Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2012/v5i10.13
Year: 2012, Volume: 5, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-9
Original Article
G. Edison1 , A. Suresh2 and K. Narayana Rao3
1 School of Mechanical and Building Sciences,
2 Vignan Institute of Technology and Sciences,
3 Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007, India [email protected], [email protected]; [email protected], [email protected]
The present paper is concerned with theoretical and experimental study and development of effective suction gas heat exchanger for hermetically sealed compressor. A single tube counter flow heat exchanger had been used, where water itself had been taken as a coolant. Energy consumption parameters as well as COP values have been obtained analytically for both the cases. Energy consumption parameter is 12% less as an average for a heat exchanger attached system compared to the system with out heat exchanger in a time span of 90 minutes. COP values obtained with heat exchanger are firmly better than that of the values with out Heat exchanger. COP values observed to be 7% higher for a heat exchanger coupled system compared to the system with out heat exchanger in the same time span of 90 minutes. In the present scenario where systems optimization is a necessity the present work would be useful in developing a energy efficient system with few modifications. This work would be useful to tackle the heat transfer related issues present in many gas compressors used in pumping and process industries.
Keywords: Suction line cooling, Heat exchanger, COP, Refrigeration, T-S plot, Density, Refrigerant.
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