The refrigerant enters the evaporator at -30 °C with a quality of 34% and leaves the compressor at 40 °C. If the compressor consumes 450 Watts of power, establish an engineering model for this problem and determine the mass flow rate of the refrigerant as well as the coefficient of performance of the refrigerator.

The refrigerant enters the evaporator at -30 °C with a quality of 34% and leaves the compressor at 40 °C. If the compressor consumes 450 Watts of power, establish an engineering model for this problem and determine the mass flow rate of the refrigerant as well as the coefficient of performance of the refrigerator.

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

Problem 12RQ: Refrigerators currently being manufactured in the United States are using______as their refrigerant.

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