Question: A refrigerant is compressed by an adiabatic compressor operating at steady state to raise the pressure from 200 kPa to 750 kPa. The following data

A refrigerant is compressed by an adiabatic compressor operating at steady state to raise the pressure from 200 kPa to 750 kPa. The following data are supplied for the inlet and exit ports. Inlet: v = 0.0835 m3/kg, h = 182.1 kJ/kg, V = 30 m/s; Exit: v = 0.0244 m3/kg, h = 205.4 kJ/kg, V = 40 m/s. If the volume flow rate at the inlet is 3000 L/min, determine
(a) The mass flow rate.
(b) The volume flow rate at the exit.
(c) The compressor power.
(d) What-if Scenario: What would the power consumption be if the change in kinetic energy were neglected?

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