Chapter 3 Vapour Compression System ______
41 CHAPTER 3 VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEM ________________________________________________________________________ 3.1 Introduction From the inception of the refrigeration machine in 1755, a number of attempts were made for mechanical refrigeration by using air, water and ether etc as refrigerants. The vapour compression refrigeration and vapour absorption refrigeration systems were developed around 1870. The refrigeration system were also used for providing cooling and humidification for summer comfort (air conditioning) 3.2 Theoretical Cycle Analysis The simple vapour compression refrigeration cycle is shown in Fig. 3.1, nowadays, this system is used almost everywhere and is the most popular in the refrigeration system. It consists of four essential parts 1.Compressor, 2.Condenser, 3.Expansion Valve, and 4.Evaporator. Compressor is said to the heart of the vapour compression system compresses the vapour refrigerant from the evaporator pressure(Pe) to the condenser pressure (Pc), so that vapour can be condensed at the corresponding saturation temperature (tc), the condenser rejects the heat of refrigerant to the surrounding either by water or air which is act as cooling medium. Hence the phase transfer takes place from vapour refrigerant to liquid refrigerant enters in to the expansion valve. The expansion valve, also known as the throttle valve, expands the liquid refrigerants from high pressure liquid refrigerant to low pressure liquid refrigerant. Finally, liquid refrigerant enters in the evaporator. The evaporation is achieved in coils of low pressure and temperature, where cooling effect is produced by absorbing heat from the cooling space, the refrigerant phase 42 transfer occurs from liquid refrigerant to vapour refrigerant, only pure vapour the goes back to the compressor completing the cycle [105].
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