In a conventional refrigeration cycle which uses Freon- 12 as the refrigerant, the temperature of the evaporating fluid is -20°C. It leaves the evaporator as saturated vapor at -20°C and enters the compressor. The pressure in the condenser is 1.30 MPa. The liquid leaves the condenser and enters the expansion valve at 40°C. It is proposed to modify this cycle by adding a heat exchanger that would superheat the suction vapor to 25°C. Compare the coefficient of performance of these two cycles. What is the temperature of the refrigerant entering the expansion valve with the heat exchanger? For a load of 50kW, determine the volume flow rate for both cycles. Ans. 2.79, 2.80, 12°C, 0.0522m³/s, 0.0523 m³/s
In a conventional refrigeration cycle which uses Freon- 12 as the refrigerant, the temperature of the evaporating fluid is -20°C. It leaves the evaporator as saturated vapor at -20°C and enters the compressor. The pressure in the condenser is 1.30 MPa. The liquid leaves the condenser and enters the expansion valve at 40°C. It is proposed to modify this cycle by adding a heat exchanger that would superheat the suction vapor to 25°C. Compare the coefficient of performance of these two cycles. What is the temperature of the refrigerant entering the expansion valve with the heat exchanger? For a load of 50kW, determine the volume flow rate for both cycles.
Ans. 2.79, 2.80, 12°C, 0.0522m³/s, 0.0523 m³/s
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