Abstract—It will be possible only if heat is transferred from the low temperature region to a high temperature region. Obviously it is not possible in the natural manner because heat flows from high temperature to low temperature like fluid flows from high pressure to low pressure/ current flows from high voltage to low voltage/ gas flows from high concentration to the region of low concentration. It means in refrigeration one is trying to go against the natural process as well as against the second law of thermodynamics which states that heat cannot flow from low temperature region to a high temperature region without the use of an external agent. The external agent in refrigeration is the compressor which introduces the most common method of refrigeration. Various modifications since the start of the new century has reflected the tremendous change in the coefficient of performance vapour compression refrigeration systems. This paper gives the overview of important modifications in VCRS were gifted to society.

Index Terms—Compressor, Concentration, Performance, Temperature

Cite:A K Bajpai and Vivek Dwivedi, "A Review of Literature on the Development of Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Special Issue, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 150-153, January 2014.