HVAC refrigeration unit final report

Abstract

The material presented in university courses (specifically in Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and HVAC) is often taught in large classes in a purely theoretical manner that fails to incite the interest of some students. Professors may find it especially difficult to engage these students without access to a physical system that applies theory to real-life applications. Ultimately, this restricts students in their ability to exercise what they have learned in classes. As a solution, a senior design team has been assigned to an ongoing project that will be supplemental to classroom instruction and provide engineering students at Oklahoma State with a hands-on learning experience. The aim of our project was to complete an HVAC refrigeration unit for in-class demonstrations. Students will be able to see measurements (temperature, pressure, enthalpy, and entropy) for different points in the system and also observe the different components on the unit during operation. Ultimately, we hope to achieve a fully operational refrigeration cycle that presents information in a clear and concise manner. We hope that our HVAC refrigeration unit provides a good learning experience for students in order to peak their interest in HVAC-related fields.