity of refrigerating machine
Ton of refrigeration
Quantity of heat abstracted to freeze one ton of water into one ton iof ice in a duration of 24 hrs at 0 C
One ton of refrigeration, TR
Defined as ration if heat extracted in a given time (refrigerating effect)to work input
Coefficient of performance ,CoP
Ideal refrigerants
- High latent heat of evaporation
- Low boiling point and low freezing point
- Non toxic and should non corrosive
- Non flammable and non explosive
- High thermal conductivity
- Easy to handle
- Low specific volume of vapor
- High coefficient of performance
Working medium which is used for cooling the substance by absorption of latent heat
Primary refrigerant
Refrigerants that provide refrigeration by undergoing a phase change process in evaporator
Primary refrigerant
These systems use air as their refrigerant which compresses and expands to create heating and cooling capacity
Air refrigeration
A system that uses a heat source to provide the energy needed to run the cooling process.
Absorption Refrigeration
Uses two types if coolant; the first coolant performs evaporative cooling and is then absorbed into the second coolant
Absorption Refrigeration
Pulls low pressure vapor from the evaporator
Compressor
Compresses this vapor into a high temperature, high pressure gas so that it may be condensed
Compressor
Removes heat from refrigerant by providing a medium at a lower temperature to which the heat may flow and be dissipated.
Condenser
Super heated gas converted to subcooled liquid
Condenser
And expansion device which throttles high pressure liquid to low pressure liquid
Thermal expansion valve
The low pressure liquid from TXV has a saturation temperature well below that of the surrounding medium
Evaporator
This results in a rapid boiling of refrigerant with heat being absorbed from the surrounding to desired cooling temperature
Evaporator
Condition of refrigerant after passing through the condenser in a vapour compression system
Saturated liquid
Indicates the velocity of molecules of a substance
Temperature
Pressure ____ when volume increases
Drops
Process 1-2
Isentropic compression
The rate of heat removal from the evaporator or low temperature space
Refrigerating Effect, QA
The ratio of the refrigerating effect divided by the power input and is usually express in BTU/hr per watt
Energy Efficiency Ratio, EER
Process of conditioning the air cooling according to human comfort, irrespective to external conditions
Air conditioning
If the condition of mixture lies in the saturation line, the air is said to be _____
Saturated
Rate of heat transfer attributable only to a change in dry -bulb temperature of the air
Sensible heat / cooling
May be adiabatic or with addition of heat
Humidification
Results in a reduction of both the dry bulb temperature and humidity ratio
Cooling and dehumidification
The water vapor from the air is absorbed or adsorbed by hygroscopic material
Chemical and dehumidification process
The temperature to which the air would have to cool (at constant pressure and constant vapor content) in order to reach saturation
Dew point temperature
Dew point temperature will never be _____ air temperature
Greater
It is amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
Amount of water vapor divided by the amount of dry air in certain volume of air at a particular temperature
Absolute humidity
The hotter the air is, the ____ water it can hold
The more water
Ratio of current absolute humidity to the highest possible absolute humidity
Relative humidity
Air cant hold any more water
100% relative humidity
Aka specific humidity
Humidity ratio
Temperature as measured by an ordinary dry bulb thermometer
Dry bulb
Mixture of dry air and water vapor
Sum of enthalpy
Defined as the process of achieving temperature below ambient, with the aim of cooling a product or space to the required temperature
Refrigeration
Machine used to extract heat from the body low temperature and then rejects the heat to high temperature body
Refrigerator
Machine used to heat a medium warmer than the surrounding
Heat pump
Specific heat of water in KJ/kg K
- 19 KJ/kg K
Specific heat of ice in KJ/kg K
2.1 KJ/kg K
Latent heat of ice
144 BTU/lb
335 KJ/kg
One ton of refrigeration
12, 000 BTU / hr
3.52 KJ / hr
Any substance that absorbs heat through expansion and vaporisation process and loses heat due to condensation in a refrigeration process
Refrigerants
Synthetically produced and were developed as the the Freon Family of refrigerant
Halocarbon Refrigerants
Commonly used in domestic, industrial and commercial purposes due to wide range of boiling points at atmospheric pressure
Halocarbon Refrigerants
Ozone unfriendly refrigerants
Halocarbon Refrigerants
Halo carbon refrigerant example
R11
R12
R13
A stable mixture of two or several refrigerants whose vapour and liquid phases retain identical compositions over a wide range of temperature
Azeotropes Refrigerants
Refrigerants whose code starts with digit 5
Azeotropes Refrigerants
A mixture is one whose composition in liquid phase differs to that in vapour phase
Zeotropes Refrigerant
Refrigerants designated by R followed by number
Inorganic refrigerant
Refrigerants that are highly flammable and required additional safety precautions during its use as refrigerant
Hydro-carbon refrigerant
Refrigerants Dominant in domestic market like household refrigerators and freezers
Hydro-carbon refrigerant
Substance already cooled by the primary refrigerant and then employed for cooling purposes.
Secondary Refrigerant
Most widely used refrigerant
Refrigerant 12
High pressure refrigerant where high operating pressures are required for efficient operation
CO2
Refrigerants used in such low temperature application such as frozen food
Ammonia
Solid carbon dioxide having a temperature of -78 C.
Dry Ice Refrigeration
Ordinary ice is used for keeping the space at temperatures below the surrounding temperature
Ice refrigeration
It applies the principle of boiling water under 100 C by the process of reducing the pressure on the water surface below atmospheric pressure
Steam Jet Refrigeration
It is simply the process of reducing the pressure of the liquid refrigerant as it passed through the expansion device
Throttling Refrigeration
In these types of refrigeration systems, the refrigerant vapour is compressed by means of centrifugal, screw or reciprocating compressor
Mechanical Compression Refrigeration
This system use water to cool the air bought in from outside
Evaporative Cooling
Water is pumped onto the pad through which air passes and the air losses its heat from the water
Evaporative Cooling