Question: QUESTION 4 ( 2 0 ) A cold room with the external dimension of 4 . 0 m x 2 . 0 m x 2

QUESTION 4(20)
A cold room with the external dimension of 4.0 m x 2.0 m x 2.0 m is made of the insulation material of polystyrene with thickness of 150 mm, whose thermal conductivity is 0.035 W/m.K, and two metal sheet layers covering on the internal and external surfaces of the insulation material, the metal sheet thickness is 2 mm and its thermal conductivity is 50.0 W/m.K, the convective heat transfer coefficient on external and internal surfaces are 5 and 20 w/m*.K, respectively. The cold room with the indoor temperature of -20.0\deg C is used in Pretoria to process 500kg fresh garlics from 25\deg C to -15\deg C in 3 hours, the average respiration heat of garlic in the processing temperature range is 10 mW/kg. The 3-phase motor used to drive the evaporator fans is rated at 1.5KW, both the motor and the driving equipment are located inside of the cold room, the heat loads from lighting and air infiltration are ignored, and 10% of safety factor is considered. The refrigeration system has a COP of 3. Calculate:
(1) the heat load on the evaporator
(2) the heat load on the condenser
(3) the electrical power required for the compressor if the overall compressor efficiency is
80%.

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