CALCULATIONS

Experiment 1
Cooling water flow rate (LPM) = cooling water flow rate

5 LPM

100%
=

40.4
5
100

= 2.02 LPM
Power input = 160 W
Heat output = Cfr specific heat capacity T
=

2.0 L 1 L 1 min 4180 J

(29.628.3)
min kg 60 s
kg . K

= 182.9 W
Coefficient of performance, COPH
COPH =

heat output
power input
182.9
160

= 1.14
Experiment 2
For 60%
Cooling water flow rate =

60.6
5 LPM
100

= 3.03

Heat output =

3.03 L
1 m3
1000 kg 1min

(28.827.7)
min
1000 L
60 s
m3

= 232.2 J/s
For 40%
Cooling water flow rate =

40.4
5 LPM
100

= 2.02 LPM

Heat output =

2.02 L
1m3
1000 kg 1 min (

29.628.3 )
min
1000 L
60 s
m3

= 182.9 J/s
For 20%
Cooling water flow rate Cooling water flow rate =

60.6
5 LPM
100

= 3.03

Heat output =

3.03 L
1 m3
1000 kg 1min

(28.827.7)
min
1000 L
60 s
m3

= 232.2 J/s
COPH =

heat output
power input

For 60%
COPH =

232.2
157

= 1.48

For 40%
COPH =

182.9
160

= 1.14
For 20%

COPH =

232.2
159

= 1.46
Experiment 3

Refrigerant flow rate (LPM) =

refrigerant flow rate ( )

1.26
100

60.8
1.26
100

= 0.77

Cooling water flow rate (LPM) =

40.4
5 LPM
100

= 2.02
1 atm = 101.325 = 1.01325 bar
Refrigerant pressure (low), P1 = 1.8 bar

1 atm
101.325 kPa

1.01325
1 atm

= 180 kPa
Refrigerant pressure (high), P2 = 6.8 bar

1 atm
101.325 kPa

1.01325
1 atm

= 680 kPa

Find h1 by referring at superheated R-134a table

At 0.18 MPa
T (C)
20
25.7
30

Enthalpy (kJ/kg)
270.59
h1 = 275.53
279.25

Find h2 using interpolation by referring at superheated R-134a table

P (MPa)
0.60 at 30 C
0.68 at 30 C
0.70 at 30 C

Enthalpy (kJ/kg)
270.81
h2 = 268.92
268.45

Find h3 using interpolation by referring at saturated R-134a temperature table

T = 27.9
T (

Enthalpy (kJ/kg)

26
27.9
28

87.83
h3 = 90.55
90.69

Find h4 by referring at saturated R-134a table temperature

T = 22 C
h4 = 82.14 kJ/kg
Energy balance on condenser:
Wnet,in + Qnet,in + m (h+KE+PE)in = Wnet,out + Qnet,out+ m (h+KE+PE)out
3

Mass flow rate cooling water =

2.02 L
1m
1000 kg 1 min

3
min
1000 L
60 s
m

= 0.034 kg/s

Mass flow rate refrigerant =

0.77 L
1 m3
4.25 kg 1 min

3
min
1000 L
60 s
m

5
= 5.45 10 kg/s

mrh2 + mwh1 = Qnet,out + mrh3 + mwh4

Qnet,out = mw (h4-h1) + mr (h3-h2)
5

= 0.034 kg/s (82.14 275.53) kJ/kg + 5.45 10

kg/s (90.55 268.92)kJ/kg

= -6.58 kJ/s (negative sign indicate heat output)

Energy balance on compressor:

Wnet,in + Qnet,in + m (h+KE+PE)in = Wnet,out + Qnet,out+ m (h+KE+PE)out

Wnet,in + mrh1 = Qnet,out + mrh2

Qnet,out = Wnet,in + mr (h1-h2)
5

= 160 J/s + 5.45 10

kg/s (275.53-268.92)

= 160 W

Experiment 4
For 60%

Refrigerant water flow rate =

cooling water flow rate( )

100
60.6
100 1.26 LPM

= 0.76 LPM

COPH =

h2h 3
h 2h 1
320.64273.86
320.64277.17

= 1.07

1.26 LPM

For 40%

Refrigerant water flow rate =

cooling water flow rate( )

100

1.26 LPM

60.8
100 1.26 LPM

= 0.77 LPM

COPH =

h2h 3
h 2h 1
317.09268.65
317.09276.90

= 1.21

For 20%

Refrigerant water flow rate =

cooling water flow rate( )

100
60.6
100 1.26 LPM

= 0.76 LPM
COPH =

h2h 3
h 2h 1

1.26 LPM

315.69269.36
315.69276.36

= 1.18
Experiment 5

Refrigerant flow rate (LPM) =

r efrigerant flow rate()

100

1.26 LPM

60.8
1.26 LPM
100

= 0.77
Compressor pressure ratio =

suction pressure of refrigerant

discharge pressure of refrigerant
||

||

= p1
P2

6.8
1.8

= 3.78

Volumetric efficiency =

volumetric flow rate(refrigerant )

compressor displacement rate

Refrigerant density = 1146.8 kg/m3

Specific volume of refrigerant = 0.059 m3/kg

Volumetric flow rate =

0.77 L
1 m3
1 min 1146.8 kg 0.059 m 3

min
1000 L 60 s
kg
m3

4
= 8.68 10 m3/s

Compression displacement rate = swept volume compression speed

8.85 cm3
1 m3
2800 rev 1 min

3
3
rev
min
60 s
(100) cm

= 4.13 10-4
Volumetric efficiency =

8.68 104 m3 /s
4.13 104 m3 /s

= 2.10
Percentage efficiency = 2.10 100%
= 210%