USE OF SOLAR POWER IN REFRIGERATION SYSTEM The power incident from the sun to the earth has very much amount of energy that the present consumption rate of all the commercial and general uses. We utilize only 0.1% of total incident sun energy on the surface of earth. Thus solar energy can fulfill our present as well as future needs of energy. That is a reason it called renewable sources of energy. It is also environmental clean source of energy and available at whole part of world where people live. Using of solar energy in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning system it become very economical. In our project we provide solar heat in generator for heating purpose of vapor compression refrigeration system. For past few decades, energy has played a prominent role in the development of technology and economy. Energy has now become inevitable factor for production as well. The objective of this project is to develop an environment friendly vapour absorption system. Vapour absorption system uses heat energy, instead of mechanical energy as in vapour compression system, in order to change the condition of refrigerant required for the operation of the cycle. R 717(NH3) and water are used as working fluids in this system. The basic idea of this project is derived from the solar heating panel to obtain heat energy, instead of using any conventional source of heat energy. In this project various observations are done by varying operating conditions related to heat source, condenser, absorber and evaporator temperatures. The drawback of this system is that, it remains idle in the cloudy weather conditions. COMPONENTS USED IN SOLAR POWERED AQUA-AMMONIA VAPOUR ABSORPTION SYSTEM • ABSORBER • PUMP • HEAT EXCHANGER • GENERATOR • SOLAR PANEL • CONDENSER • EXPANSION VALVE • EVAPORATOR • DC BATTERY • FAN

1. SOLAR POWERED VAPOUR
ABSORPTION SYSTEM
Under Guidance of : Presented by:
Mr. Minesh Vohra
Ajay Kumar Vaishya (11012679)
Ajay Pandey (11013442)

2. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

3. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

4.  INTRODUCTION
 A solar heat operated system.
 Quite similar to vapor compression system.
 Compressor is replaced by pump, generator and absorber.
 Ammonia is used as refrigerant i.e R-717.
 Heat in generator is supplied by solar electrical power stored
in battery.
 Condensation, expansion and evaporation processes are same
as VCR system.

5. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

6.  OBJECTIVE
 To make effective refrigeration making use of Solar
Energy.
 One time investment with minimum running expense.
 Pollution Free system.
 Refrigeration system having “Low Maintenance Cost ”.

7. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

8.  COMPONENTS
 ABSORBER
 GENERATOR
 SOLAR PANEL
 CONDENSER
 EXPANSION VALVE
 EVAPORATOR
 DC BATTERY
 FAN

9.  ABSORBER
 Used to store the mixture of water and ammonia in
particular proportion .
 Function is to produce the required aqua ammonia
solution.
 Low pressure NH3 vapour is absorbed by the weak
solution of NH3 which is stored in the absorber.

10.  GENERATOR
 Heats the strong aqua ammonia solution up to the
boiling temperature of ammonia solution to produce
ammonia vapors.
 Here, solar panel is used for the heating purpose.
 Separates the dissolved ammonia from the water-
ammonia solution.

11.  CONDENSER
 A device or unit used to condense a substance from its
gaseous to its liquid state.
 Application areas include air conditioning, , industrial
chemical processes such as distillation, steam power plants
and other heat-exchange systems.

12.  EXPANSION VALVE
 Controls the amount of refrigerant flow into the
evaporator .
 Cause a pressure drop (Isenthalpic) of the working
fluid.
 Causes sudden drop in temperature.
 Type of expansion valves used capillary type expansion
valve.

13.  EVAPORATOR
 Absorption of heat from the surrounding.
 heat transfer is done by forced convection or
natural convection.
 Application areas : food and beverage industry,
pharmaceutical industry.

14.  SOLAR PANEL
 The electricity for heating coil is obtained from the
solar panel.
 The solar panel used in the project is of 60W and 4A.
 Usually made up of p-n silicon semiconductors,
aluminium or fibre glass. Fibre glass is widely used.

15.  FAN DC BATTERY
12V & 9Amp

16. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

17.  LAYOUT OF SOLAR
POWERED VARS

18. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

19.  PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 Ammonia solution is pumped to generator with the help of
pump.
 Ammonia solution is heated to a temperature suitable for
separating ammonia vapor from ammonia solution.
 Ammonia vapors condenses in the condenser .
 Liquid ammonia from condenser expands through expansion
valve.
 Chilled ammonia causes cooling effect in the evaporator.
 Finally ammonia is transferred to absorber and the whole
process continues.

20. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

21.  Vapor Absorption Refrigeration System
Setup
Condenser
Expansion
Valve
Generator
Absorber
Pump

22. VARS – Specifications
 ABSORBER
Length= 10 cm, Breadth= 10 cm, Height= 12.5 cm.
Material used: Galvanized iron.
 GENERATOR
Length= 10 cm, Breadth= 10 cm, Height= 12.5 cm.
Material used: Galvanized iron.
 HEATING COIL
It is made of nichrome wire.
Specifications: Length 20 cm

23. Cont….
 EXPANSION COIL
Length = 35cm
Outer diameter= 0.175 cm
Material used: Copper
 CONDENSER
Length= 15 cm, Width= 8 cm, Height= 17 cm.
Number of turns= 28
Inner diameter = 0.4297 cm.
 CAPILLARY TUBE
Length= 35 cm, Outer diameter=0.4297 cm.

24. LAYOUT OF SOLAR
POWERED VARS

25.  CALCULATIONS
 Heat absorbed in evaporator = mr (h6 – h5)
= 210 kJ/min.
 Heat generated in generator = mr (h3 – h2)
= 304.2 kJ/min.
 Heat rejected from condenser = mr (h4 – h3)
= 211.6 kJ/min.
 Work input to pump = 9.6 W
 COP = heat absorbed in evaporator
work done by pump + heat supplied in generator
= 0.69

26. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

27.  ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR
ENERGY AS POWER SOURCE
 Non- polluting and clean source of energy.
 Renewable source of energy.
 Immense source of energy.
 Capacity to satisfy present and future needs.
 High intensity in summer season.

28. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

29.  ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION
REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
 Uses low grade energy like heat.
Ex- exhaust from I.C engine.
 Less moving parts.
 Smooth operation.
 Can work on lower evaporator pressures, without
affecting the COP.
 Very efficient for higher load conditions.

30. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

31.  APPLICATIONS
 Air conditioning machines.
 Food Processing Industries.
 Jute Industries.
 Commercial purposes.

32. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 COMPONENTS
 LAYOUT
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 SPECIFICATIONS
 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER
 ADVANTAGES OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION

33.  CONCLUSION
 Using Solar Energy as the power source of the system proved
to be feasible.
 Solar Energy being a renewable source of energy proved to be
efficient as compared to using electrical energy or steam at the
same place .
 With the flow of ammonia through the system, we were able
to use it as an air conditioner and that too with the help of
renewable and non-polluting source of energy, i.e. , solar
energy.