This refrigeration cycle uses R-134a as the working fluid and, for now, assume that it operates on an ideal vapour-compression refrigeration cycle between 0.11 and 1.0 MPa. If the mass flow rate of the refrigerant is 0.075 kg/s, determine What is the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space? What is the power input to the compressor? What is the rate of heat rejection to the environment? and What is the COP of this ideal process?

This refrigeration cycle uses R-134a as the working fluid and, for now, assume that it operates on an ideal vapour-compression refrigeration cycle between 0.11 and 1.0 MPa. If the mass flow rate of the refrigerant is 0.075 kg/s, determine What is the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space? What is the power input to the compressor? What is the rate of heat rejection to the environment? and What is the COP of this ideal process?

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

Chapter28: Special Refrigeration Applications

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 15RQ: Why is two-stage compression popular for extra-low-temperature refrigeration systems?

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