Rajkiya Engineering College, Azamgarh
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Refrigeration & Air-conditioning (BME-601)
Assignment: 1
Issue Date: 03/04/2025 Submission date: 15/04/2025
Q1. An air refrigerator working on Bell Coleman cycle takes in air at 1 bar and at a
temperature of 10 0C. The air is compressed to 5 bar abs. The same is cooled to 25 0C in
the cooler before expanding in the expansion cylinder to cold chamber pressure of 1 bar.
The compression and expansion laws followed are pv1.35= C and pv1.3 = C respectively.
Determine C.O.P of the plant and net refrigeration effect per kg of air. Take Cp= 1.009
kJ/kg K and R = 0.287 kJ/kg K for air.
Q2. An air refrigeration open system operating between 100 kPa and 1 MPa is required to
produce a cooling effect of 2000 kJ/min. Temperature of the air leaving the cold
chamber is – 5°C and at leaving the cooler is 30°C. Neglect losses and clearance in the
compressor and expander. Determine: (i) Mass of air circulated per min, (ii) Compressor
work, expander work, cycle work, (iii) COP and power in kW required.
Q3. An aircraft moving with speed of 1000 km/h uses simple gas refrigeration cycle for
air conditioning. The ambient pressure and temperature are 0.35 bar and -10 0C
respectively. The pressure ratio of compressor is 4.5. The heat exchanger effectiveness is
0.95. The isentropic efficiencies of compressor and expander are 0.8 each. The cabin
pressure and temperature are 1.06 bar and 25 0C. Determine temperature and pressures at
all points of the cycle. Also find the volume flow rate through compressor inlet and
expander outlet for 100 TR. Take Cp=1.005 kJ/kg K; R=0.287 kJ/kg K and Cp/Cv=1.4 for
air.
Q4. A regenerative air refrigeration system for an air plane has to take 30 ton of load,
while the ambient conditions are 0.80 bar and 7 0C. The ramming action leads to a
pressure rise from 0.8 bar to 1.2 bar at constant entropy. The air is bled off the main
compressor at 4.8 bar. The ram air heat exchanger is 60% effective. The air from the heat
exchanger passes on to cooling turbine. Some portion of the air after expanding in the
cooling turbine passes on to the regenerative heat exchanger reducing the temperature of
the main compressed air to 50 0C. The cooling air from turbine gets heated to 100 0C
before discharging. The isentropic efficiencies of the compressor and the turbine are 90%
and 80% respectively. The cabin is pressurized to 1 bar and maintained at 25 0C.
Determine (i) The ratio of the air extracted from cooling turbine for regenerative cooling
of the ram air, (ii) Power required for maintaining the cabin at required condition.
Assume the cooling turbine power developed to be used for ram air exhaust fan.
Q-5 A machine working on reversed Carnot cycle operates between temperature limits of
300 K and 200 K. Find the COP when it is operated as
1. Refrigerator
2. Heat pump
3. Heat engine
Q-6 An air refrigerator working on Bell-Coleman cycle takes air into the compressor at 1
bar and 268 K. It is compressed in a compressor to 5 bar and cooled to 298 K at the same
pressure. It is further expanded in the expander to 1 bar and discharged to take the
cooling load. The isentropic efficiencies of the compressor and expander are 85% and
90% respectively. Determine: (i) Refrigeration capacity of the system if the air circulated
is 40 kg/ min; (ii) Power required for the compressor; and (iii) C.O.P of the system.
Q-7. A dense air refrigeration machine operating on Bell-Coleman cycle operates
between 3.4 bar and 17 bar. The temperature of air after the cooler is 15 0C and after the
refrigerator is 6 0C. For a refrigeration capacity of 6 tonnes, find: (i) Temperature after
compression and expansion, (ii) Air circulation required in the cycle per minute, (iii)
Work of compressor and expander, (iv) Theoretical C.O.P and (v) Rate of water
circulation required in the cooler in kg/min, if the rise in temperature is limited to 30 0C.
Q-8. An aircraft is cruising with a speed of 900 kmph at an altitude of 11,000 metre
where the ambient conditions are 0.3 bar and -30°C. Assuming the compression ratio of
5, cabin pressure 0.8 bar and air leaving the cabin at 27°C, obtain the power for
pressurization and refrigeration and COP. The flow rate through the system is 1.0 kg/s.
Q-9. Air refrigeration used for food storage provides 25TR. The temperature of air
entering the compressor is 70C and the temperature at exit of cooler is 270C. Find COP of
the Cycle and power per tonne of refrigeration required by the compressor. The quantity
air Circulated in the system is 3000 kg/h. The compression and expansion both follows
the Law pv1.3=C and take ratio of specific heat as 1.4 and Cp = 1kJ/kgK.
Q-10. An aircraft refrigeration plant has to handle a cabin load of 30 tonnes. The
atmospheric temperature is l7°C. The atmospheric air is compressed to a pressure of 0.95
bars and temperature of 30°C due to ram action. This air is then further compressed in a
compressor to 4.75 bars, cooled in a heat exchanger to 67°C, expanded in a turbine to 1
bar pressure and supplied to the cabin. The air leaves the cabin at a temperature of 27°C.
The isentropic efficiencies of both compressor and turbine are 0. 9. Calculate the mass of
air circulated per minute and the C.O.P. For air, CP = 1.004 KJ/Kg K and CP/CV= 1.4.
