13468-11-77P

AID: 1825 | 05/12/2014

Show the layout of the ideal gas refrigeration cycle with two stages of compression with
intercooling using air as the working fluid as in Figure (1).

Show the ideal-gas refrigeration cycle, with two stages of compression and intercooling
T s
and with air as the working fluid, on
diagram as in Figure (2).

For the given ideal-gas refrigeration cycle, with two stages of compression and
intercooling and with air as the working fluid, the temperature, specific enthalpy, and
Ti hi
Pi
i th
pressure at
state are , , and respectively.
cp

Use ideal-gas specific heats of various common gases table, to find

properties of air at room temperature.
Specific heat at constant pressure, c p 1.005 kJ kg K

Specific heat ratio, k =1.4

(a)
Express the temperature and pressure relation for the isentropic process 1-2.

P
T2 T1 2
P1

k 1

Here, the specific heat ratio of air is k.

P2
P1

T1
Substitute 249 K for , 3 for
0.4 1.4
T2 249 3

T2
, and 1.4 for k to find

340.8 K

Express the temperature and pressure relation for the isentropic process 3-4.

P
T4 T3 4
P3

k 1

T3 3
Substitute 278 K for , for
0.4 1.4
T4 278 3

P4
P3

T4
, and 1.4 for k to find

380.5 K

Express the temperature and pressure relation for the isentropic process 5-6.

P
T6 T5 6
P5

k 1

k
and

the

T5
Substitute 278 K for

1
T6 278
9
148.4 K

0.4

1
9

P6
P5
for

T6
, and 1.4 for k to find

1.4

COPR
Find the COP for the given ideal-gas refrigeration cycle
qL
COPR
wcomp,in wturb,out

h1 h6
h2 h1 h4 h3 h5 h6

T1 T6
T2 T1 T4 T3 T5 T6

qL
Here, the amount of heat per unit mass, removed from the refrigerated space is
, the
wcomp,in
specific work input to the compressor is
, and the specific work output from the
wturb,out
turbine is
.

T1
Substitute 249 K for
T6
148.4 K for .

COPR

T4
, 380.5 K for

T3
, 278 K for

T2
, 340.8 K for

T5
, 278 K for

, and

249 148.4
340.8 249 380.5 278 278 148.4

1.55
Hence, the COP for the given ideal-gas refrigeration cycle with two stages of
1.55
compression and inter cooling is
.

m&
Find the mass flow rate of air for the given ideal-gas refrigeration cycle
Q&refrig
&
m
c p T1 T6

Q&refrig
Here, the total amount of heat removed from the refrigerated space is

45, 000 3, 600 kJ s

Substitute
T1
K for .

m&

Q&refrig 1.005 kJ kg K
cp
T6
for
,
for , 148.4 K for , and 249

45, 000 3, 600 kJ s

1.005 kJ kg K 249 148.4 K

0.124 kg s
Hence, the mass flow rate of air for the given ideal-gas refrigeration cycle with two
0.124 kg s
stages of compression and inter cooling is