Q1) In an ice-making plant, water at 0 °C is frozen at atmospheric pressure by evaporating saturated R-134a liquid at -26 °C. The refrigerant leaves this evaporator as a saturated vapor, and the plant is sized to produce ice at 0 °C at a rate of 3500 kg/h.

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Q1) In an ice-making plant, water at 0 °C is frozen at atmospheric pressure by evaporating saturated
R-134a liquid at -26 °C. The refrigerant leaves this evaporator as a saturated vapor, and the plant is
sized to produce ice at 0 °C at a rate of 3500 kg/h.
-26°C
sat. vapor
R-134a
-26°C
(a) Show the entropy balance for the process
(b) Determine the rate of heat transfer
(c) Calculate the mass flow rate of refrigerant R-134a
(d) Determine the rate of entropy generation in this plant
(e) Show the process on a T-s diagram for R-134a with respect to saturation lines (Please show the
related values of the parameters in the diagram)
Transcribed Image Text:Part A-Classical Type of Questions Q1) In an ice-making plant, water at 0 °C is frozen at atmospheric pressure by evaporating saturated R-134a liquid at -26 °C. The refrigerant leaves this evaporator as a saturated vapor, and the plant is sized to produce ice at 0 °C at a rate of 3500 kg/h. -26°C sat. vapor R-134a -26°C (a) Show the entropy balance for the process (b) Determine the rate of heat transfer (c) Calculate the mass flow rate of refrigerant R-134a (d) Determine the rate of entropy generation in this plant (e) Show the process on a T-s diagram for R-134a with respect to saturation lines (Please show the related values of the parameters in the diagram)
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