Lab 8
Lab 8
Lab 8
Procedure:
• Switch on the main power supply
• Switch on the power button (red on control panel)
• Configure the valves in such a way that both air evaporator and air condenser can be used for
performing the experiment.
• Switch on both the fans and adjust the rotational control knobs to set the speed of both the
fans. Set the condenser fan at full speed for better heat rejection in condenser
• Switch on the compressor and leave the compressor to run for a while so that a steady state
condition is reached in the system. A steady state is evident from the fact that the temperature
at the outlet of the compressor T1 stops rising.
• Record the refrigerant temperatures from T1to T4, and air temperatures from T8 to T10 and
also read the pressures from four gauges.
• On reading the pressure from pressure gauges 1 bar must be added to the value read to obtain
the actual pressure.
• Turn the compressor off.
• Calculate the cooling effect, C.O.P of heat pump and refrigerator, heat rejection by
refrigerator in condenser and draw the process in 𝑃 − ℎ chart making suitable assumptions
NOTE: MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF THE COMPRESSOR, FANS AND POWER SWITCH ON
THE CONTROL PANEL BEFORE CLOSING THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY AFTER
PERFORMING THE EXPERIMENT.
Table 2:
Table 3:
Identifiers Value
compressor power SW-1 881 W
air inlet temperature to evaporator ST-8 25 ℃
air outlet temperature to evaporator ST-10 17 ℃
air Inlet temperature to Condenser ST-8 22 ℃
air outlet temperature to Condenser ST-9 34 ℃
C.O.P used as Heat Pump 5.46
C.O.P used as refrigerator 4.44
Tasks:
Q no 2: From P-h chart determine the heat absorbed and heat released by the refrigerant in
𝑳 𝒎𝟑
Refrigerant flow rate = 𝟑𝟓 𝒉 = 𝟗. 𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 𝒔
𝒌𝒈
Mass flow rate = 𝟗. 𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 × 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟕 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟑 𝒔
𝑾̇𝒊𝒏 = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟗𝒌𝑾
Q no 4: Using heat values from Q no 2 and power input from Q no 3 determine the COP of heat pump
and refrigerator.
𝑸̇ 𝑳 𝟏. 𝟕𝟑
𝑪𝑶𝑷𝑳 = = = 𝟒. 𝟒𝟑𝟔
𝑾̇𝒊𝒏 𝟎. 𝟑𝟗
𝑸̇ 𝑯 𝟐. 𝟏𝟑
𝑪𝑶𝑷𝑳 = = = 𝟓. 𝟒𝟔𝟐
𝑾̇𝒊𝒏 𝟎. 𝟑𝟗
(COP) of 5.46, which indicates that for every unit of effort, 5.46 units of heat are removed from the
refrigerant and added to the environment.
Higher COP values denote higher apparatus efficiency, whereas lower values denote lower apparatus
efficiency.
Therefore, it is essential to keep the system maintained properly, which includes, among other things,
performing routine coil and filter cleaning.