Thermodynamics and HVACR Lab

Name of the lab

HVACR and Thermodynamics Lab

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Director:

Prof. Mohammed Radhi

Email:

maradhi@kau.edu.sa

Lab Technician:

Eng. Saud Alanazi

Location:

R05-004

Phone:

Ext: 11757

Intoduction to the lab

The laboratory is equipped with a wide variety of instructional facilities in the area of refrigeration and air-conditioning. The refrigeration area contains a reversible valve heat pump, a single-stage, multi-evaporator compression system with subcooling and superheating, an auto air-conditioning unit and a collection of other demonstration components

Course Supported

MEN 260: Thermodynamics I

MEN 361: Thermodynamics II

MEN 367: Thermo Fluids

MEN 463: HVAC Design

Experiments setup currently used in teaching

1. Pure Substances States and Processes: Application on Refrigeration Cycle Components
2. Energy Analysis of Open Systems: Compressors, Condensers, Heat Exchangers
3. Refrigeration Cycle: Coefficient of Performance and Comparison with Carnot Cycle
4. Analysis of Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle
5. Psychometric Analysis of Air Conditioning Processes
6. Analysis of Absorption Refrigeration System
7. Performance of Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle Using Different Expansion Devices
8. Irreversibility Analysis of Vapour Compression Process: Application on a Refrigeration Cycle.

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