Refrigerant-134a enters the condenser at 200 kPa and 100C and it leaves at 200 kPa with a quality of 45 percent in a heat pump. The load of heat pump is 700 W and COP of the heat pump is 3.5, determine The rate of heat gains from the environment The minimum compressor work The mass flow rate of the refrigerant

Refrigerant-134a enters the condenser at 200 kPa and 100C and it leaves at 200 kPa with a quality of 45 percent in a heat pump. The load of heat pump is 700 W and COP of the heat pump is 3.5, determine The rate of heat gains from the environment The minimum compressor work The mass flow rate of the refrigerant

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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