TWO-STAGE PROPANE REFRIGERATION CYCLE

LOW PRESSURE (LP) STAGE

deg.C
TEMPERATURE
b.a
PRESSURE
kW
DUTY

-14.00
3.03
1800.00
kcal/h
1548387
BTU/h
6144393
Ton Refrig.
512
Saturated Liquid Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1982.38
BTU/LB
-853.49
Saturated Vapor Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1588.47
BTU/LB
-683.90
Latent Heat of Vaporization
kJ/kg
393.91
BTU/LB
169.59
Vapor C3 to Compres. 1st St.
kg/h
17827
Chiller Feed (liquid or mixed)
m
Liquid C3 to Chiller
kg/h
16451
Vapor C3 to Chiller
kg/h
1376
Vapor Fraction
0.0772
MEDIUM PRESSURE (MP) STAGE
deg.C
TEMPERATURE
-1.80
b.a
PRESSURE
4.49
Economizer or Chiller
e
kW
DUTY
0
(Note: 0 for Economizer)
kcal/h
0
BTU/h
0
Ton Refrig.
0
Saturated Liquid Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1951.96
BTU/LB
-840.39
Saturated Vapor Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1574.83
BTU/LB
-678.02
Latent Heat of Vaporization
kJ/kg
377.14
BTU/LB
162.37
Total C3 to MP Stage
kg/h
17827
Liquid C3 to LP Stage
17827
Vapor C3 to Compres. 2nd St.
0
Vapor Fraction
-0.0021
CONDENSER OF THE CYCLE
deg.C
TEMPERATURE
28.00
b.a
PRESSURE
10.27
Saturated Liquid Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1872.23
BTU/LB
-806.07
Saturated Vapor Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1542.83
BTU/LB
-664.25
Latent Heat of Vaporization
kJ/kg
329.40
BTU/LB
141.82
Vapor C3 to Condenser
kg/h
17827
Compressor Discharge Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1520.33
y
SUBCOOLING (after Condenser)
deg.C
OUTLET TEMPERATURE
-5.00
C3 Liquid specific Heat
J/kg.deg.C 2439.86
Subcooling out Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1952.75
kW
SUBCOOLING DUTY
398.71
(Note: 0 if no Subcooling)
kcal/h
342974
BTU/H
1361008
Calculated Subcooling Duty
kW
399

VOLUMETRIC COMPRESSOR
COMPRESSOR 1 st STAGE
input

input Suction Pressure

input Suction Temperature

input

input Discharge Pressure

Discharge Temperature

b.a
deg.C
b.a
deg.C

Compression Ratio
input Compressor Efficiency

0/0

Isentropic Efficiency

0/0

Suction Specific Heat

kcal/kg.0.C

Discharge Specific Heat

kcal/kg.0.C

Isentropic Exponent k
Suction Compres. Z
Discharge Compres. Z
input Enter l or m

Isentrop. Enthalpy Variation

kJ/kg

Actual Enthalpy Variation

kJ/kg

Brake HorsePower

m3/h

Mass Flow Rate

kg/h

m3/h

COMPRESSOR 2 nd STAGE

input

Suction Pressure
input e or c
NA

kW

Suction Volume Flow

Discharge Volume Flow

2.98
-12.00
4.49
3.53
1.509
65.00
90.00
0.357
0.374
1.145
0.933
0.912
19.18
21.31
146
2752
1890
17827

NA enter 0

Suction Temperature
input Condenser Pressure Drop
Discharge Pressure
Discharge Temperature

b.a
deg.C
b.a
b.a
deg.C

Compression Ratio
input Compressor Efficiency

0/0

Isentropic Efficiency

0/0

Suction Specific Heat

kcal/kg.0.C

Discharge Specific Heat

kcal/kg.0.C

Isentropic Exponent k
Suction Compres. Z
Discharge Compres. Z
Isentrop. Enthalpy Variation

kJ/kg

Actual Enthalpy Variation

kJ/kg

Brake HorsePower
input

kW

Suction Volume Flow

Discharge Volume Flow

m3/h

Mass Flow Rate

kg/h

Total HorsePower
Specific Power

m3/h

kW
BTU/T.Ref

4.49
3.53
0.50
10.77
37.94
2.398
65.00
90.00
0.374
0.413
1.137
0.912
0.839
42.14
46.83
321
1890
814
17827
467
1.22

CONDENSER/DESUPERHEATER
Condensing Duty

kW
kcal/h
BTU/H

Desuperheating Duty
input Enter y or n
input

BTU/H
Total Duty

input

kW
kcal/h
kW

1631
1403167
5568123
111
95858
380388
1743

THERMODYNAMIC BALANCE
Heat In

kW

Heat Out

kW

Difference (In-Out)/In

0/0

2137
2141
-0.18

ONLY FOR INTERNAL SUBCOOLING

INTERNAL SUBCOOLING
Compressor Suction

deg.C

NA

kcal/kg.0.C
kJ/kg

NA
NA
0.00

kW

input Enter y or n
NA

Temperature
Compressor Suction
Specific Heat
Enthalpy at Compressor LP

J/kg.0.C

Stage suction
Compression Suction Heating
Duty
Note:Compression Suction Heating Duty must match with Subcooling Duty

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Temperature Pressure
deg.C
b.a
-51.11
0.674
-45.56
0.869
-42.07
1.014
-34.44
1.403
-28.89
1.752
-23.33
2.164
-17.78
2.646
-12.22
3.205
-6.67
3.849
-1.11
4.583
4.44
5.419
10.00
6.361
15.56
7.420
21.11
8.602
26.67
9.919
32.22
11.379
37.78
12.988
43.33
14.760
48.89
16.703
54.44
18.833
60.00
21.156
62.78
22.439
65.56
23.691
68.33
25.042
71.11
26.445
73.89
27.912

Saturated liquid Saturated liquid

Enthalpy
Enthalpy
j/kg
j/kg
-2067.41
-1632.84
-20636.27
-1625.87
-2047.21
-1621.46
-2030.48
-1612.17
-2017.94
-1605.67
-2004.93
-1599.16
-1991.69
-1592.89
-1977.99
-1586.39
-1964.98
-1580.12
-1950.12
-1574.08
-1935.72
-1567.81
-1921.55
-1561.77
-1906.92
-1555.73
-1891.82
-1549.92
-1876.02
-1544.11
-1860.23
-1538.77
-1843.97
-1533.66
-1828.18
-1529.48
-1812.15
-1526.00
-1795.43
-1522.51
-1778.01
-1519.49
-1768.72
-1518.10
-1759.89
-1517.17
-1750.37
-1516.24
-1741.31
-1515.78
-1731.79
-1515.55

37.11
31.56
28.07
20.44
14.89
9.33
3.78
-1.78
-7.33
-12.89
-18.44
-24.00
-29.56
-35.11
-40.67
-46.22
-51.78
-57.33
-62.89
-68.44
-74.00
-76.78
-79.56
-82.33
-85.11
-87.89

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.026
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Chiller
Pressure
b.a
3.026

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1982.38
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Chiller
Liquid Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1982.38

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1588.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Chiller
Vapor Enthalpy
kJ/kg
-1588.47

49.31
43.76
40.27
32.64
27.09
21.53
15.98
10.42
4.87
-0.69
-6.24
-11.80
-17.36
-22.91
-28.47
-34.02
-39.58
-45.13
-50.69
-56.24
-61.80
-64.58
-67.36
-70.13
-72.91
-75.69

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
4.492
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Economi.
pressure
b.a
4.492

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1951.96
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Liquid
Economizer
Enthalpy( kJ/kg)
-1951.96

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1574.83
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Vapor
Economizer
Enthalpy(kJ/kg)
-1574.83

79.11
73.56
70.07
62.44
56.89
51.33
45.78
40.22
34.67
29.11
23.56
18.00
12.44
6.89
1.33
-4.22
-9.78
-15.33
-20.89
-26.44
-32.00
-34.78
-37.56
-40.33
-43.11
-45.89

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.27
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Condenser
Pressure
b.a
10.27

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1872.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Liquid
Condenser
Enthalpy(kJ/kg)
-1872.23

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1542.83
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Vapor
Condenser
Enthalpy(kJ/kg)
-1542.83

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Temperature
deg.C
-51.11
-45.56
-42.07
-34.44
-28.89
-23.33
-17.78
-12.22
-6.67
-1.11
4.44
10.00
15.56
21.11
26.67
32.22
37.78
43.33
48.89
54.44
60.00
62.78
65.56
68.33
71.11
73.89

Coefficients for R.K Equation

of State
Suction
aa
0.04072603
1st stage
ba
0.00019932
ca
0.06289885
da
0.00061562
Discharge
1st stage

aa
ba
ca
da

0.03788845
0.00018813
0.08106242
0.00114471

Suction
2nd stage

aa
ba
ca
da

0.03788845
0.00018813
0.08106242
0.00114471

Discharge
2nd stage

aa
ba
ca
da

0.03272462
0.00016732
0.14041226
0.00436903

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Z factor

S function
succion 1

0.5
0.52
0.54
0.56
0.58
0.6
0.62
0.64
0.66
0.68
0.7
0.72
0.74
0.76
0.78
0.8
0.82
0.84
0.86
0.88
0.9
0.92
0.94
0.96
0.97
0.98
0.99
1

-0.09416619
-0.09770021
-0.10078624
-0.10337626
-0.10542228
-0.10687631
-0.10769033
-0.10781635
-0.10720637
-0.1058124
-0.10358642
-0.10048044
-0.09644647
-0.09143649
-0.08540251
-0.07829653
-0.07007056
-0.06067658
-0.0500666
-0.03819263
-0.02500665
-0.01046067
0.0054933
0.02290328
0.03216927
0.04181726
0.05185325
0.06228324

Z factor
1 suction
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.9331
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.9331

S function
discharge 1
-0.0856135
-0.08878425
-0.091507
-0.09373375
-0.09541651
-0.09650726
-0.09695801
-0.09672076
-0.09574751
-0.09399026
-0.09140102
-0.08793177
-0.08353452
-0.07816127
-0.07176402
-0.06429477
-0.05570553
-0.04594828
-0.03497503
-0.02273778
-0.00918853
0.00572072
0.02203797
0.03981121
0.04925884
0.05908846
0.06930609
0.07991771

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.9123
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Z factor
discharge 1

S function
succion 1

0.9123

-0.0856135
-0.08878425
-0.091507
-0.09373375
-0.09541651
-0.09650726
-0.09695801
-0.09672076
-0.09574751
-0.09399026
-0.09140102
-0.08793177
-0.08353452
-0.07816127
-0.07176402
-0.06429477
-0.05570553
-0.04594828
-0.03497503
-0.02273778
-0.00918853
0.00572072
0.02203797
0.03981121
0.04925884
0.05908846
0.06930609
0.07991771

Z factor
succion 2
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.9123
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.9123

S function
Discharge 2
-0.0591629
-0.06114665
-0.06268241
-0.06372216
-0.06421792
-0.06412167
-0.06338543
-0.06196118
-0.05980094
-0.05685669
-0.05308045
-0.0484242
-0.04283996
-0.03627971
-0.02869547
-0.02003922
-0.01026298
0.00068127
0.01284152
0.02626576
0.04100201
0.05709825
0.0746025
0.09356274
0.10360386
0.11402699
0.12483811
0.13604323

Z factor
discharge 2
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.8388
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.8388