An ammonia-water absorption refrigeration cycle is used to keep a space at 25oF when the ambient temperature

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An ammonia-water absorption refrigeration cycle is used to keep a space at 25oF when the ambient temperature is 70oF. Pure ammonia enters the condenser at 300 psia and 140oF at a rate of 0.04lbm/s. Ammonia leaves the condenser as a saturated liquid and is expanded to 30 psia. Ammonia leaves the evaporator as a saturated vapor. Heat is supplied to the generator by geothermal liquid water that enters at 240oF at a rate of 0.55 lbm/s and leaves at 200oF. Determine
(a) The rate of cooling provided by the system, in Btu/h, the COP.
(b) The second-law efficiency of the system. The enthalpies of ammonia at various states of the system are: condenser inlet h2 = 665.7 Btu/lbm, evaporator inlet h4 = 190.9 Btu/lbm, evaporator exit h1 = 619.2 Btu/lbm. Also, take the specific heat of geothermal water to be 1.0 Btu/lbm·oF.
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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