 Presented To:

 Presented By:
 Zain Najam UW-18-Ch.E-Bsc-009
 Amna Shahbaz UW-18-Ch.E-Bsc-010
 Mahad Zahid UW-18-Ch.E-Bsc-00
Problem-03:
 A vapor-compression heat pump has a heating capacity of 500
kJ/min. For the heat pump, Refrigerant 134a is compressed
from saturated vapor at 10◦C to the condenser pressure of 10
bar. The isentropic compressor efficiency is 80%. Liquid
enters the expansion valve at 9.6 bar, 34◦C. The compressor of
the heat pump is driven by a power cycle based on fuel
combustion with a thermal efficiency of 25%. For the power
cycle, 80% of the heat rejected is transferred to the heated
space and, respectively, 20% is lost to the environment
Continue….
 a) Show the heat pump cycle on a T -s diagram;
 b) Determine the power input to the heat pump compressor;
 c) Determine the coefficient of performance of the heat pump;
 d) Determine the ratio of the total rate at which heat is
delivered to the heated space to the rateof heat input to the power
cycle from burning the fuel.
 e) If the above ratio is greater than one, this would mean that we
deliver more energy to the heated space than can be obtained
from burning the fuel directly. Does this fact constitute a
violation of the first and/or second laws of thermodynamics?
Explain.
 T-S Diagram:
Solution:
 Process 1-2 is isentropic compressor therefore entropy remain
Constant.

 Obtain enthalpy at state point-2 at P2=10bar and

(From Table)
 “Superheated refrigerant 134a tables” in the text book
Calculate the actual enthalpy at state point 2 by using
isentropic efficiency of the compressor

Here, is isentropic efficiency of the compressor and actual

enthalpy at state point 2 is
Substitute:
 The state is in compress liquid region since saturation pressure
at;

Is greater than the pressure at state 3, P3=9.6 bar. Hence, take

the properties at state 3 is approximately equal to the
saturation liquid properties at .
Calculate enthalpy at state 3 at from “Properties of saturated
refrigerant 134a Temperature Table” in the text book.

Process 3-4 is throttling expansion Hence, enthalpy remain

Constant.
 Calculate the mass flow rate of refrigerant by using the
heating capacity of the heat pump.

Here, Mass flow rate of the refrigerant is in Substitute