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Basic Refrigeration Cycle

The basic refrigeration cycle involves a compressor compressing a refrigerant vapor to a high pressure and temperature state, the refrigerant then condenses in a condenser to a high pressure liquid state, the liquid refrigerant passes through an expansion valve where it undergoes an abrupt reduction in pressure and temperature and evaporates in the evaporator absorbing heat from the surroundings, the low pressure vapor is then returned to the compressor to repeat the cycle. A pressure-enthalpy diagram graphically depicts the thermodynamic states and processes of the refrigeration cycle including the sub-cooled liquid zone, superheated vapor zone, evaporation, saturated liquid and vapor curves, and the liquid-vapor zone.

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Basic Refrigeration Cycle

The basic refrigeration cycle involves a compressor compressing a refrigerant vapor to a high pressure and temperature state, the refrigerant then condenses in a condenser to a high pressure liquid state, the liquid refrigerant passes through an expansion valve where it undergoes an abrupt reduction in pressure and temperature and evaporates in the evaporator absorbing heat from the surroundings, the low pressure vapor is then returned to the compressor to repeat the cycle. A pressure-enthalpy diagram graphically depicts the thermodynamic states and processes of the refrigeration cycle including the sub-cooled liquid zone, superheated vapor zone, evaporation, saturated liquid and vapor curves, and the liquid-vapor zone.

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  • Basic Refrigeration Cycle: Illustrates and explains the sequence of phases in a basic refrigeration cycle with a focus on pressure and temperature changes at each stage.
  • Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram: Analyzes the pressure-enthalpy relationship for Freon 22, showing different zones like superheated vapor and sub-cooled liquid with respect to temperature, pressure, and volume.

BASIC REFRIGERATION CYCLE

Refrigeration cycle
Compressor to condenser high pressure, high temperature, superheated refrigerant vapor Condenser to expansion valve high pressure, warm temperature liquid refrigerant Expansion valve to evaporator low pressure, low temperature liquid refrigerant Evaporator to compressor low pressure, warm temperature refrigerant vapor

PRESSURE ENTHALPY DIAGRAM

PRESSURE ENTHALPY DIAGRAM

Sub-cooled Liquid Zone Condensation

Superheated Vapor Zone

Evaporation

Saturated Liquid Curve

Saturated Vapor Curve

Liquid-Vapor Zone

PRESSURE ENTHALPY DIAGRAM

Temperature

Constant Entropy

Volume

Pressure

Enthalpy

PRESSURE ENTHALPY DIAGRAM

Total heat rejected at condenser

Condenser

Expansion Valve

Compressor

Evaporator

Refrigeration Effect

Heat of Compression

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