AE310
Refrigeration/Heat Pumps
Practicum 10.2
1. Exploring Vapor Compression Equipment: For each of the equipment variations below
go to a manufacturer’s website (e.g., Trane, Carrier, Daikin, Mitsubishi, Multistack, York,
etc.) and find an image of a specific product. On the image, add labels for 1) the source and
use side, 2) the condenser, 3) the evaporator, 4) the compressor, and 5) the source of
power for the compression. Also, label the medium (air, water, etc.) going into/out of the
source and use sides.
a. Water-cooled Centrifugal Chiller
Manufacturer: Carrier
Compressor
Condenser (Source Side)
Medium: water AKA
Power for compressor
Evaporator(Use Side)
b. Water-cooled Screw Chiller
Compressor
Manufacturer: Carrier
Condenser (Source Side)
Medium: water AKA
Power for compression
Evaporator (Use Side)
1|Page c. Engine-driven Chiller
Manufacturer: Tecochill
Compressor
Engine: where gas
(medium) is inputted
Condenser (Source side)
Evaporator (use side)
d. Steam-turbine Centrifugal Chiller
Manufacturer: Johnson Controls
Medium: Steam
Power: Electricity
Compressor
Condenser
(Source side)
Evaporator (use side)
e. Air-cooled Scroll Chiller
2|Page Manufacturer: York
Condeser(Source side)
Power:
Electricity
Medium: air
Evaporator (Use side)
Compressor
f.
Air-source Heat Pump (Commercial, >20 tons)
Power: Electricity
Evaporator(Source side)
Compressor
Medium: air
Manufacturer:
Mitsubishi
Condenser(use side)
g. Air-source Heat Pump (Residential, <10 tons)
Condenser(use side)
Manufacturer:
Mitsubishi
Compressor
Power: Electricity
Medium: air
Evaporator(Source side)
3|Page h. Heat pump water heater
Evaporator(Source side)
Compressor
Power: Electricity
Medium: water
Condenser(use side)
Manufacturer:
AO Smith
i.
Water-to-water heat pump
Manufacturer:
Heodoi
Evaporator(Source side)
Compressor
Condenser(use side)
Medium: water
4|Page Q = 30ton(12,000Btu/Hr
Q = 360,000Btu/Hr
2. Water-cooled Chiller and Heat Rejection Calculations
Trace the path of the room load from the return air to the outside
air, listing the medium and the devices of a water-cooled chiller
system.
1
Medium (air or water)
Mixed Air
2
Chilled Water
Device (coil, etc.)
qtotal = 30 tons
a. Cooling Coil
b.Evaporator
3
GPMCHW = 360,000/(500*(52-42))
GPM_CHW = 72Gpm
If chilled water changes from 42° to 52°
qRE = 360,000 Btu/Hr
Refrigerant
c. Condenser
If COPc = 4.0
W = 360000/4 = 90,000
qrej = q_ke +W
qrej = 450,000
4
Condenser water
d. Cooling tower
5
Outside air
GPMCondW =
450,000/500(95-85)
= 90Gpm
If Cond Water changes from 95° to 85°
Total Btuh rejected
Q + W = 450,000Btu/Hr
5|Page