Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
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Chapter 8.8, Problem 61P
Refrigerant-134a at 140 kPa and −10°C is compressed by an adiabatic 0.5-kW compressor to an exit state of 700 kPa and 60°C. Neglecting the changes in kinetic and potential energies and assuming the surroundings to be at 27°C, determine (a) the isentropic efficiency and (b) the second-law efficiency of the compressor.
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