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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Assumptions:
- Steady state.
- Air as working fluid.
- Ideal gas.
- Reversible process.
- Ideal Otto Cycle.
Explanation:
Otto cycle is a thermodynamic cycle widely used in automobile engines, in which an amount of gas (air) experiences changes of pressure, temperature, volume, addition of heat, and removal of heat. The cycle is composed by (following the P-V diagram):
- Intake <em>0-1</em>: the mass of working fluid is drawn into the piston at a constant pressure.
- Adiabatic compression <em>1-2</em>: the mass of working fluid is compressed isentropically from State 1 to State 2 through compression ratio (r).
- Ignition 2-3: the volume remains constant while heat is added to the mass of gas.
- Expansion 3-4: the working fluid does work on the piston due to the high pressure within it, thus the working fluid reaches the maximum volume through the compression ratio.
- Heat Rejection 4-1: heat is removed from the working fluid as the pressure drops instantaneously.
- Exhaust 1-0: the working fluid is vented to the atmosphere.
If the system produces enough work, the automobile and its occupants will propel. On the other hand, the efficiency of the Otto Cycle is defined as follows:
where:
Ideal air is the working fluid, as stated before, for which its specific heat ratio can be considered constant.
Answer:
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Answer:
a) 84.034°C
b) 92.56°C
c) ≈ 88 watts
Explanation:
Thickness of aluminum alloy fin = 12 mm
width = 10 mm
length = 50 mm
Ambient air temperature = 22°C
Temperature of aluminum alloy is maintained at 120°C
<u>a) Determine temperature at end of fin</u>
m = √ hp/Ka
= √( 140*2 ) / ( 12 * 10^-3 * 55 )
= √ 280 / 0.66 = 20.60
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