Question: ( 2 5 points ) Ammonia Absorption Air Conditioner An engineer wanting to reduce the carbon footprint of their house designs an air conditioning system

(25 points) Ammonia Absorption Air Conditioner
An engineer wanting to reduce the carbon footprint of their house designs an air conditioning system that operates on solar energy. A heat transfer fluid absorbs heat Qhot from a solar collector, which is then used to heat a solution of ammonia and water (at 212F) in the generator (1) of the ammonia absorption device illustrated below. The heating process causes ammonia vapor to come out of the solution, and it is then separated from the water (2). The ammonia vapor passes through a condenser (3), where it is liquified while heat Q0 is rejected to the environment (at 100F). The liquid ammonia then flows into an evaporator (4), located in the cooling unit, where it evaporates and, in so doing, absorbs heat Qcold from the house (at 70F). The ammonia vapor continues into an absorber (4) where it dissolves in the water returning from the separator (2). The solution then flows into the generator (1), completing the cycle.
(a)(3 points) Draw a schematic diagram of the processes in this refrigeration cycle on the left-hand figure below by showing the heat transfers Qhot,Q0, and Qcold to/from the three reservoirs (at temperatures Thot>T0>Tcold) and the ammonia absorption AC device. Clearly indicate the direction of heat transfer with arrows.
(b)(3 points) Write down the first law of thermodyanmics as it applies to this cycle.
(c)(3 points) Write down the second law of thermodynamics s it applies to this cycle (think Clausius inequality).
( 2 5 points ) Ammonia Absorption Air Conditioner

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