Chapter 01
Chapter 01
1.
A reversed Carnot cycle is used for refrigeration and rejects 1,000 kW of heat
at 340 K while receiving heat at 250 K. Determine (a) the COP, (b) the power
required, and (c) the refrigerating effect.
Solution:
Th 340 K , Tc 250 K
R 1000 kW
Q
Tc
250
2.778
Th Tc 340 250
R Q
A Q
R QRTc 1,000 1 250 264.7 kW
Q
(b) W
Th
340
A Q
R W
1000 264.7 735.3 kW
(c) Q
(a) COP
2.
A reversed Carnot cycle has a refrigerating COP of 4. (a) What is the ratio
Tmax Tmin ? (b) If the work input is 6 kW, what will be the maximum refrigerating
effect, kJ/min and tons.
Solution:
(a) COP
Tmin
Tmax Tmin
CHAPTER 1
T T
T
1
max min max 1
COP
Tmin
Tmin
Tmax
1
1
1 1 1.25
Tmin COP
4
(b) QA W COP 6 4 24 kW
in kJ/min,
QA 24 60 1440 kJ min
in Tons
24
QA
6.826 TR
3.516
3.
QA 40,000 kW
Tmin 260 K
Tmax 320 K
9230.8 kW
COP
Tmin
260
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