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 1000 QL Water 18°C (2 1.2 MPa 65°C Compressor 60 kPa -34°C termine the quality of the refrigerant at the evaporator inlet. (Take the required values from saturated refrigerant-134a tables.) u must provide an answer before moving on to the next part.) e quality of the refrigerant at the evaporator inlet is [

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 1000 QL Water 18°C (2 1.2 MPa 65°C Compressor 60 kPa -34°C termine the quality of the refrigerant at the evaporator inlet. (Take the required values from saturated refrigerant-134a tables.) u must provide an answer before moving on to the next part.) e quality of the refrigerant at the evaporator inlet is [

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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