Chapter 11 - Refrigeration cycles. The objectives of Chapter 11 are to: Introduce the concepts of refrigerators and heat pumps and the measure of their performance, analyze the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle, analyze the actual vapor-compression refrigeration cycle, review the factors involved in selecting the right refrigerant for an application,. | Chapter 11 Refrigeration Cycles Study Guide in PowerPoint to accompany Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 8th edition by Yunus A. Çengel and Michael A. Boles The vapor compression refrigeration cycle is a common method for transferring heat from a low temperature to a high temperature. The above figure shows the objectives of refrigerators and heat pumps. The purpose of a refrigerator is the removal of heat, called the cooling load, from a low-temperature medium. The purpose of a heat pump is the transfer of heat to a high-temperature medium, called the heating load. When we are interested in the heat energy removed from a low-temperature space, the device is called a refrigerator. When we are interested in the heat energy supplied to the high-temperature space, the device is called a heat pump. In general, the term heat pump is used to describe the cycle as heat energy is removed from the low-temperature space and rejected to the high-temperature | Chapter 11 Refrigeration Cycles Study Guide in PowerPoint to accompany Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 8th edition by Yunus A. Çengel and Michael A. Boles The vapor compression refrigeration cycle is a common method for transferring heat from a low temperature to a high temperature. The above figure shows the objectives of refrigerators and heat pumps. The purpose of a refrigerator is the removal of heat, called the cooling load, from a low-temperature medium. The purpose of a heat pump is the transfer of heat to a high-temperature medium, called the heating load. When we are interested in the heat energy removed from a low-temperature space, the device is called a refrigerator. When we are interested in the heat energy supplied to the high-temperature space, the device is called a heat pump. In general, the term heat pump is used to describe the cycle as heat energy is removed from the low-temperature space and rejected to the high-temperature space. The performance of refrigerators and heat pumps is expressed in terms of coefficient of performance (COP), defined as Both COPR and COPHP can be larger than 1. Under the same operating conditions, the COPs are related by Can you show this to be true? Refrigerators, air conditioners, and heat pumps are rated with a SEER number or seasonal adjusted energy efficiency ratio. The SEER is defined as the Btu/hr of heat transferred per watt of work energy input. The Btu is the British thermal unit and is equivalent to 778 ft-lbf of work (1 W = Btu/hr). An EER of 10 yields a COP of . Reversed Carnot Refrigerator and Heat Pump Shown below are the cyclic refrigeration device operating between two constant temperature reservoirs and the T-s diagram for the working fluid when the reversed Carnot cycle is used. Recall that in the Carnot cycle heat transfers take place at constant temperature. If our interest is the cooling load, the cycle is called the Carnot refrigerator. .
