Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398174
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8.8, Problem 63P
Refrigerant-134a is condensed in a refrigeration system by rejecting heat to ambient air at 25°C. R-134a enters the condenser at 700 kPa and 50°C at a rate of 0.05 kg/s and leaves at the same pressure as a saturated liquid. Determine (a) the rate of heat rejected in the condenser, (b) the COP of this refrigeration cycle if the cooling load at these conditions is 6 kW, and (c) the rate of exergy destruction in the condenser.
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