Refrigerant 134a is the working fluid in a vaporcompression heat pump that provides 35 kW to heat a dwelling on a day when the o
utside temperature is below freezing. Saturated vapor enters the compressor at 1.6 bar, and saturated liquid exits the condenser, which operates at 8 bar. Determine for isentropic compression a. the refrigerant mass flow rate, in kg/s. b. the compressor power, in kW. c. the coefficient of performance. Recalculate the quantities in parts (b) and (c) for an isentropic compressor efficiency of 75%.
