The refrigerant used in reversed Brayton or Bell-Coleman cycle is

The refrigerant used in reversed Brayton or Bell-Coleman cycle is
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The refrigerant used in reversed Brayton or Bell-Coleman cycle is ________.

A. air

B. freon

C. ammonia

D. water

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Right Answer is: A

SOLUTION

Explanation:

Gas refrigeration cycle

  • A gas refrigeration cycle works on the reverse Brayton cycle this cycle is also called Joule or Bell-Coleman cycle
  • A gas cycle consists of two reversible isobaric and two reversible adiabatic processes.
  • The gas does not undergo any phase change during the cycle, consequently, all the internal heat transfer processes are sensible heat transfer processes.
  •  First air is compressed and then heat removed, this air is then expanded to a lower temperature than before it was compressed. Work must be taken out of the air during the expansion, otherwise, the entropy would increase.
  • Reversed Brayton cycle used in the air refrigeration cycle which uses air as the refrigerant.

  • It is used for air conditioning in aeroplanes.

Reverse Brayton cycle has following thermodynamic processes

Process 1-2 Isentropic (constant entropy) compression

Process 2-3 Isobaric (constant pressure) heat addition

Process 3-4 Isentropic expansion

Process 4-1 Isobaric heat rejection