Data and result

v2
(m3/kg)

mref
(kg/s)

h3
(kJ/kg)

h4
(kJ/kg)

12
0
24
0
36
0

7.57222E06
8.06111E06
8.19444E06

0.000864
398
0.000868
063
0.000871
118

0.008760
11
0.009286
33
0.009406
81

194.183
35
193.812
8
192.301
4

256.6151

12
0
24
0
36
0

8.54444E06
0

0.000872
726
0.000863
561
0.000857
052

0.009790
52
0

191.459

259.1275
5
260.4604
5
261.06

Time (s)

Exp #
a

Vref
(m3/s)

2.28889E06

0.002670
66

187.712
25
185.73

Qevap
(kW)

0.54690
9
259.1493 0.60673
5
6
260.6201 0.64266
1
Average COP
0.66251
1
0
0.20118

Average COP

12
0
24
0
36
0

6.43889E06
6.76944E06
7.95556E06

0.000870
961
0.000865
235
0.000870
457

0.007392
86
0.007823
82
0.009139
52

193.160
9
192.058
4
188.650
6

253.8473

12
0
24
0
36
0

5.93333E06
7.26667E06
9.64167E06

0.000869
449
0.000865
483
0.000865
483

0.006824
25
0.008396
08
0.011140
21

194.199
05
191.953
1
187.738

12
0
24
0
36
0

5.96389E06
8.22778E06
1.03083E05

0.000868
85
0.000863
468
0.000870
268

0.006864
12
0.009528
76
0.011845
02

191.904
5
189.098
2
185.831
4

256.6928

12
0
24
0
36
0

8.11667E06
0.000002
925
7.73333E06

0.000868
22
0.000861
763
0.000862
352

0.009348
63
0.003394
2
0.008967
72

192.204
2
193.009
85
189.360
6

258.806

12
0
24

8.36944E06
8.29722E-

0.000880
3
0.000880

0.009507
49
0.009419

190.754
3
191.491

260.9646

0.44864
6
0.53911

262.7612

0.67733
5
Average COP
253.4768 0.40452
6
262.1045 0.58899
7
263.7659 0.84696
5
8
Average COP
0.44471
5
262.6137 0.70051
5
2
263.3116 0.91775
5
5
Average COP
0.62263
6
258.37 0.22184
6
263.5591 0.66539
2
Average COP
258.0850 0.64014
417
6
258.4245 0.63050

COP

1.16403
3
1.28456
1
1.34464
8
1.26441
4
1.38074
8
0
0.56683
3
0.64919
4
0.97510
6
1.19722
4
1.45164
1.20799
0.89516
7
1.31775
5
1.81026
3
1.34106
2
0.99783
4
1.54525
8
1.94472
6
1.49593
9
1.38102
6
0.49461
7
1.48657
6
1.12074
1.34918
2
1.33463

0
36
0
12
0
24
0
36
0

06
8.48333E06
8.92778E06
9.05556E06
8.59722E06

81
0.000881
456
0.000881
286
0.000883
19
0.000884
278

99
0.009624
23
0.010130
4
0.010253
24
0.009722
31

4
191.021
6
189.557
4
190.049
4
190.123
2

260.2143
5

9
0.66592
7

Average COP
259.5402 0.70895
5
4
259.3891 0.71095
5
7
259.4218 0.67374
5
3
Average COP

7
1.40674
9
1.36352
3
1.42997
7
1.48251
9
1.40738
4
1.43996

Sample Calculation

1) Refrigerant flow rate (kg/s)

mref =

V ref
v2

7.57222E-06 m 3 / s
0.000864398 kg /s

0.00876011 kg / s

2) Evaporator cooling load, Qevap

To find h3, interpolate Temperature table-Saturated Refrigerant-134a at ST-3

T(oC)
4
ST-3 = 5.69
6

hfg (kJ/kg.K)
195.51

h3
193.94

h3 =

( 5.694 )
( 193.93195.51 ) +195.51= 194.18335 kJ/kg
( 64 )

To find h4, interpolate Temperature table-Saturated Refrigerant-134a at ST-4

T(oC)
10

hg (kJ/kg.K)
256.1
6

ST-4 = 10.82
12
h4 =

h4
257.27

( 10.8210 )
( 257.27256.16 ) +256.16= 256.6151 kJ/kg
(1210 )

Qevap =m ref (h 4h 3)

0.00876011

kg
256.6151 kJ/kg - 194.18335 kJ/kg)
s

0.546909 kW

3)

Coefficient of performance, COPref

COP=

Qevap
SW 1
1000

0.546909 kW
469.84 W
1000
1.164033

4) Average COPref

COPavg =

COP
3

1.164033+1.284561+1.344648
3
1.264414