Consider the following Vapor-Compression Heat Pump cycle which uses R-134a as the refrigerant. The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 90%. The mass flow rate of refrigerant is 5 kg/min. Some properties for the states are given below.

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a)Work of the compressor(kW)

b)COP of the cycle

Consider the following Vapor-Compression Heat Pump cycle which uses R-134a as
the refrigerant. The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 90%. The mass flow rate of
refrigerant is 5 kg/min. Some properties for the states are given below.
3
2s, 2
Condenser
Throttling
Compressor
Device
Evaporator
1
Enthalpy (kJ/kg)
Entropy (kJ/kg-K)
Pressure (bar)
2 bar
9 bar
9 bar
9 bar
2 bar
State
Notes
1
Saturated vapor
2s
272.4
0.9253
0.3656
Saturated liquid
4
99.56
0.3865
2.
3.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following Vapor-Compression Heat Pump cycle which uses R-134a as the refrigerant. The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 90%. The mass flow rate of refrigerant is 5 kg/min. Some properties for the states are given below. 3 2s, 2 Condenser Throttling Compressor Device Evaporator 1 Enthalpy (kJ/kg) Entropy (kJ/kg-K) Pressure (bar) 2 bar 9 bar 9 bar 9 bar 2 bar State Notes 1 Saturated vapor 2s 272.4 0.9253 0.3656 Saturated liquid 4 99.56 0.3865 2. 3.
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