ME471
REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING
Refrigeration-Principles, ideal cycle, Bell Coleman and Boot dtrap air cycles, COP, power calculations, refrigerants, Vapour absorption Refrigeration Systems
Refrigeration Devices - Expansion devices- Evaporators - condenser and cooling towers-capacity-system balancing- types of refrigerating compressors- Air – Conditioning
Effective temperature, comfort conditions - Psychrometry, Psychrometer, Psychometric processes
Air - Conditioning cycles-Design-Duct design and selection of fan or blower, Fluidized bed drying system, design of freezers and cold storages—Applications
Modern techniques in food preservation -IQF techniques, LN2 sprays Air-conditioning systems.
REFERENCES
Manohar Prasad "Refrigeration and Air-conditioning", New Age International, 1996.
Kothandaraman, C.P. "Refrigeration and Air-conditioning", Dhanpat Rai & Sons, 1991.
Arora, S.C. and Domkundwar, S. "Refrigeration and Air- Conditioning", Dhanpat Rai & Sons, New Delhi, 1997.