Question: A cycle that uses R - 1 3 4 a has two compression stages. The maximum pressure is 1 1 0 0 kPa. The minimum

A cycle that uses R-134a has two compression stages. The maximum pressure is 1100 kPa. The minimum pressure is 160 kPa. The R-134a exits the condenser with a quality of 0(saturated liquid) and goes to the flash chamber which is at a pressure of 500 kPa. The saturated vapor from the flash chamber mixes with the refrigerant coming from the low pressure compressor, both are at 500 kPa. This mixture stream is then compressed by the high pressure compressor. The liquid leaving the flash chamber goes through a valve (throttled) to the pressure of the evaporator. The refrigerant leaves the evaporator as a saturated vapor. Both compressors operate isentropically. The mass flow rate through the condenser is 0.25 kg/s. Determine:
a) The fraction of refrigerant that becomes saturated vapor in the flash chamber (no units)0.21
b) The rate of heat removed from the refrigerated space (kJ/s)33.1
c) The COP (no units)3.76
d) The rate of heat sent to the warm region (kJ/s)41.86
A cycle that uses R - 1 3 4 a has two compression

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