Question: Question 2 [ 5 points ] Consider an isolated flash chamber, as shown below. The refrigerator is not operating right now, meaning not connected to

Question 2[5 points]
Consider an isolated flash chamber, as shown below. The refrigerator is not operating right now, meaning not connected to the condenser or expansion valve. The flash chamber just has a total static mass of 1 kg R134a in its volume of 2 liters at 500 kPa .
For some reason a heat source of 100 W appears next to it and starts heating it. Instantaneously, the heat source ruptures the chamber wall, letting the vapor escape keeping the pressure inside constant. You are able to contain the leak after 10 minutes, but some refrigerant is lost. Find the amount of refrigerant lost within that time, initial and final vapor quality, if the pressure of the chamber always stayed the same. Assume that the vapor lost is saturated.
Hint: Mass balance and energy balance connecting initial and final conditions. Do not miss any term.
Total initial R134a mass =1kg
Total volume of flash chamber =2 liters
Pressure =500kPa
Question 2 [ 5 points ] Consider an isolated

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