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EVAPORATOR

The document discusses evaporators, which are a key component in refrigeration systems. It provides three main points: 1. Evaporators are where the refrigerant absorbs heat from the substance being cooled as it changes phase from a liquid to a vapor. This cools the substance. 2. Evaporators come in different types depending on their design and cooling needs, such as dry expansion, flooded, plate, and finned coil evaporators. 3. Key factors that affect evaporator design and performance include heat transfer rate, material selection based on refrigerant, and refrigerant velocity for optimal heat transfer and pressure.

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EVAPORATOR

The document discusses evaporators, which are a key component in refrigeration systems. It provides three main points: 1. Evaporators are where the refrigerant absorbs heat from the substance being cooled as it changes phase from a liquid to a vapor. This cools the substance. 2. Evaporators come in different types depending on their design and cooling needs, such as dry expansion, flooded, plate, and finned coil evaporators. 3. Key factors that affect evaporator design and performance include heat transfer rate, material selection based on refrigerant, and refrigerant velocity for optimal heat transfer and pressure.

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FUNCTIONS
 EVAPORATOR is one of the component in a Refrigeration system

 in which the process of heat removal from the substance to be


cooled(refrigerated) is done.

 The Liquid refrigerant is vaporised inside the evaporator.

 While the refrigerant is changing the phase from Liquid to vapor in


the evaporator, it absorb heat from the space/ substance kept in
front of the them.

 Evaporator is kept between the Expansion valve and the


Compressor.
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 Evaporator is the most required part of the
Refrigeration system.
 The refrigerant from the Expansion valve comes into
the Evaporator below the temperature required to be
maintained in the evaporator and carries the heat
from the evaporator.
 The Evaporator is known as Cooler or Freezer.
1. HEAT TRANSFER
The heat carried away by the refrigerant from air or any other substance mainly
by convection.
 The heat transfer capacity of the Evaporator is given by

Q = U A ( Tf – Ts ) kW
where
U = Overall heat transfer coefficient
A = area of the evaporator.
Tf = temperature of the fluid /substance passing through the evaporator
Ts = Saturation temperature of the refrigerant at evaporator pressure.
( Tf – Ts ) = Temperature difference causing the flow
 Too high temp. difference causes excessive dehydration of the
products to be cooled
 Too low temp. difference ( below 80C) causes slime on products
like meat & fish

PRODUCT COOLING REFRIGERANT TEMP.


TEMP 0C TEMP. 0C DIFFERENCE 0C
1. Eggs & Butter 0 to -2 - 10 8

2. Frozen meats -20 to -15 - 30 10

3. Vegetables & +7 -5 12
Fruits
4. Milk & Cream +3 -8 11

5. Bear + 4.5 -7 11.5


2. Material:

 Good heat conducting materials must be


used for the construction.
 Choice of material depends upon the
refrigerant used in the system.
 Brass & Copper used for all refrigerants
except ammonia.
 Freons should not be used with Aluminum
3.VELOCITY

 With increase in velocity of the refrigerant, the heat


transfer coefficient also increases but increased
velocity causes greater pressure loss.

 There are recommended velocities for different


refrigerants which give high heat transfer rates with
allowable pressure loss.
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CLASSIFICATIONS
 Evaporators are manufactured in different shapes, types and
design to suit a diverse nature of cooling requirements.

 Variety of types of evaporators:-

 1. Prime surface type

 2. Finned tube/ extended surface type.

 3. Shell & tube liquid chillers

 General categories:

 1. Dry-Expansion Evaporator

 2. Flooded Evaporator
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GENERAL CATEGORIES
 1. Dry-Expansion Evaporator

 2. Flooded Evaporator

 A float valve is used for the expansion of refrigerant in the case

of flooded evaporator, where as

 A thermostatic expansion valve(for large units) or a capillary tube

(For small units).

 A distinction can also be made on the basis of flow of refrigerants.

 In dry type it is inside tubes and outside tubes in flooded

evaporators.
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D-X TYPE

 As far as D-x type evaporators are concerned, there are number


of types of the same such as the following:

 1. Direct –expansion chiller.

 2. Direct expansion cooling coil for air with forced convection

 3. Direct expansion coil for air blast freezer.

 4. Natural convection evaporator for freezers of domestic


refrigerators.

 5. Evaporator coils submerged in brine tanks for ice plants.

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FLOODED EVAPORTORS

 In flooded evaporators, the evaporator is always kept filled with


liquid refrigerant.

 In flooded type evaporator a constant refrigerant liquid is


maintained.

 A float valve is used as the throttling device which maintains a


constant level in the evaporator.

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PLATE TYPE EVAPORATOR

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FINNED EVAPORATOR COIL

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