EBK THERMODYNAMICS: AN ENGINEERING APPR
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Chapter 11.10, Problem 50P
Consider a two-stage cascade refrigeration cycle and a two-stage compression refrigeration cycle with a flash chamber. Both cycles operate between the same pressure limits and use the same refrigerant. Which system would you favor? Why?
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Consider a two-stage cascade refrigeration cycle with a flash chamber as shown in the figure with refrigerant-134a as the
working fluid. The evaporator temperature is -10°C and the condenser pressure is 1600 kPa. The refrigerant leaves the
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evaporates during this flashing process, and this vapor is mixed with the refrigerant leaving the low-pressure compressor.
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Consider a two-stage cascade refrigeration cycle with a flash chamber as shown in the figure with refrigerant-134a as the
working fluid. The evaporator temperature is -10°C and the condenser pressure is 1600 kPa. The refrigerant leaves the
condenser as a saturated liquid and is throttled to a flash chamber operating at 0.45 MPa. Part of the refrigerant
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The mixture is then compressed to the condenser pressure by the high-pressure compressor. The liquid in the flash
chamber is throttled to the evaporator pressure and cools the refrigerated space as it vaporizes in the evaporator. The
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evaporator as a saturated vapor and…
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