National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : ME6375 : Refrigeration and Cryogenic Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}

Subject Nature : Practical

Coordinator : S. Anbarasu

Syllabus

Module 1 :

ME6375 Refrigeration and Cryogenic Laboratory
The list of Experiments is as follows
1. Calibration of the given bourdon tube pressure gauge
2. Calibration of the J-type thermocouple with mercury glass thermometer as standard
3. Estimate the coefficient of performance (COP) of the vapor compression system
4. COP evaluation on vapor absorption refrigeration system using a test rig
5. Comparative performance study of both VARS and VCRS
6. To conduct the performance evaluation study of the window air conditioning unit
7. To evaluate the performance of the mechanical heat pump
8. To study the central air conditioning plant
9. Comparative study of different air conditioner system
10. To study GM type cryocooler based LN2 plant
11. To study GM type of cryocooler based LHe plant

Course Objective

1 .

To relate the theory and practice for refrigeration and cryogenics.

2 .

To have a knowledge on cryogenic plants, its safety and maintenance.

Course Outcome

1 .

To create practical engineers for operation and maintenance of equipment/plant

Essential Reading

1 .

W.F.Stoecker and J.W.Jones, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, McGraw Hill, 2024

2 .

K. D.Timmerhaus and T.M. Flynn,, Cryogenic Process Engineering,, Plenum Press, 1989

Supplementary Reading

1 .

M Mukhopadhyay, Fundamentals of Cryogenic Engineering, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Dlehi, 2010

2 .

R.B.Scott, Cryogenic Engineering, Van Nostrand and Co., 1962

Journal and Conferences

2 .

Cryogenics, Elsiver

1 .

Indian J Cryogenics