Refrigerant 134-a enters the evaporator coils placed at the back of the freezer section of a household refrigerator at 100 kPa with quality of 20 percent and leaves at 100kPa and -26 C as shown in Figure 2. If the compressor consumes 600 W of power and the COP of the refrigerator is 2.2 determine: - The mass flow rate of the refrigerant - The rate of heat rejected to the kitchen air

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Refrigerant 134-a enters the evaporator coils placed at the back of the freezer section of a household refrigerator at 100 kPa with
quality of 20 percent and leaves at 100kPa and -26 C as shown in Figure 2. If the compressor consumes 600 W of power and the
COP of the refrigerator is 2.2 determine:
The mass flow rate of the refrigerant
The rate of heat rejected to the kitchen air
la
Condenser
W.
Expansion
valve
100 kPa
-0.2
Compressor
Evaporator
e
100 kPa
260
Transcribed Image Text:Refrigerant 134-a enters the evaporator coils placed at the back of the freezer section of a household refrigerator at 100 kPa with quality of 20 percent and leaves at 100kPa and -26 C as shown in Figure 2. If the compressor consumes 600 W of power and the COP of the refrigerator is 2.2 determine: The mass flow rate of the refrigerant The rate of heat rejected to the kitchen air la Condenser W. Expansion valve 100 kPa -0.2 Compressor Evaporator e 100 kPa 260
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