Question: 6 . The two - evaporator compression refrigeration system shown below uses refrigerant ( mathrm { R } - 1 3 4

6. The two-evaporator compression refrigeration system shown below uses refrigerant \(\mathrm{R}-134\mathrm{a}\) as its working fluid. Evaporator 1 operates at \(0^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\), evaporator 2 operates at \(-26.37{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\), and the condenser operates at 800 kPa . The compressor is isentropic. The refrigerant is circulated through the compressor at a rate of \(0.10\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{s}\), and the lowtemperature evaporator (i.e., evaporator 2) services a cooling load of 8.0 kW as the rate of heat withdrawal from the "freezer" compartment.
The refrigerant exits the condenser as a saturated liquid, at it exits each evaporator as a saturated vapor. The expansion valves throttle the saturated liquid refrigerant exiting the condenser to the corresponding pressure at which each evaporator operates. The pressure-reducing valve likewise throttles the saturated vapor exiting evaporator 1 to a pressure identical to that of the saturated vapor exiting evaporator 2.
Determine the following:
(a). the cooling load \((\mathrm{kW})\) at which heat is withdrawn from the "refrigerator" compartment by the high-temperature evaporator (i.e., evaporator 1);
(b). the power ( kW ) required for the compressor; and
(c). the coefficient of performance (COP) of the refrigeration system.
6 . The two - evaporator compression

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