Thermodynamic powerpoint notes 1104 Flashcards
What is Refrigeration?
The transfer of heat from a place it is not wanted to a place where it is unobjectionable
Refrigeration is used to move heat around and maintain ________ and _____ _______
Temperature and Relative humidity
What is the key requirement to keeping a refrigeration system functional?
Cold liquid refrigerant must be continually flowing around object(s) that must be cooled
What are two applications of air conditioning?
- Comfort cooling (human comfort)
2. Process cooling (cooling for machines)
Upon arriving at a service call always ask first these two things?
- what is being kept cold
2. how cold
what is a compressor?
vapour pump (not meant to handle a lot of liquid)
what is an evaporator?
a heat transfer device that absorbs heat from the load (heat exchanger)
What is a condenser?
a heat transfer device that rejects heat from system (heat exchanger)
What is a metering device?
flow control device
What does BTU stand for?
British Thermal Unit
Conduction vs Convection?
Conduction is where heat travels from one molecule to molecule within a substance through physical contact and Convection is where heat travels through a fluid from one substance to another
Fluid can be ____ or ______ but not ______
liquid or vapour but not solid
Forced convection uses _____ or _____ to move fluids
fans or pumps
What is sensible heat?
heat transfer that results in a change in temperature of a substance?
What is latent heat?
heat transfer that results in a change of state of a substance with no change in temp.
Can latent heat be measured with a thermometer?
No because temp does not change
What is specific heat?
The number of BTU’s required to raise the temperature of 1Lb of substance 1 degree Fahrenheit
What is the specific heats of the following:
a) water
b) ice
c) steam
d) air
a) water is 1.00btu/lb
b) ice is 0.50btu/lb
c) steam is 0.50btu/lb
d) air is aproxx 0.24btu/lb
What are three forms of energy?
Thermal, Electrical, Mechanical
List three examples of thermal conductors:
Gold, Silver, Copper
List three examples of thermal insulators:
Foam, Fiberglass, Cork
What is the U-factor?
Overall coefficient of heat transfer
What is the K-factor?
thermal conductivity rating - pre inch thickness
What is the C-factor?
thermal conductance rating - given thickness
What is the R-factor?
thermal resistance -reciprocal of the U-factor
Heat cannot be ______ or _______
created or destroyed
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed and all forms of energy are mutual convertible
What is the second law of thermodynamics?
Heat will always flow from a warmer area to a colder one
Water freezes at ____ degrees Fahrenheit and ____ degrees Celsius
32F
0C