Government Engineering College

Aurangabad

Guided By

Prof M G Rathi
Project guide
Department of Mechanical engineering
PRESENTED BY
ANSARI ABDUL BARI
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ADIL FAQI MOMIN
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PATHAN TAUFIQ
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A PROJECT PRESENTATION ON
PORATABLE AIR CONDITIONER CUM
REFRIGERATOR

INTRODUCTION
Refrigeration may be defined as the process of achieving and
maintaining a temperature below that of the surroundings, the
aim being to cool some product or space to the required
temperature.
Refrigeration systems are also used extensively for providing
thermal comfort to human beings by means of air
conditioning.

NECESSITY
Because of their easy maneuverability,
relatively small size, and portability, portable
ACs are ideal for a variety of settings,
including apartments, rooms, workplaces,
computer server rooms, or anywhere else
where installing a traditional AC may not be
feasible.

OBJECTIVE
When we need to efficiently cool a small space such
as a bedroom or office, a portable air conditioner is a
great choice because it can solve the cooling
challenge by lowering the temperature in a given
environment.
Here is a general overview of how a portable air
conditioner works and its benefits.

CARNOT CYCLE

Carnot refrigeration cycle is a completely

reversible cycle, hence is used as a model of
perfection for a refrigeration cycle operating between
a constant temperature heat source and sink.

 Process 1-2: Reversible, adiabatic

compression in a compressor
Process 2-3: Reversible, isothermal
heat rejection in a compressor
Process 3-4: Reversible, adiabatic
expansion in a turbine
Process 4-1: Reversible, isothermal
heat absorption in a turbine

Limitations of Carnot cycle:

Carnot cycle is an idealization and it suffers from
several practical limitations. One of the main
difficulties with Carnot cycle employing a gas is the
difficulty of achieving isothermal heat transfer during
processes 2-3 and 4-1. For a gas to have heat transfer
isothermally, it is essential to carry out work transfer
from or to the system when heat is transferred to the
system (process 4-1) or from the system (process 23). This is difficult to achieve in practice. In addition,
the volumetric refrigeration capacity of the Carnot
system is very small leading to large compressor
displacement, which gives rise to large frictional
effects. All actual processes are irreversible, hence
completely reversible cycles are idealizations only.

Simple Vapor-compression cycle

The vapor-compression cycle is used in most
household refrigerators as well as in many large
commercial and industrial refrigeration systems and
air conditioning system.

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
An air conditioning cum refrigeration system
consists of single compressor, single condenser, a
refrigerating evaporator and an air conditioning
evaporator.
This unit is useful in both household as well as
automobiles.

Specifications
Hermetic Compressor

90 liters capacity

Condenser Air cooled

Cooling coils Fin type evaporator
Expansion valve

Capillary diameter 1 mm ,Length 2m

Fan and Blower

Refrigerant (R134a)
Thermostat

60 watt, 0.35 A/1300 RPM

500 gm.

made by whirlpool

Copper tubes Diameter : 2.5 mm

Height: 92 cm

Multi-evaporator system with single

compressor

SELECTION OF EQUIPMENT

Hermetic Compressors
Condensers - Air-cool condensers
Cooling Coils (Evaporator)
Expansion valve: Capillary tube
Fan and Blower: (60 watt, 0.35 A/1300 RPM)
Refrigerant: R-134a
ThermostatDrier and filter
Thermal Insulation

Portable AC cum Refrigerator

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

Temprature Of an air conditioning evaporator:20oC

Temperature of refrigerating evaporator : -7oC
Capacity of refrigeration : 0.5 ton
Time to attain 0oC for freezer : 30 min
Time to attain -7oC for freezer :60 min
Time to cool (10*10 )room upto +22oC 70 min
Temperature in condenser (T3) : 44c

APPLICATIONS OF PORTABLE AC CUM

REFRIGERATOR
Refrigeration deals with cooling of bodies or fluids
to temperatures lower than those of surroundings
1. Food processing, preservation and distribution
2. Chemical and process industries
3. Special Applications
4. Comfort air conditioning

ADVANTAGES
One of the main benefits of a portable air conditioner cum
refrigerator is the fact that it can be moved from room to room
Portability- It includes rolling casters.
Therefore, you can provide cooling comfort to any area with
ease. and does not need to be permanently installed.
Portable air conditioners cum refrigerator are oftentimes more
affordable than traditional units and will usually not incur
installation costs
Portable air conditioners cum refrigerator do more than just
cool.
Affordable - Portable air conditioners cum refrigerator are
oftentimes more affordable than traditional units and will
usually not incur installation cost.

Limitation
Since only one refrigerant is used throughout the system, the
refrigerant used should have high critical temperature and low
freezing point.
The operating pressures with a single refrigerant may become
too high or too low. Generally only R12, R22 and NH3 systems
have been used in multi-stage systems as other conventional
working fluids may operate in vacuum at very low evaporator
temperatures. Operation in vacuum leads to leakages into the
system and large compressor displacement due to high specific
volume.

5.CONCLUSION
The present invention provides an air-conditioning
cum refrigerator designed to satisfy the need.
The scope of refrigeration is very wide and
applications are very diverse and literally
thousands of scientists and engineers have
contributed towards its development
One of the efforts towards this accomplishment is
compatible A.C. cum Refrigerator which can be
used for refrigeration as well as air conditioning

REFERENCES
Ricky G. Ledbetter, Air-Conditioning Refrigerator, United
States Patent, Patent No: 4821530, April 18, 1989.
Venkatesh Kumar Sharma, Raj Kumar, Rahul Kumar, Vidhan
Kumar, Jyoti Kumar, A Hybrid System for Power Refrigerate
& Air Conditioning System By Renewable Source of Energy,
Dr. MGR University, ISSN (Print): 2278-8948, Volume-1,
Issue-2, 2012.
M. P. Goodson and C. W. Bullard, Refrigerator/Freezer
System Modeling, A National Science Foundation/University
Cooperative Research Center, ACRC TR-61, August 1994.