First part is really the important one Problem 1. Refrigerant-134a enters a compressor at 180 kPa...
6. Refrigerant-134a enters an adiabatic compressor as saturated vapor at 100 kPa at a rate of 0.7 m3/min and exits at 1 MPa pressure. If the isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 87%, determine (a) the temperature of the refrigerant at the exit of the compressor, (b) the power input (in kW), and (c) the rate of entropy generation during this process.
Refrigerant 134a enters a compressor with a mass flow rate of 15 kg/s with a velocity of 10 m/s. The refrigerant enters the compressor as a saturated vapor at 10°C and leaves the compressor at 1400 kPa with an enthalpy of 281.39 kJ/kg with a negligible velocity. The rate of work done on the refrigerant is measured to be 380 kW. If the elevation change between the compressor inlet and exit is negligible, determine the rate of heat transfer associated...
2. Saturated vapor of refrigerant 134a enters a well-insulated compressor at 140 kPa and leaves at 800 kPa and 50°C at a flowrate of 0.04 kg/s. Estimate the work done by the compressor.
QUESTION 3 Refrigerant-134a enters a compressor at 100 kPa and -20°C with flow rate of 1.601 m/min and leaves at 800 kPa and 60 °C. Determine the power input of the compressor in kW (Give your answer with three decimals, and do NOT enter units!!!).
1 MPa Isentropic Efficiency of a Compressor Refrigerant-134a enters an adiabatic compressor as a saturated vapor at 100kPa at a rate of 0.7 m/min and exits at 1-MPa pressure. The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 87%. R-134a Compressor Isentropic Compressor Work hs-h 100 kPa sat. vapor Actual Compressor Work Determine the refrigerant properties at the inlet and outlet for an isentropic process. Actual 2s entropic procEss Inlet state Determine the actual isentropic enthalpy from the efficiency. (Ans: 289.71 J/kg)...
Problem 4.041 SI Refrigerant 134a enters an insulated compressor operating at steady state as saturated vapor at -26°C with a volumetric flow rate of 0.18 m3/s. Refrigerant exits at 9 bar, 70°C. Changes in kinetic and potential energy from inlet to exit can be ignored. Determine the volumetric flow rate at the exit, in m3/s, and the compressor power, in kW.
A vapor compression refrigeration cycle utilizes R-134a as the working fluid. The refrigerant flow rate is 50 g/s. Vapor at 150 kPa and -10 0C enters the compressor and leaves at 1.2 MPa and 75 0C. The power input to the non-adiabatic compressor is measured and found to be 2.4 kW. The refrigerant enters the expansion valve at 1.15 MPa and 40 0C and leaves the evaporator at 160 kPa and -15 0C. Determine the entropy generation in the compression...
3) A vapor-compression refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a. Superheated vapor enters the compressor at 100 kPa and -20° C, and exits at 1 MPa and 60° C. The refrigerant is cooled to 35° C in the condenser and then expands back to 100 kPa through an expansion valve. Neglect pressure losses within the condenser and evaporator. The refrigerant flow rate is 0.10 kg/s. Calculate the following a) the rate of heat removal from the cooled space, in kw, b) the rate of...
Five lbm/min of Refrigerant 134a enters a water-jacketed compressor as a saturated vapor at 10 psia and is discharged at 140 psia, 120°F. The power supplied to run the compressor is 10 HP. Cooling water enters the water-jacket at 70°F and leaves at 100°F. Determine the mass flow rate of the cooling water.
An ideal vapor-compression refrigerant cycle operates at steady state with Refrigerant 134a as the working fluid. Saturated vapor enters the compressor at -10°C, and saturated liquid leaves the condenser at 28°C. The mass flow rate of refrigerant is 5 kg/min. Determine (a) The compressor power, in kW (b) The refrigerating capacity, in tons. (c) The coefficient of performance. Sketch the system on a T-s diagram with full label. A vapor-compression heat pump with a heating capacity of 500 kJ/min is...