Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
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Chapter 3.8, Problem 121RP
A 10-kg mass of superheated refrigerant-134a at 1.2 MPa and 70°C is cooled at constant pressure until it exists as a compressed liquid at 20°C.
- (a) Show the process on a T-v diagram with respect to saturation lines.
- (b) Determine the change in volume.
- (c) Find the change in total internal energy.
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