A compressor serves two evaporators, one providing 5 tons of cooling at -20 degree F and the other, 10 tons of cooling at 10F. The system is a vapor-compression refrigeration system using R-12 with the condenser pressure at 200 psia. Assume saturated conditions leaving the condenser and evaporators and isentropic compression. Determine (a) the refrigerant flow through each evaporator, (b) the R-12 state entering the compressor, and (c) the compressor power.

A compressor serves two evaporators, one providing 5 tons of cooling at -20 degree F and the other, 10 tons of cooling at 10F. The system is a vapor-compression refrigeration system using R-12 with the condenser pressure at 200 psia. Assume saturated conditions leaving the condenser and evaporators and isentropic compression. Determine (a) the refrigerant flow through each evaporator, (b) the R-12 state entering the compressor, and (c) the compressor power.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

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Chapter22: Condensers

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