The refrigerating effect
In the basic vapour compression cycle of refrigeration shown in Figure 9.2 a mixture of relatively cold, saturated liquid and saturated vapour enters the evaporator. The liquid part of the mixture is boiled to a saturated vapour and leaves the evaporator at state 1 (in Figure 9.2). The refrigerating effect (q{) is the enthalpy change across the evaporator. Using the notation of Figure 9.2, this is expressed by
Qx = (hx — h4) (9.4)
EXAMPLE 9.2
(a) Calculate the refrigerating effect for the plant used in example 9.1.
(,b) If the duty is 352 kW of refrigeration, determine the mass flow rate of refrigerant,
(c) What is the volumetric flow rate under suction conditions?
Table 9.4 Superheated properties of R717, ammonia (NH3)
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T-ts |
Fs = 29 °C |
II O O N |
Ts = 31°C |
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K |
P= 1132.2 kPa |
P= 1166.5 kPa |
P= 1201.6 kPa |
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V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
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0 |
0.1139 |
1467.0 |
4.9902 |
0.1106 |
1467.6 |
4.9793 |
0.1075 |
1468.1 |
4.9685 |
5 |
0.1170 |
1482.9 |
5.0423 |
0.1137 |
1483.6 |
5.0316 |
0.1104 |
1484.2 |
5.0210 |
10 |
0.1201 |
1498.2 |
5.0916 |
0.1166 |
1498.9 |
5.0811 |
0.1133 |
1499.6 |
5.0706 |
15 |
0.1230 |
1512.9 |
5.1386 |
0.1195 |
1513.8 |
5.1281 |
0.1161 |
1514.6 |
5.1177 |
20 |
0.1259 |
1527.3 |
5.1834 |
0.1223 |
1528.2 |
5.1731 |
0.1189 |
1529.1 |
5.1628 |
25 |
0.1287 |
1541.2 |
5.2265 |
0.1250 |
1542.2 |
5.2163 |
0.1215 |
1543.2 |
5.2060 |
30 |
0.1314 |
1554.9 |
5.2681 |
0.1277 |
1556.0 |
5.2579 |
0.1241 |
1557.0 |
5.2477 |
35 |
0.1341 |
1568.4 |
5.3083 |
0.1303 |
1569.5 |
5.2982 |
0.1267 |
1570.6 |
5.2881 |
T~h |
Ts = 32°C |
Fs = 33°C |
II O N |
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K |
P = 1237.4 kPa |
P = 1274.1 kPa |
P= 1311.6 kPa |
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V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
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0 |
0.1044 |
1468.6 |
4.9577 |
0.1014 |
1469.1 |
4.9469 |
0.0986 |
1469.6 |
4.9362 |
5 |
0.1073 |
1484.8 |
5.0103 |
0.1043 |
1485.4 |
4.9998 |
0.1014 |
1486.0 |
4.9893 |
10 |
0.1101 |
1500.4 |
5.0601 |
0.1070 |
1501.1 |
5.0497 |
0.1041 |
1501.7 |
5.0393 |
15 |
0.1129 |
1515.4 |
5.1074 |
0.1097 |
1516.2 |
5.0971 |
0.1067 |
1516.9 |
5.0869 |
20 |
0.1155 |
1529.9 |
5.1525 |
0.1123 |
1530.8 |
5.1424 |
0.1092 |
1531.7 |
5.1323 |
25 |
0.1181 |
1544.1 |
5.1959 |
0.1148 |
1545.1 |
5.1858 |
0.1117 |
1546.0 |
5.1758 |
30 |
0.1207 |
1558.0 |
5.2377 |
0.1173 |
1559.0 |
5.2277 |
0.1141 |
1560.0 |
5.2177 |
35 |
0.1232 |
1571.7 |
5.2781 |
0.1198 |
1572.7 |
5.2681 |
0.1165 |
1573.8 |
5.2582 |
T-ts |
Fs = 35 °C |
Ts = 36°C |
Fs = 37°C |
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K |
P = 1349.9 kPa |
P = 1389.0 kPa |
P = 1429.0 kPa |
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V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
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0 |
0.0958 |
1470.0 |
4.9256 |
0.0931 |
1470.4 |
4.9149 |
0.0905 |
1470.8 |
4.9044 |
5 |
0.0985 |
1486.5 |
4.9788 |
0.0958 |
1487.1 |
0.9684 |
0.0931 |
1487.6 |
4.9580 |
10 |
0.1012 |
1502.4 |
5.0290 |
0.0984 |
1503.0 |
5.0188 |
0.0957 |
1503.7 |
5.0086 |
15 |
0.1037 |
1517.7 |
5.0767 |
0.1009 |
1518.4 |
5.0666 |
0.0981 |
1519.1 |
5.0565 |
20 |
0.1062 |
1532.5 |
5.1222 |
0.1033 |
1533.3 |
5.1122 |
0.1005 |
1534.1 |
5.0923 |
25 |
0.1086 |
1546.9 |
5.1658 |
0.1056 |
1547.8 |
5.1559 |
0.1028 |
1548.7 |
5.1461 |
30 |
0.1110 |
1561.0 |
5.2078 |
0.1079 |
1562.0 |
5.1980 |
0.1050 |
1562.9 |
5.1883 |
35 |
0.1133 |
1574.8 |
5.2484 |
0.1102 |
1575.9 |
5.2387 |
0.1072 |
1576.9 |
5.2290 |
40 |
0.1155 |
1588.4 |
5.2878 |
0.1124 |
1589.5 |
5.2781 |
0.1094 |
1590.6 |
5.2685 |
45 |
0.1178 |
1601.8 |
5.3260 |
0.1146 |
1603.0 |
5.3163 |
0.1115 |
1604.1 |
5.3068 |
50 |
0.1200 |
1615.1 |
5.3632 |
0.1167 |
1616.3 |
5.3536 |
0.1136 |
1617.4 |
5.3441 |
55 |
0.1222 |
1628.2 |
5.3995 |
0.1189 |
1629.4 |
5.3900 |
0.1157 |
1630.6 |
5.3805 |
60 |
0.1243 |
1641.1 |
5.4350 |
0.1210 |
1642.4 |
5.4255 |
0.1177 |
1643.7 |
5.4160 |
T-h |
Fs = 38°C |
Fs = 39°C |
Rs = 40°C |
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K |
P = 1469.9 kPa |
P= 1511.7 kPa |
P = 1554.3 kPa |
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V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
V |
H |
S |
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0 |
0.0880 |
1471.2 |
4.8938 |
0.0856 |
1471.5 |
4.8833 |
0.0833 |
1471.9 |
4.8728 |
5 |
0.0906 |
1488.1 |
4.9477 |
0.0881 |
1488.6 |
4.9374 |
0.0857 |
1489.0 |
4.9371 |
10 |
0.0931 |
1504.3 |
4.9984 |
0.0905 |
1504.8 |
4.9883 |
0.0881 |
1505.4 |
4.9783 |
15 |
0.0954 |
1519.8 |
5.0465 |
0.0929 |
1520.5 |
5.0366 |
0.0904 |
1521.2 |
5.0267 |
20 |
0.0977 |
1534.9 |
5.0924 |
0.0951 |
1535.7 |
5.0826 |
0.0926 |
1536.4 |
5.0728 |
Table 9.4 (Contd)
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Reproduced from Thermodynamic Properties of Ammonia by W. B. Gosney and O. Fabris, with the kind permission of the authors.
Answer
(a) From Table 9.1, hx, leaving the evaporator, is 398.68 kJ kg-1. Since the value of h4, entering the evaporator, is the same as that of hj, leaving the condenser as a saturated liquid at a temperature of 35°C, the value of h4 is found from Table 9.1 to be 248.94 kJ kg-1. Hence by equation (9.4) the refrigerating effect is
Qt = (398.68 — 248.94) = 149.74 kJ kg’1
(b) The mass flow rate of refrigerant, m, is given by
M = QMt (9-5)
Where QT is the refrigeration duty in kW.
Hence the mass flow rate of refrigerant handled is
M = 352/149.74 = 2.351kg s“1
(c) Assuming that there is no pressure drop in the suction line and that there are no heat exchanges between the suction line and its surroundings, the state entering the compressor is the same as that leaving the evaporator, namely, 0°C saturated. From Table 9.1 the
Specific volume at this state is 0.06935 m3 kg Hence the volumetric flow rate at the suction state is
Vj = 2.351 X 0.06935 = 0.16304 m3 s’1
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