Refrigerant 134a is used as the working fluid in a refrigerator, and it operates in an ideal vapor compression refrigeration cycle, if the refrigerant enters the evaporator at -4 ° C and enters the condenser at 1200 kPa. If the mass flow of the refrigerant is 180 kg / h, determine a) the Ts and Ph diagrams of the cycle with all the information b) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space and the power input to the compressor, and c) the COP Of fridge

Refrigerant 134a is used as the working fluid in a refrigerator, and it operates in an ideal vapor compression refrigeration cycle, if the refrigerant enters the evaporator at -4 ° C and enters the condenser at 1200 kPa. If the mass flow of the refrigerant is 180 kg / h, determine a) the Ts and Ph diagrams of the cycle with all the information b) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space and the power input to the compressor, and c) the COP Of fridge

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter45: Domestic Refrigerators And Freezers

Section: Chapter Questions

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