Refrigeration Special Topics (Topic # 2)

Topic # 2
Effects of Changing the temperature on the
Performance of Standards Vapor-Compression
Refrigeration Cycle
- Studying the effects of changing the evaporating and condensing
temperatures on the performance of the standard vapor-compression
refrigeration cycle is very useful to understand this cycle. Even though
this study is based on the ideal cycle, the general conclusions can be
applied to the actual vapor-compression refrigeration cycles. The study
will be presented here for two cases:

Case 1:
Increasing the evaporating Temperature (Te)
while keeping the condensing temperature constant:
- The changes in the standard vapor-compression refrigeration cycle when
the evaporating temperature is increased while keeping the condensing
temperature constant are shown on the p-h diagram in Figure (1). The
changes in the refrigeration effect (RE), heat of compression (HC), and
the heat of rejection (HR) are also shown in the Figure. A detailed
description of the parameters affected by the increase of the evaporating
temperature is shown in Table (1).

Refrigeration Special Topics (Topic # 2)

FIGURE (1): Changes in the refrigeration effect (RE), heat of compression

(HC), and the heat of rejection (HR), when increasing the evaporating
temperature while keeping the condensing temperature constant.

TABLE (1): Parameters affected by the increase of the evaporating

temperature, while the condensing temperature is kept constant.

Parameter
Refrigeration Effect (RE)
Mass flow rate per ton of
refrigeration (m)
Heat of Compression (HC)
Heat of Rejection (HR)
Rate of heat rejection
( )
Theoretical Compressor
Displacement (CD)

Effect

Due to the:

Increases
Decreases

increase of the evaporating temperature.

increase of the refrigeration effect.

Decreases

decrease in the pressure range for

compression.
increase of the refrigeration effect, and the
decrease of the heat of compression.
decrease of the mass flow rate per ton of
refrigeration.
decrease of the refrigerant specific volume
at the suction of the compressor, and the
decrease of the mass flow rate per ton of
refrigeration.
decrease of the heat of compression, and
the decrease of the mass flow rate per ton
of refrigeration.
increase of the refrigeration effect, and the
decrease of the heat of compression.

Does not
change much
Decreases
Decreases

Theoretical Compressor
Power ()

Decreases

COPR

Increases

Refrigeration Special Topics (Topic # 2)

Case 2:
Decreasing the condensing Temperature (Tc)
while keeping the evaporating temperature constant:
- The changes in the standard vapor-compression refrigeration cycle when
the evaporating temperature is kept constant while decreasing the
condensing temperature are shown on the p-h diagram in figure (2). The
changes in the refrigeration effect (RE), heat of compression (HC), and
the heat of rejection (HR) are also shown in the Figure. A detailed
description of the parameters affected by the decrease of the condensing
temperature is shown in Table (2).

FIGURE (2): Changes in the refrigeration effect (RE), heat of compression

(HC), and the heat of rejection (HR), when decreasing the condensing
temperature while keeping the evaporating temperature constant.

Refrigeration Special Topics (Topic # 2)

TABLE (2): Parameters affected by the decrease of the condensing
temperature, while the evaporating temperature is kept constant.

Parameter
Refrigeration Effect (RE)
Mass flow rate per ton of
refrigeration (m )
Heat of Compression (HC)
Heat of Rejection (HR)
Rate of heat rejection
( )
Theoretical Compressor
Displacement (CD)

Effect

Due to the:

Increases
Decreases

decrease of the condensing temperature.

increase of the refrigeration effect.

Decreases

decrease in the pressure range for

compression.
increase of the refrigeration effect, and the
decrease of the heat of compression.
decrease of the mass flow rate per ton of
refrigeration.
decrease of the mass flow rate per ton of
refrigeration. ( The refrigerant specific
volume remains constant ).
decrease of the heat of compression, and
the decrease of the mass flow rate per ton
of refrigeration.
increase of the refrigeration effect, and the
decrease of the heat of compression.

Does not
change much
Decreases
Decreases

Theoretical Compressor
Power ()

Decreases

COPR

Increases