INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING REFRIGERATION CYCLES IN HVAC COURSES. Conference Paper

abstract

• A computer program that analyzes four different refrigeration cycles is described. The user-friendly, menu-driven, interactive program has been implemented on a microcomputer. Cycle components are modeled and actual effects, such as pressure drops, subcooling, superheating, and compressor volumetric efficiency, are included. Refrigerant properties are calculated by the program so the effects of varying cycle parameters may be quickly assessed. First Law and Second Law analyses are performed, and all mass and energy flows and component irreversibilities are calculated. The program is used in an undergraduate course on refrigeration and air conditioning to enhance a student's understanding of refrigeration cycles.

authors

• Pate, Michael

published proceedings

• ASHRAE Transactions

author list (cited authors)

• Smith, T. E., Nelson, R. M., & Pate, M. B.

complete list of authors

• Smith, TE||Nelson, RM||Pate, MB

publication date

• December 1987

published in

• ASHRAE Transactions  Journal

start page

• 870

end page

• 882

volume

• 93

issue

• pt 1