An air cooled refrigerant condenser (similar to the ones used for home air conditioners) is shown, The system condenses 0.1 kg/sec of 60 C R134A refrigerant. Air temperature rises by 5 C passing over the coils. Calculate the mass flow rate of air pushed through the condenser.

An air cooled refrigerant condenser (similar to the ones used for home air conditioners) is shown, The system condenses 0.1 kg/sec of 60 C R134A refrigerant. Air temperature rises by 5 C passing over the coils. Calculate the mass flow rate of air pushed through the condenser.

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Chapter50: Commercial, Packaged Rooftop, Variable Refrigerant Flow, And Variable Air Volume Systems

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