At steady-state, a refrigeration cycle operating between hot and cold reservoirs at 300 K and 275...
At steady-state, a refrigeration cycle operating between hot and cold reservoirs at 300 K and 275 K, respectively, removes energy by heat transfer from the cold reservoir at a rate of 600 kW. (a) If the coefficient of performance is 4, determine the power input required, in kW (b) Determine the minimum theoretical power required for any such cycle.
Problem 5.040 SI At steady state, a refrigeration cycle operating between hot and cold reservoirs at 300 K and 275 K, respectively, removes energy by heat transfer from the cold reservoir at a rate of 100 kw. (a) If the cycle's coefficient of performance is 4, determine the power input required, in kW. (b) Determine the minimum theoretical power required, in kW, for any such cycle.
A power cycle operates between hot and cold reservoirs at 600 K and 300 K, respectively. At steady state the cycle develops a power output of 0.45 MW while receiving energy by heat transfer from the hot reservoir at the rate of 1 MW. (a) Determine the thermal efficiency and the rate at which energy is rejected by heat transfer to the cold reservoir, in MW. (b) Compare the results of part (a) with those of a reversible power cycle...
A power cycle operates between hot and cold reservoirs at 500 K and 310 K, respectively. At steady state, the cycle rejects energy by heat transfer to the cold reservoir at a rate of 16 MW. Determine the maxi- mum theoretical power that might be developed by such a cycle, in MW.
Data are provided for two reversible refrigeration cycles. One cycle operates between hot and cold reservoirs at 27°C and 15°C, respectively. The other cycle operates between the same hot reservoir at 27°C and a cold reservoir at -20°C Weycle, If each refrigerator removes the same amount of energy by heat transfer from its cold reservoir, determineeyclc the ratio of the net work input values of the two cycles. Weycle,2 Weycle,1
5.43 A refrigeration cycle operating between two reservoirs receives energy QC from a cold reservoir TC = 275 K and rejects energy QH to a hot reservoir at TH = 315 K, For each of the following cases, determine whether the cycle operates reversibly, operates irreversibly, or is impossible: QC = 1000 kJ, Wcycle = 80 kJ. QC = 1200 kJ. QH = 2000 kJ. QH = 1575 kJ. Wcycle = 200 kJ. beta = 6.
4.A reversible refrigeration cycle operates between cold and hot reservoirs at temperatures TC and TH, respectively. If the coefficient of performance is 3.3 and TH = 75°F, determine TC, in °F. 5.A reversible refrigeration cycle operates between cold and hot reservoirs at temperatures TC and TH, respectively. If TC = -26°C and TH = 40°C, determine the coefficient of performance.
(Clausius Inequality) A thermodynamic cycle operates at steady state between reservoirs at 1000 K and 500 K. The cycle receives energy via heat transfer at the high temperature at a rate of 1500 kW and discharges energy via heat transfer to the cold reservoir. a. The cycle develops power at a rate of 1000 kW. Use the Clausius inequality to determine whether this cycle operates reversibly, irreversibly, or is impossible. b. Do the same as in part a, but now...
Problem 1: Two reversible refrigeration cycles are arranged in series. The first cycle receives energy by heat transfer from a cold reservoir at temperature Tc and rejects energy by heat transfer to a reservoir at an intermediate temperature T greater than Te. The second cycle receives energy by heat transfer from the reservoir at temperature T and rejects energy by heat transfer to a higher-temperature reservoir at TH. Obtain an expression for the coefficient of performance of a single reversible...
A power cycle operating between two thermal reservoirs receives energy QH by heat transfer from a hot reservoir at TH = 2000 K and rejects energy QC by heat transfer to a cold reservoir at TC = 400 K. For each of the following cases determine whether the cycle operates reversibly, operates irreversibly, or is impossible. (a) QH = 1000 kJ, ƞ = 60% (b) QH = 1000 kJ, Wcycle = 850 kJ (c) QH = 1000 kJ, QC =...