A room is kept at −5°C by a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle with R-134a as the refrigerant. Heat is rejected to cooling wa
ter that enters the condenser at 20°C at a rate of 0.13 kg/s and leaves at 28°C. The refrigerant enters the condenser at 1.2 MPa and 50°C and leaves as a saturated liquid. If the compressor consumes 1.9 kW of power, determine (a) the refrigeration load, in Btu/h and the COP, (b) the second-law efficiency of the refrigerator and the total exergy destruction in the cycle, and (c) the exergy destruction in the condenser. Take T0 = 20°C and cp,water = 4.18 kJ/kg·°C
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Answer:
a) 23.551 hp
b) 516.89 hp
Explanation:
<u>given:</u>
<u>required:</u>
the power in hp
<u>solution:</u>
.............(1)
by substituting in the equation (1)
=353.27 lbf
..........(2)
by substituting in the equation (2)
= 2769.29 lbf
power is defined by
P=F.V
353.27*36.67
=12954.411 lbf.ft/s
=12954.411*.001818
=23.551 hp
2769.29*102.67
= 284323 lbf.ft/s
= 284323*.001818
= 516.89 hp