Refrigeration Systems

Engr. Neil Tristan M. Buenviaje,

MEng, ME, RME, RMP

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Sample Problems
1. A refrigerating system operates on the reversed Carnot cycle.
The higher temperature of the refrigerant in the system is 120°F
and the lower is 10°F. The capacity is 20 tons. Neglecting losses,
determine (a) COP, (b) QR, (c) Wnet, (d) power input.

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Sample Problems:
1. A refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and
operates on an ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
between 0.14 and 0.8 MPa. If the mass flow rate of the
refrigerant is 0.05 kg/s, determine (a) the rate of heat removal
from the refrigerated space and the power input to the
compressor, (b) the rate of heat rejection to the environment, and
(c) the COP of the refrigerator.

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Sample Problems:
2. Refrigerant-134a enters the compressor of a refrigerator as
superheated vapor at 0.14 MPa and -10°C at a rate of 0.05 kg/s and
leaves at 0.8 MPa and 50°C. The refrigerant is cooled in the condenser
to 26°C and 0.72 MPa and is throttled to 0.15 MPa. Disregarding any
heat transfer and pressure drops in the connecting lines between the
components, determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the
refrigerated space and the power input to the compressor, (b) the
isentropic efficiency of the compressor, and (c) the coefficient of
performance of the refrigerator.

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Sample Problems:
3. A refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and operates on an ideal vapor-
compression refrigeration cycle between 200 and 1100 kPa. If the mass flow rate of the
refrigerant is 0.10 kg/s, determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space
and the power input to the compressor, (b) the rate of heat rejection to the environment, and
(c) the COP of the refrigerator.
4. Refrigerant-134a enters the compressor of a refrigerator as superheated vapor at 0.1
MPa and -10°C at a rate of 0.10 kg/s and leaves at 1.60 MPa and 100°C. The refrigerant
is cooled in the condenser to 26°C and 1.4 MPa and is throttled to 0.15 MPa. Disregarding
any heat transfer and pressure drops in the connecting lines between the components,
determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space and the power input to
the compressor, (b) the isentropic efficiency of the compressor, and (c) the coefficient of
performance of the refrigerator.

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Sample Problems:
5. A vapor-compression refrigeration cycle with refrigerant-134a as the working fluid is used
to maintain a space at -13C by rejecting heat to ambient air at 27C. R-134a enters the
compressor at 100 kPa superheated by 6.37C at a rate of 0.05 kg/s. The isentropic
efficiency of the compressor is 85 percent. The refrigerant leaves the condenser at 39.37C as
a saturated liquid. Determine (a) the rate of cooling provided and the COP of the system

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A refrigerating system operates on the reversed Carnot cycle. The
higher temperature of the refrigerant in the system is 120°F and
the lower is 10°F. The capacity is 20 tons. Neglecting losses,
determine (a) COP, (b) QR, (c) Wnet, (d) power input.

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A refrigerating system operates on the reversed Carnot cycle. The
higher temperature of the refrigerant in the system is 120°F and
the lower is 10°F. The capacity is 20 tons. Neglecting losses,
determine (a) COP, (b) QR, (c) Wnet, (d) power input.

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A refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and
operates on an ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
between 0.14 and 0.8 MPa. If the mass flow rate of the
refrigerant is 0.05 kg/s, determine (a) the rate of heat removal
from the refrigerated space and the power input to the
compressor, (b) the rate of heat rejection to the environment, and
(c) the COP of the refrigerator.

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A refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and
operates on an ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
between 200 and 1100 kPa. If the mass flow rate of the
refrigerant is 0.10 kg/s, determine (a) the rate of heat removal
from the refrigerated space and the power input to the
compressor, (b) the rate of heat rejection to the environment, and
(c) the COP of the refrigerator.

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Refrigerant-134a enters the compressor of a refrigerator as
superheated vapor at 0.14 MPa and -10°C at a rate of 0.05 kg/s and
leaves at 0.8 MPa and 50°C. The refrigerant is cooled in the condenser
to 26°C and 0.72 MPa and is throttled to 0.15 MPa. Disregarding any
heat transfer and pressure drops in the connecting lines between the
components, determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the
refrigerated space and the power input to the compressor, (b) the
isentropic efficiency of the compressor, and (c) the coefficient of
performance of the refrigerator.

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