Rheem RA1724AJ2 residential air conditioner provides 24,000Btu/hr total cooling capacity and delivers a claimed EER of 12.20 which indicates a COP of 3.57 rather than the actual refrigerant, assume that R-134a is the working fluid and that the compressor inlet and exit conditions are as shown a)What is the power (in kW) required for the specified cooling b)What is the refrigerant mass flow rate needed given the compressor inlet and exit conditions?

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qThe Rheem RA1724AJ2 residential air conditioner provides 24,000Btu/hr total cooling capacity and delivers a claimed EER of 12.20 which indicates a COP of 3.57

rather than the actual refrigerant, assume that R-134a is the working fluid and that the compressor inlet and exit conditions are as shown

a)What is the power (in kW) required for the specified cooling

b)What is the refrigerant mass flow rate needed given the compressor inlet and exit conditions?

Condenser
1.6MPA
100°C
´Expansion
Win
valve
Compressor
320kPa
Saturated Vapor
Evaporator
24,000Btu/hr
Transcribed Image Text:Condenser 1.6MPA 100°C ´Expansion Win valve Compressor 320kPa Saturated Vapor Evaporator 24,000Btu/hr
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