Question: A heat pump with R - 1 3 4 a refrigerant as the working fluid is used to maintain a space at 7 7 F

A heat pump with R-134a refrigerant as the working fluid is used to maintain a space at 77F by absorbing heat from geothermal water that enters the evaporator at 122F at a unit rate and exits at 104F. The refrigerant enters the evaporator at 68F with a quality of 25 percent and exits at the inlet pressure as saturated vapor. The refrigerant loses 350 W of heat to the surroundings as it flows through the compressor and the refrigerant leaves the compressor at 210psia at the same entropy as the inlet. Determine: a) The maximum operating power in the compressor for the same heating load (BTU/hr) b) The mass flow of the refrigerant (lb/s).

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