An ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle that uses refrigerant-134a as its working fluid maintains a condenser at 800 kPa and the evaporator at 15 kPa. Given 300 kW of cooling load, determine the following: 3. Estimate the reversible COP values, if the low and high medium temperature are as for the evaporator and condenser. 4. Determine the Refrigeration effect (RE), heat of compression (HOC), and heat of rejection (HOR) and their corresponding rate/power values in kW. 5. Estimate the COPR using thermodynamic tables

An ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle that uses refrigerant-134a as its working fluid maintains a condenser at 800 kPa and the evaporator at 15 kPa. Given 300 kW of cooling load, determine the following: 3. Estimate the reversible COP values, if the low and high medium temperature are as for the evaporator and condenser. 4. Determine the Refrigeration effect (RE), heat of compression (HOC), and heat of rejection (HOR) and their corresponding rate/power values in kW. 5. Estimate the COPR using thermodynamic tables

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

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