Syllabus

ME6375 Refrigeration and Cryogenic Laboratory
The list of experiments is as follows:
1. Calibration of Bourdon tube Pressure Gauge and J-Thermocouple
2. Performance Evaluation of a Vapour Compression Refrigeration (VCR) System
3. Performance Evaluation of a Window Air-Conditioning System
4. Experimental Investigation of a Heat Pump
5. Performance Analysis of a Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System (VARS)
6. Study and Performance Evaluation of a Liquid Nitrogen Production Plant
7. Performance Evaluation of a Central Air-Conditioning Plant

To calibrate and assess the accuracy and uncertainty of measuring instruments.

To experimentally determine and evaluate COP, cooling/heating capacity, and energy efficiency.

To analyze VCR, VARS, heat pump, and air-conditioning systems under different operating conditions.

To understand the operation and performance of liquid nitrogen production systems.

To apply thermodynamic and psychrometric principles to real engineering systems.

Calibrate and evaluate the performance and uncertainty of pressure and temperature measuring instruments.

Experimentally determine and analyse the COP and energy performance of refrigeration and heat pump systems.

Evaluate the performance of VCR, VARS, and air-conditioning systems using thermodynamic and psychrometric principles.

Understand and assess the operation of cryogenic and liquid nitrogen production systems.

Perform energy and exergy analysis to identify losses, irreversibilities, and scope for system performance improvement.

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

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

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

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

Cryogenics, Elsiver

Indian J Cryogenics