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Liquid Receiver Selection in Refrigeration

Chapter 8 discusses the importance of liquid receivers in refrigeration systems using expansion valves, highlighting their role in storing excess refrigerant and maintaining condenser efficiency. It details the selection process for liquid receivers, emphasizing the need for adequate storage capacity based on system requirements and calculations involving condenser and evaporator volumes. The chapter concludes with specifications for a selected liquid receiver, ensuring it meets safety and operational standards.

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Liquid Receiver Selection in Refrigeration

Chapter 8 discusses the importance of liquid receivers in refrigeration systems using expansion valves, highlighting their role in storing excess refrigerant and maintaining condenser efficiency. It details the selection process for liquid receivers, emphasizing the need for adequate storage capacity based on system requirements and calculations involving condenser and evaporator volumes. The chapter concludes with specifications for a selected liquid receiver, ensuring it meets safety and operational standards.

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CHAPTER 8

LIQUID RECEIVER

8.1 LIQUID RECEIVER

Receivers are required on refrigeration systems that use an expansion valve for
refrigerant control. The receiver provides a place to store the excess refrigerant in the system
when the expansion valve restricts the flow to the evaporator. Receivers are not required,
however, when using a capillary metering system. In addition to accommodating fluctuations in
the refrigerant charge, the receiver aims to maintain the condenser drained of liquid, thereby
preventing the liquid level from building up in the condenser and reducing the amount of
effective condenser surface area.

Some of the refrigeration units have enough space within the condenser to accommodate
the entire refrigerant charge of the system. If the condenser does not have sufficient space, a
receiver tank should be provided. The amount of refrigerant required for proper operation of the
system determines whether or not a receiver is required. In practice, when proper unit operation
requires approximately 3.6kg or more of refrigerant, the use of a receiver is essential (Langley,
1982).

8.2 LIQUID RECEIVER SELECTION

Receiver storage capacities are based on the liquid occupying no more than 90% of the
gross internal volume when the temperature of the refrigerant is 95°F (35°C). Since the
remaining 10% is on gaseous state. The storage capacity of the receiver selected should always
be greater than the calculated operative charge of the system plus the refrigerant sealing charged
obtained from percentage of pump down capacity.

To come up with a liquid receiver that will fit in the refrigeration design, volumes of the
condenser and the evaporator and the liquid line between the receiver and the expansion valve.
To attain the volume of the receiver, multiply the values of the percent of the volumes of the
condenser, evaporator and the expansion valve (Carly, 2000).

VLR = 0.9 (Vevap1 + Vevap2 + Vcon)

VALR = VLR + 0.3VLR


PVcon = mRT

Where:

VALR = Actual Volume Capacity of Liquid Receiver

VLR = Ideal Volume Capacity of Liquid Receiver

Vevap1 = 0.848 ft3

Vevap2 = 1.227 ft3

M = 17 kg

P = 1352.2 KPa

Note: Values Come from Chapter 5 and 7

Solving for Volume of Condenser

PVcon = mRT

Solving for Ideal Volume Capacity

VLR = 0.9 (Vevap1 + Vevap2 + Vcon)

Solving for Actual Capacity

VALR = VLR + 0.3VLR

From the computed actual volume of the receivers, the designer has now chosen a liquid
receiver that fits the design of the system. The designer decides to use one liquid receiver for the
two evaporators. Only one liquid receiver will be used for the system. The total volume of the
liquid receiver is 86.9 ft3.

Table 8.1 Specification of the Selected Liquid Receiver

Table

Figure

Figure 8.1 Schematic Drawing of the Selected Liquid Receiver


Table 8.1 shows the details of the liquid receiver specifications. Figure 8.1 indicates the
letters for the values given on the table. The liquid receiver has a diameter of 42 in and a length
of 120 in. It has a capacity of 271.1 ft3, the volume is greater than the total computed volume for
safety purposes. Table 8.2 shows the summary of the computed values for the selection of liquid
receiver against selected

Table 8.2 Summary of Computed Against Selected

Table

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