1. Refrigeration Cycle. A refrigerator operates on the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle and use R 134a as the working fluid. The condenser operates 1.4 MPa and the evaporator at 0.140 MPa. (a) Show the cycle on a T-s diagram, indicating the enthalpies at the end of each process, with respect to saturation lines. For a mass flow rate of 0.100 kg/s, determine (b) the net power input to the compressor, in kW, (c) the heat rejection to the environment, in kW, (d) the heat rejection from the cold refrigerated space to the evaporator, in kW, and (e) the coefficient of performance, in %.

1. Refrigeration Cycle. A refrigerator operates on the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle and use R 134a as the working fluid. The condenser operates 1.4 MPa and the evaporator at 0.140 MPa. (a) Show the cycle on a T-s diagram, indicating the enthalpies at the end of each process, with respect to saturation lines. For a mass flow rate of 0.100 kg/s, determine (b) the net power input to the compressor, in kW, (c) the heat rejection to the environment, in kW, (d) the heat rejection from the cold refrigerated space to the evaporator, in kW, and (e) the coefficient of performance, in %.

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

Chapter45: Domestic Refrigerators And Freezers

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2RQ: The operating condition for the single compressor in a household refrigerator is the lowest box...

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