Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Refrigeration Cycles - Problems - Page 648: 11-104

Answer

a) $COP_{R,C}=5.060$ b) $P_{evap}=132.82\text{ kPa}; P_{cond}=770.64\text{ kPa}$ c) $w_{\text {net}, \text { in }}=27.36\text{ kJ/kg}$

Work Step by Step

(a) The COP of this refrigeration cycle is determined from $$ \mathrm{COP}_{\mathrm{R}, \mathrm{C}}=\frac{1}{\left(T_H / T_L\right)-1}=\frac{1}{(303 \mathrm{~K})(253 \mathrm{~K})-1}=\mathbf{5 . 0 6 0} $$ (b) The condenser and evaporative pressures are (Table A-11) $$ \begin{aligned} & P_{\text {evap }}=P_{\text {sat } @-20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}}=132.82\ \mathrm{kPa} \\ & P_{\text {cond }}=P_{\text {sat } @ 30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}}=770.64\ \mathrm{kPa} \end{aligned} $$ (c) The net work input is determined from $$ \begin{aligned} & h_1=\left(h_f+x_1 h_{f g}\right)_{@-20^{\circ} C}=25.47+(0.15)(212.96)=57.42 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg} \\ & h_2=\left(h_f+x_2 h_{f g}\right)_{@-20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}}=25.47+(0.80)(212.96)=195.84 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg} \\ & q_L=h_2-h_1=195.84-57.42=138.4 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg} \\ & w_{\text {net}, \text { in }}=\frac{q_L}{\mathrm{COP}_{\mathrm{R}}}=\frac{138.4 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg}}{5.060}=\mathbf{2 7 . 3 6}\ \mathbf{k J} / \mathbf{k g} \end{aligned} $$
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