Question: ( 1 ) A portion of a two - stage compression refrigeration circuit operating with R - 1 3 4 a refrigerant is illustrated in

(1) A portion of a two-stage compression refrigeration circuit operating with R-134a refrigerant is illustrated in the figure. Part of the refrigerant at 1000 kPa and 35\deg C, state 1, is sent to tank A through valve V1. The other (larger) portion is sent to the evaporator through valve V2. In the evaporator, the refrigerant removes heat at a rate of 100 kW and its pressure is equal to 85.1 kPa, leaving in the saturated vapor state, 4. It is then compressed adiabatically and reversibly to state 5, where it is introduced into tank A. Saturated vapor, state 6, leaves tank A. The pressure in tank A, whose walls can be assumed to be adiabatic, is equal to: 350 kPa. Assume Steady State and neglect variations in kinetic and potential energy in all processes. Determine:
(a) The refrigerant flow rate that circulates through the evaporator [kg/s].
(b) The liquid flow rate in state 1 that is diverted to tank A [kg/s].
(c) The compression power of the vapor that leaves the evaporator to state 5[kW].
(d) Determine the rate of entropy generation in the evaporator [kW/K] if the heat exchange is with an environment at -30\deg C.
(e) Locate the different states on a diagram (T versus s).

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