Abstract
Microsoft Excel add-in has been developed for the thermodynamic properties of refrigerant DiflouroEthane (R152a) an alternative refrigerant to R134a, which has no Ozone Depletion Potential. Thermodynamic properties’ equations for R152a were formulated from a popular equation of state. The equations were transformed into a computer program in Microsoft Excel-Visual Basic for Application in Integrated Development Environment as an Excel add-in. The add-in is able to compute the thermodynamic properties of R152a refrigerant - specific volume, internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy in the wet, subcooled and superheated-vapor regions. The calculated values are accurate compared to the standard reference properties tables for refrigerants. Computed properties’ data can easily be used in the Excel spreadsheet for process analysis, simulation and design of R152a refrigerating plants. The solution scheme and computer language adopted in this work are easy to apply and use as opposed to the available sophisticated and expensive computer software packages; and the MS Excel add-in presented in this paper would be useful to both practicing engineers and engineering students in the area. An application was illustrated by solving a typical problem in R152a refrigerating process analysis.
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