NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. A commercial refrigerator with refrigerant-134a as the working fluid is used to keep the refrigerated space at -30°C by rejecting its waste heat to cooling water that enters the condenser at 18°C at a rate of 0.28 kg/s and leaves at 26°C. The refrigerant enters the condenser at 1.2 MPa and 65°C and leaves at 42°C. The inlet state of the compressor is 60 kPa and -34°C and the compressor is estimated to gain a net heat of 420 W from the surroundings. The heat exchanger loses no heat to the environment. 26°C↑ 42°C (3) Condenser Expansion valve Evaporator OL Water 18°C (2) 1.2 MPa 65°C in Compressor 60 kPa -34°C Determine the COP of the refrigerator. (You must provide an answer before moving on to the next part.) The COP of the refrigerator is [

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A commercial refrigerator with refrigerant-134a as the working fluid is used to keep the refrigerated space at -30°C by
rejecting its waste heat to cooling water that enters the condenser at 18°C at a rate of 0.28 kg/s and leaves at 26°C. The
refrigerant enters the condenser at 1.2 MPa and 65°C and leaves at 42°C. The inlet state of the compressor is 60 kPa and
-34°C and the compressor is estimated to gain a net heat of 420 W from the surroundings. The heat exchanger loses no
heat to the environment.
26°C
42°C
I
Condenser
Expansion
valve
Evaporator
QL
Water
18°C
1.2 MPa
65°C
Qin
Win
Compressor
60 kPa
-34°C
Determine the COP of the refrigerator. (You must provide an answer before moving on to the next part.)
The COP of the refrigerator is
Transcribed Image Text:NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. A commercial refrigerator with refrigerant-134a as the working fluid is used to keep the refrigerated space at -30°C by rejecting its waste heat to cooling water that enters the condenser at 18°C at a rate of 0.28 kg/s and leaves at 26°C. The refrigerant enters the condenser at 1.2 MPa and 65°C and leaves at 42°C. The inlet state of the compressor is 60 kPa and -34°C and the compressor is estimated to gain a net heat of 420 W from the surroundings. The heat exchanger loses no heat to the environment. 26°C 42°C I Condenser Expansion valve Evaporator QL Water 18°C 1.2 MPa 65°C Qin Win Compressor 60 kPa -34°C Determine the COP of the refrigerator. (You must provide an answer before moving on to the next part.) The COP of the refrigerator is
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