Lab Report 2 Thermo

Sheridan College
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Technology
MECE27642D: Thermodynamics
Lab #2: Geothermal Experiment
Group Members: Preston Barrington (991577368), Ata-Ul-Raheem Malik

(991563040), Ali Almoman (991582261)
Date of Experiment: 08/05/22
Instructor: Amin Ghobeity
Class Number: 1221_92189
Declaration: By submitting this report on SLATE, we the group members shall

hereby declare that the work presented in this report is original and not
plagiarised or copied.
Objective:
The objective of this lab is to understand how a condenser and evaporator work together to
cool and heat areas and how a heat pump is used in a real-life application. Understand how
to analyze a heat pump/refrigeration cycle to determine the COP and other important
quantities, such as the heating and cooling capacities.
The lab was done by running a compressor with a condenser and evaporator that was using
R134a refrigerant to cool a tank of water. Pressures of the condenser and evaporator were
read through integrated gauges, and temperatures were taken by magnetic thermometers.
Data
Table 1: Given Pressure Data
Pressure (psig)
Section 1 118.75
Section 2 118.75
Section 3 44
Section 4 44
Condenser N/A
Evaporator N/A
Table 2: Given Temperature Data
Temperature (°C)
Section 1 37.6
Section 2 28.7
Section 3 13.2
Section 4 15.8
Condenser (In) 24.7
Condenser (Out) 27.6
Evaporator (In) 18.4
Evaporator (Out) 16.9

Table 3: Given Current Data
Current (A)
Pump 1 1.3
Compressor 4.38
Pump 2 1.3
Additional Data
Volumetric flow rate: 10 LPM
Supplied voltage: 150 V
Sample Calculations
P1 = Pgage,1 +Patm= 118.75+14.7 = 133.45 psia* 6.894757 = 920.105 kPa/100 = 9.20105 bar
T1 = 37.6°C+273.15 = 310.75 K
P2 = 9.20105 bar
T2 = 301.85 K
P3 = 4.04722 bar
T3 = 286.35 K
P4 = 4.04722 bar
T4 = 15.8°C+273.15 = 288.95 K
Since Psat>P1, it’s a superheated vapor.
h1 = 423.553 kJ/kg
h2 = h3 = 239.790 kJ/kg
h4 = 414.595 kJ/kg
Ẇ𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 = 𝑉 * 𝐼𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 = (150 𝑉) * (4. 38 𝐴) = 657 𝑊
𝑃𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝 1 = 195 𝑊
𝑃𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝 2 = 195 𝑊
Ẇ𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 195 𝑊 + 195 𝑊 + 657 𝑊 = 1047 𝑊 = 1. 047 𝑘𝑊
1 𝑘𝑊
Ẇ𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 657𝑊* 1000 𝑊
ṁ= ℎ1−ℎ4
= 423.553−414.595
= 0. 0733 𝑘𝑔/𝑠
𝑄̇˙1 = ṁ(ℎ4 − ℎ3) = 0. 0733 𝑘𝑔/𝑠 (414. 595 − 239. 790) 𝑘𝐽/𝑘𝑔 = 12. 82 𝑘𝑊
𝑄̇˙2 = 𝑄̇˙1 + Ẇ𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 = 12. 82𝑘𝑊 + 0. 657𝑘𝑊 = 13. 48 𝑘𝑊
𝑄̇˙1
𝐸𝐸𝑅 = Ẇ𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
= 12. 24
𝑄̇˙2
𝐶𝑂𝑃 = Ẇ𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
= 12. 88
3
𝑃𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 = 𝑉˙(𝑃4 − 𝑃1) = (10 𝐿𝑃𝑀 *
1𝑚 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛
1000 𝐿
* 60 𝑠
) ( 920. 105 𝑘𝑃𝑎 − 404. 722 𝑘𝑃𝑎) = 85. 9 𝑊
𝑃𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 0.0859 𝑘𝑊
η𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝 = Ẇ𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟
* 100% = 0.657 𝑘𝑊
* 100% = 13. 074%
Discussion and Conclusion
Using the data collected, the COP and efficiencies of the cycle were calculated along with
other useful properties. If used as a refrigeration cycle, the system's cooling capacity is
12.82 kW, and if used as a heat pump, the heating capacity is 13.48 kW. The system's
coefficient of performance as a heat pump is 12.88, and the coefficient of performance as a
refrigeration cycle is 12.24. The refrigerant flow power is 85.9 W and the compressor’s
efficiency is 13.074%.
Despite the low efficiency of the compressor, the system is very effective at heating/cooling a
space. As expected, the heating capacity is greater than the cooling capacity, since the
coefficient of performance is greater for the cycle as a heat pump than as a refrigeration
cycle.
Regarding the improvement of the procedure, an extra thermometer for measuring the
temperature of the water exiting the evaporator/condenser might result in more accurate
measurements. A considerable amount of time was spent switching the two thermometers to
the outlet pipe and since the water and refrigerant temperature changes very rapidly,
simultaneous measurement is a requirement for accurate results.

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Sheridan College

School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Lab #2: Geothermal Experiment

Group Members: Preston Barrington (991577368), Ata-Ul-Raheem Malik

Date of Experiment: 08/05/22

Instructor: Amin Ghobeity

Class Number: 1221_92189

Declaration: By submitting this report on SLATE, we the group members shall

Table 1: Given Pressure Data

Table 2: Given Temperature Data

Condenser (In) 24.7

Condenser (Out) 27.6

Evaporator (In) 18.4

Evaporator (Out) 16.9

Volumetric flow rate: 10 LPM

Supplied voltage: 150 V

Since Psat>P1, it’s a superheated vapor.

Ẇ𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 = 𝑉 * 𝐼𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 = (150 𝑉) * (4. 38 𝐴) = 657 𝑊

𝑄̇˙2 = 𝑄̇˙1 + Ẇ𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 = 12. 82𝑘𝑊 + 0. 657𝑘𝑊 = 13. 48 𝑘𝑊

Discussion and Conclusion

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