A component in a refrigeration system is the evaporator. It is here that the cold refrigerant picks up heat from a refrigerated space. Figures below illustrate the process. The flow rate through the evaporator is 25kg/h. Determine the heat received from the refrigerated space. The refrigerant is R12 entering at -30°C as a saturated liquid and leaving at +10°c. Evaporating heat Čin m¾(R12) 1 Po Evaporator m2(R12)

A component in a refrigeration system is the evaporator. It is here that the cold refrigerant picks up heat from a refrigerated space. Figures below illustrate the process. The flow rate through the evaporator is 25kg/h. Determine the heat received from the refrigerated space. The refrigerant is R12 entering at -30°C as a saturated liquid and leaving at +10°c. Evaporating heat Čin m¾(R12) 1 Po Evaporator m2(R12)

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

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Problem 12RQ: Refrigerators currently being manufactured in the United States are using______as their refrigerant.

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