Report R&AC
Report R&AC
Report R&AC
Technological Advancement in
Refrigeration and Air Conditioners with
Applications and Companies in Pakistan
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Table of Contents
ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................................... 1
6 REFRIGERANTS ................................................................................................................. 11
7 Dehumidifier .......................................................................................................................... 13
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7.1 What is humidity? .......................................................................................................... 14
8 Applications: .......................................................................................................................... 14
9 Companies ............................................................................................................................. 19
10 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 21
12 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 22
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ABSTRACT
Energy requirement for refrigeration and air conditioning applications bears a huge share of total
energy consumption around the world. Since, thermal comfort plays a very important role on the
health, working efficiency and activities of all living beings, especially, temperature and humidity.
In the excessively hot climates it is necessary to reduce the temperature and humidity whereas in
the cold climate there is a need to increase the temperature. When the temperature drops below
thermal comfort level, especially in the winter season, the heating systems are employed. In some
countries, where the atmospheric temperature is very low, natural heating like solar energy is not
sufficient, the heat pump and fuel fired systems are proven to be suitable heating devices. In hot
climates, thermal comfort achieved through the use of air conditioning systems. In this report we
learn about this advancement in refrigeration and air conditioning system, also different
applications of R&AC. We learn about different companies working in Pakistan.
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1 INTRODUCTION
When man began to preserve the food was soon discovered that this conservation depended mainly
on the room temperature, food lasts longer weather in good condition at a lower temperature. There
are other methods of preservation of foods such as drying, salting, smoking or keep animals alive
until their consumption.
It began to look for new ways to maintain a temperature lower than room temperature. One of the
first methods was to introduce water into ceramic vessels. The evaporation that occurred inside it
kept the temperature lower than the room temperature. Ice has been used for a long time to keep
food, drink, and people down temperature. This mode of cooling has been used throughout the
world but now the ice has been changed by the mechanical cooling
It was discovered that through evaporation "Caught" the heat of the surroundings decreasing the
temperature. This can be compared to what happens when we put alcohol in your hand, you can
feel the cold that occurs when the alcohol evaporates.
Non-cyclic refrigeration
Cyclic refrigeration
Cyclic refrigeration can be classified as:
Q=m (Δhph)
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Q is the refrigeration produced (heat transferred) m is the mass of the phase change substance
Δhph is the latent heat.
1.2 Vapor-absorption refrigeration
Vapour Absorption Refrigeration Systems (VARS) belong to the class of vapor cycles similar to
vapor compression refrigeration systems. Vapor compression refrigeration systems- the required
input to absorption systems are in the form of heat. Since absorption systems use liquids for
absorption of refrigerant, these are also sometimes called as wet absorption systems. Similar to
vapor compression refrigeration systems, vapor absorption refrigeration systems have been
commercialized and are widely used in various refrigeration and air conditioning applications.
Vapour Absorption Refrigeration Systems (VARS) belong to the class of vapor cycles similar to
vapor compression refrigeration systems. Vapor compression refrigeration systems- the required
input to absorption systems are in the form of heat. Since absorption systems use liquids for
absorption of refrigerant, these are also sometimes called as wet absorption systems. Similar to
vapor compression refrigeration systems, vapor absorption refrigeration systems have been
commercialized and are widely used in various refrigeration and air conditioning applications.
1.3 Adsorption refrigeration
An adsorption refrigeration system driven by a heat source is a closed sorption process . There are
two main processes inside the system: refrigeration and regeneration. The refrigerant is vapourised
in the generator (or evaporator) and adsorbed by a solid substance with a very high microscopic
porosity. In the regeneration process, the adsorbent is heated until the refrigerant desorbs and goes
back to the evaporator, which now acts as a condenser. There are several pairs of
refrigerant/absorbent such as water/zeolite, methanol/activated carbon. The system is not as widely
used as the absorption system. However, this application can be integrated with the low-
temperature solar collector or the exhaust of automobiles. The adsorption cycle is illustrated in
Fig.1 and proceeds as follows.[1]
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Figure 1: adsorption cycle
2 Thermoelectric refrigeration
Thermoelectric cooling devices utilize the Peltier effect, whereby the passage of a direct electric
current through the junction of two dissimilar conducting materials causes the junction to either
cool down (absorbing heat) or warm-up (rejecting heat), depending on the direction of the current.
Figure, shows a pair of adjacent thermoelement legs joined at one end by a conducting metal strip
forming a junction between the legs. Thus, the legs are connected in series electrically but act in
parallel thermally. This unit is referred to as a thermoelectric couple and is the basic building block
of a thermoelectric (or Peltier) cooling module. The thermoelement materials are doped
semiconductors, one n-type with a majority of negative charge carriers (electrons) and the other p-
type with a majority of positive charge carriers (holes). The majority of commercially available
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thermoelectric cooling modules are assembled from n-type and p-type thermo-elements cut from
bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) based bulk materials.
Magnetic refrigeration is a cooling technology based on the magnetocaloric effect. This technique
can be used to attain extremely low temperatures (well below 1 Kelvin), as well as the ranges used
in common refrigerators, depending on the design of the system.
It is a physical process that exploits the magnetic properties of certain solid materials to produce
refrigeration.
It gives cooling nearest to absolute zero than any other method hence it made liquefication of gases
easier.
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The process is similar to gas compression and expansion cycle as used in the regular refrigeration
cycle
Adiabatic Magnetization
Adiabatic demagnetization
The pressure variations in the acoustic wave are accompanied by temperature variations due
to compressions and expansions of the gas.
For a single medium, the average temperature at a certain location does not change. When a
second medium is present in the form of a solid wall, heat is exchanged with the wall.
An expanded gas parcel will take heat from the wall, while a compressed parcel will reject
heat to the wall. 10
To fix the direction of heat flow, a standing wave pattern is generated in an acoustic resonator.
The reverse effect also exists: when a large enough temperature gradient is imposed to the
wall, net heat is absorbed and an acoustic wave is generated, so that heat is converted to
work.[3]
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3 Introduction To Air Conditioners
Air conditioners are the old climatic equipment used for offering comfortable cooling conditions.
A window air conditioner is one of the traditional air conditioners became famous due to its simple
design, lower price offering better cooling conditions for individual rooms. A window air
conditioner is one of the traditional air conditioners became famous due to its simple design, lower
price offering better cooling conditions for individual rooms. Residential air conditioners are
becoming one of the common household items which provide a cool breeze during hot summer
seasons. [4]
4 Evaporative cooling
The chill after swimming on a hot, dry day, then getting out of the water and feeling the wind
hitting your wet skin? Or simply try dipping your finger in a glass of water, then blowing air across
your finger and feeling the cool sensation as the water evaporates. That’s evaporative cooling. Try
the same thing when there is no wind or no air moving. The surrounding air is quickly saturated
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with moisture, there is no evaporation and the cooling effect is gone. Evaporative cooling units
create this naturally occurring process and provide a constant flow of cool, refreshing air into a
hot, uncomfortable environment.
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4.3 Can it reduce heat stress?
Heat stress can occur in people, animals and even equipment. According to the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other agencies, employees required to work in high
temperature environments should be allowed frequent breaks in a cool place to avoid symptoms
of heat stress including nausea, dizziness, cramps, confusion, unconsciousness, seizure and even
death. High temperature environments are generally referred to as those over 87˚F for light work,
over 82˚F for moderate work and over 78˚F for heavy work. According to the “Journal of Dairy
Science”, across all animal classes, the estimated national annual losses to heat stress are estimated
at $2.4 billion. In cattle, heat stress reduces fertility and milk production in cows and can cause
udder infections and even mortality during the hot summer months. Heat stress is also to blame
for a high percentage of piglet and poultry mortality. Evaporative cooling units, like Port-A-
Cool®, can lower the ambient temperature an average of 20˚F, turning a restrictive 90˚F area into
a comfortable 70˚F area.[5]
5 Mechanical Refrigeration
In a data center, computer room air conditioner (CRAC) is the most common use of mechanical
refrigeration. It typically involves cyclic heat absorption using a fluid refrigerant and a compressor
system. Common air conditioners use an electric motor to operate a compressor and also drive air
flow over heat sink coils. The actual cooling principle is based on the phase change of the
refrigerant. The compressor causes pressure changes between two segments of a cooling loop
maintained at different pressures. When the refrigerant enters the low pressure cooling coil, the
refrigerant changes state into a vapor and absorbs heat. The compressor then moves the vapor into
a higher pressure condenser where the refrigerant is condensed back into a liquid, liberating its
heat into a heat exchange coil before being re-circulated back into the low pressure evaporator
coil.
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In the early days of mechanical refrigeration, flammable chemicals such as ammonia were used as
refrigerant. This proved hazardous and the creation of Freon was thought to be the perfect solution
until the discovery of chlorofluorocarbons' (CFCs) harmful effects on the environment. Since then,
alternative refrigerants such as Puron have been developed for commercial use.
6 REFRIGERANTS
Refrigerants are the working medium used in refrigerating systems which evaporates by taking the
heat from the space that is to be cooled, thus producing the cooling effect. Refrigerant development
throughout the history, took place due to different reasons, such as safety, stability, durability,
economic or environmental issues, thus giving rise to new research and equipment improvement
in terms of safety and efficiency. The refrigerants can be classified into different generations
Water is one of the oldest refrigerants being used for refrigeration applications down to about the
freezing of water. When water is coupled with protective solutions to prevent freezing (i.e.
propylene or ethylene glycol), it can be used well below water’s normal freezing point in
applications such as ice slurries. Water is easily available and has excellent thermodynamic and
chemical properties. Besides these advantages, there are technical challenges that result from its
high specific volume at low temperatures. These challenges include high pressure ratio across the
compressor and high compressor outlet temperatures.
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flammable gas with relatively high mass. It is a good refrigerant because it can be compressed
easily to liquid and carries away lots of heat when it evaporates.
For an air conditioning system to operate with economy, the refrigerant must be used repeatedly.
For this reason, all air conditioners use the same cycle of compression, condensation, expansion,
and evaporation in a closed circuit. The same refrigerant is used to move the heat from one area,
to cool this area, and to expel this heat in another area.
• The refrigerant comes into the compressor as a low-pressure gas, it is compressed and then
moves out of the compressor as a high-pressure gas.
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• The gas then flows to the condenser. Here the gas condenses to a liquid, and gives off its
heat to the outside air.
• The liquid then moves to the expansion valve under high pressure. This valve restricts the
flow of the fluid, and lowers its pressure as it leaves the expansion valve.
• The low-pressure liquid then moves to the evaporator, where heat from the inside air is
absorbed and changes it from a liquid to a gas.
• As a hot low-pressure gas, the refrigerant moves to the compressor where the entire cycle
is repeated.
Note that the four-part cycle is divided at the center into a high side and a low side This refers to
the pressures of the refrigerant in each side of the system
7 Dehumidifier
A dehumidifier is a bit like a vacuum cleaner: it sucks in air from your room at one end, takes the
moisture out of it, and then blows it back out into the room again. The moisture drips through into
a collection tank that you have to empty, from time to time. How is the moisture removed? That's
where a dehumidifier is more like an air conditioning unit (sometimes called an air-con or HVAC,
which stands for heating ventilating air conditioning unit), which, itself, works a bit like
a refrigerator! Confused by all these appliances? Let's look inside a dehumidifier and find out what
all the bits do.[6]
Figure 6: Dehumidifier
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7.1 What is humidity?
Most of the time we don't give a moment's thought to the atmosphere in our homes (or outside);
why should we, it's invisible! If we think about it at all, we tend to think of it as a gas. Look up at
the sky and you see a different point of view. Clouds whizzing over your head are a sure sign that
the air contains water, either as a vapor (if it's dry) or liquid (if it's actually raining). But the same
is true inside your home. You might think the air is dry—and if you have central heating, it might
even feel that way—but there's a huge amount of moisture around you too. If you dry laundry
inside your home or do a lot of stove-top cooking without proper ventilation, the humidity levels
can be surprisingly high. Condensation on the windows (or, even worse, water dripping down the
walls—as it sometimes does in my kitchen) is a sure sign of a humidity problem.
We're walking water bags—adult bodies are typically 60 percent water—but that doesn't mean our
homes should be like fish tanks! High humidity can cause all kinds of problems. It can make
clothing go moldy in your cupboard, it's bad for computers (it can cause rusting or short circuits
inside their cases) and optical equipment (that's why things like cameras and binoculars are sold
with water-absorbing sachets of silica gel)—and it's bad for your health too. According to a
scientific review of the health effects of humidity published in 1986 by Arundel et al, high levels
of indoor humidity can encourage a flourishing of bacteria, viruses, mites and fungi, and more
respiratory infections and sicknesses: "The majority of adverse health effects caused by relative
humidity would be minimized by maintaining indoor levels between 40 and 60%."
8 Applications:
It is divided into 4 product families. Each product family is divided into more
subgroups
8.1 Air Conditioning
When we talk about Air Conditioning, we mean also air cooling or temperature control or air
humidity. The small cooling units are compact (all in one) and placed at the point to cool.
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Those of medium size usually have split units (split) and are placed near the place to cool. Large
units are placed in rooms or on rooftops with pipes to the point to cool.
Air Conditioning installations are used in:
• Offices
• Stores
• Supermarkets
• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Houses
• Cars
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• Catering units
• Bottle coolers
• Ice cream vending machines
• Ice cream and soft drink machines
• Bakery equipment
• Cameras
• Pharmaceutical uses (blood maintenance)
• Ice drinks machines
• Water coolers / Fountains
8.3 Supermarkets
• Talking about Supermarkets we think of ADAP-KOOL
usually and relatively in small facilities
• The main refrigerant is: HCFC
• The pipes are usually copper.
Refrigeration Systems for Supermarkets are used in:
• Islands
• Cabins
• Cameras
• Centralized Systems
• Remote Condensing Units
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Figure 9: Supermarkets
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Figure 10: Industrial refrigeration
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8.11 OTHER INDUSTRIES
Cooling systems for these industries must be thoroughly designed to avoid short and long terms
problems that can result in very high costs of maintenance and operation.[7]
9 Companies
mk engineering solutions
Cool Tech
65- Mezzanine Floor, OT Tower, 73-E/1 Hali Road Gulberg III Lahore, Lahore, Punjab
M.Abdullah Electronics
9-10 Raja Chaambar Queens Road Abid Market Lahore., Lahore, Punjab
Najaf Electronics
28 C, Lane No.9 Saher Commercial Area DHA Phase VII, Karachi, Karachi, Sindh
Farooq Electronics
Saleemi Chowk, Satyana Road, Near Sandal Bar Hotel, Faisalabad, Punjab
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KB TECHNOLOGIES & CO
MOGHAL BROTHERS
Multi Solutions
Flat#01, Block Q, Alazam Square, Sharifabad F.B area block 1, karachi, Karachi, Sindh
Suite# 512 & 513, Port Way Trade Center, Plot No # 189/A, S.M.C.H Society, Main Shahrah-e-
Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan., Karachi, Sindh
No.3, UN Boulevard, Diplomatic Enclave No.1, G-5, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Al-Hawaij Engineering
Office # 301-B, 3rd Floor, Eden Tower, 83-E, Gulberg III, Lahore., Lahore, Punjab
Amsouk.pk
UM 77 Zainab Tower, Model Town Link Road, Lahore, UM 77 Zainab Tower, Model Town Link
Road, Lahore, Lahore, Punjab
K.K.Traders Pakistan
Al Fatah Leasing
Office # 6,7 2nd Floor Raja Chamber Queens Road Abid Market Lahore, Lahore, Punjab
Cool Mate
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Shalimar Town DaroghaWala Lahore. , Lahore, Punjab
Crazy Prices
10 CONCLUSION
The field of refrigeration and air-conditioning has undergone tremendous changes in the last
century. More and more new refrigerants having improved properties are being produced globally.
Research in this field is now directed towards producing better environment friendly refrigerants
and in replacing old refrigeration systems using halogenated refrigerants with the newer ones. We
can be sure that in the future, refrigerants will be produced which will not only match the
performance characteristics of the present day refrigerants, but also surpass them. And all this will
be done without causing any destructive effect upon the environment.
Refrigeration and cooling systems are paramount for many industries to work adequately, from
District Cooling to data centers. Industrial refrigeration in District Cooling, in particular, can result
in important economic and environmental benefits for residential or commercial real estate
projects, hotels, hospitals, universities, and offices.
11 LEARNING OUTCOMES
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12 REFERENCES
[1] https://www.slideshare.net/MasukAlam/adsorption-refrigeration-using
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPFFBMZWfM
[3] https://www.slideshare.net/Nimalan_I/thermoacoustic-refrigeration
[4] https://www.slideshare.net/NooruleInieOsman/air-conditioning-system
[5] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/evaporative-cooling
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehumidifier
[7] https://www.linkedin.com/company/award-refrigeration-and-air-conditioning/?originalSubdomain=pk
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