Refrigeration and Cold Storage detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Agri Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of refrigeration and cold storage is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
REFRIGERATION PRINCIPLES AND COMPONENTS Refrigeration principles – refrigeration effect coefficient of performance -units of refrigeration -Refrigeration components -compressor-classification-principle and working- condensers-types-construction, principle and working. Evaporators – types-principle and working. Expansion device types construction, principle and working. Refrigerants properties classification comparison and advantages chloroflouro carbon (CFC) refrigerants – effect on environmental pollution – alternate refrigerants
Unit II
VAPOUR COMPRESSION AND VAPOUR ABSORPTION CYCLE Simple vapour compression cycle – T-S diagram – p-h chart- vapour compression system-different types-vapour absorption cycle simple and practical vapour absorption system- advantages- ideal vapour absorption system- Electrolux refrigerator Lithium bromide refrigeration-construction and principles.
Unit III
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Unit IV
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Air conditioning systems-equipment used-classification-comfort and Industrial air conditioning system- winter, summer and year- round air conditioning system- unitary and central air conditioning system- application of refrigeration and air conditioning-domestic refrigerator and freezer- ice manufacture.
Unit V
APPLICATIONS OF REFRIGERATION IN FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION Cooling and heating load estimation, cold storage design, types of cooling plants for cold storage. Insulation properties and types of insulation material. Cold storage for milk, meat, fruits, vegetables, poultry and marine products. Refrigerated Transport, Handling and Distribution, Cold chain, refrigerated product handling, order picking, refrigerated vans, refrigerated display. Sensors for cold storage management.
Reference Books:
- C. P. Arora, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi, 2008
- Langley and C. Billy, Refrigeration and Air conditioning, Ed. 3, Engle wood Cliffs (NJ), Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2009
- Roy J. Dossat, Principles of Refrigeration, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2007
- N. F Stoecker and Jones, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2008
- Manohar Prasad, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Wiley Eastern Ltd., 2007
- J. B Hains, Automatic Control of Heating & Air conditioning, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Private Limited, 2005
Course Outcomes:
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