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Table of Contents
List of Tables
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List of Figures
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Nomenclature
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Abstract ...................................................................................................... viii
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
2.0 Problem Statement .............................................................................. 2
2.1 Objective ............................................................................................... 2
2.2 Previous Work...................................................................................... 3
3.0 Methodology ....................................................................................... 5
3.1 Size of Storage ................................................................................... 5
3.2 Refrigeration Stores and Plant Arrangement ......................................... 6
3.3 Heat Load Analysis ............................................................................. 7
3.4 Insulation Analysis (Rear Chiller Stores Wall) .................................. 9
4.0 Discussion of Results ...................................................................... 10
4.1 Final Size Stores Arrangement and Construction ................................ 10
4.2 Component Details ............................................................................ 11
4.4 Rear Chillerbox and Freezerbox Wall Insulation ............................. 14
4.5 Capacity Controls .............................................................................. 17
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4.6 Serviceability ............................................................................................ 18

5.0 Conclusion ........................................................................................ 19
6.0 References .............................................................................................. 21
Appendix A .................................................................................................. A
Box Sizing Calculation ................................................................................ A
Appendix B ................................................................................................. E
Refrigeration Plant Layout .............................................................................. E
3-D Engineering Sketch Model ................................................................... G
Appendix C .............................................................................................. H
Refrigeration Stores Arrangement .......................................................... H
Appendix D ...................................................................................................... J
Heat Load Calculation .................................................................................. J
Appendix E ................................................................................................ N
Rear Chillerbox Wall Temperature .......................................................... N

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Basic Refrigeration Schematic ..2
Figure 2. Accessible Military Refrigeration Unit .4
Figure 3. Refrigeration Cycle Pressure Defined.11
Figure 4. Cross Section of Chiller box Wall.15

LIST OF TABLES
Table1. Capacity Required.13
Table 2 Temperature of Rear Chiller box Wall14

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this project was to design a reliable refrigeration unit

suitable for both a military and non-military ship application. This includes sizing
the refrigeration unit based on a selected number of personnel and required
frozen and chill food products.
This project also includes a layout examination of the various components,
a discussion of materials used for box construction, and also a description of
commercial components such as condensers, compressors, receiver tanks, and
thermal expansion valves.
Furthermore, calculations were performed to determine stores size,
cooling capacity, and to examine the transfer of thermal energy between the rear
chiller stores wall and refrigeration plant wall to determine if the chosen insulation
is sufficient for the design.
The results of this project show that for a crew size of 120, the overall size
of the chiller stores and freezer stores is 486 ft3 and 726 ft3, respectively. The
cooling capacity required for the refrigeration unit to remove the calculated heat
load is .50 tons of refrigerants. Lastly, it was determined that 4 inches of
Armaflex insulation applied to the ear chill wall was a satisfactory amount to
maintain the rear chiller stores wall above 32F to avoid food loss due to
freezing.

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