Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning ME 5th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Professional Elective-I)

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning detail syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (ME), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17ME551), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other me 5th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit ME 5th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-I subjects do refer to Professional Elective-I. The detail syllabus for refrigeration and air-conditioning is as follows.

Course Objectives:

1. Study the basic definition, ASHRAE Nomenclature for refrigerating systems
2. Understand the working principles and applications of different types of refrigeration systems
3. Study the working of air conditioning systems and their applications
4. Identify the performance parameters and their relations of an air conditioning system

Module 1

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Module 2

Vapor Compression Refrigeration System(VCRS): Modifications in Reversed Carnot Cycle with Vapor as a refrigerant, Vapor Compression Cycle, Ewing’s Construction, Actual Vapor Compression Cycle, Effect of Operating Conditions. Simple Numerical problems. Multistage or Compound Compression, Multi-evaporator systems, Cascade Systems, – Methods like Flash Gas removal, Flash inter cooling and water Inter cooling.

Module 3

Vapor Absorption Refrigeration Systems: Simple Vapor – Absorption System, Maximum Coefficient of Performance of a Heat Operated Refrigerating Machine, Absorbent – Refrigerant combinations, Water-Ammonia Systems,Practical problems, Lithium- Bromide System, Modifications to Simple Vapor-Absorption, Electrolux Refrigerator. Other types of Refrigeration systems:

1. Steam-Jet refrigeration system and
2. Thermoelectric refrigeration,
3. pulse tube refrigeration, (iv)thermo acoustic refrigeration systems

Module 4

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Module 5

Air-Conditioning: Basic Processes in Conditioning of Air, Psychrometric Processes in Air-Conditioning Equipment, Simple Air-Conditioning/system and State and Mass Rate of Supply Air, Summer Air Conditioning, Winter Air Conditioning.
Loading Calculation and Applied Psychometrics :Preliminary Considerations, Internal Hear Gains, System Heat Gains, Break-up of Ventilation Load and Effective Sensible Heat Factor, Cooling Load Estimate. Psychrometric Calculations for Cooling, Selection of Air-Conditioning Apparatus for Cooling and Dehumidification, Building Requirements and Energy Conservation in Air Conditioned Buildings.
Transport air conditioning Systems:Air conditioning systems for automobiles (cars, buses etc.), Air conditioning systems for trains, Air conditioning systems for ships.

Course Outcomes:

1. Illustrate the principles, nomenclature and applications of refrigeration systems.
2. Explainvapor compression refrigeration system and identify methods for performance improvement
3. Study the working principles of air, vapor absorption, thermoelectric and steam-jet and thermo-acoustic refrigeration systems
4. Estimate the performance of air-conditioning systems using the principles of psychometry.
5. Compute and Interpret cooling and heating loads in an air-conditioning system
6. Identify suitable refrigerant for various refrigerating systems

Text Books:

1. Roy J. Dossat, Principles of Refrigeration, Wiley Limited
2. Arora C.P., Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Tata Mc Graw -Hill, New Delhi, 2ndEdition, 2001.
3. Stoecker W.F., and Jones J.W., Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Mc Graw – Hill, New Delhi 2nd edition, 1982.

Reference Books:

1. Dossat,Principles of Refrigeration Pearson-2006.
2. McQuistion,Heating,Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Wiley Students edition, 5 edition, 2000.
3. PITA,Air conditioning 4rth edition, pearson-2005
4. Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning’ by Manoharprasad
5. S C Arora& S Domkundwar, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning DhanpatRai Publication
6. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105128/#

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Me, 2017 regulation do visit Me 5th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.

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