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A refrigeration plant operating between 120-700kPa with a cooling load of 100kW is given. The problem asks to determine: a) The refrigerant mass flow rate of 0.68 kg/s. b) The compressor power input of 32.96 kJ/s. c) The cooling water mass flow rate of 3.98 kg/s with an 8°C rise. d) The exergy destruction rate of 7.84 kJ/s for the compression process assuming a dead state of 25°C.

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Step 1: Draw A Diagram To Represent The System

A refrigeration plant operating between 120-700kPa with a cooling load of 100kW is given. The problem asks to determine: a) The refrigerant mass flow rate of 0.68 kg/s. b) The compressor power input of 32.96 kJ/s. c) The cooling water mass flow rate of 3.98 kg/s with an 8°C rise. d) The exergy destruction rate of 7.84 kJ/s for the compression process assuming a dead state of 25°C.

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A large refrigeration plant is to be maintained at -15 C, and it requires

refrigeration at a rate of 100kW. The condenser of the plant is to be


cooled by liquid water, which experiences a temperature rise of 8 C as it
flows over the coils of the condenser. The plant uses refrigerant–134a
between the pressure limits of 120 and 700kPa. Assuming the
compressor has an isentropic efficiency of 75 percent, determine:

a) The mass flow rate of the refrigerant,


b) the power input to the compressor,
c) the mass flow rate of the cooling water, and
d) the rate of exergy destruction associated with the compression
process (assume T0 = 25 C)

Step 1: Draw a diagram to represent the system

To better visualize what is happening during the cycle we can draw a T-s
process diagram.
Step 2: Write out what is required to solve for

a) The mass flow rate of the refrigerant,


b) the power input to the compressor,
c) the mass flow rate of the cooling water, and
d) the rate of exergy destruction associated with the compression
process (assume T0 = 25 C)

Step 3: Property table

Step 4: Assumptions
Assumptions:
1) ke, pe 0
2) SSSF
3) throttling process is adiabatic
4) state 1 is a saturated vapor @ P = 120kPa
5) state 3 is a saturated liquid @ P = 700kPa

Step 5: Solve
Part a)
The mass flow rate of the refrigerant, refrig m

, can be determined by looking


at a device in the cycle that the energy transfer (work or heat transfer), in
or out, is known. The heat transfer into the evaporator is given, L Q

= 100
kW, so refrig m

can be determined from an energy balance on the


evaporator as shown in Eq1.
Before the mass flow of refrigerant can be determined, the enthalpies at
state 1 and 4 must be determined. Since state 1 is a saturated vapor at a
pressure of 120kPa, the enthalpy and entropy can be determined using
Table A-12.

State 1 Table A-12 @ P = 0.12 MPa


h1 = hg@P=120kPa = 233.86 kJ/kg
s1 = sg@P=120kPa = 0.9354 kJ/kg*K
Performing an energy balance on the throttling valve using the
assumptions that ke, pe 0 and the process is adiabatic gives h4 = h3.
So h4 will be known if h3 is known. State 3 is a saturated liquid at a
pressure of 700kPa, therefore h3 can be determined using Table A-12.

State 3 Table A-12 @ P = 0.7 MPa


h3 = h4 = hf@P=700kPa = 86.78 kJ/kg
Substituting these values into Eq1 the value of refrig m

can be determined.

= 0.68 kg/s Answer a)

Part b)
The power input to the compressor, Wc
, can be found by performing an
energy balance on the compressor as shown in Eq2.
was calculated in part a) but (h2 - h1) must still be determined. The
problem statement provides an isentropic efficiency for the compressor.
Rearranging the definition of the isentropic efficiency, as shown in Eq3,
an expression for (h2 -h1) in terms of known quantities refrig m and h1, and
h2s, which can be determined, is found.

For state 2s, s2 = s1 = 0.9354 kJ/kg*K. Using this information with Table
A-12, it is found that state 2s is outside of the vapor dome and into the
superheated region i.e. s2 > sg@P=700kPa. Looking in Table A-13 @ P = 0.7
MPa, it is found that s2 lies between the entropies with corresponding
temperatures of 30 C and 40 C. Using s2 = 0.9354 kJ/kg*K to interpolate between the
entropies at 30 C and 40 C, we can find the enthalpy at the state 2s.

Note: h2s is what the enthalpy at state 2 would be if the compression


process from 1 2 was isentropic i.e. s2 = s1. Substituting Eq3 into Eq2,
the value of wc can be determined.

= 32.96 kJ/s Answer b)


Part c)
Part c) asks for the mass flow rate of the cooling water, cw m , used in the
condenser. The rate of heat transfer out of the condenser must be equal
to the rate of heat transfer into the cooling water. The rate of heat
transfer out of the condenser, H Q , can be determined by performing an
energy balance on the condenser as shown in Eq4.

The rate of heat transfer into the cooling water can be expressed as a
function of the temperature rise the cooling water experiences using Eq5.

Combining Eq4 and Eq5, and rearranging to isolate for the mass flow
rate of the cooling water Eq6 is obtained.

h3 and refrig m have been previously determined, so only h2, c, and T need
to be found. Rearranging Eq3, the enthalpy at state 2, h2, can be found.
Substituting Eq9 into Eq7, Eq10 is obtained.

s2 can be determined from Table A-13 @ P = 0.7 MPa using h2 = 282.34


kJ/kg to interpolate between the entropies corresponding to
temperatures of 40 C and 50 C.
Substituting the known variables, assuming T0 = 25 C, into Eq10, the
rate of exergy destruction during the compression process can be
determined.

= 7.84 kJ/s Answer d)

Step 5: Concluding Remarks & Discussion

The mass flow rate of the refrigerant was found to be 0.68 kg/s. The
power input to the compressor was found to be 32.96 kJ/s. The mass
flow rate of the cooling water was found to be 3.98 kg/s. The rate of
exergy destruction associated with the compression process was found to
be 7.84 kJ/s assuming a dead state temperature, T0, of 25 C.

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