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Refrigeration Systems Examples Solved Problems - Compress

The document provides examples and assignments for calculating refrigeration capacity and performance of refrigeration systems. It includes examples of calculating refrigeration capacity for an ice plant, cooling beef, and examples using the Carnot refrigeration cycle. It then provides assignments involving calculating refrigeration capacity, COP, compressor power, and temperatures for refrigeration and heat pump systems.

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COURSE: REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

SUBJ. CODE: FME19


Instructor: Engr. G Sainz Belonio
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EXAMPLES – REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS:

EXAMPLE 1:
An ice plant produces 20 tons of ice per day at – 15oC from water at 25oC. If the miscellaneous
losses are 12% of the freezing and chilling loads, calculate the refrigeration capacity of the
plant in tons of refrigeration.

Solution:
Given: m = mass of ice = mass of water = 20 tons/day = 0.231 kg/sec
ti (ice) = -15oC
tw (water) = 25oC
heat loss, QLOSS = 12% (QREF)

Principle of ice making:


water water ice ice

liquid liquid solid solid


(tw) (tf = 0OC = 32OF) (ti)
Qsw Qfi Qsi

Required: Refrigeration capacity, QREF

Computations: Q REF =Q sw + Q fi + Qsi +Q Loss


where:
o
(a) Q sw =m w c pw (t w −0 ) = (0.231 kg/sec) (4.187 KJ/kg-C) (25 – 0) oC
= 24.18 KJ/sec

(b) Q fi =m i L fi = (0.231 kg/sec) (335 KJ/kg) = 77.385 KJ/sec

(c) Q si =m i c pi (0−t i) = (0.231 kg/sec) (0.5 x 4.187 KJ/kg-C) (0 + 15) oC


= 7.25 KJ/sec

(d) QLOSS = 12% (QREF)

Finally, Q REF =24.18+77.385+7.25+0.12 Q REF


1TOR
Q REF = 123.65 KW x = 35.13 TOR (tons of
3.52 KW
refrigeration)

EXAMPLE 2:
Compute the total heat to be removed from 110 kg of lean beef if it were to be cooled from
20oC to 4oC, after which it is to be frozen and cooled to -18oC. Specific heat above freezing is
3.23
KJ/kg-C and below freezing is 1.68 KJ/kg-C. Freezing point is -2.2oC and latent heat of fusion is
233 KJ/kg.

Solution:
Given: m = 110 kg Ca = 3.23 KJ/kg-C Cb = 1.68 KJ/kg-C
Lf = 233 KJ/kg

Entering → Freezing → Storage


t e = 20oC t f = -2.2oC t s = -18oC

Required: Total heat to be removed from beef, Q T

Computations: Q T =Q sa + Q f +Q sb+Q Loss

where: Q sa =m c a (t e −t f )
= (110 kg)(3.23 KJ/kg-C) (20 + 2.2) oC = 7887.66 KJ
Q f =m L f
= (110 kg) (233 KJ/kg) = 25,630 KJ
Q sb =mc b (t f −t s)
= (110 kg) (1.68 KJ/kg-C) (-2.2 + 18)oC = 2919.84 KJ

Finally, QT = 7887.66 + 25,630 + 2919.84 = 36,437.5 KJ


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EXAMPLE 3:
The power required to drive the compressor in a Carnot Refrigeration is 50 HP. It operates
between -5oC and 40oC, respectively. Determine the tons of refrigeration required.

Solutions:
Given: Carnot Refrigeration
Wnet = 50 HP = 37.3 KW
TL = -5 + 273 = 268 K TH = 40 + 273 = 313 K

Required: Tons of Refrigeration, QA

Computations: solving for QA

QA
COP= , QA = COP x Wnet
W net
TL 268
Also, COP= = = 5.96
( T H −T L) ❑ (313 −268 )

1TOR
Finally, QA = (5.96) (37.3 KW) = 222.14 KW x = 63.11 TOR (tons of
3.52 KW
ref.)

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EXAMPLE 4:
A refrigeration system operates on the Reversed Carnot cycle. The maximum and minimum
temperatures are 25oC and 72oC, respectively. If the power input required is 28.12 KW, find the
heat rejected from the condenser.

Solutions:
Given: Carnot Refrigeration (Reversed Carnot Cycle)
Wnet = 28.12 KW
TL = 25 + 273 = 298 K TH = 72 + 273 = 345 K

Required: Heat rejected, QR


Wnet = QR - QA then, QR = Wnet + QA
QA
COP= then, QA = COP x Wnet
W net
TL 298
where : COP = = = 6.34
( T H −T L )❑ (345 −298 )❑
QA = (6.34) (28.12 KW) = 178.28 KW

Finally, QR = 28.12 + 178.28 = 206.40 KW

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ASSIGNMENTS – REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

ASSIGNMENT #1:
1. Find the mass of water that can be cooled from 25oC to -10oC in a 15-ton refrigeration
system for 14 hours.

2. Determine the heat to be removed from one ton of water at 26 oC to an ice at -6oC.

3. A 12-ton beef is to be cooled from 25oC to -25oC with freezing temperature at -3oC in 15
hours. The specific heat above freezing is 2.8 KJ/kg-K and below freezing is 1.5 KJ/kg-K.
The latent heat of fusion is 220 KJ/kg. If miscellaneous losses are 14%, find the tons of
refrigeration needed for the system.

4. A 10-ton fish is to be cooled from 25 deg. C to -10 deg. C in 10 hours. The freezing
temperature is -2 deg. C and the latent heat of fusion is 280 KJ/kg. The specific heat
above freezing is 3.8 KJ/kg-C and below freezing is 1.8 KJ/kg-K. Find the tons of
refrigeration required in the system.

ASSIGNMENT #2:

5. A reversed Carnot Cycle that operates between -2 oC and 50oC needs 45 KW compressor
power. Find the refrigeration capacity in tons of refrigeration needed.

6. A reversed Carnot cycle has a refrigerating COP of 4. What is the ratio of the
maximum and minimum temperatures?

ASSIGNMENT #3:

7. A heat pump has a compressor power of 10 KW and heat rejected of 50 KW to the low
temperature region. Find the temperature of the low temperature region if the high
temperature region is at 40oC.

8. A heat pump operates between 36oF and 120oF. If the heat added from the low
temperature region is 500 BTU/min, find the horsepower needed of the compressor.

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