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Refrigeration Cycles Refrigeration Cycles: Example
Refrigeration Cycles Refrigeration Cycles: Example
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-20⁰C -20⁰C
State 1: at compressor inlet State 3: at condenser exit
𝑇1 = −20℃ 𝑃1 = 900 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑥1 = 1.0 → ℎ1 = ℎ𝑔@−20℃ = 238.41 𝑘𝐽Τ𝑘𝑔 𝑥3 = 0 → ℎ3 = ℎ𝑓@0.9𝑀𝑃𝑎 = 101.61 𝑘𝐽Τ𝑘𝑔
𝑠1 = 𝑠𝑔@−20℃ = 0.9456 𝑘𝐽Τ𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝐾 𝑠3 = 𝑠𝑓@0.9𝑀𝑃𝑎 = 0.3738 𝑘𝐽Τ𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝐾
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i) the COPR ii) the COPR, Carnot for the same Tmax and Tmin
𝑇𝐿
𝑄ሶ 𝐿 𝑚(ℎ
ሶ 1 − ℎ4 ) 𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅,𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑡 =
𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅 =
ሶ
= 𝑇𝐻 − 𝑇𝐿
𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡,𝑖𝑛 𝑚(ℎ ሶ 2 − ℎ1 )
(−20 + 273)𝐾
𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅,𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑡 =
ℎ1 − ℎ4 (43.79 − (−20))𝐾
𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅 =
ℎ2 − ℎ1
𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅,𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑡 = 3.97
𝑘𝐽
(238.41 − 101.61)
𝑘𝑔
𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅 =
𝑘𝐽
(278.23 − 238.41)
𝑘𝑔
𝐶𝑂𝑃𝑅 = 3.44
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(1) Refrigerant-134a enters the compressor of a refrigerator as • Looking for the needed properties …
superheated vapor at 0.14 MPa and -10⁰C at a rate of 0.05 kg/s and
(2) leaves at 0.8 MPa and 50⁰C
(3) Refrigerant is cooled in the condenser to 26⁰C and 0.72 MPa and is
throttled to 0.15 MPa.
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• In summary, a) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space and the
power input to the compressor,
State 1:
State 2:
State 4
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QUIZ 2
1. A steam power plant operates on an ideal Rankine cycle. The steam
enters the turbine at 7.0 MPa and 550⁰C. It discharges to the condenser
at 20 kPa.
i. Sketch the T-s diagram
ii. Determine the quality of steam leaving the turbine
QUIZ 2
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