DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF

DESALINATION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
Guided By Group Members
Vijay Raj M M Jomy Joseph (no:3)
Asst. Professor Joseph C Thomas (no:4)
Mechanical Department Sibin Stephen (no:31)
MBITS Solbin John (no:32)
 INTRODUCTION

• There are many refrigeration systems in the world. VARS, VCRS are
examples of them.

• Also there are many non conventional systems.

• Here we introduce a new refrigeration system which can be used as an

air conditioner and also as a water purifier (desalination)

• Can be used where desalination and cooling are required

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 LITERATURE SURVEY
[1] Passakorn Srisastra and Satha Aphornratana [1] in the journal, A
circulating system for a steam jet refrigeration system, 2005, stated that
liquid can be fed to the refrigeration system using gravity and pressure
force and this workless feeding system gave a similar COP to that from a
system using a mechanical pump.

[2] Tongchana Thongtip et al. [2] in the journal, Development of a steam jet
refrigeration cycle for the actual application driven by low grade thermal
energy, 2013, stated that COP of the jet refrigerator is increased linearly
with an increase in the cooling capacity. However, it comes together with
an undesired cooling temperature, due to an increase in the evaporator
temperature.

[3] Liu Bin et al. [3] in the journal, The effect of the inject pressure on the
distilled water by vacuum heat pump, 2016, stated that when degree of
vacuum is lower, the boiling point of water will also be lower and the
evaporation speed will be faster.
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 PROJECT OBJECTIVE

• Develop a schematic diagram plan.

• Fabrication of air conditioning system

• Study and analyze the performance of the system

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 TRIAL EXPERIMENT -1

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

Fig:1a Fig:1b

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 TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS USED

 Single stage vacuum pump

 Digital thermometer

 Pressure gauge

 Glass bottle

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 VACUUM PUMP SPECIFICATIONS
Pump Type Roto-dynamic

Power 190watts

Maximum vacuum pressure 15Pa

Rotating speed 1500 rpm

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 PROCEDURE

• Pressure inside the chamber is reduced using the vacuum pump.

• When pressure becomes lower than the vapour pressure of water at

the given temperature, water boils.

• The temperature of water is monitored using thermometer.

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 FINDINGS

 Reduction in temperature achieved.

 2 degree Celsius is reduced.

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 REASONS FOR LOW COOLING

 Use of single stage pump.

 No proper insulation.

 Vessel was not properly sealed.

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 TRIAL EXPERIMENT-2

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
• A glass chamber is made using 12mm thick
glass plates.
• Locknuts are fixed on chamber and vacuum Fig:2a
pump is connected
• A heat insulated chamber with water is placed
inside chamber.
• Pump is switched on and pressure is regulated
using pressure gauge.

Fig:2b 11
 REASONS FOR FAILURE

• The glass plate was not strong enough.

• The suction force inside the chamber was very
higher due to its size.
• More time is required to reduce the pressure to
the desired value, since volume of chamber is
large.

REMEDY: Reduce the size of the container .

Fig:2c

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 TRIAL EXPERIMENT-3

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

• Hot water is filled inside a beer bottle.

• The procedure is same as that of the
experiment 1.

Fig:3a
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 FINDINGS

• Hot water boiled quickly.

• Reduction in temperature achieved.

• 27 degree Celsius is reduced from 60 degree Celsius.

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 FABRICATION OF THE SYSTEM

• A stainless steel vessel is drilled and

copper coil inserted in it.

• A glass plate with locknut is fixed on top of

the vessel.

• Pump is connected to the locknut for

creating vacuum inside the chamber.

• Two bottles are used to supply water to

the system and take chilled water from the
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Fig : 4
 EXPERIMENT

• Using vacuum pump pressure inside the chamber is reduced and

water begun to boil. A pressure gauge was used to control pressure
inside the chamber.

• Hot water and cold water are passed through the chamber through
copper coil individually for evaluating the cooling effect.

• Thermometer is used to measure the temperature at inlet and outlet

of the system.

• The response of thermometer was very slow and it caused error in

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 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SYSTEM

CALIBRATION OF THERMOCOUPLE

• Initial and final readings are set to room temperature and 100 degree

Celsius.

• Thermocouple reading and thermometer reading corresponding to

different temperature are taken.

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CALIBRATION OF THERMOCOUPLE

Table 1 : Data for calibration 18

CALIBRATION CURVE

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Fig :5
 EXPERIMENT FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

• Inlet and outlet water temperature are taken using thermocouple.

• The water flow rate is kept constant (1.416*10^-6 m^3/sec).

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EXPERIMENT FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Table : 2 Performance of the refrigeration system

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INLET TEMPERATURE Vs OUTLET TEMPERATURE
GRAPH

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Fig : 6
 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION COMPARED TO
INOPERATIVE SYSTEM

• When pump is switched off

inlet water temperature = 40 degree Celsius

outlet water temperature = 37 degree Celsius

• When pump is switched on

inlet water temperature = 40 degree Celsius

outlet water temperature = 33 degree Celsius

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 CONCLUSION

• The required system was successfully made.

• The performance of the system was found to be lower than that of

conventional refrigeration system.

• Replication of the experiment with other component would results in

improved performance.

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