return to this part. A refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and operates on the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. The evaporator and condenser pressures are 100 kPa and 1400 kPa, respectively. The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 88 percent. The refrigerant enters the compressor at a rate of 0.022 kg/s superheated by 26.37°C and leaves the condenser subcooled by 4.4°C.

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A refrigerator uses refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and operates on the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. The evaporator and condenser pressures are 100 kPa and 1400 kPa, respectively. The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 88 percent. The refrigerant enters the compressor at a rate of 0.022 kg/s superheated by 26.37°C and leaves the condenser subcooled by 4.4°C.

 

Problem 11.021.a - Actual refrigeration cycle

Determine the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space, the rate of heat rejection from the refrigerant to the environment, the power input, and the COP. (Take the required values from saturated refrigerant-134a tables.)

 

The rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space is  kW.

 

The rate of heat rejection from the refrigerant to the environment is  kW.

 

The power input is  kW.

 

The COP is  .

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